-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QhRrx56PgbyUUys3jBYSRemBGnXZFh9xVFSg6Ly73GAmGF8KjYc++0TRUDml/HzK p6rNr/8HkwD8SPxNr9JoKg== 0001193125-10-150051.txt : 20100629 0001193125-10-150051.hdr.sgml : 20100629 20100629171900 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-10-150051 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 20-F PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 23 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20091231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100629 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100629 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MEXICAN PETROLEUM CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000932782 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 20-F SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-00099 FILM NUMBER: 10924786 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: AVENIDA MARINA NACIONAL NO 329 STREET 2: COL ANAHUAC CITY: MEXICO STATE: O5 ZIP: DF 11311 BUSINESS PHONE: 5252502611 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: AVENIDA MARINA NACIONAL NO 329 STREET 2: COLONIA HUASTECA CITY: MEXICO STATE: O5 ZIP: 11311 20-F 1 d20f.htm FORM 20-F Form 20-F
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 20-F

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009

Commission File Number 0-99

 

 

PETRÓLEOS MEXICANOS

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Mexican Petroleum   United Mexican States
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)   (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

 

Avenida Marina Nacional No. 329

Colonia Huasteca

11311 México D.F., México

(Address of principal executive offices)

Celina Torres Uribe

(5255) 1944 9700

ri@pemex.com

Avenida Marina Nacional No. 329

Torre Ejecutiva Piso 38 Colonia Huasteca

11311 México D.F., México

(Name, telephone, e-mail and/or facsimile number and address of company contact person)

 

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.  None

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.  None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

Title of Each Class

9.50% Global Guaranteed Bonds due 2027

9  1/4% Global Guaranteed Bonds due 2018

9.125% Notes due 2010

8.00% Notes due 2011

8.625% Bonds due 2022

7.375% Notes due 2014

5.75% Notes due 2015

5.75% Guaranteed Notes due 2018

9  1/4% Guaranteed Bonds due 2018

8.625% Guaranteed Bonds due 2023

9.50% Guaranteed Bonds due 2027

6.625% Guaranteed Bonds due 2035

6.625% Guaranteed Bonds due 2038

8.00% Guaranteed Notes due 2019

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes  ¨    No   x

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes  ¨    No   x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  x    No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  ¨    Accelerated filer  ¨    Non-accelerated filer  x

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP  ¨    IFRS   ¨    Other  x

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

Item 17  ¨    Item 18  x

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  ¨    No   x

 

 

 


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Item 1.

   Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers    4

Item 2.

   Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable    4

Item 3.

   Key Information    4

Item 4.

   Information on the Company    13

Item 4A.

   Unresolved Staff Comments    105

Item 5.

   Operating and Financial Review and Prospects    105

Item 6.

   Directors, Senior Management and Employees    136

Item 7.

   Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions    169

Item 8.

   Financial Information    170

Item 9.

   The Offer and Listing    177

Item 10.

   Additional Information    177

Item 11.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    185

Item 12.

   Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities    192

Item 13.

   Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies    193

Item 14.

   Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds    193

Item 15.

   Controls and Procedures    193

Item 16A.

   Audit Committee Financial Expert    195

Item 16B.

   Code of Ethics    195

Item 16C.

   Principal Accountant Fees and Services    195

Item 16D.

   Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees    197

Item 16E.

   Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers    197

Item 16F.

   Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant    197

Item 16G.

   Corporate Governance    197

Item 17.

   Financial Statements    198

Item 18.

   Financial Statements    198

Item 19.

   Exhibits    198

 

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Petróleos Mexicanos and its four subsidiary entities, Pemex-Exploración y Producción (Pemex-Exploration and Production), Pemex-Refinación (Pemex-Refining), Pemex-Gas y Petroquímica Básica (Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals) and Pemex-Petroquímica (Pemex-Petrochemicals and together with Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, collectively referred to as the subsidiary entities), comprise the state oil and gas company of the United Mexican States, which we refer to as Mexico. Each of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities is a decentralized public entity of the Federal Government of Mexico, which we refer to as the Mexican Government, and is a legal entity empowered to own property and carry on business in its own name. In addition, a number of subsidiary companies that are defined in Note 2 and listed in Note 3(b) to our consolidated financial statements incorporated in Item 18, including the Pemex Project Funding Master Trust (which we refer to as the Master Trust) and Fideicomiso Irrevocable de Administración No. F/163 (which we refer to as Fideicomiso F/163) (which are described below under “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Commitments for Capital Expenditures and Sources of Funding”), are incorporated into the consolidated financial statements; these subsidiary companies are also identified with the corresponding ownership percentages in “—Consolidated Structure of PEMEX” on page 3. Petróleos Mexicanos, the subsidiary entities and the subsidiary companies are collectively referred to as “PEMEX” or “we.”

References herein to “U.S. $,” “$,” “U.S. dollars” or “dollars” are to United States dollars. References herein to “pesos” or “Ps.” are to the legal currency of Mexico. References herein to “euros” or “€” are to the legal currency of the European Economic and Monetary Union. References herein to “pounds” or “£” are to the legal currency of the United Kingdom. References herein to “Swiss Francs” or “CHF” are to the legal currency of the Swiss Confederation. References herein to “Japanese yen” or “¥” are to the legal currency of Japan. The term “billion” as used herein means one thousand million.

We maintain our consolidated financial statements and records in pesos. Unless otherwise indicated, we have translated all peso amounts to U.S. dollars in this Form 20-F, including all convenience translations of our consolidated financial statements included herein, at an exchange rate of Ps. 13.0587 = U.S. $1.00, which is the exchange rate that Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, or the SHCP) instructed us to use on December 31, 2009. You should not construe these translations from pesos into dollars as actually representing such U.S. dollar amounts or meaning that you could convert such amounts into U.S. dollars at the rates indicated. The peso has depreciated substantially in relation to the U.S. dollar since the end of 1994, when the Mexican Government allowed the peso to float freely against the U.S. dollar and the Mexican Government established a broad economic reform program in response to these and other events. Due to the volatility of the peso/dollar exchange rate, the exchange rate on any date subsequent to the date hereof could be materially different from the rate indicated above. See “Item 3—Key Information—Exchange Rates” for information regarding the rates of exchange between pesos and U.S. dollars.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Form 20-F contains words, such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate” and similar expressions that identify forward-looking statements, which reflect our views about future events and financial performance. We have made forward-looking statements that address, among other things, our:

 

   

drilling and other exploration activities;

 

   

import and export activities;

 

   

projected and targeted capital expenditures and other costs, commitments and revenues; and

 

   

liquidity.

Actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors that may be beyond our control. These factors include, but are not limited to:

 

   

changes in international crude oil and natural gas prices;

 

   

effects on us from competition;

 

   

limitations on our access to sources of financing on competitive terms;

 

   

significant developments in the global economy;

 

   

significant economic or political developments in Mexico;

 

   

developments affecting the energy sector; and

 

   

changes in our regulatory environment.

Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. In any event, these statements speak only as of their dates, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, you should see “Item 3—Key Information—Risk Factors.”

PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING RESERVES

The estimates of Mexico’s proved reserves of crude oil and natural gas for the five years ended December 31, 2009 included in this annual report have been calculated according to the technical definitions required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. Although DeGolyer and MacNaughton, Netherland, Sewell International, S. de R.L. de C.V. and Ryder Scott Company, L.P. reviewed our estimates of the hydrocarbon reserves of Mexico as of December 31, 2009, all reserves estimates involve some degree of uncertainty. See “Item 3—Key Information—Risk Factors—Risk Factors Related to the Relationship between PEMEX and the Mexican Government—The Mexican nation, not PEMEX, owns the hydrocarbon reserves in Mexico,” and “—Information on Mexico’s hydrocarbon reserves is based on estimates, which are uncertain and subject to revision” for a description of the risks relating to reserves and reserves estimates.

 

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PART I

 

Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers

Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Key Information

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The selected financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements included in Item 18.

The selected financial data set forth below as of and for the five years ended December 31, 2009 have been derived from our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, which are not included herein, and the consolidated financial statements of PEMEX for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009, which were audited by KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, for the 2007, 2008 and 2009 fiscal years and by PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, for the two previous years.

Our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005 were prepared in accordance with Mexican Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which we refer to as Mexican GAAP. Our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 were prepared in accordance with Normas de Información Financiera Mexicanas (Mexican Financial Reporting Standards, or Mexican FRS or NIFs), which replaced Mexican GAAP, although this change had no accounting implications for PEMEX in 2006, 2007, 2008 or 2009. In this document, unless otherwise stated, we use the term Mexican FRS to mean (1) Mexican GAAP for periods ending prior to January 1, 2006 and (2) NIFs for periods ending on or after January 1, 2006.

Beginning January 1, 2003, we recognized the effects of inflation in accordance with Governmental Standard GS-06 BIS “A” Section C, which required the adoption of Bulletin B-10, “Recognition of the Effects of Inflation on Financial Information,” under Mexican FRS (which we refer to as Bulletin B-10). As a result of the provisions of Bulletin B-10, we restated our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, in order to present our results for each of these years on the same basis and purchasing power as the results for the year ended December 31, 2007 with respect to the recognition of the effects of inflation. Consequently, the amounts shown in our consolidated financial statements for the years then ended are expressed in thousands of constant Mexican pesos as of December 31, 2007. The December 31, 2007 restatement factors applied to the financial statements at December 31, 2005 and 2006 were 1.0405 and 1.0376, respectively, which correspond to inflation from January 1, 2006 and 2007 through December 31, 2007, respectively, based on the national consumer price index (NCPI).

