Mexican Energy Sector Regulations

On October 3, 2025, were published in the Federal Official Gazette the Decrees issuing the Regulations of the Hydrocarbons Sector Law, the Geothermal Law, the Electric Sector Law, the Biofuels Law, the Planning and Energy Transition Law, and the Decree amending and repealing various provisions of the Regulation of the Hydrocarbons Revenue Law. These regulations entered into force the day after their publication.

The most relevant aspects of these Regulations are as follows:

Regulations of the Hydrocarbons Sector Law

New maximum terms have been established for the permits granted by the Ministry of Energy (SENER) or the National Energy Commission (CNE), notably reducing the validity period for commercialization permit holders from thirty to two years.