Pemex and the future of the Mexican energy sector (Podcast)

Posted on January 6, 2009 by mexicoinstitute

Jane Zamarripa, Mexico Institute, 1/6/2009
Faced with falling oil reserves and decreasing production, the Mexican Congress engaged in debate this year about the exploitation of deep-water oil and the future of Pemex, the country’s troubled state-owned oil company. Following months of stalled deliberations, a reform bill was passed in October that allows for better management policies [...]

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Passport cards speed border crossings

Posted on January 6, 2009 by mexicoinstitute

USA Today, 1/6/2009
Nearly 740,000 Americans have ordered passport cards, a new document being offered by the State Department to speed border crossings by U.S. citizens traveling to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
The card is especially popular with Americans who live in border states where it’s not unusual to drive back and forth to Canada or [...]

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