The US will request consultations with Mexico on its energy policy

USTR He did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the announcement, which was shared by sources in Mexico and is scheduled to be made public on Wednesday.

the Mexican president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has put his efforts into reviving Pemex Yet the CFEwhich he has said his predecessors deliberately destroyed to leave the market in the hands of foreigners.

The United States now argues that some measures to strengthen state companies would contravene Mexico’s commitments under the regional business pact, which also includes Canada.

“We have repeatedly expressed serious concerns about a series of changes in Mexico’s energy policies and their consistency with Mexico’s commitments under the TMEC,” said US Trade Representative Katherine Tai.

The official added that the policy changes affect US economic interests in multiple sectors and “disincentivize investment” from both clean energy providers and firms seeking to acquire renewable energy.