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Mexico’s outgoing president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, highlighted progress on various natural gas infrastructure and extraction projects during his final state of the union address on Sunday (Sept. 1).

Mexico’s outgoing president Andrés Manuel López Obrador could still push through a regulatory overhaul of the energy sector before his successor Claudia Sheinbaum is sworn in this October, according to the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s David Gantz.

Mexico’s outgoing president Andrés Manuel López Obrador could still push through a regulatory overhaul of the energy sector before his successor Claudia Sheinbaum is sworn in this October, according to the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s David Gantz.

A recent ruling by Mexico’s Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of the 2021 Hydrocarbons Law could further limit the ability of private companies to obtain regulatory permits and heighten risks of government intervention in midstream and downstream operations, industry experts told NGI’s Mexico GPI. 

Xóchitl Gálvez, a leading candidate in Mexico’s 2024 presidential elections, is seeking to prioritize the use of natural gas to advance the country’s energy transition and promote more private investment to develop necessary transportation infrastructure, she said in comments in Mexico City.

Mexico Energy Minister Rocío Nahle is resigning from her post to run for governor of Veracruz state, capping off a five-year stint as Mexico’s top energy policymaker.

Even in the late stages of his administration, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is sticking to his state-centric energy policy that has rattled many private firms in the sector.

Mexico is at a pivotal moment as it gears up for an election next year amid a global rearrangement of supply chains. Ensuring reliable and affordable energy is key to the nation’s success and proposed LNG exports plans, but requires more progress, said participants at the Mexico Gas Summit in San Antonio, TX last week.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s government claimed inefficiencies in supply chains were behind a recent and temporary nationalization of private assets.

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