At the start of the event for the 85th anniversary of the oil expropriation, the secretary assured that despite the storms, progress is being made towards energy self-sufficiency.
“After having gone through storms and gales in these four years of government, they have worked with a nationalist and sovereign vision, seeking energy self-sufficiency at all times,” he said.
For his part, the director of Pemex, Octavio Romero, assured that at the start of this administration Pemex was found in poor condition and indebted, for which reason the president’s instruction was to rescue the industry.
“To achieve this, we drew up a new strategy that stopped the drop in production. The results obtained show how successful the police of this government are, ”he said.
In this regard, he assured that while between 2008 and 2019 hydrocarbon reserves fell from 1,400 to 700 million barrels, in this administration more than 100% of the volume extracted has been “restituted” and extraction has been increased to 1,921,000 barrels. diaries.
The director of Pemex assured that by the end of this year it is expected to reach 2 million barrels per day, which will achieve self-sufficiency in fuels.
The official assured that one year after the Mexican government bought the Deer Park refinery, the money invested has already been recovered as well as a profit.
“To buy Deer Park, an investment of less than 600 million dollars was allocated. In less than 1 year, it has left a profit for the country of 960 million, recovering all the investment plus 360,000”, he stated.
