Pemex is Buying Out Shell’s Interest in Shared Texas Refinery
5/24/2021
Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and Royal Dutch Shell announced in late May that they have reached an agreement for Shell to sell its interest in the long running Deer Park Refinery of Texas, which has been a 50/50 joint venture consisting of Shell subsidiary Shell Oil Company and Pemex subsidiary P.M.I. Norteamerica, S.A. Once completed, this refinery will see Pemex take over 100% ownership of the facility. This announcement follows statements made earlier this month from Mexico’s President Manuel Lopez Obrador where he was critical of the Shell/Pemex venture, saying of this facility that “Since it was built, there have been no benefits for Mexico, barely the processing of Mexican crude.” Pem
