news El Financiero 2026-08-07

Government opens door to fracking with environmental and water-use restrictions

President Sheinbaum announced that Mexico may pursue unconventional gas extraction, but explicitly banned it in the Tampico-Misantla basin and mandated strict water safety protocols.

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