The Mexican Energy Reform of 2013 turned the energy sector into
a more friendly investment market in tandem with an increasing
demand on refined products like gasoline, diesel and jet fuel; a
demand that has already exceeded supply. Bearing this in mind,
transport is a key element to fulfill the demand. Pipeline systems
projects are slowly progressing. Transloading may very well be the
short-term solution for Mexico's logistic challenges while the
necessary infrastructure is being built and it truly turns into a
potentially profitable economic activity for national and foreign
investors.
The end of the State-owned company, Petróleos
Mexicanos ("Pemex") monopoly over the hydrocarbons
transport and storage infrastructure generates an opportunity to
expand such infrastructure by allowing private companies to develop
and operate new infrastructure in Mexico. In accordance with the
legislative changes that allow private national and foreign
companies to participate
