Guidelines And Contracts To Secure Right Of Way In Hydrocarbons Projects

On June 2, 2016, Mexico's Ministry of Energy (Secretaría de Energía) published in the Federal Register (Diario Oficial de la Federación) the Guidelines and Template of Contracts for the use, possession, affectation or, if applicable, acquisition of the land, goods or rights for carrying out the exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons and transportation through pipelines (Lineamientos y Modelos de Contratos para el uso, goce, afectación o, en su caso, adquisición de los terrenos, bienes o derechos para realizar las actividades de la exploración y extracción de hidrocarburos y de transporte por medio de ductos).

The purpose of the Guidelines is to establish the minimum contents of the contracts to be agreed for the use, possession, affectation or acquisition of the necessary land, goods or rights of way to carry out the exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons and transportation through pipelines (the "Contracts").