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Mexico City.- Recurring critical alerts and poor infrastructure to carry natural gas from Pemex production centers to the border with the United States may force the automotive industry to buy more expensive gas or migrate to another fuel at times of shortages.
The last year Pemex has sent warnings to industries to reduce consumption for up to 72 hours and 40%, because the gas injected at Tabasco and Chiapas does not reach Jalisco, Queretaro, Puebla and the State of Mexico; in addition ducts for imported gas are saturated with no possibilities for further load. The big assemblers in Mexico: General Motors, Ford and Nissan assured that in case of shortage they could change to another fuel.
Leo Torres, Purchasing Director with Ford, said that up to now gas flowing to their plants in Sonora and the State of Mexico has remained steady and with no pressure changes; however, Pemex has asked them to optimize the use of natural gas.