In accordance with FRS B-10 “Effects of Inflation” (which we refer to as FRS B-10), because the economic environment in the three-year periods ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 did not qualify as inflationary (because accumulated inflation for such periods was below 26%), we did not use inflation accounting to prepare our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2008 and 2009. As a result, amounts in this report are presented in nominal terms; however, such amounts do reflect inflationary effects recognized up to December 31, 2007. See Note 3(a) to our consolidated financial statements included herein for a summary of the effects of application of FRS B-10 and Notes 3(h), 3(p), 3(q), 3(u) and 3(v) to our consolidated financial statements included herein for discussion of the inflation accounting rules applied prior to the adoption of FRS B-10.

In addition to the above, our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 have been reclassified in certain accounts with the purpose of making them comparable with our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2009.

 

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Mexican FRS differ in certain significant respects from United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (which we refer to as U.S. GAAP). The principal differences between our net income and equity under U.S. GAAP and Mexican FRS are described in Note 21 to our consolidated financial statements included herein and in “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—U.S. GAAP Reconciliation.”

Selected Financial Data of PEMEX

 

    Year Ended December 31,(1)(2)  
    2005     2006     2007     2008     2009     2009(3)  
    (in millions of pesos, except ratios)(4)     (in millions of
U.S. dollars)
 

Income Statement Data

           

Amounts in accordance with Mexican FRS:

           

Net sales(5)

  Ps.1,006,303      Ps.1,106,101      Ps.1,139,257      Ps.1,328,950      Ps.1,089,921      U.S.$83,463   

Total sales net of the IEPS tax

  984,479      1,106,101      1,139,257      1,328,950      1,089,921      83,463   

Operating income

  542,175      606,868      593,652      571,111      428,277      32,796   

Comprehensive financing result

  (4,836   (23,847   (20,047   (107,512   (15,308   (1,172

Net income (loss) for the year

  (82,358   46,953      (18,308   (112,076   (94,662   (7,249

Amounts in accordance with U.S. GAAP:

           

Total sales net of IEPS tax

  984,479      1,106,101      1,139,257      1,328,950      1,089,921      83,463   

Operating income net of IEPS tax

  524,954      614,067      584,703      627,865      459,947      35,221   

Comprehensive financing (cost) income

  (10,116   (18,151   (25,610   (123,863   (5,094   (390

Net income (loss) for the period

  (79,791   56,722      (32,642   (67,766   (52,572   (4,026

Balance Sheet Data (end of period)

           

Amounts in accordance with Mexican FRS:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

  130,450      195,777      170,997      114,224      128,180      9,816   

Total assets

  1,125,596      1,250,020      1,330,281      1,236,837      1,332,037      102,004   

Long-term debt

  541,543      524,475      424,828      495,487      529,258      40,529   

Total long-term liabilities

  977,030      1,032,251      990,909      1,033,987      1,155,917      88,517   

Equity (deficit)

  (29,010   41,456      49,908      26,885      (66,840   (5,118

Amounts in accordance with U.S. GAAP:

           

Total assets

  1,079,745      1,224,272      1,211,719      1,239,464      1,321,570      101,202   

Equity (deficit)

  (120,943   (22,883   (198,083   (145,420   (423,159   (32,404

Other Financial Data

           

Amounts in accordance with Mexican FRS:

           

Depreciation and amortization

  56,996      65,672      72,592      89,840      76,891      5,888   

Investments in fixed assets at cost(6)

  89,855      104,647      155,121      141,091      215,915      16,534   

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges:

           

Mexican FRS(7)

  —        1.8581      —        —        —        —     

U.S. GAAP(7)

  —        2.0680      —        —        —        —     

 

(1) Includes Petróleos Mexicanos, the subsidiary entities and the subsidiary companies (including the Master Trust, Fideicomiso F/163, RepCon Lux, S.A., and Pemex Finance, Ltd.).
(2) Mexican FRS differ in certain significant respects from U.S. GAAP. For the principal differences between U.S. GAAP and Mexican FRS affecting our consolidated financial statements, see Note 21 to our consolidated financial statements included herein and “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—U.S. GAAP Reconciliation.”
(3) Translations into U.S. dollars of amounts in pesos have been made at the exchange rate established by the SHCP for accounting purposes of Ps. 13.0587 = U.S. $1.00 at December 31, 2009. Such translations should not be construed as a representation that the peso amounts have been or could be converted into U.S. dollar amounts at the foregoing or any other rate.
(4) Figures for 2005 and 2006 have been restated to constant pesos as of December 31, 2007, by applying the inflation factors, as measured by the NCPI, from the respective years through December 31, 2007. See the preceding page for the inflation factors. Figures for 2008 and 2009 are stated in nominal pesos.
(5) Includes the Impuesto Especial sobre Producción y Servicios (Special Tax on Production and Services, which we refer to as the IEPS tax) as part of the sales price of the products sold, except in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, when the IEPS tax rate was negative.
(6) Includes investments in fixed assets and capitalized interest until 2006, and, beginning in 2007, capitalized comprehensive financial result. The amount of investment in fixed assets in 2005, 2006 and 2007 was derived from our accounting records, but does not appear directly in the corresponding statement of changes in financial position. Beginning with fiscal year 2008, the amount presented for investment in fixed assets is that which is included in the statement of cash flows. See Note 3(h) to our consolidated financial statements included herein and “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
(7) Under Mexican FRS, earnings for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009 were insufficient to cover fixed charges. The amount by which fixed charges exceeded earnings was Ps. 86,639 million, Ps. 16,174 million, Ps. 97,735 million and Ps. 88,310 million, respectively. Under U.S. GAAP, earnings for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009 were insufficient to cover fixed charges. The amount by which fixed charges exceeded earnings was Ps. 84,708 million, Ps. 33,160 million, Ps. 56,880 million and Ps. 46,426 million, respectively.
Source: PEMEX’s financial statements.

 

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EXCHANGE RATES

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high, low, average and period-end exchange rates for the purchase of U.S. dollars, expressed in pesos per U.S. dollar. These rates have not been restated in constant currency units.

 

     Exchange Rate

Period

   High    Low    Average(1)    Period End

Year Ended December 31,

           

2005

   11.411    10.414    10.868    10.628

2006

   11.460    10.432    10.902    10.800

2007

   11.269    10.667    10.925    10.917

2008

   13.935    9.917    11.212    13.832

2009

   15.406    12.632    13.578    13.058

2010

           

January

   13.029    12.650    12.810    13.029

February

   13.194    12.758    12.940    12.758

March

   12.741    12.301    12.567    12.301

April

   12.414    12.156    12.240    12.228

May

   13.140    12.266    12.726    12.863

June(2)

   12.920    12.456    12.700    12.697

 

(1) Average of month-end rates, except for 2010 monthly exchange rates.
(2) For the period from June 1, 2010 to June 25, 2010.

Source: Noon buying rate for cable transfers in New York reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The noon buying rate for cable transfers in New York reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on June 25, 2010 was Ps. 12.697 = U.S. $1.00.

 

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RISK FACTORS

Risk Factors Related to the Operations of PEMEX

Crude oil and natural gas prices are volatile, and low crude oil and natural gas prices negatively affect PEMEX’s income and cash flows and the amount of Mexico’s hydrocarbon reserves.

International crude oil and natural gas prices are subject to global supply and demand and fluctuate due to many factors beyond our control. These factors include competition within the oil and natural gas industry, the prices and availability of alternative sources of energy, international economic trends, exchange rate fluctuations, expectations of inflation, domestic and foreign government regulations or international laws, political and other events in major oil and natural gas producing and consuming nations and actions taken by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members and other oil exporting countries, trading activity in oil and natural gas and transactions in derivative financial instruments (which we refer to as DFIs) related to oil and gas.

When international crude oil and natural gas prices are low, we earn less export sales revenue and, therefore, generate lower cash flows and earn less income, because our costs remain roughly constant. Conversely, when crude oil and natural gas prices are high, we earn more export sales revenue and our income before taxes and duties increases. As a result, future fluctuations in international crude oil and natural gas prices will have a direct effect on our results of operations and financial condition, and may affect Mexico’s hydrocarbon reserves estimates. See “—Risk Factors Related to the Relationship between PEMEX and the Mexican Government—Information on Mexico’s hydrocarbon reserves is based on estimates, which are uncertain and subject to revisions” and “Item 11—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Commodity Price Risk.”

PEMEX is an integrated oil and gas company and is exposed to production, equipment and transportation risks and deliberate acts of terror.

We are subject to several risks that are common among oil and gas companies. These risks include production risks (fluctuations in production due to operational hazards, natural disasters or weather, accidents, etc.), equipment risks (relating to the adequacy and condition of our facilities and equipment) and transportation risks (relating to the condition and vulnerability of pipelines and other modes of transportation). More specifically, our business is subject to the risks of explosions in pipelines, refineries, plants, drilling wells and other facilities, hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and other natural or geological disasters and accidents, fires, mechanical failures and theft.

