(MEI 889: Houston, February 27, 2019) The anti-corruption campaign in Mexico has been designed to suit the sensibilities of those opposed to, or skeptical of, the neoliberal regime. This report offers an analysis of the scope, focus, and limitations of the anti-corruption campaign. We see the scope restricted to white-collar civil...
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MORENA Reimagines Pemex: Bill submitted to realign responsibilities
(MARKET Note 238, HOUSTON, 02/14/2019) — This report was prompted by the notice taken by two NGO’s in Mexico (México Evalúa and Ombudsman Energía México) of the legislative bill that had been submitted to the Lower House by a lawmaker from the MORENA coalition. The NGOs expressed alarm that, if approved,...
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Anti-corruption in Latin America
(MEI 236 — HOUSTON, 02/05/2019) This report expanded considerably from our original intent to provide notes on the conference on anti-corruption in Latin America that was held at Rice University’s Baker Institute last Friday afternoon. For more information, plus the ability to download sample pages of MEI 236 and SFP...
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MEI Market Note 233 Mexico in OTC 2019: Work in Progress
(Market Note 233, Houston, 01/23/2019) — This report provides a preview of the panel on Mexico that will be held at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). The 3-hour panel is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2019. The first segment will provide oil companies with leases in Mexico the opportunity...
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Assessing Energy Regulators in Mexico: An update from OECD
(MEI 886 — HOUSTON, 01/11/2019)In mid-December 2018, a performance review was issued by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) of three energy regulators in Mexico: National Hydrocarbon Commission (CNH), Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) and Hydrocarbon Safety Agency (ASEA).Researchers reviewed the efforts of the three regulators to devise protocols...
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A New Security and Development Model: Use of Mobile Internet
(Public Policy Perspective 10056, Houston, 01/04/2019) — This report examines how the mobile internet, coupled with new surveillance technologies, could be employed both to fight Pemex gasoline theft as well as to raise expectations of residents by a program that offers high-speed internet and government-issued smartphones. Unlike the security initiative...
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Regulatory predictability in Mexico: the unsettling precedent of Juan Carlos Zepeda
(MEI Report 883 — Houston, Dec. 17, 2018) This report provides an overview of accomplishments and setbacks that Mexico’s upstream regulator (CNH) experienced under Mr. Zepeda’s leadership. We consider the elements in play that could have led to a decision to continue in office until the end of his statutory...
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