The administrative changes that have been registered during the six-year term of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on the import activities of hydrocarbons and petroleum products , as well as the new permits and their requirements, have generated problems in the energy chain in Mexico with different industries affected in their production, as well as a reduction in foreign investment, which could also cause problems in relation to the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC) , according to specialists consulted by T21.
The 2013 energy reform that was developed during the administration of former President Enrique Peña Nieto had generated a renewed energy industry in Mexico, thanks to the openness, competition and global integration that it encouraged, which allowed the entry of new private investors in projects. exploration, extraction and industrial transformation , as well as transportation, storage and marketing services.
Karen Vergara, a specialist in customs issues in the energy field, explains to T21 that the authority was very flexible at that time, only information was required on who was selling it and who was buying it. “The energy reform was not going to be more than a reform that was going to let private companies in. The requirements for requesting prior permission in that administration were very lax, I myself said: they should ask us for more information,” she says.
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