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PEMEX Crude Exports Continue to Decrease

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Thu, 11/04/2021 - 18:10

PEMEX exported an average of 983Mb/d in September, representing a 10 percent decrease when compared to August’s average of 1.098MMb/d, according to figures released this week by the NOC’s Director General Octavio Romero. These August figures also represented a continuous decrease that goes back to 2021’s peak export level of 1.172MMb/d, reached back in July. This is despite the fact that September also saw PEMEX reaching its highest crude production levels in the entire year. However, the NOC’s profits from these exports have remained stable given the year’s continuous increase in oil prices.  

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