March Panorama
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Promoting sound public policy & fostered cooperation between public & private sector stakeholders across the Hemisphere.
¡Welcome to the March edition of Energy Panorama!
Earlier this month, the Mexican Congress approved the secondary laws and legislation pertaining to a series of reforms of Mexico’s energy sector set forth by the Sheinbaum administration. The president has spoken of “energy sovereignty” and “energy justice.” She and her team have emphasized that her government will work to ensure equity, affordability and accessibility. Additionally, with the formal announcement of “Plan Mexico” in January and an important array of economic goals and objectives, the role of the energy sector is crucial to reach those milestones.
With that context, we have begun plans to organize a public forum on June 5 in Mexico City featuring a series of high-level discussions focused on the outlook for gas and power under the new legal and regulatory frameworks and as the reglamentos are being finalized. The event will convene against the backdrop of ongoing trade volatility with tariffs and potential revisions of the USMCA trade pact and what that portends for cross border energy trade, but also the impact on manufacturing and the nearshoring boom underway in Mexico.
Featured Report
In case you missed it, last month we published a policy brief “The March of Artificial Intelligence, Data Center Expansion and Energy in Latin America.” We are continuing to analyze the issues and topics at the core of the policy brief with the aim of convening a conference in Santiago, Chile later this year.
Opinion & Analysis
Our Non-Resident Fellow, Chris Sladen penned a new Energy Unwrapped essay for ANZMEX in Mexico that provides energy insights in a fun and interesting manner, with a UK pub conversation between a Texan and a Brit illuminating a host of issues.
Sproule 2025 Outlook Report
In mid-March, our Steering Committee member, Sproule, published their annual Latin America and Caribbean Energy Outlook.
In the News
Jeremy Martin was quoted in the Hispano Post with regards to US sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector and what the latest policy developments may signify.
As March ends, the one-month countdown to the Madrid Energy Conference commences. Be sure to check out all of the amazing agenda and speaker developments at the Madrid Energy Conference web site and mark your calendars to join us on May 6-8 for our sixth edition of the conference “Where Europe and the Americas meet for Energy Dialogue!”
The arrival of April also means we are one month closer to the La Jolla Energy Conference! Our XXXIV annual conference will be held on October 21-23. Be sure to make plans to join us here in our lovely Pacific home!
UPCOMING EVENTS
VI Madrid Energy Conference | May 6 - 8, 2025 | Madrid, Spain
Mesa Redonda sobre Electricidad y Gas Natural en México | Junio 5, 2025 | Ciudad de México
XXXIV La Jolla Energy Conference | October 21 - 23, 2025 | La Jolla, California