Our facilities are also subject to the risk of sabotage and terrorism. In July 2007, two of our pipelines were attacked. In September 2007, six different sites were attacked and 12 of our pipelines were affected. During 2008, 2009 and as of the date of this report in 2010, there have been no further acts of sabotage and terrorism. However, the occurrence of any of these events or of accidents connected with production, processing and transporting oil and oil products could result in personal injuries, loss of life, environmental damage with resulting containment, clean-up and repair expenses, equipment damage and damage to our facilities. A shutdown of the affected facilities could disrupt our production and increase our production costs.

Although we purchase comprehensive insurance policies covering most of these risks, these policies may not cover all liabilities, and insurance may not be available for some of the consequential risks. There can be no assurance that accidents or acts of terror will not occur in the future, that insurance will adequately cover the entire scope or extent of our losses or that we may not be found directly liable in connection with claims arising from these and other events. See “Item 4—Information on the Company—Business Overview—PEMEX Corporate Matters—Insurance.”

PEMEX has a substantial amount of liabilities that could adversely affect our financial health and results of operations.

We have a substantial amount of debt. As of December 31, 2009, our total indebtedness, excluding accrued interest, was approximately U.S. $47.9 billion, in nominal terms, which is an 11.9% increase, as compared to our

 

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total indebtedness, excluding accrued interest, of U.S. $42.8 billion at December 31, 2008. Our level of debt may increase further in the near or medium term and may have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

To service our debt, we have relied and may continue to rely on a combination of cash flows provided by operations, drawdowns under our available credit facilities and the incurrence of additional indebtedness. Certain rating agencies have expressed concerns regarding the total amount of our debt, our increase in indebtedness over the last several years and our substantial unfunded reserve for retirement pensions and seniority premiums, which as of December 31, 2009 was equal to approximately U.S. $44.1 billion. Due to our heavy tax burden, we have resorted to financings to fund our capital investment projects. Any further lowering of our credit ratings may have adverse consequences on our ability to access the financial markets and/or our cost of financing. Similarly, any further lowering of the credit ratings of Mexico may have an adverse effect on our credit ratings. See “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Commitments for Capital Expenditures and Sources of Funding” and “Item 4—Information on the Company—United Mexican States—Public Debt—Rating Agency Considerations.” If we are unable to obtain financing on favorable terms, this may hamper our ability to obtain further financing as well as hamper investment in downstream facilities financed through debt. As a result, we may not be able to make the capital expenditures needed to maintain our current production levels and to maintain, as well as increase, Mexico’s hydrocarbon reserves, which may adversely affect our financial health and results of operations. See “—Risk Factors Related to the Relationship between PEMEX and the Mexican Government—PEMEX must make significant capital expenditures to maintain its current production levels, and to maintain, as well as increase, Mexico’s hydrocarbon reserves. Mexican Government budget cuts, reductions in PEMEX’s income and inability to obtain financing may limit PEMEX’s ability to make capital investments” and “—Considerations Related to Mexico—The current global financial crisis has led to lower oil prices and a lack of available credit; if the crisis continues or worsens, it could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows” below.

PEMEX’s compliance with environmental regulations in Mexico could result in material adverse effects on its results of operations.

A wide range of general and industry-specific Mexican federal and state environmental laws and regulations apply to our operations. Numerous Mexican Government agencies and departments issue environmental rules and regulations, which are often difficult and costly to comply with and which carry substantial penalties for non-compliance. This regulatory burden increases our costs because it requires us to make significant capital expenditures and limits our ability to extract hydrocarbons, resulting in lower revenues. For an estimate of our accrued environmental liabilities, see “Item 4—Information on the Company—Environmental Regulation—Environmental Liabilities.” In addition, we have agreed with third parties to make investments to reduce our carbon emissions. See “Item 4—Information on the Company—Environmental Regulation—Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction.”

PEMEX publishes less U.S. GAAP financial information than U.S. companies are required to file with the SEC.

We prepare our financial statements according to Mexican FRS, which differ in certain significant respects from U.S. GAAP. See “Item 3—Key Information—Selected Financial Data,” “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—U.S. GAAP Reconciliation” and Note 21 to our consolidated financial statements included herein. As a foreign issuer, we are not required to prepare quarterly U.S. GAAP financial information, and we therefore generally prepare a reconciliation of our net income and equity under Mexican FRS to U.S. GAAP as well as explanatory notes and additional disclosure required under U.S. GAAP on a yearly basis only. As a result, there may be less or different publicly available information about us than there is about U.S. issuers.

 

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If PEMEX were unable to properly adopt and implement International Financial Reporting Standards, its ability to produce and publish timely and accurate financial information could be materially affected.

Beginning with the fiscal year starting January 1, 2012, Mexican issuers with securities registered in the Registro Nacional de Valores (National Securities Registry) of the Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (which we refer to as the CNBV) will be required to prepare financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IFRS). In connection with this implementation, we will be required to evaluate our internal controls over financial reporting in order to verify that they will continue to be effective once the implementation of IFRS is complete. As of the date of this report, we are in the process of implementing IFRS and expect to fulfill this requirement. However, we cannot be certain that no event will occur which could prevent us from adopting, by the deadline established by the CNBV, the modifications necessary to issue our financial statements under IFRS. If we were not able to implement IFRS by the date required, our ability to issue timely and accurate financial information could be materially affected. Consequently, we could be subject to penalties for such non-compliance, including having our securities delisted from the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V (which we refer to as the BMV).

Risk Factors Related to the Relationship between PEMEX and the Mexican Government

The Mexican Government controls PEMEX and it could limit PEMEX’s ability to satisfy its external debt obligations or could reorganize or transfer PEMEX or its assets.

Petróleos Mexicanos is a decentralized public entity of the Mexican Government, and therefore the Mexican Government controls us, as well as our annual budget, which is approved by the Mexican Congress. However, our financing obligations do not constitute obligations of and are not guaranteed by the Mexican Government. The Mexican Government has the power to intervene directly or indirectly in our commercial and operational affairs. Intervention by the Mexican Government could adversely affect our ability to make payments under any securities issued or guaranteed by us.

The Mexican Government’s agreements with international creditors may affect our external debt obligations. In certain past debt restructurings of the Mexican Government, Petróleos Mexicanos’ external indebtedness was treated on the same terms as the debt of the Mexican Government and other public sector entities. In addition, Mexico has entered into agreements with official bilateral creditors to reschedule public sector external debt. Mexico has not requested restructuring of bonds or debt owed to multilateral agencies.

The Mexican Government would have the power, if federal law and the Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Political Constitution of the United Mexican States) were amended, to reorganize PEMEX, including a transfer of all or a portion of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities or their assets to an entity not controlled by the Mexican Government. Such a reorganization or transfer could adversely affect production, cause a disruption in our workforce and our operations, and cause us to default on certain obligations. See also “—Considerations Related to Mexico” below.

Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities pay special taxes, duties and dividends to the Mexican Government, which may limit PEMEX’s capacity to expand its investment program.

The Mexican Government taxes PEMEX heavily, particularly the revenues of Pemex-Exploration and Production, which may limit PEMEX’s ability to make capital investments. In 2009, approximately 50.2% of the sales revenues of PEMEX was used to pay taxes to the Mexican Government. These special taxes, duties and dividends constitute a substantial portion of the Mexican Government’s revenues. For further information, see “Item 4—Information on the Company—Taxes and Duties” and “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—IEPS Tax, Hydrocarbon Duties and Other Taxes.”

The Mexican Government has entered into agreements with other nations to limit production.

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international affairs and the Mexican Government could agree with OPEC or other countries to reduce our crude oil production or exports in the future. A reduction in our oil production or exports could reduce our revenues.

The Mexican Government has imposed price controls in the domestic market on PEMEX’s products.

The Mexican Government has from time to time imposed price controls on the sales of natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), gasoline, diesel, domestic gas oil and fuel oil number 6, among others. As a result of these price controls, PEMEX has not been able to pass on all of the increases in the prices of its product purchases to its customers in the domestic market. We do not control the Mexican Government’s domestic policies and the Mexican Government could impose additional price controls on the domestic market in the future. The imposition of such price controls would adversely affect our results of operations. For more information, see “Item 4—Information on the Company—Business Overview—Refining—Pricing Decrees” and “Item 4—Information on the Company—Business Overview—Gas and Basic Petrochemicals—Pricing Decrees.”

The Mexican nation, not PEMEX, owns the hydrocarbon reserves in Mexico.

The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States provides that the Mexican nation, not PEMEX, owns all petroleum and other hydrocarbon reserves located in Mexico. Although Mexican law gives Pemex-Exploration and Production the exclusive right to exploit Mexico’s hydrocarbon reserves, it does not preclude the Mexican Congress from changing current law and assigning some or all of these rights to another company. Such an event would adversely affect our ability to generate income.

Information on Mexico’s hydrocarbon reserves is based on estimates, which are uncertain and subject to revisions.

The information on oil, gas and other reserves set forth in this Form 20-F is based on estimates. Reserves valuation is a subjective process of estimating underground accumulations of crude oil and natural gas that cannot be measured in an exact manner; the accuracy of any reserves estimate depends on the quality and reliability of available data, engineering and geological interpretation and subjective judgment. Additionally, estimates may be revised based on subsequent results of drilling, testing and production. These estimates are also subject to certain adjustments based on changes in variables, including crude oil prices. Therefore, proved reserves estimates may differ materially from the ultimately recoverable quantities of crude oil and natural gas. See “—Risk Factors Related to the Operations of PEMEX—Crude oil and natural gas prices are volatile, and low crude oil and natural gas prices negatively affect PEMEX’s income and cash flows and the amount of Mexico’s hydrocarbon reserves.” Pemex-Exploration and Production revises its estimates of Mexico’s hydrocarbon reserves annually, which may result in material revisions to our estimates of Mexico’s hydrocarbon reserves.

