MEXICO: An Expanding Market for Infrastructure, but Dependent on Reforms

摘要

A consultant in his native Mexico, Arturo Palacios is more than willing to share his considerable views on what's going on in his nation, but he also suggests that anyone in the U.S. energy sector wanting to do business south of the border should do their homework. He can suggest websites, government agencies, industry associations, companies and consultants, all of which can provide public information relevant to understanding Mexico's latest national effort to open up its rich energy sector to more foreign investment. High among his suggested information sources is Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the Mexican government-owned oilatural gas company that is central to the nation's ongoing reform program. Pemex itself is being reformed from the inside out, according to Palacios, who has been watching the state-owned energy giant for years as part of his work at Mexico City-based Rodriguez Davalos Abogado.