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…
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Column: All the Right Things Were Said, and Much was Omitted, on AMLO’s Trip to Washington
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…
July 17, 2020
USMCA Takes Effect, Guaranteeing Zero-Tariff Trade in North America for U.S. Energy Producers
Officials in Mexico, the United States and Canada celebrated the launch of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on Wednesday, as the revamped North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) treaty took effect after two years of negotiations. “USMCA will support and grow North American energy security by maintaining zero-tariff trade for crude oil, gasoline, kerosene-type jet fuel…
July 2, 2020
NGI The Weekly Gas Market Report
U.S. Agrees to Lift Steel, Aluminum Tariffs on Canada, Mexico
The United States on Friday agreed to lift steel and aluminum tariffs imposed on North American trading partners Canada and Mexico, removing one major impediment to enacting the Trump administration’s proposed United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA).
May 17, 2019
Trilateral Trade Agreement Signed, But Faces Uncertain Future
After months of negotiations, President Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico’s then-president, Enrique Peña Nieto, on Friday signed a new trilateral trade agreement on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
December 3, 2018
Trilateral Trade Deal Still Facing Uncertain Future for U.S., Canada and Mexico
After months of negotiations, President Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Friday signed a new trilateral trade agreement on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
November 30, 2018
NGI The Weekly Gas Market Report
Steel Import Quotas Would ‘Cripple’ U.S. Oil, Gas Production, TIPRO Says
A plan purportedly under consideration by the Trump administration to replace tariffs on steel imported from Canada and Mexico with a quota system would “cripple expansion of U.S. oil and natural gas production because of supply restrictions,” according to the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners (TIPRO).
November 27, 2018
Congress May Determine Fate of USMCA, Analysts Say
A new trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico is drawing support from the oil and gas industry, but overall it may have only a modest impact on the energy sector, according to analysts.
October 2, 2018
Uncertainty Looms for USMCA to Pass U.S. Congress, Say Analysts
A new trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico is expected to have a modest impact on the oil and gas industry, and reduced uncertainty between the trading partners could lead to an eventual lifting of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, according to analysts. However, they warned the ongoing trade dispute with China could worsen.
October 2, 2018
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