On January 18, 2021, the Energy Regulatory Commission (Comisión Reguladora de Energía, “CRE”) published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación, “DOF”) a resolution suspending again all deadlines and terms of actions and procedures before the CRE.

In a manner similar to the last suspension resolution, the

On December 21, 2020, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”) published (i) Resolution No. 835/2020, which extends the effective term of certain ANP resolutions with measures related to the public health emergency situation caused by COVID-19 (“Resolution No. 835”), and (ii) Resolution No. 836/2020, which defines the procedures to be followed by entities regulated by the ANP that perform oil and natural gas exploration and production activities, also in consideration of the COVID-19 situation (“Resolution No. 836”).


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December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the $900 billion economic stimulus package, which Congress passed the prior week. This legislation (H.R. 133) aims to support the US economy by reauthorizing and providing additional funding for the fiscal support programs established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). In particular,

Last night, US Congressional leaders announced an agreement on a $900 billion COVID relief bill. While the text of the bill has not been released as of this writing, people familiar with the negotiations have indicated that the deal will extend renewable energy tax credits for wind and solar projects and the Section 45Q carbon