PEMEX must make significant capital expenditures to maintain its current production levels, and to maintain, as well as increase, Mexico’s proved hydrocarbon reserves. Mexican Government budget cuts, reductions in PEMEX’s income and inability to obtain financing may limit PEMEX’s ability to make capital investments.

We invest funds to maintain, as well as increase, the amount of extractable hydrocarbon reserves in Mexico. We also continually invest capital to enhance our hydrocarbon recovery ratio and improve the reliability and productivity of our infrastructure. While the replacement rate for proved hydrocarbon reserves has increased in recent years, from 50.3% in 2007 to 71.8% in 2008 and to 77.1% in 2009, the overall replacement rate is still less than 100%, which represents a decline in Mexico’s proved hydrocarbon reserves. Pemex-Exploration and Production’s crude oil production decreased by 5.5% from 2006 to 2007, by 9.2% from 2007 to 2008 and by 6.8% from 2008 to 2009, primarily as a result of the decline of production in the Cantarell complex. Our ability to make capital expenditures is limited by the substantial taxes that we pay to the Mexican Government and cyclical decreases in our revenues primarily related to lower oil prices. In addition, budget cuts imposed by the Mexican Government and the availability of financing may also limit our ability to make capital investments. For more information, see “Item 4—Information on the Company—History and Development—Capital Expenditures and Investments.”

 

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PEMEX may claim some immunities under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and Mexican law, and your ability to sue or recover may be limited.

Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities are decentralized public entities of the Mexican Government. Accordingly, you may not be able to obtain a judgment in a U.S. court against us unless the U.S. court determines that we are not entitled to sovereign immunity with respect to that action. In addition, Mexican law does not allow attachment prior to judgment or attachment in aid of execution upon a judgment by Mexican courts upon the assets of Petróleos Mexicanos or the subsidiary entities. As a result, your ability to enforce judgments against us in the courts of Mexico may be limited. We also do not know whether Mexican courts would enforce judgments of U.S. courts based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws. Therefore, even if you were able to obtain a U.S. judgment against us, you might not be able to obtain a judgment in Mexico that is based on that U.S. judgment. Moreover, you may not be able to enforce a judgment against our property in the United States except under the limited circumstances specified in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, as amended. Finally, if you were to bring an action in Mexico seeking to enforce our obligations under any of our securities, satisfaction of those obligations may be made in pesos, pursuant to the laws of Mexico.

PEMEX’s directors and officers, as well as some of the experts named in this Form 20-F, reside outside the United States. Substantially all of our assets and those of most of our directors, officers and experts are located outside the United States. As a result, you may not be able to effect service of process on our directors or officers or those experts within the United States.

Considerations Related to Mexico

The current global financial crisis has led to lower oil prices and a lack of available credit; if the crisis continues or worsens, it could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

The current global financial crisis has had significant consequences worldwide, such as a global economic recession, exchange rate volatility, a lack of available credit, higher interest rates and a worldwide decrease in the demand for crude oil, natural gas and petrochemical products, which has led to lower oil and gas product prices. In Mexico, the consequences of this crisis have led to a 6.5% contraction in gross domestic product (GDP) during 2009 as compared to 2008 and a Mexican public sector deficit that has grown, in real terms, from 0.1% of Mexico’s GDP during 2008 to an estimated 2.3% of Mexico’s GDP during 2009. Any of these factors may adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, and may impact our ability both to access the financial markets and to maintain our budgeted level of capital expenditures.

Economic conditions and government policies in Mexico may have a material impact on PEMEX’s operations.

Further deterioration in Mexico’s economic condition, social instability, political unrest or other adverse social developments in Mexico could adversely affect our business and financial condition. Those events could also lead to increased volatility in the foreign exchange and financial markets, thereby affecting our ability to obtain and service foreign debt. Additionally, the Mexican Government may cut spending in the future. These cuts could adversely affect our business, financial condition and prospects. In addition to the current financial crisis, Mexico has experienced several past periods of slow or negative economic growth, high inflation, high interest rates, currency devaluation and other economic problems. These problems may worsen or reemerge, as applicable, in the future, and could adversely affect our business and our ability to service our debt.

Changes in exchange rates or in Mexico’s exchange control laws may hamper the ability of PEMEX to service its foreign currency debt.

The Mexican Government does not currently restrict the ability of Mexican companies or individuals to convert pesos into U.S. dollars or other currencies, and Mexico has not had a fixed exchange rate control policy since 1982. However, in the future, the Mexican Government could impose a restrictive exchange control policy, as it has done in the past. We cannot provide assurances that the Mexican Government will maintain its current

 

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policies with regard to the peso or that the peso’s value will not fluctuate significantly in the future. The peso has been subject to significant devaluations against the U.S. dollar in the past and may be subject to significant fluctuations in the future. Mexican Government policies affecting the value of the peso could prevent us from paying our foreign currency obligations.

Most of our debt is denominated in U.S. dollars. In the future, we may incur additional indebtedness denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies. Declines in the value of the peso relative to the U.S. dollar or other currencies may increase our interest costs in pesos and result in foreign exchange losses.

For information on historical peso/U.S. dollar exchange rates, see “Item 3—Key Information—Exchange Rates.”

Political conditions in Mexico could materially and adversely affect Mexican economic policy and, in turn, PEMEX’s operations.

Political events in Mexico may significantly affect Mexican economic policy and, consequently, our operations. On December 1, 2006, Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa, a member of the Partido Acción Nacional (National Action Party, or PAN), formally assumed office for a six-year term as the President of Mexico. Currently, no political party holds a simple majority in either house of the Mexican Congress.

Mexico has experienced a period of increasing criminal violence and such activities could affect PEMEX’s operations.

Recently, Mexico has experienced a period of increasing criminal violence, primarily due to the activities of drug cartels and related organized crime. In response, the Mexican Government has implemented various security measures and has strengthened its military and police forces. Despite these efforts, drug-related crime continues to exist in Mexico. These activities, their possible escalation and the violence associated with them, in an extreme case, may have a negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Item 4. Information on the Company

HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT

We are the largest company in Mexico, and according to the November 30, 2009 issue of Petroleum Intelligence Weekly, we were the third largest crude oil producer and the eleventh largest oil and gas company in the world based on data from the year 2008. In 1938, President Lázaro Cárdenas del Río nationalized the foreign-owned oil companies which were then operating in Mexico, and the Mexican Congress established Petróleos Mexicanos by a decree effective on July 20, 1938. Since 1938, Mexican federal laws and regulations have entrusted Petróleos Mexicanos with the central planning and management of Mexico’s petroleum industry. On July 17, 1992, the Mexican Congress created the subsidiary entities out of operations that had previously been directly managed by Petróleos Mexicanos. Petróleos Mexicanos and its four subsidiary entities, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals and Pemex-Petrochemicals, are decentralized public entities of the Mexican Government, and each is a legal entity empowered to own property and carry on business in its own name.

PEMEX’s executive offices are located at Avenida Marina Nacional No. 329, Colonia Huasteca, México, D.F. 11311, México. PEMEX’s telephone number is (52-55) 1944-2500.

The activities of Petróleos Mexicanos and its subsidiary entities are regulated primarily by:

 

   

the Ley Reglamentaria del Artículo 27 Constitucional en el Ramo del Petróleo (Regulatory Law to Article 27 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States Concerning Petroleum Affairs, which we also refer to as the Regulatory Law); and

 

   

the Ley de Petróleos Mexicanos (Petróleos Mexicanos Law).

The Regulatory Law and the Petróleos Mexicanos Law grant Petróleos Mexicanos and certain of the subsidiary entities the exclusive right to:

 

   

explore, exploit, refine, transport, store, distribute and sell (first-hand) crude oil;

 

   

explore, exploit, produce and sell (first-hand) natural gas and transport and store natural gas, to the extent the transportation and storage activities are inextricably linked with such exploitation and production; and

 

   

produce, store, transport, distribute and sell (first-hand) the derivatives of petroleum (including petroleum products) and natural gas used as basic industrial raw materials that constitute basic petrochemicals, which include ethane, propane, butanes, pentanes, hexanes, heptanes, naphthas, carbon black feedstocks and methane, but, in the case of methane, only if obtained from hydrocarbons used as basic raw materials by the petrochemical industry and obtained from deposits located in Mexico.

The operating activities of Petróleos Mexicanos are allocated among the four subsidiary entities, each of which has the characteristics of a subsidiary of Petróleos Mexicanos. The principal business lines of the subsidiary entities are as follows:

 

   

Pemex-Exploration and Production explores for and exploits crude oil and natural gas and transports, stores and markets these hydrocarbons;

 

   

Pemex-Refining refines petroleum products and derivatives that may be used as basic industrial raw materials and stores, transports, distributes and markets these products and derivatives;

 

   

Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals processes natural gas, natural gas liquids and derivatives that may be used as basic industrial raw materials and stores, transports, distributes and markets these products and derivatives and produces, stores, transports, distributes and markets basic petrochemicals; and

 

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Pemex-Petrochemicals engages in industrial petrochemical processes and stores, distributes and markets petrochemicals other than basic petrochemicals.

