On October 1, 2021, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador submitted to the House of Representatives a bill to amend the Mexican constitution in respect of the electric power sector. The bill aims to reassert the...more
On March 27, 2018, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (“CNH”) completed the Presentation and Opening of Bid Proposals for the First Tender of Round Three (“Round 3.1”), which was first announced on September 29, 2017....more
On January 31, 2018, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (“CNH”) completed the Presentation and Opening of Bid Proposals for the Fourth Tender of Round Two (“Round 2.4”), which was first announced on July 20, 2017. Round...more
• Mexico’s second farmout bid round to find partners for PEMEX oil and gas development yielded mixed results, with 2 onshore licenses awarded and 1 shallow water PSC vacated with no bids
• Egyptian company Cheiron...more
On June 19, 2017, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) completed the Presentation and Opening of Bid Proposals for the First Tender of the Ronda Dos (“Round 2.1”), which was first announced on July 20, 2016. Round 2.1...more
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Tender Offers
Mexico’s Crown Jewels: Deep Water and Farmout Tender Results -
On December 5, 2016, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (“CNH”) conducted the Opening and Presentation of Bid Proposals Ceremony for the Ronda Uno,...more
Mexico’s Energy Industry -
Round One, Fourth Tender – Deep Water Blocks -
At last, the much anticipated deep-water bidding round has been announced in Mexico. Following the precedent set in the recently completed...more
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- On December 15, 2015, the Mexican Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) completed the third stage of its so–called “Round One” upstream oil and gas auctions. It is estimated that these...more
On August 25, 2015, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) published the final form of the Bidding Guidelines (“Guidelines”) and the Model Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for the Second Tender initially published on...more
On August 14, 2015, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) indicated that it would approve a number of export license applications permitting parties in the United States to swap crude oil...more
On August 4, 2015, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (the CNH) released revised versions of the Bidding Guidelines (the Guidelines) and the Model Production Sharing Contract (the PSC) for the Second Tender published on...more
Midstream Regulations -
On July 27, 2015, the Comision Reguladora de Energia (“CRE”) issued its proposed regulations for the pipeline transportation and storage of petroleum, LNG and petrochemicals (“Midstream...more
On July 15, 2015, the First Tender initially published on December 11, 2014 (First Tender), came to a conclusion when the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) conducted the Opening and Presentation of Bid Proposals...more
Ronda Uno, First Tender -
On June 9, 2015, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (“CNH”) published the final form of the Bidding Guidelines (“Guidelines”) and the Model Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) for the...more
On April 30, 2015, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) released a revised version of the Bidding Guidelines for the First Tender published on December 11, 2014. This first tender seeks to auction fourteen (14)...more
On March 25, 2015, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (“CNH”) released revised versions of the Bidding Guidelines (the “BG”) and the Model Production Sharing Contract (the “PSC”) for the First Tender published on December...more
On February 27, 2015, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) published in the Federal Gazzette (or Diario Oficial de la Nación, DOF) the Call for Bidders No. CNH-R01C02/2015, the Bidding Guidelines and the Model...more