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CITY OF MEXICO .- In the first half of 2018 dependence on fuels from abroad in the country has worsened, as Pemex showed yesterday in its production results.
76 percent of the 783,000 Daily gasoline barrels sold by the state company were imported, a proportion that was not observed for the same period.
The oil company has offset the historic declines in production at its six refineries, arguing that it is betting on profitability
From January to June, Pemex bought 595 thousand barrels a day from the previous year. automotive gasoline, 16% more than the same period in 2017.
On the other hand, the volume of gasoline from its refineries totaled 212 000
And not only the production of Gasoline, but also diesel, turbosine, liquefied petroleum gas and fuel oil dropped.
these petroleum products were reduced by 29 percent during this period and only 672,000 barrels per day were reported
. To meet domestic demand for fuels, this also resulted in an increase of imports of LPG and turbosine.
In the case of liquefied petroleum gas, the most used fuel for Mexican households, imports increased from 36,000 to 56,000 barrels per day during this period.
5400 barrels a day in the first half of this year.
And in production, Pemex aggravated its crisis
In the first half of the year produced a million 881 thousand barrels a day of crude oil. This implies a 7% decrease compared to the first half of 2017, when 2 million 15,000 barrels a day were extracted.
"This decrease is mainly due to the natural decline and the increase in water flow in different deposits.", Pemex said in a report to investors.
The table is completed with sad financial results that also reported yesterday.
For the second quarter of 2018, the company had a net loss of 163 thousand 172 million pesos, against the profit of 32 thousand 780 million pesos of the same period in 2017.
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