GlobalData: Mexico's crude production destined to plummet in the long run if new government’s strategy focuses only on Pemex

“In order to reach the 2480 thousand bpd production target by 2024 proposed by Lopez Obrador and his team, the industry will need to spend US$58 billion on a combination of awarded, discovered and existing producing fields. Otherwise, by 2024, declining crude production from producing fields will have reached 1219 mbd.

“It is estimated that an additional 267 thousand bpd will come from fields that were awarded during previous bidding rounds and from Pemex’s owned planned assets during this period. In order to develop these fields, US$40 billion should be invested by foreign companies and by the national oil company (NOC) Pemex.

“Originally, Lopez Obrador announced he would review all E&P contracts and delay bidding rounds until further notice. He then proposed to award drilling contracts to service companies and as part of this strategy, his team later indicated that 853 thousand bpd production would come from decline management strategies applied on existing fields. In addition there are Pemex’s 6 new discoveries, forecast at close to 208 thousand bpd by means of an estimated US$10 billion capital investment.

“All of this is highly dependent on timely capital injection of an estimated US$58 billion to the sector. Though the new government has indicated that Pemex’s budget will increase amidst escalating costs, it is not clear by how much or whether the company will seek additional funding through potential partnerships, other than the expected partnerships for the 7 onshore farmout round taking place in Q1 2019.

“This farmout round and other onshore rounds were delayed to Q1 2019 with a positive effect. Recently, companies Tonalli and Cotemar publicly announced their interest in these farmouts and added to other 13 companies that have been interested in the round.”

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