Pemex Crude Output to Be Directed Entirely to the Domestic Market, Sheinbaum Reaffirms

President Claudia Sheinbaum reaffirmed on July 6 that all crude produced by Pemex will be directed to the domestic fuels market, as part of the energy sovereignty strategy. The target is to reach 1.8 million barrels per day to supply the six national refineries and the Deer Park plant in Texas.

In May 2026, Pemex produced 1.363 million barrels per day of crude, according to data from Energía a Debate. The target of 1.8 million, 24 percent above the current level, represents the extraction objective for the coming years. The policy of channeling all crude to national refining, without allocating volumes to exports, began in the previous administration and is being consolidated in the current one. The aim is to reduce dependence on fuel imports and advance toward energy self-sufficiency.

On the refining front, total petroleum product output (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and other fuels) averaged 967,604 barrels per day in May 2026, an increase of 26.5 percent compared to 2018, according to the same source. Gasoline production stood at 321,469 barrels per day, 31 percent more than eight years ago. The president detailed that the modernization of the National Refining System covers the six refineries in the country and the Deer Park plant, and noted that the coking units at Tula and Salina Cruz are in an advanced stage of construction, according to a Milenio report. These plants will increase the capacity to process heavy crude and improve fuel production efficiency.

The next step in the strategy is the commissioning of the coking units at Tula and Salina Cruz, whose construction is approaching its final phase according to information presented at the morning press conference. Together with the Olmeca refinery, already in operation in Dos Bocas, Tabasco, these facilities will expand the country's refining capacity and bring Pemex's production closer to the goal of fully meeting national fuel demand.

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