Monopoly

Mexico’s state oil and gas monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) on Monday revised downward its estimates of proven natural gas and crude oil reserves. It also revised its unaudited financial statements for 2000 and 2001, following a review by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Mexico’s state-run oil and gas monopoly, expects its non-associated natural gas to become almost half of its yearly production by 2006. Pemex has a goal to produce 7 Bcf/d by 2006, with 15% from new deposits, it said Tuesday.

Mexico’s state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), which will select its first 10 multiple-service contracts following bidding in November for natural gas projects onshore and offshore, expects the companies that participate to obtain internal rates of return as high as 15%, according to an executive with the Mexican oil and gas company.

Mexico’s state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), which will select its first 10 multiple-service contracts following bidding in November for natural gas projects onshore and offshore, expects the companies that participate to obtain internal rates of return as high as 15%, according to an executive with the Mexican oil and gas company.

The director of Mexico’s oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said the new natural gas multiple-service contracts that would allow private investment in the country’s oil and gas resources are nearly complete, and should be tendered by November as planned.

In the next five years, Mexican oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) needs to spend up to $33 billion on exploration and production activities or its crude and natural gas production could decline by as much as one third, forcing the country to become more of an importer than an exporter, according to the company’s director. Mexico currently is the seventh largest oil producer in the world, and is one of the top three exporters to the United States.

The general director of Mexico’s oil and gas monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said last week that while he supports more private investments in certain sectors to make the country’s energy resources more efficient, the oil and gas industry will remain under government control. Raul Munoz Leos agreed that Mexico faces energy problems unless changes are made, but said the country can get from here to there without privatization.

The general director of Mexico’s oil and gas monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said last week that while he supports more private investments in certain sectors to make the country’s energy resources more efficient, the oil and gas industry will remain under government control. Raul Munoz Leos agreed that Mexico faces energy problems unless changes are made, but said the country can get from here to there without privatization.

A special commission formed by Florida Gov. Jeb Bush isrecommending the state break up its monopoly utilities and pave theway for competition in the power generation market by doing awaywith certain laws and amending others.