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Does AMLO’s energy self-sufficiency plan make sense?

Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO’s) goal to stop importing refined oil within three years might be a vote winner, but the large investment into domestic refining needed to achieve this would put pressure on the fiscal position. Even if AMLO is successful, we don’t think that refining more crude domestically would make economic sense.

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