Policy

Policy: the latest energy news and analysis on Mexico, the Gulf and Latin America from the Watt.

• Sheinbaum Denies Promising to Ban Fracking and Conditions Unconventional Gas on Studies
  Aug 8, 2026
• Hacienda Cuts Fuel Stimulus; Diesel Retains 65% Support
  Aug 8, 2026
• Scientific Committee Rules Out Fracking in Tampico-Misantla, Evaluates Saltwater Alternative
  Aug 7, 2026
• U.S. Bans Tungsten and Battery Waste Exports for One Year
  Aug 7, 2026
• Sheinbaum Orders Monthly Publication of Pemex and CFE Subsidiary Contracts
  Aug 5, 2026
• Trump Demands Oil Majors Cut Gas Prices, Reprimands Chevron CEO
  Aug 4, 2026
• Pemex Closes the Krem-1 Well After Nearly Five Months of Emergency
  Aug 3, 2026
• Cuba Suffers Its Sixth National Blackout of 2026 in August
  Aug 3, 2026
• Mexico's Finance Ministry: Gasoline and Diesel Subsidy Carries a 13,000 Million Peso Net Fiscal Cost
  Aug 2, 2026
• CFE Secures Stable Summer Supply After Adding 1,486 MW in Combined Cycle
  Aug 2, 2026
• Pemex's Krem-1 Well: 300 Million Cubic Meters of Gas Burned, Half of Mexico's Residential Consumption
  Aug 1, 2026
• FGR Deals 165M-Peso Blow to LP Gas Fuel-Theft Ring in Edomex
  Jul 31, 2026
• Kia Invests $649M in Mexico to Produce Its First Electric Vehicle
  Jul 30, 2026
• Texas Takes 43% of U.S. Venezuelan Crude Imports; Flow Surges to 575,000 b/d
  Jul 30, 2026
• Cuba Opens Oil and Gas Extraction to Private Investment Starting August
  Jul 29, 2026
• Greenpeace Demands Halt to Topolobampo Ammonia Plant; Proman Agrees to Talks
  Jul 26, 2026
• USMCA: Fourth Round in September; 85% of Mexican Exports Tariff-Free
  Jul 24, 2026
• Mexico Preserves Zero Tariff on USMCA Exports; U.S. Renews Global 10% Rate
  Jul 24, 2026
• Greer Seeks Partial USMCA Deals in 2026; Energy Among 15 Bilateral Disputes
  Jul 23, 2026
• CNE Launches Temporary Registration Program for Self-Consumption Fuel Dispensing
  Jul 22, 2026
• Greer Leads Third USMCA Round in Mexico City; Aluminum and Autos on the Table
  Jul 20, 2026
• Sheinbaum Commits Over 200 Billion Pesos to Southeast Mexico Power Transmission
  Jul 19, 2026
• Greer Travels to Mexico for Third USMCA Round; 14 Issues on the Table
  Jul 18, 2026
• Mexico Aligns with Private Sector on USMCA Review Stance; 85% of Exports Duty-Free
  Jul 17, 2026
• Greer Confirms Tariffs and Quotas Against Mexico Over Record $197 Billion Deficit
  Jul 16, 2026
• Diesel Margin Falls to 1.50 Pesos; Station Owners Push to Revise the 27-Peso Cap
  Jul 16, 2026
• Pemex Cancels 4 Joint Contracts; Shell and BP Among 51 Companies That Withdrew
  Jul 15, 2026
• Peru Proposes Unified 30-Year Energy Planning Framework
  Jul 14, 2026
• Pemex Denies Fracking in San Luis Potosí; Explosives Permit Is Precautionary
  Jul 12, 2026
• SENER Single Window Cuts Electricity Self-Consumption Permit Times by 60%
  Jul 12, 2026