Key facts
- Pemex and Petrobras signed an MOU for energy sector collaboration.
- The partnership will focus on deepwater exploration in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Petrobras is a global leader in deepwater oil extraction.
- Pemex aims to address declining production and substantial debt.
- Mexico's deepwater Gulf reserves are largely untapped.
Mexico's state-controlled oil company, Pemex, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Brazil's Petrobras to collaborate across various energy sectors, including exploration, production, refining, and natural gas. The central focus of this partnership is the development of deepwater resources in the Gulf of Mexico, an area where Mexico's reserves remain largely untapped.