Situación de las reservas y el potencial petróleo de México

Resumen

AN ANALYSIS OF MEXICO'S CURRENT OIL RESERVES AND POTENTIAL, THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH THE REVISIONS AND RE-CLASSIFICATIONS OF OIL RESERVES FROM 1996 TO 1999 AND IN 2002 USING THE CRITERIA AND METHODS OF THE WORLD PETROLEUM CONGRESS AND THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. IT ALSO LOOKS AT THE PEMEX EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION BUSINESS PLAN. IT COVERS DIFFERENT EVALUATIONS OF THE GEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL RECENTLY FORMULATED BY PEMEX, THE U.S. ENERGY DEPARTMENT AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS WHICH ARE THE BASIS FOR EXPECTATIONS OF INCREASING PRODUCTION AND EXPORTS, AMONG THEM THE VERY OPTIMISTIC HOPE OF PRODUCING 7 TO 8 MILLION BARRELS A DAY BY 2016.