US-Mexico Ties: Temperatures Rising
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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Mexico Violates USMCA Treaty, Says Former Negotiators
By MARK LORENZANA According to former negotiators and specialists in a report by Mexican daily newspaper El Universal on Sunday, July 24, Mexico specifically violated Chapters 14, 15, 22 and 32 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). When the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) accepted Chapters 14, 15, 22 and 32 of the agreement — titled
Read moreBe Afraid, Be Very Afraid
OPINION By MARK LORENZANA The initial request was reasonable enough. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Wednesday, July 20, that her office — the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) — had been requesting the Mexican government to address some concerns about Mexico’s energy policies that have been inconsistent with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Those U.S.
Read moreUS, Canada Seek Consultations with Mexico over Energy Policies
By MARK LORENZANA U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, on Wednesday, July 20, announced that the United States has requested dispute-settlement consultations with the Mexican government under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The consultations relate to certain measures by the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), specifically discriminatory energy policies that have violated provisions in the USMCA. According to
Read moreJudge Suspends Secretariat of Energy’s Gas Transport Policy
By KELIN DILLON On Monday, July 18, Mexican Judge Juan Pablo Gómez Fierro ruled in favor of suspending the Mexican Secretariat of Energy’s policy requiring users of the Integrated National Transportation and Storage System of Natural Gas (Sistrangas) to certify the reception of their supply with one of the State Productive Companies or its affiliates. The policy essentially forced new
Read moreWhy Bartlett Díaz May Finally Have to Pay the Piper
OPINION By ALEJANDRO ENVILA FISHER The most notable aspect of the recent capture of Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, including the many signs of intelligence collaboration with U.S. agencies, is the rapid growth of speculation surrounding current Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) Director and former Secretary of the Interior Manuel Bartlett Díaz and the consequences that the delivery of the
Read moreAMLO: Foreign Companies Can Invest in Solar Energy Only through CFE
By MARK LORENZANA Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said on Thursday, July 14, in his daily press conference that there is strong interest from foreign investors to put up solar power plants in the country, but for this to happen control will be given to Mexico’s Secretariat of Energy (Sener), and the main partner will be the Federal
Read moreSener Decree on Gas Monopoly Halted
By MARK LORENZANA Federal judges on Tuesday, July 12, put a stop to the order of Mexico’s federal government that forced private companies to buy natural gas from Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and state oil giant Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex). Through five amparo (habeas corpus) injunctions, the judges — who specialize in economic-competition cases — suspended the effects of the
Read moreUS to Formalize Complaint against Mexico’s Energy Sector
By KELIN DILLON After years of contention between the neighboring United States and Mexico over the latter’s energy sector, according to a report by U.S. news´service Bloomberg, the office of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai is working to amp up its complaints against Mexico surrounding its violations of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and is expected to submit a request
Read moreSener Forces Consumers to Buy Gas Solely from CFE, Pemex
By MARK LORENZANA Mexico’s Secretary of Energy Rocío Nahle on Monday, June 13, sent an official letter to the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) and the National Gas Control Center (Cenagas), instructing them to modify regulations and transport contracts for natural gas, which would favor Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and state oil giant Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex). This direct order from
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