President Peña Nieto announces short-term plans for
accelerating the reform's implementation
On August 11, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto
announced that federal legislation was enacted to implement the
constitutional reform of the energy sector that was passed by the
Mexican congress on December 16, 2013.1 In total, the
president enacted nine new acts, including the much-awaited
Hydrocarbons Act and the Electricity Industry Act, and amended 12
existing acts and codes.
During the ceremony, President Peña Nieto listed 10
actions that his government will carry out in the short term to
accelerate the energy reform's implementation. These actions
include the announcement on August 13 of the fields that
Pemex—the Mexican state-owned petroleum company—will
keep for exploration and production activities (Round Zero) and the
fields that will be included in the first round of exploration and
production activities with private parties (Round One).
