Road to energy freedom: can Mexico help. [U. S. energy/foreign policy and relation to Mexico resource potential]

Journal Article · Mon Sep 25 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · Inside DOE; (United States)

OSTI ID:6469528

President Carter's call for a special interagency review of U.S.--Mexican relations, with primary focus on energy, may well represent the most significant turning point in the U.S. energy supply picture to date. A DOE policy document states that the current interagency review, to explore the possibility of broad-based trade talks with Mexico, comes partly because of our heightened awareness of (Mexico's) energy resources potential..., and adds that the timing of the review is critical because Mexico's new source of wealth has created a state of flux which increases the opportunities for, and the potential benefits of U.S.--Mexican trade. This special report on the potential U.S.--Mexican energy includes four components: (1) size of the resource: a DOE staff report on Mexican production of oil and gas shows that Mexico may be exporting up to 3-million b/d of oil by 1990; a team of geologists recently said that Mexico's recent estimates on proved reserves for oil and gas are extremely conservative and that the resource base might be twice as large; (2) consultant critique; National Economic Research Associates, a leading energy consultant, has attacked U.S. reluctance to tap massive Mexician oil and gas reserves; Nera calls for a major redirection on energy policy; (3) nuclear involvement: DOE staff has recommended that the U.S. add nuclear energy to the list of energy topics in future U.S.--Mexican talks; and (4) electricity exchange: DOE has decided to expedite an application for an intertie between San Diego Gas and Electric and Mexico's state-owned utility, Comision Federal de Electricidad, thus changing its recent middle-of-the-road position.

• OSTI ID: 6469528
• Journal Information: Inside DOE; (United States), Journal Name: Inside DOE; (United States); ISSN IDOED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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