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ARTICLE · 17 JUNE 2016

Pemex Announced 1st Farmout Deepwater In Mexico

This project will be the first development of an oil field in deepwater in whole Mexico.

MexicoEnergy and Natural Resources

Pemex announced its first farmout in deepwater in Mexico; the main T&C of the JOA with Pemex, the contractual and fiscal terms are not yet revealed. Bidding guidelines to be published in July 2016.

The Board of Directors of our national oil company (Pemex) authorized the migration of its Entitlements No. AE0092-Belt Subsalt-1 and AE0093 Belt Subsalt-11 in deepwater in the Gulf of Mexico, which form together the block called "Trion". This means that Trion will not be developed by Pemex alone. This also means that Trion will be subject to an international bidding procedure, which will be called by Mexico's National Hydrocarbons Commission (Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos) ("CNH"), so that the winner(s) become partner(s) of Pemex in a consortium, in order to perform a Contract for Exploration & Extraction of Hydrocarbons (the "CE&E").  No details have been shared yet by the Federal government as to (i) T&C for the Joint Operating Agreement between Pemex and

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