Mexico's petroleum and US policy: implications for the 1980s

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6891552· OSTI ID:6891552

Ronfeldt, D.; Nehring, R.; Gandara, A.

This report examines selected factor affecting Mexico's future petroleum policies, and then assesses various implications of Mexico's petroleum for US interests and policies. After a brief introduction, the report is divided into three sections. The first offers a detailed analysis of Mexico's petroleum resources and production possibilities. The second considers petroleum as a symbolic issue of profound significance for Mexican nationalism. The final section provides an assessment of these and other factors for US interests, objectives, and policy options during the 1980s.

• Research Organization: RAND Corp., Santa Monica, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79PE70078
• OSTI ID: 6891552
• Report Number(s): DOE/PE/70078-T2; R-2510-DOE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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