Tag: Mexico
January 17, 2017
Weaknesses in Mexico’s Oil Sector are Creating ‘Chaos’ during the Holiday Season
Officials say it’s time for Mexicans to pay market prices for gasoline and longtime subsidies are not sustainable especially with the peso’s dramatic fall…
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2016
Pemex Remains a Tough Challenge for Reformers in Mexico
AUSTIN — Mexico’s reformers found a measure of early success with energy reform in 2015, but ahead of them lies what might be their toughest challenge yet:…
Read MoreDecember 21, 2015
UT, Mexico Exchange Program Funded by Grant from Presidential Initiative
The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $25,000 grant to fund a computational geosciences summer exchange program between the university and the…
Read MoreOctober 8, 2015
Mapping as Mexico Opens for Exploration
MEXICO CITY — Now that Mexico’s potential oil and gas riches are open to outside investment, how does the industry figure out what’s there? North…
Read MoreApril 6, 2015
Expedition Will Sample Crater Left By Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid
An international research team is formalizing plans to drill nearly 5,000 feet below the seabed to take core samples from the crater of the asteroid…
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2015
UT Jackson School of Geosciences Aims to Enhance Research in Mexico
With a focus on building future professionals in the energy sector and continuing academic research in earth sciences and engineering, The University of Texas at…
Read MoreOctober 22, 2014
Opening Up
As Mexico deregulates its state-run oil industry, UT-Austin expertise could play a significant role By Tracy Idell Hamilton The Congreso Mexicano del Petróleo, or Mexican…
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2014
Mexico energy overhaul will bring benefits, challenges
At a meeting just miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, Texas legislators heard a range of benefits their state can look forward to as Mexico remakes…
Read MoreAugust 6, 2014
Mexican Congress Approves New Rules for Oil Industry
The Mexican Congress approved a massive overhaul of the country’s energy industry that will open it up to international oil companies and allow competition in Mexico’s stagnant…
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