Petroleos Mexicanos began operation of the pipeline corridor that goes Transistmico Birds, Veracruz, Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, which connects the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific, allowing transport fuels cheaper, cleaner and insurance.
The director general of Pemex, Emilio Lozoya Austin, stressed that this is a strategic project that seeks to make optimal use, from the economic point of view, the new infrastructure Pemex to reduce transfer time of hydrocarbons to the Pacific coast while making the most of business opportunities that market conditions and geographic location of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec become possible.
Also, the energy secretary, Pedro Joaquin Coldwell, championed at the Maritime Terminal Birds, two new tankers of the largest fleet of Pemex Refining the Kukulcan and Calakmul, which represented a total investment of 70 million dollars.
Every ship of 186 meters long and 32 meters wide, has a capacity of nearly 330,000 barrels.
Lozoya Austin said thus, we take a step in the renewal process of the largest fleet of Pemex, which included the construction of six new vessels of 50,000 tons each, including Centla Jaguaroundi, Texistepec and Raramuri.
After emphasizing that in this way the average age of the tanker fleet increased from 16 to 3 years, pointed out that this process significantly reduces operating and maintenance costs by integrating ship designs and systems more efficient, compliant with international standards safety and environmental protection.
In turn, the director general of Pemex Refining, Miguel Tame stressed that Petroleos Mexicanos fleet accounts for almost a fifth of the national merchant fleet. Indicated that these new vessels will enable Pemex greater operational and logistics for transporting petroleum products flexibility.
The fertilizer plant will increase the productivity of the Mexican countryside
In addition, holders of Sener and Pemex, accompanied by Agriculture Secretary Enrique Martinez kicked off the rehabilitation of Nitrogenous Fertilizer Plant, acquired by Pemex in order to increase productivity through the Mexican countryside production of urea, derived from ammonia, and thus make the 100 percent installed capacity of production of this product in the complex Cosoleacaque Pemex Petrochemicals.
This project will facilitate development of micro and small rural producers, in addition to providing for its profitability by optimizing logistics and distribution both inputs and fertilizer distribution. Initial production of the plant will be in 2015.
Meanwhile, the senior advisor to the Directorate General of Pemex, Edgar Torres Garrido, said the plant ceased operation in the nineties mainly due to the high cost of natural gas, basic input for the production of ammonia. He noted that in light of the Energy Reform and Access to the most competitive market prices for natural gas in the southern United States, Pemex opens to an attractive business opportunity window.
He stressed that the plant will produce about one million tons of urea, which will replace 400 million annual import of fertilizers in the country.
He also noted that with the new infrastructure for transporting natural gas Pemex has undertaken, such as The Ramones and pipeline Lakach project is expected to double the production of ammonia gas to two million tonnes per year.
Secretary Martinez said for his part that this is a very important for the country's agriculture day, as this project opens up real possibilities for the growth of rural producers. Without fertilizer, he added, we can not aspire to have a competitive field.
Pemex, on track to be a more competitive company, says Emilio Lozoya
In his speech, Lozoya Austin said that these three events reflect changing vocation Petroleos Mexicanos and a sign that the company is already on the path of transformation that compliance with the Energy Reform demand.
"All three events are an example of the new strategic vision of Pemex business aimed at maximizing the economic value of its operations throughout the value chain, and attest that tankers are on the path of transformation will lead us to become a more competitive enterprise and to maintain our leadership position in this new phase of challenges, "he said.
In turn, the energy secretary, Pedro Joaquin Coldwell, said the Energy Reform and the next to be discussed in Congress secondary laws, strengthens and modernizes Pemex. Thus, in the context of the renewal of the oil industry, Pemex operations are revitalized, as instructed by the President, Enrique Pena Nieto.
In the event, the general secretary of the Union of Petroleum Workers of the Mexican Republic, Carlos Romero Deschamps, endorsed the commitment and support of oil to transform Pemex. At these events, he said, we recognize the interest of President Pena Nieto strengthen Pemex to new challenges.
