Overview
- Reuters, citing three sources, reports Pemex assigned the Macavil onshore field contract in late January to a company tied to Carlos Slim, with signing reported last week.
- Pemex and representatives of Slim have not issued official comments on the reported award.
- The deal falls under Pemex’s mixed-contract model that keeps at least 40% state participation and is part of an 11-contract push, five of which were granted in mid-December.
- Project documents cited by Reuters outline proven reserves of 7 million barrels of condensate and 73 bcf of gas, with potential up to 34 million barrels and 409 bcf, plus cumulative output targeted at 27.5 million barrels and 393 bcf by 2045.
- Pemex’s plan projects a 2028 oil peak of about 14,000 bpd at Macavil, as Slim-affiliated companies deepen ties across Ixachi, Zama, Lakach, and the recently consolidated Ichalkil and Pokoch fields.