Fuel

The fuel shortages came after President Andrés Manuel López Obrador closed some vulnerable pipelines in a crackdown on fuel theft

During his presidential campaign, President López Obrador promised to boost domestic refining capacity while avoiding fuel price spikes

On Tuesday, gas stations in Constituyentes avenue were closed and the only gas station operating in Mexico City's airport was only selling Premium fuel

On December 20, the government launched a strategy against fuel theft, “huachicoleo”

Numbers from Pemex show that the price of fuel per liter in 2012, at the beginning of Peña Nieto's administration, was MXN $11.37 but now it costs MXN $20.71

Theft by gangs and oil industry workers from Mexico’s state-controlled refineries is a major drain on government resources

In his final report, Pemex's former director, Carlos Treviño acknowledged the budget issues to guarantee the safety of the facilities

Yesterday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reminded many of the moment when his predecessor General Lázaro Cárdenas del Río decreed the nationalization of the oil industry

The new government will decide if the reactivation of these wells is made by Pemex or through the same scheme used by the previous administration

Huachicoleo, fuel theft, has spread throughout the country, sparking off violence and crime