On March 26, 2021, the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (“AMLO”), sent a new bill to Congress intended to amend the Federal Hydrocarbons Law (the “Hydrocarbons Bill”). This is AMLO’s latest attempt to upend...more
3/31/2021
/ Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hydrocarbons ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
Oil & Gas ,
PEMEX ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
Trade Policy
On March 2, 2021, and after a short-lived debate, the Mexican Federal Senate approved a bill that will modify Mexico’s Electricity Industry Law, effectively reversing rights granted to private investors in that sector (the...more
On January 29, 2021, Canada and the European Union (the “EU”) took additional steps to establish the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (the “CETA”)[i] by adopting four decisions required to implement its...more
In the final days of December, Mexico issued new regulations that limit the ability of private companies to import and export fuel and hydrocarbons. Then, in the first week of this year, Mexico’s President, Mr. Lopez...more
1/21/2021
/ Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hydrocarbons ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
New Regulations ,
Oil & Gas ,
PEMEX ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)