The Mexico Institute has partnered with Forbes.com, and will post directly to the Forbes website as a trusted contributor. In this piece, Director Duncan Wood predicts that 2014 will bring changes to the energy industry in the form of a radically different oil and gas sector in Mexico, one that is ripe with opportunity.
On December 11th, the Mexican Senate and Chamber of Deputies approved a legislative initiative that reforms the country's energy sector. As expected, the law includes measures to open the oil and gas industry to private and foreign investment, through cash, profit-sharing and production contracts.
In this article, a collaboration with Forbes.com, Mexico Institute Director Duncan Wood explores the conditions and negotiations that led to the passing of the reform, and what lies ahead.
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