Under the Petróleos Mexicanos Law, which replaced the Ley Orgánica de Petróleos Mexicanos y Organismos Subsidiarios (Organic Law of Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities), the subsidiary entities will continue to conduct business in accordance with their mandates under existing law until the President of Mexico issues the appropriate reorganization decrees, based on a proposal by the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos.

In 1995, the Mexican Congress amended the Regulatory Law to allow private and social sector companies, which include labor-controlled organizations and industries, to participate, with the Mexican Government’s approval, in the storage, distribution and transportation of natural gas. Pursuant to the Regulatory Law, as amended, these types of companies may construct, own and operate pipelines, installations and equipment. Since 1997, the Mexican Government has required that we divest our existing natural gas distribution assets but has allowed us to retain exclusive authority over the exploration, exploitation, production and first-hand sale of natural gas, as well as the transportation and storage inextricably linked with this type of exploitation and production. See “Item 4—Information on the Company—Business Overview—Gas and Basic Petrochemicals—Private Sector Participation in Natural Gas Distribution.”

The Regulatory Law and the Petróleos Mexicanos Law have allowed us to co-generate electric energy and to enter into agreements with the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (Federal Electricity Commission) and Luz y Fuerza del Centro (Central Light and Power) to sell our production excess to these entities. On October 11, 2009, President Calderón issued a decree, in the Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Gazette of the Federation), mandating the dissolution and liquidation of Central Light and Power. The funds and the public investment projects required to carry out these co-generation works and allow the acquisition of any additional production by such entities have been required to be (and in the case of the Federal Electricity Commission, still must be) included in the annual Presupuesto de Egresos de la Federación (Federal Expenditures Budget), which is subject to discussion by and approval of the Chamber of Deputies.

On October 28, 2008, the Mexican Congress approved ten bills, six of which amended the following laws:

 

   

the Regulatory Law;

 

   

the Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal (Federal Public Administration Organic Law);

 

   

the Ley de la Comisión Reguladora de Energía (Energy Regulatory Commission Law);

 

   

the Ley Federal de las Entidades Paraestatales (Federal Law of Decentralized Public Entities);

 

   

the Ley de Obras Públicas y Servicios Relacionados con las Mismas (Law of Public Works and Related Services); and

 

   

the Ley de Adquisiciones, Arrendamientos y Servicios del Sector Público (Law of Acquisitions, Leasing and Services of the Public Sector).

The other four bills enacted the following new laws:

 

   

the Petróleos Mexicanos Law;

 

   

the Ley de la Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (National Hydrocarbons Commission Law);

 

   

the Ley para el Aprovechamiento de Energías Renovables y el Financiamiento de la Transición Energética (Law of Use of Renewable Energy and Financing of the Energy Transition); and

 

   

the Ley para el Aprovechamiento Sustentable de la Energía (Sustainable Use of Energy Law).

These bills became effective on November 29, 2008. None of them included any amendment to the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States.

 

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In addition, the fiscal regime applicable to PEMEX was amended, effective January 1, 2009, to apply a differentiated fiscal regime that considers the complexities of our crude oil and natural gas fields. See “—Taxes and Duties—Fiscal Regime for PEMEX” in this Item 4.

PEMEX expects to benefit in several ways from the reforms adopted by these bills. In particular, we expect to improve, among other things, our decision-making processes and our execution capabilities through the adoption of corporate governance practices in line with international standards, the creation of seven executive committees to support the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos, the appointment of new professional members to the Boards of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos and each of the subsidiary entities (see “Item 6—Directors, Senior Management and Employees”), the implementation of the differentiated fiscal regime that considers field complexities and the ability to issue bonos ciudadanos (Citizen Bonds) linked to our performance.

We are now permitted to have a more flexible contracting structure for our core production activities. In order to strengthen our ability to execute contracts, we are authorized to offer cash compensation to contractors that provide us with benefits from new technologies, faster execution or greater profits, subject to the requirement that payment obligations in respect of construction and services contracts always be made in cash and that in no case ownership rights over hydrocarbons be granted. We describe the main changes implemented by these laws in this report.

On October 21, 2008, the Mexican Congress approved a bill to modify the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability, which became effective on November 14, 2008. Under these amendments:

 

   

As of January 30, 2009, our Proyectos de Infraestructura Productiva de Largo Plazo (long-term productive infrastructure projects, which we refer to as PIDIREGAS) related debt was included in our balance sheet prepared under Mexican Governmental Accounting Standards and is now recognized as public sector debt. For Mexican FRS purposes, all of our PIDIREGAS-related financing and assets were already included in our consolidated balance sheet and, therefore, these amendments did not have a material effect on our consolidated balance sheet or income statement for any period.

 

   

During the second half of 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos assumed, as primary obligor, all payment obligations under PIDIREGAS financing entered into by the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163, our principal PIDIREGAS financing vehicles. The legal procedures relating to this assumption were carried out in the second half of 2009.

On September 4, 2009, the Reglamento de la Ley de Petróleos Mexicanos (Regulations to the Petróleos Mexicanos Law) were published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. The Regulations to the Petróleos Mexicanos Law are a set of rules that regulate the application of the Petróleos Mexicanos Law in respect of, among other things: (i) the operation of the Board of Directors and committees of Petróleos Mexicanos; (ii) the authority of and the process for replacing the members of the Board of Directors and the Director General of Petróleos Mexicanos; (iii) Petróleos Mexicanos’ business planning and budgeting process, including provisions relating to acquisitions and financing programs; (iv) the approval of investment programs and specific investment projects; (v) the procurement of contracts by Petróleos Mexicanos (including contracts related to its core production activities); and (vi) the control, monitoring and performance evaluation of Petróleos Mexicanos. The Regulations to the Petróleos Mexicanos Law became effective as of September 5, 2009.

On September 4, 2009, the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos approved the Estatuto Orgánico de Petróleos Mexicanos (Organic Statute of Petróleos Mexicanos), which was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on September 24, 2009, and became effective as of September 25, 2009.

On September 23, 2009, the new Reglamento de la Ley Reglamentaria del Artículo 27 Constitucional en el Ramo del Petróleo (Regulations to the Regulatory Law to Article 27 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States Concerning Petroleum Affairs) became effective. These new regulations relate to the oversight of Petróleos Mexicanos and its subsidiary entities, as well as their relations with the Mexican Government.

 

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On December 18, 2009, the Disposiciones administrativas en materia de adquisiciones, arrendamientos, obras y servicios de las actividades sustantivas de carácter productivo de Petróleos Mexicanos y Organismos Subsidiarios (Administrative Guidelines for Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services of the Core Activities of Petróleos Mexicanos and Subsidiary Entities) were issued by the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos in accordance with the Petróleos Mexicanos Law. These guidelines were published on the Official Gazette of the Federation on January 6, 2010, and became effective on January 7, 2010. These guidelines regulate contracting procedures and the preparation, assignment and execution of contracts in connection with these activities. On March 10, 2010, modifications to these guidelines were also published to clarify the scope of these guidelines, in accordance with the Regulatory Law.

Capital Expenditures and Investments

The following table shows our capital expenditures, excluding maintenance, for the five years ended December 31, 2009, and the budget for such expenditures for the next two years.

Capital Expenditures

 

    Year ended December 31,(1)   Budget 2010   Budget 2011
    2005   2006   2007   2008   2009    
    (in millions of pesos)(2)

Pemex-Exploration and Production

  Ps. 90,447   Ps. 102,351   Ps. 115,563   Ps. 136,102   Ps. 180,507   Ps. 186,486   Ps. 209,665

Pemex-Refining

    9,001     15,230     15,979     17,380     18,526     32,000     43,343

Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

    3,206     3,322     4,004     4,203     3,941     5,720     7,737

Pemex-Petrochemicals

    1,530     1,426     1,139     1,614     2,053     4,780     16,703

Petróleos Mexicanos

    388     349     227     439     560     870     1,308
                                         

Total Capital Expenditures

  Ps. 104,572   Ps. 122,677   Ps. 136,913   Ps. 159,738   Ps. 205,587   Ps. 229,856   Ps. 278,756
                                         

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Includes capitalized interest during construction period for the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Does not include capitalized interest for the years 2010 and 2011.
(2) Figures for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 are stated in nominal pesos. Figures for 2010 and 2011 are stated in constant 2010 pesos.
Source: Petróleos Mexicanos.

 

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Total Capital Expenditures. The following table sets forth our total capital expenditures by project, excluding maintenance, for the five years ended December 31, 2009, as well as the budget for such expenditures for 2010.

