The Center on Global Energy Policy and the New York Energy Forum hosted a presentation and discussion on the recently announced Mexican energy reforms. The event featured remarks from three senior Mexican government officials: Lourdes Melgar, Deputy Minister of Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Energy; Miguel Messmacher, Deputy Minister of Income, Ministry of Finance; and Juan Carlos Zepeda, Chair Commissioner, National Hydrocarbons Commission. After the remarks, Center Fellow Carlos Pascual, former US Ambassador to Mexico and Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs and at the US State Department, moderated a discussion. Part 1 of this podcast contains the formal remarks by the Mexican government officials. Part 2 contains the moderated discussion.
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