energy policy

A resurging pandemic and potentially protracted negotiations over a new round of economic stimulus could dominate the early months of President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s tenure, overshading other priorities and likely delaying any new major legislation impacting oil and gas interests. The likelihood of a divided government, moreover, will make Biden’s energy and climate priorities among…

Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. Prud’homme was central to the development of Cenagas, the nation’s natural gas pipeline operator, an entity formed in 2015 as part of…

Mexico president Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he is considering amending the constitution to rein in the “neoliberal” 2013-2014 constitutional energy reform of his predecessor, Enrique Peña Nieto. During his daily morning press briefing, López Obrador said a possible counter-reform would reaffirm the state’s predominance in the energy sector, and put a stop to…

Mexico remains a great bet for long-term energy investment due to its highly strategic geopolitical position, according to Adriana Citlali Sánchez, a seasoned expert in fiscal planning and taxation in the Mexican energy industry, with more than 17 years of experience with major national and international companies. “We must not forget that the current government…

Amid the deep disruption and uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, global energy demand is set to drop by 5% in 2020, with oil and gas investments falling by an estimated 18%, and the pain could linger into 2023 depending on whether the virus is controlled, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The global…

Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following question-and-answer (Q&A) column as part of a regular interview series with experts in the Mexican natural gas market. This 40th Q&A in the series is with Emily Medina, Non-Resident Fellow at the Energy Policy Research Foundation,…

In the midst of a global pandemic and a once-in-a century recession, Mexico needs to do a better job of allocating spending and stimulating investment to help with the economic recovery, according to a new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Regarding energy, the IMF team was critical of state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos…

The United States forged new formal ties with Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), agreeing to collaborate and leverage shared research and technology to develop oil and gas as well as renewable energy sources, the countries’ top energy officials said. The deal followed Israel’s agreements in recent weeks to normalize relations with the UAE,…

The successful combination of hydraulic fracturing with horizontal drilling to squeeze oil and natural gas from shale has vaulted the United States to a global powerhouse, but the positive impacts have been far greater, according to Daniel Yergin. The master storyteller, more often the inquirer, had much to share with NGI in a recent conversation…