Capital Expenditures

 

    Year ended December 31,(1)(2)
    2005   2006   2007   2008   2009   Budget
2010(3)
    (in millions of pesos)(4)

Pemex-Exploration and Production

           

Cantarell

  Ps. 17,654   Ps. 18,255   Ps. 21,009   Ps. 29,073   Ps. 41,002   Ps. 38,041

Strategic Gas Program(5)

    19,131     20,824     20,211     26,717     28,626     32,482

Ku-Maloob-Zaap

    14,335     23,868     32,165     21,124     20,894     22,238

Aceite Terciario del Golfo(6)

    1,565     1,849     4,103     8,998     20,607     20,225

Burgos

    11,284     14,345     12,106     13,182     19,410     18,185

Antonio J. Bermúdez

    6,065     5,335     6,568     8,728     10,442     9,511

Jujo-Tecominoacán

    1,963     2,362     2,851     5,655     5,419     6,316

Delta del Grijalva

    1,005     1,501     1,596     4,078     4,571     5,777

Integral Yaxché

    381     254     593     1,722     4,552     4,411

Bellota-Chinchorro

    1,317     1,540     2,364     3,912     4,496     4,920

Ek-Balam

    400     308     1,114     1,406     4,143     2,351

Chuc(7)

    1,301     1,311     1,931     1,702     3,469     5,797

Integral Poza Rica

    692     710     469     1,382     2,122     2,287

Arenque

    2,148     1,972     3,143     1,629     1,829     1,758

El Golpe-Puerto Ceiba

    1,886     1,345     1,492     1,924     1,706     1,177

Caan(8)

    938     599     682     827     1,654     1,585

Cactus-Sitio Grande

    317     984     669     1,069     1,127     2,007

Ayín-Alux

    26     36     15     34     1,116     1,020

Cárdenas

    63     126     325     669     1,111     876

Tamaulipas-Constituciones

    85     209     147     768     987     2,013

Och-Uech-Kax

    260     133     19     100     324     1,121

Carmito-Artesa

    148     63     118     160     160     984

Lakach(9)

    —       —       —       152     43     213

Administrative and Technical Support

    7,481     4,422     1,874     1,091     695     1,190
                                   

Total

    90,447     102,351     115,563     136,102     180,507     186,486

Pemex-Refining

           

Minatitlán Refinery Reconfiguration

    2,958     8,389     9,257     7,156     5,159     3,983

Tuxpan Pipeline and Storage and Distribution Terminals

    —       —       —       —       650     2,023

Fuel Quality Investments

    —       —       —       —       429     3,660

Residual Conversion from Salamanca Refinery

    —       —       —       —       104     1,068

New Refinery at Tula

    —       —       —       —       39     4,938

Others

    6,043     6,841     6,722     10,223     12,145     16,328
                                   

Total

    9,001     15,230     15,979     17,380     18,526     32,000

 

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    Year ended December 31,(1)(2)
    2005   2006   2007   2008   2009   Budget
2010(3)

Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

           

Cryogenic Plant in Poza Rica GPC

  Ps. —     Ps. —     Ps. —     Ps. —     Ps. 640   Ps. 1,869

Rehabilitation of Fire Protection Network at GPCs

    —       —       —       189     292     333

Modular Cryogenic Plants in Reynosa GPC

    1,270     558     1,707     1,333     275     —  

Rehabilitation and Integration of Burners Venting System in Ciudad Pemex GPC

    —       —       —       15     252     243

Others

    1,936     2,764     2,297     2,666     2,482     3,275
                                   

Total

    3,206     3,322     4,004     4,203     3,941     5,720

Pemex-Petrochemicals

           

Modernization and Expansion of Capacity of Aromatics Train I at Cangrejera PC

    —       —       218     16     442     2,065

Modernization and Expansion of Capacity of Ethane Derivatives Chain I at Morelos PC

    —       —       —       —       284     91

Maintaining of Production Capacity of Ethane Derivatives Chain II at Morelos PC

    —       —       —       —       218     424

Maintaining of Production Capacity of Aromatics Train II at Cangrejera PC

    —       —       —       —       73     126

Modernization and Optimization of Auxiliary Services Infrastructure I at Morelos PC

    —       —       —       —       57     28

Implementation of Security and Environmental Protection derived from Observations and Guidelines I at Cangrejera PC

    —       —       —       —       51     —  

Expansion of Styrene Plant at Cangrejera PC

    18     82     60     21     1     1

Others

    1,512     1,344     861     1,577     927     2,045
                                   

Total

    1,530     1,426     1,139     1,614     2,053     4,780

Petróleos Mexicanos

           

Total

    388     349     227     439     560     870
                                   

Total Capital Expenditures

  Ps. 104,572   Ps. 122,677   Ps. 136,913   Ps. 159,738   Ps. 205,587   Ps. 229,856
                                   

 

Notes: Numbers may not total due to rounding. GPC = Gas Processing Complex. PC = Petrochemical Complex.
(1) Amounts based on cash basis method of accounting.
(2) Includes capitalized interest during construction period for the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Does not include capitalized interest for the year 2010.
(3) Amended budget.
(4) Figures for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 are stated in nominal pesos. Figures for 2010 are stated in constant 2010 pesos.
(5) The Strategic Gas Program includes several different natural gas projects expected to increase domestic supply of natural gas, thereby minimizing imports. See “Item 4—Business Overview—Exploration and Production—Investments and Production by Project—Strategic Gas Program.”
(6) The Agua Fría-Coapechaca-Tajín and the Amatitlán-Profeta-Tzapotempa-Vinazco projects were merged into the new Aceite Terciario del Golfo Project in January 2007.
(7) The Pol and the Integral Batab projects were merged into the Chuc project in January 2007.
(8) The Integral Abkatún, the Integral Kanaab and the Taratunich projects were merged into the Caan project in January 2007.
(9) This project was implemented in 2008.

Source: Petróleos Mexicanos.

During 2009, Pemex-Exploration and Production continued to invest in a total of 23 projects.

Capital Expenditures Budget. The following table sets forth our approved capital expenditures budget for 2010 through 2013. These figures are subject to change in accordance with our future investment plans and the provisions of subsequent budgetary approvals.

 

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Approved Capital Expenditures Budget

 

    Year ended December 31,(1)
    2010   2011   2012   2013
    (in millions of constant 2010 pesos)

Pemex-Exploration and Production

       

Cantarell

  Ps. 38,041   Ps. 37,171   Ps. 42,526   Ps. 42,985

Strategic Gas Program

    32,482     37,214     24,406     17,392

Ku-Maloob-Zaap

    22,238     30,463     25,174     18,861

Aceite Terciario del Golfo

    20,225     26,083     27,671     31,056

Burgos

    18,185     20,911     18,582     20,848

Antonio J. Bermúdez

    9,511     9,755     9,178     4,757

Jujo-Tecominoacán

    6,316     7,666     5,639     4,663

Chuc

    5,797     3,809     3,853     2,705

Delta del Grijalva

    5,777     4,451     3,329     1,193

Bellota-Chinchorro

    4,920     2,394     753     473

Integral Yaxché

    4,411     6,108     6,017     2,144

Ek-Balam

    2,351     990     2,954     302

Integral Poza Rica

    2,287     2,049     1,453     1,017

Tamaulipas-Constituciones

    2,013     1,268     1,818     1,070

Cactus-Sitio Grande

    2,007     1,583     714     1,182

Arenque

    1,758     2,359     2,675     5,399

Caan

    1,585     1,884     647     400

El Golpe-Puerto Ceiba

    1,177     2,830     2,393     1,849

Och-Uech-Kax

    1,121     1,009     29     67

Ayín-Alux

    1,020     381     53     1,746

Carmito-Artesa

    984     573     232     164

Cárdenas

    876     132     123     49

Lakach

    213     3,579     7,031     5,600

Administrative and Technical Support

    1,190     5,005     4,513     3,695
                       

Total

    186,486     209,665     191,764     169,616

Pemex-Refining

       

New Refinery at Tula (pre-investment study)

    4,938     1,549     260     0

Minatitlán Refinery Reconfiguration

    3,983     0     0     0

Fuel Quality Investments

    3,660     11,346     5,801     791

Tuxpan Pipeline and Storage and Distribution Terminals

    2,023     856     0     0

Residual Conversion from Salamanca Refinery

    1,068     2,749     10,315     17,347

Others

    16,328     26,843     26,438     22,952
                       

Total

    32,000     43,343     42,814     41,091

Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

       

Cryogenic Plant in Poza Rica GPC

    1,869     645     —       —  

Rehabilitation of Fire Protection Network at GPCs

    333     —       —       —  

Rehabilitation and Integration Project of Burners Venting System in Ciudad Pemex GPC

    243     119     —       —  

Others

    3,275     6,973     4,954     5,464
                       

Total

    5,720     7,737     4,954     5,464

Pemex-Petrochemicals

       

Modernization and Expansion of Capacity of the Aromatics Train I at Cangrejera PC

    2,065     4,153     —       —  

Maintaining of Production Capacity of Ethane Derivatives Chain II at Morelos PC

    424     27     —       —  

Maintaining of Production Capacity of Aromatics Train II at Cangrejera PC

    126     33     —       —  

Modernization and Expansion of Capacity of Ethane Derivatives Chain I at Morelos PC

    91     3,491     569     —  

Modernization and Optimization of Auxiliary Services Infrastructure I at Morelos PC

    28     91     —       —  

Expansion of Styrene Plant at Cangrejera PC

    1     86     663     1,100

Others

    2,045     8,823     5,265     5,144
                       

Total

    4,780     16,703     6,497     6,244

Petróleos Mexicanos

       

Total

    870     1,308     821     424
                       

Total Capital Expenditures Budget

  Ps. 229,856   Ps. 278,756   Ps. 246,850   Ps. 222,839
                       

 

Notes: Numbers may not total due to rounding. GPC = Gas Processing Complex. PC = Petrochemical Complex.
(1) Amounts based on cash basis method of accounting.
Source: Petróleos Mexicanos.

