Anaya Celebrates Mexico's Opening to Fracking; Criticizes López Obrador's 'Ideological Cobwebs'

Senator Ricardo Anaya Cortés has lauded President Claudia Sheinbaum's recent embrace of fracking and private investment for natural gas extraction, viewing it as a crucial step towards rectifying the energy policy missteps of the previous administration. Anaya pointedly criticized former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose "ideological mental cobwebs," he argues, severely jeopardized Mexico's sovereignty by prohibiting unconventional extraction methods like fracking. This prohibition, Anaya contends, has led to an over-reliance on natural gas imports from the United States, with Mexico now importing over 75% of its supply.

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por las telarañas de López Obrador se prohibió el uso de tecnologías no convencionales, es decir, el fracking, y prácticamente todo el gas natural que importamos lo estamos importando de Estados Unidos.

Anaya highlighted the precariousness of Mexico's current energy situation, emphasizing that a disruption in U.S. gas supply could leave the country with only two days' worth of natural gas. He contrasted this with the United States' own use of advanced extraction techniques, including fracking, to tap into reserves in the Gulf of Mexico, resources that Mexico now purchases from its northern neighbor. This situation, he stated, is an "absurd" consequence of rigid ideological dogma that prevented Mexico from utilizing its own resources.

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Para tenerlo claro, si el día de mañana el gobierno de Estados Unidos nos cerrara la llave del gas natural, solo duramos dos días con gas natural en México.

The senator stressed the importance of celebrating the current administration's recognition, even if belated, that unconventional methods like fracking are not inherently problematic when conducted with strict adherence to environmental regulations. He underscored the urgent necessity for Mexico to achieve self-sufficiency in natural gas production. Anaya proposed that Pemex should forge alliances with private companies possessing the necessary technology to extract gas, thereby bolstering Mexico's energy independence. He urged a departure from "mental cobwebs" and called for embracing private sector partnerships to secure the nation's energy future, asserting that such collaborations do not equate to privatization but rather to a strategic move towards national energy sovereignty.

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aunque les haya tomado ocho años, que el gobierno hoy entienda, primero, que no tiene nada de malo utilizar este tipo de métodos no convencionales, siempre y cuando se haga en estricto apego a las normas ambientales.