Thread: PeMex chose among nine oil refinery expansion locations Tula

With nine sites under consideration by PeMex for capacity expansion it has chosen to expand it's existing site at Tula, Hidalgo. This may create opportunities for transnational cooperation as Mexican states desire other new refineries. One example is Tamaulipas. Were it to be the site of a new refinery using imported oil for re-export it would not need to be tied to the existing pipeline serving the Mexican domestic market.


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Pemex to Build New Refinery in Hidalgo State, El Universal Says
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By Carlos Manuel Rodriguez

April 14 (Bloomberg) -- Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico’s state-owned oil producer, plans to build its new refinery in Tula, in the state of Hidalgo, El Universal reported.

Pemex Chief Executive Officer Jesus Reyes Heroles called the governors of the states that wanted the project to inform them of the decision, the Mexico City-based newspaper reported, citing Tabasco state Governor Andres Garnier.

To contact the reporter on this story: Carlos M. Rodriguez in Mexico City at carlosmr@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: April 14, 2009 13:23 EDT
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Tamaulipas refinery proposal based on port infrastructure, synergies with petrochemicals - Mexico
Published: Thursday, March 26, 2009 17:52 (GMT -0400)

By David Biller / Business News Americas




The governor of Tamaulipas state, Eugenio Hernández, has presented a proposal for the construction of state oil company Pemex's new refinery, basing his pitch on existing port infrastructure and potential synergies with the petrochemical industry.





Hernández proposed building the refinery in Altamira port near Tampico, the location of Pemex's first LNG terminal.


The location would be strategic due to its proximity to the Chicontepec field in Veracruz and Puebla states as well as to deepwater areas, according to Hernández.


The refinery would require construction of a 400km, US$565mn multipurpose pipeline running to the city of San Luis PotosÃ*. Another US$6mn would be needed for an oil pipeline, US$500,000 for a gas interconnection and US$15mn for a dock.


Tamaulipas was not included in Pemex's original feasibility study for the new refinery that was published last August.


Pemex held the public session on Wednesday to hear four state government proposals for building the new refinery.


The governors of Campeche, Hidalgo, Michoacán and Tamaulipas states argued their cases before Pemex CEO Jesús Reyes Heroles, energy minister Georgina Kessel, various Pemex board members and executives, along with other authorities.


Another six governors are due to present their proposals on Friday.

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