 

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We have budgeted a total of Ps. 229.9 billion in nominal terms for capital expenditures in 2010. We expect to direct Ps. 186.5 billion (or 81.1% of total capital expenditures) to exploration and production programs in 2010.

Our main objectives for upstream investment are to maximize the long-term economic value, and increase as well as improve the quality of Mexico’s oil and gas reserves, enhance Pemex-Exploration and Production’s reserves recovery ratio, improve the reliability of its production and transportation infrastructure for crude oil and natural gas operations and continue to emphasize industrial safety and environmental compliance. The 2010 budget objectives include strengthening Pemex-Exploration and Production’s Strategic Gas Program to increase the supply of natural gas for the domestic market in the medium to long term.

Our downstream investment program seeks to improve the quality of our product selection and the reliability of our logistics and distribution services, to achieve a level of efficiency similar to that of our international competitors and to continue to emphasize industrial safety and environmental compliance. In addition, on August 12, 2009, with the required donation of land for the project by the government of Hidalgo having been completed, we announced the construction of a new refinery in Tula in the state of Hidalgo. We expect to invest approximately Ps. 137.0 billion in the new refinery, which is expected to have a Maya crude oil processing capacity of 250 thousand barrels per day and to produce approximately 142 thousand barrels per day of gasoline, 130 thousand barrels per day of diesel and 12 thousand barrels per day of jet fuel. We are also planning to renovate and upgrade our refinery in Salamanca, in the state of Guanajuato.

 

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BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Overview by Business Segment

Exploration and Production

Pemex-Exploration and Production’s primary objectives for 2010 include: (1) sustaining current crude oil production levels in order to satisfy domestic demand and have surpluses available for export; (2) increasing natural gas production levels in order to reach a growth rate that satisfies domestic demand and decreases our dependence on natural gas imports; (3) continuing to increase the replacement rate of proved and total reserves; (4) maintaining discovery and development costs similar to those of our international competitors; and (5) improving performance in terms of industrial security and environmental protection, as well as continuing to build relationships with the communities in which we operate. Our downstream investment program seeks to meet these objectives by: maximizing the value of produced reserves; improving the quality of our product selection; and improving the reliability of our logistics and distribution services to achieve an optimal level of efficiency, while continuing to emphasize industrial safety and environmental compliance.

Pemex-Exploration and Production explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas, primarily in the northeastern and southeastern regions of Mexico and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. In nominal peso terms, our capital investment in exploration and production activities increased by 32.6% in 2009, and we continued to finance an array of programs to expand production capacity and efficiency. As a result of our investments in previous years, our total hydrocarbon production reached a level of approximately 3,776 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2009. Pemex-Exploration and Production’s crude oil production decreased by 6.8% from 2008 to 2009, averaging 2,601.5 thousand barrels per day in 2009. This decrease was largely due to the decline of the Cantarell complex. Pemex-Exploration and Production’s natural gas production (excluding natural gas liquids) increased by 1.6% from 2008 to 2009, averaging 7,030.7 million cubic feet per day in 2009. This increase in natural gas production was a result of greater volumes from the Burgos, Ku-Maloob-Zaap, Delta del Grijalva, Costero, Crudo Ligero Marino and Ixtal-Manik projects. Exploration drilling activity increased by 15.4% from 2008 to 2009, from 65 exploratory wells completed in 2008 to 75 exploratory wells completed in 2009. Development drilling activity increased by 61.9% from 2008 to 2009, from 664 development wells completed in 2008 to 1,075 development wells completed in 2009. In 2009, we completed the drilling of 1,150 wells in total. Our drilling activity in 2009 was focused on increasing the production of non-associated gas in the Burgos and Macuspana regions and of heavy crude oil in the Ku-Maloob-Zaap project.

Our well-drilling activities during 2009 led to significant offshore discoveries of heavy and extra-light crude oil fields, specifically in the Southeastern basins, the Marine region and the part of the Northern region that is located within the Veracruz basin. Our current challenge with respect to these discoveries is their immediate development in order to maintain current production levels.

Pemex-Exploration and Production’s production goals for 2010 include maintaining its crude oil production at approximately 2.51 million barrels per day and maintaining its natural gas production at approximately 6.48 billion cubic feet per day, in order to better satisfy domestic demand for natural gas, and thus lower the rate of increase of imports of natural gas and natural gas derivatives.

Refining

Pemex-Refining converts crude oil into gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, fuel oil, asphalts and lubricants. It also distributes and markets most of these products throughout Mexico, where it experiences significant demand for its refined products. Pemex-Refining’s atmospheric distillation refining capacity remained constant at approximately 1,540 thousand barrels per day during 2009. In 2009, Pemex-Refining produced 1,343 thousand barrels per day of refined products as compared to 1,307 thousand barrels per day of refined products in 2008. This increase in refined products production was primarily due to greater crude oil processing as well as increased utilization of plants performing greater value-adding processing activities.

 

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Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals processes wet natural gas in order to obtain dry natural gas, LPG and other natural gas liquids. Additionally, it transports, distributes and sells natural gas and LPG throughout Mexico and produces and sells several basic petrochemical feedstocks, which are used by Pemex-Refining or Pemex-Petrochemicals. In 2009, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ total sour natural gas processing capacity remained constant at 4,503 million cubic feet per day. Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals processed 3,381 million cubic feet per day of sour natural gas in 2009, a 6.1% increase from the 3,188 million cubic feet per day of sour natural gas processed in 2008. It produced 378 thousand barrels per day of natural gas liquids in 2009, a 0.5% increase from the 376 thousand barrels per day of natural gas liquids production in 2008. It also produced 3,572 million cubic feet of dry gas per day in 2009, 3.2% more than the 3,461 million cubic feet of dry gas per day produced in 2008.

Petrochemicals

Pemex-Petrochemicals manufactures different petrochemical products, including: (1) methane derivatives, such as ammonia and methanol; (2) ethane derivatives, such as ethylene, polyethylene, vinyl chloride monomer and ethylene oxide; (3) aromatics and their derivatives, such as styrene, toluene, paraxylene, benzene and xylene; (4) propylene and its derivatives, such as acrylonitrile; and (5) oxygen, nitrogen and other products. Pemex-Petrochemicals’ total annual production (excluding ethane and butane gases) decreased by 3.2% in 2009, from 7,841 thousand tons in 2008 to 7,587 thousand tons in 2009, mainly due to decreased production of certain products during 2009 (including ammonia, carbonic anhydride, ethylene oxide and glycols, gasoline blend and paraxylene) due to lower production of ethane and methane derivatives, as a result of the integration of the ethylene oxide project at the Morelos petrochemical complex and scheduled maintenance at the Cosoleacaque petrochemical complex. In addition, production of aromatics decreased, due to the shutdown of the paraxylene plant during the last quarter of 2008, because of market conditions, modifications made in the gasoline blend production program, shutdowns for the annual maintenance program and preparations undertaken to ensure compliance with the imported naphtha program for 2010. In order to provide figures comparable to those from past years, we have not included in this total an additional 3,899 thousand tons of refined products that were produced in a plant at the Cangrejera petrochemical complex which was transferred during 2008 from Pemex-Refining to Pemex-Petrochemicals.

International Trading

In 2009, our crude oil exports decreased by 12.9%, from 1,403.4 thousand barrels per day in 2008 to 1,222.1 thousand barrels per day in 2009. Natural gas imports decreased by 5.6% in 2009, from 447.1 million cubic feet per day in 2008 to 422.0 million cubic feet per day in 2009. In 2009, exports of petrochemical products by volume increased by 44.4%, from 539.6 thousand metric tons in 2008 to 779.4 thousand metric tons in 2009, while imports of petrochemical products by volume increased by 29.2%, from 439.8 thousand metric tons in 2008 to 568.3 thousand metric tons in 2009. In 2009, exports of refined products by volume increased by 33.0%, from 184.1 thousand barrels per day in 2008 to 244.8 thousand barrels per day in 2009, while imports of refined products by volume decreased by 7.6%, from 548.2 thousand barrels per day in 2008 to 506.4 thousand barrels per day in 2009.

We are a major supplier of crude oil to the United States. P.M.I. Comercio Internacional, S.A. de C.V. (which we refer to as PMI), P.M.I. Trading, Ltd. and their affiliates (which, together with PMI, we collectively refer to as the PMI Group) provide us and a number of independent customers with international trading, distribution and related services. The PMI Group sells, buys and transports crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals in world markets. The PMI Group also provides us with related risk management, insurance, transportation and storage services. The PMI Group has offices in Mexico City, Houston and Madrid. Our trading volume of sales and imports totaled U.S. $44,595.4 million in 2009, including U.S. $25,605.4 million in crude oil sales.

 

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Infrastructure of PEMEX

LOGO

Exploration and Production

Exploration and Drilling

We seek to identify new oil reservoirs through our exploration program in order to increase the future replacement rate of proved reserves. From 1990 through 2009, we completed 7,754 exploration and development wells. During 2009, our average success rate for exploratory wells was 36% and our average success rate for development wells was 94%. From 2005 to 2009, we discovered 20 new crude oil fields and 49 new natural gas fields, bringing the total number of our crude oil and natural gas producing fields to 394 at the end of 2009.

