Mexico plans to end crude oil exports in 2023 as part of a strategy by the nationalist government of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to reach self-sufficiency in the domestic fuels market.
December 28, 2021Mexico
Business, Fuel 
Octavio Romero, CEO of PEMEX, speaks during an interview. (Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg)
Mexico to Stop Exporting Oil in 2023 in Self-Sufficiency Quest
Octavio Romero, CEO of PEMEX, speaks during an interview. (Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg) Government, Business, Breaking News 
The San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico. (Luis Antonio Rojas/Bloomberg News)
US-Mexico Border to Close; Trade Will Keep Moving
The San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico. (Luis Antonio Rojas/Bloomberg News)Following similar action along the Canadian border, the White House has closed the United States’ border with Mexico to nonessential traffic, but is exempting trade and commerce from the ban.
March 20, 2020 Government, Business 
Cars wait to cross at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry on June 27, 2013, in San Diego. Construction on a building is visible. (Gregory Bull/Associated Press)
GSA Completes Major Border Facility Project
Cars wait to cross at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry on June 27, 2013, in San Diego. Construction on a building is visible. (Gregory Bull/Associated Press)The General Services Administration recently completed a 10-year construction project at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry, a bustling border crossing facility that links San Diego County and Tijuana, Mexico.
December 20, 2019 Government, Business 
Mexico’s top trade negotiator, Jesus Seade by David Kawai/Bloomberg News
Democrats See USMCA Deal Near, Urge Mexico to Accept Compromise
Mexico’s top trade negotiator, Jesus Seade by David Kawai/Bloomberg NewsHouse Democrats said Dec. 4 that a deal on the stalled U.S.-Mexico-Canada free-trade agreement is within reach and urged Mexico to accept a compromise on labor-rights enforcement.
December 4, 2019 Government, Business 
President Lopez Obrador, seen in December of 2018. (Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg News)
Mexico Unveils $44 Billion Infrastructure Plan to Boost GDP
President Lopez Obrador, seen in December of 2018. (Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg News)Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced an infrastructure plan worth 859 billion pesos ($44 billion) that includes highways, railways, ports and airports as well as investments in telecommunications, with most of the capital coming from the private sector.
November 26, 2019 Government, Business, Technology, Fuel 
Tanker trucks wait at the storage and dispatch terminal of Petroleos Mexicanos. (Felix Marquez/Associated Press)
Hacker Seeks About $5 Million Ransom From Pemex by Nov. 30
Tanker trucks wait at the storage and dispatch terminal of Petroleos Mexicanos. (Felix Marquez/Associated Press)The hacker behind a cyberattack that has crippled Petroleos Mexicanos’ computer systems since the weekend is hoping to squeeze about $5 million out of the company and appears to have set a deadline of Nov. 30.
November 13, 2019 Government, Business, Fuel 
Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Pemex Reduces Fuel Imports After Theft Crackdown
Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPetroleos Mexicanos imported less gasoline and diesel in the second quarter as its refineries produced more fuel and the government cracked down on fuel theft.
October 23, 2019 Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics 
A tank truck carrying gasoline. (Christina Mendenhall/Bloomberg News)
US Exporters Rely on Trucks to Meet Mexico’s Fuel Demand
A tank truck carrying gasoline. (Christina Mendenhall/Bloomberg News)U.S. exporters are increasingly relying on trucks to get fuel into Mexico as the country’s gasoline production sags and infrastructure constraints limit shipments from one coast to the other.
September 17, 2019 Government, Business 
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a rally in Tijuana, Mexico, on June 8. Lopez Obrador and U.S. President Donald Trump struck a deal on migration earlier this month. (Associated Press/Eduardo Verdugo)
Mexico’s Senate Ratifies USMCA Amid Trump Tariff Cease-Fire
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a rally in Tijuana, Mexico, on June 8. Lopez Obrador and U.S. President Donald Trump struck a deal on migration earlier this month. (Associated Press/Eduardo Verdugo)Mexico’s Senate ratified a North American trade deal with the U.S. and Canada, becoming the first to do so amid a truce reached with President Donald Trump over an unrelated tariff threat.
June 19, 2019 Government, Business 
President Donald Trump (Win McNamee/Bloomberg News)
Democrats Hold Out on USMCA as Trump Walks Back Mexico Tariffs
President Donald Trump (Win McNamee/Bloomberg News)President Donald Trump’s decision not to impose tariffs on Mexico removed one obstacle for Congress to approve his North American trade deal, but his administration has more work to do to smooth the final stages of the accord’s ratification.
June 10, 2019