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Mexico’s Lopez Obrador orders ministry to step up lithium nationalization

Nasdaq MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday signed a decree handing over responsibility for lithium reserves to the energy ministry, after nationalizing lithium deposits last April. During an event in Sonora, Lopez Obrador signed the decree that orders the energy ministry “to take the actions necessary to carry out” the nationalization process. It also declares 234,855 hectares

Mexico Expects to Save $4.5 Billion After Pushing Firms to Rework Pipeline Contracts

From Reuters Mexico’s government said on Tuesday it had persuaded companies to waive “significant” profits from natural gas pipeline deals signed under the previous administration after renegotiating the contracts to save taxpayers $4.5 billion. The deal announced by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and the head of state-run power utility the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) at a news conference will

Mexican President Pushes Hopes for Pipeline Deal into Next Week

From Reuters Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday a deal could be reached next week with companies to end a contractual dispute over several natural gas pipelines, dialing back hopes for a quicker resolution. “It’s going well, that business,” Lopez Obrador told reporters at his regular morning news conference after the latest round of talks with companies

Mexico Oil Hedge Expected to Continue With AMLO, Adviser Says

From Bloomberg Mexico’s new government will probably continue hedging the country’s oil output in what is the world’s largest annual oil deal, according to an economic adviser to president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. The country’s annual sovereign oil hedge and that of Petroleos Mexicanos are “working fine” and probably won’t be changed, said Abel Hibert, a member of Lopez Obrador’s