Mexico: Pemex Eni-meeting, from December are scheduled to commence drilling activities

The managing director of the state company Pemex Mexican, José Antonio González Anaya, met yesterday in Mexico City her equal role of Eni, Claudio Descalzi. During the meeting, it said in a statement issued last night by the Italian company, Descalzi outlined the company's strategy in the country, focused on the consolidation and growth of its presence in Mexico, where it was the first international majors to acquire a block (Area 1) following an international tender, which took place last September.

Eni considers Mexico a country with huge prospects and potential, and Pemex, the company recognized internationally, an important future partner. Eni plans to start next December the drilling activity of the area 1, which holds 100%. According to official estimates by the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos of Mexico in the block are total volumes of oil in place of 800 million barrels of oil and 14 billion cubic meters of associated gas in the three existing discoveries named Amoca, Mitzon and Tecoalli.
The Italian group plans to conclude by the end of 2017, the campaign of restriction, then no time in submitting the plan of development of the fields to the competent authorities.