German Tanks / Dos Bocas Refinery 2024

Tanks to Ukraine. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador criticized the German government for sending tanks to the Ukrainian Army. “Germany is getting heavily involved in the Russian-Ukrainian war and is going against its people´s wishes. The government has decided to send more weapons to Ukraine due to pressure from the German media,” he said.

Uber in Cancun. President López Obrador assured that the conflict between cab drivers and Uber in Cancún is being addressed by Governor Mara Lezama. The president said he spoke with Governor Mara Lezama and she told him the problem is being attended to. Due to confrontations with Uber drivers, a taxi blockade lasted more than 3 hours, affecting tourists traveling to and from Cancun´s international airport after a taxi blockade. 

Dos Bocas Refinery. Lopez Obrador announced that by next year the Olmeca refinery in Dos Bocas should start producing crude oil at full capacity - 340,000 barrels per day. By July, the refinery should start operations at half its capacity. 

March for INE. The president criticized the new call to defend the National Electoral Institute (INE) and commented the opposition only uses these social demonstrations to defend people like Genaro García Luna, the highest Mexican ex-official ever tried in the US for drug trafficking.

Presidential Aircraft. The government has not been able to sell the presidential plane, TP-01 Boeing 787-8 "José María Morelos y Pavón."  López Obrador, who even tried to raffle the plane in the National Lottery in 2020 said the plane was "very luxurious" and "very extravagant," reasons why his government has not been able to sell it. The president also said there had been interested buyers, but they offered less than US$130 million, the aircraft´s total value, according to a United Nations appraisal. Mexico's government has even offered the plane to other governments, such as Argentina, but the sale did not go through. 

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