Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said a specialist group, including Pemex and Mexican Petroleum Institute technicians, is assessing extraction methods that use water recycling, different chemicals and remote siting to avoid harms linked to traditional fracking.
- The government reiterated that the effort is a technical study only with no permits issued, promising transparency and local community acceptance before any future move.
- Mexico currently sources about 75% of its natural gas from Texas, and the plan also focuses on increasing conventional gas output, expanding renewable generation and eliminating fuel oil from power production by the end of the term.
- Environmental organizations led by the Alianza Mexicana contra el Fracking denounced the review as a breach of anti‑fracking commitments and warned of risks to water, health and ecosystems.
- Analysts and officials cited sizable non‑conventional potential—reports reference U.S. DOE estimates of hundreds of trillions of cubic feet of shale gas and possible oil gains—but note development would demand massive investment and strict oversight.