The 2009 exploration program was comprised of exploration in both onshore and offshore regions, including the deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico, where we discovered new reservoirs that represent new drilling opportunities. These exploratory activities yielded 388.9 million barrels of oil equivalent of proved reserves in 2009. A total of 13 fields were discovered, seven of which contain non-associated gas and six of which contain crude oil. Within the currently producing fields, 14 reservoirs were discovered, seven of which contain non-associated gas and seven of which contain crude oil. In addition, two fields were delineated, a process that involves the drilling of several wells to determine the extent of the reserves found at each field. We also continued our main seismic data acquisition activities, in particular, those related to three-dimensional seismic data. We acquired 18,287 square kilometers of three-dimensional seismic data in 2009, of which 56% was in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

 

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The following table summarizes our drilling activity for the five years ended December 31, 2009, all of which occurred in Mexican territory.

 

     Year ended December 31,
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009

Wells initiated(1)

   759    672    615    822    1,490

Exploratory wells initiated(1)

   73    58    49    68    71

Development wells initiated(1)

   686    614    566    754    1,419

Wells drilled(2)

   742    656    659    729    1,150

Exploratory wells

   74    69    49    65    75

Productive exploratory wells(3)

   39    32    24    21    27

Dry exploratory wells

   35    37    25    44    48

Success rate %

   53    46    49    32    36

Development wells

   668    587    610    664    1,075

Productive development wells

   612    541    569    612    1,014

Dry development wells

   56    46    41    52    61

Success rate %(4)

   92    92    94    92    94

Producing wells (annual averages)(5)

   5,682    6,080    6,280    6,382    6,890

Marine region

   388    411    434    453    469

Southern region

   959    958    926    947    1,005

Northern region

   4,335    4,711    4,920    4,982    5,416

Producing wells (at year end)(6)

   5,671    5,998    5,942    6,247    6,814

Crude oil

   3,128    3,126    2,884    3,127    3,713

Natural gas

   2,543    2,872    3,058    3,120    3,101

Producing fields

   357    364    352    345    394

Marine region

   29    30    30    30    33

Southern region

   84    88    87    93    97

Northern region

   244    246    235    222    264

Drilling Rigs

   116    103    116    143    176

Kilometers drilled

   2,004    1,858    1,798    2,199    3,770

Average depth by well (meters)

   2,828    2,771    2,744    2,748    2,494

Discovered fields(7)

   16    13    14    13    13

Crude oil

   3    2    4    5    6

Natural gas

   13    11    10    8    7

Crude oil and natural gas output by well (barrels of oil equivalent per day)

   774    729    699    621    548

Total developed acreage (km2) (8)

   7,828    7,596    8,132    8,088    8,376

Total undeveloped acreage (km2) (8)

   588    655    616    690    953

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) “Wells initiated” refers to the number of wells the drilling of which commenced in a given year, regardless of when the well was or will be completed.
(2) “Wells drilled” refers to the number of wells the drilling of which was completed in a given year, regardless of when the drilling of the well commenced.
(3) Excludes non-commercial productive wells and includes only wells with discoveries since 2007.
(4) Excludes injector wells.
(5) In April 2010, the monthly average of total producing wells, which are wells that are not only capable of production but are actually producing during the relevant period, was 7,339.
(6) All productive wells, and all other wells referred to in this table, are “net,” because we do not grant others any fractional working interests in any wells that we own; we also have not acquired any fractional working interest in wells owned by others.
(7) Includes only fields with proved reserves.
(8) All acreage is net, because we have the exclusive right to exploit Mexico’s oil and gas reserves, i.e., we neither grant others fractional interests nor enter into other types of production sharing arrangements.

Source: Pemex-Exploration and Production.

 

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Extensions and Discoveries

During 2009, we discovered new sources of crude oil and natural gas reserves in 13 fields, ten of which were discovered onshore, six in the Northern region and four in the Southern region. We made three offshore field discoveries, two of which were in the Northeastern Marine region and the other of which was in the Southwestern Marine region. In addition, 14 reservoirs were discovered in currently producing fields. The new discoveries yielded a total of 388.9 million barrels of oil equivalent of proved reserves.

During 2009, in the Northeastern Marine region, the drilling of the Kayab-1DL well was completed and the Kayab field was delineated, which together led to the addition of 144.3 million barrels of oil equivalent of proved reserves. In the Southwestern Marine region, the drilling of the Xux-1 well and the delineation of the Ichalkil field through the drilling of the Ichalkil-1DL well led to the addition of 121.6 million barrels of oil equivalent of proved reserves. In the Northern region’s Burgos and Sabinas basins, the drilling of the Artimón-1, Barunda-1, Cucaña-1, Trapiche-1 and Cougar-1 wells, among others, as well as the discovery of new reservoirs in existing fields, led to the addition of 21.7 million barrels of oil equivalent of proved reserves. Finally, the drilling of the Bricol-1, Cupache-1, Madrefil-1 and Terra-1 wells and the discovery of new reservoirs in the Tupilco, Cinco Presidentes, Teotleco and Pijije fields in the Southern region led to the addition of 79.5 million barrels of oil equivalent of proved reserves.

With respect to the Aceite Terciario del Golfo project, Pemex-Exploration and Production has contracted with five firms for the installation of field laboratories in order to increase production volume and to develop new production mechanisms. This installation is expected to improve oil and gas recovery and lower our operating costs. The firms that will install these field laboratories are: Weatherford International Ltd., Halliburton Company, Baker Hughes Incorporated, Tecpetrol Internacional S.A. and Schlumberger Limited. This initiative has been undertaken in accordance with the principal strategy of Pemex-Exploration and Production relating to reorganization and technological improvements at the project, in order to increase the reservoir’s productivity. In addition, we have undertaken a 3D seismic acquisition program to better capture reservoir geometry and to increase the reliability of our geological models, thereby improving field development activities and secondary recovery methods at the project.

Reserves

Under the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States and the Regulatory Law, all oil and other hydrocarbon reserves within Mexico are owned by the Mexican nation and not by us. Under the Petróleos Mexicanos Law, Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities, except for Pemex-Petrochemicals, have the exclusive right to extract, but not own, these reserves, and to sell the resulting production. The exploration and development activities of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities are limited to reserves located in Mexico.

Effective January 1, 2010, certain of the SEC’s rules have been revised in order to modernize the reporting requirements applicable to companies such as PEMEX in respect of oil and other hydrocarbon reserves. The most significant of these revisions include the following:

 

   

Crude oil prices. Evaluation of the economic producibility of reserves and discounted cash flows must each now be based on a 12-month average crude oil price that is calculated by using the price on the first day of each month during the period, unless contractual arrangements designate a different price to be used.

 

   

Proved undeveloped reserves. Reserves may now be classified as proved undeveloped reserves if: (1) there is a high degree of confidence that the relevant quantities of such reserves will be recovered; and (2) the related drilling is scheduled to begin within the next five years, unless the specific circumstances justify a longer time.

 

   

Reserves estimation using new technologies. Reserves may now be estimated through the use of reliable advanced technologies in addition to those, such as flow tests and production history, previously recognized by the SEC.

 

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Reserves estimation personnel and process. Additional disclosure is now required regarding the qualifications of those who oversee a company’s reserves estimation process. A general discussion is also now required of the internal controls used to assure the objectivity of reserves estimates.

There has been no material change in Mexico’s proved reserves as a result of the application of these revised SEC rules.

Proved oil and natural gas reserves are those estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be economically producible—from a given date forward, from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods and government regulations.

Proved reserves estimates as of December 31, 2009 were prepared by Pemex-Exploration and Production and were reviewed by the Independent Engineering Firms (as defined below), which audit our hydrocarbon reserves. However, pursuant to the Regulatory Law, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (National Hydrocarbons Commission) is currently reviewing our hydrocarbon reserves estimates. Once this review has been completed, the Secretaría de Energía (Ministry of Energy) will disclose the hydrocarbon reserves of Mexico, as estimated by the National Hydrocarbons Commission. Differences may arise between our reserves estimates and those of the National Hydrocarbons Commission.

Pemex-Exploration and Production estimates Mexico’s reserves using standard geological and engineering methods generally accepted by the petroleum industry. The choice of method or combination of methods employed in the analysis of each reservoir is determined by:

 

   

experience in the area;

 

   

stage of development;

 

   

quality and completeness of basic data; and

 

   

production and pressure histories.

Reserves data set forth herein represent only estimates. Reserves valuation is a subjective process of estimating underground accumulations of crude oil and natural gas that cannot be measured in an exact manner. The accuracy of any reserves estimate depends on the quality of available data, engineering and geological interpretation and professional judgment. As a result, estimates of different engineers may vary. In addition, the results of drilling, testing and producing subsequent to the date of an estimate may lead to the revision of an estimate.

During 2009, we did not record any material increase in Mexico’s hydrocarbons reserves as a result of the use of new technologies.

In order to ensure the reliability of our reserves estimation efforts, since 1996 we have undertaken the internal certification of our estimates of Mexico’s reserves as follows. Initially, teams of geoscientists from Pemex-Exploration and Production’s exploration and exploitation business units (each of these units consisting of a series of projects) prepare the reserves estimates, using distinct estimation processes for valuations relating to new discoveries and developed fields, respectively. Subsequently, the regional reserves offices collect these reserves estimates from the units and request from the Gerencia de Reservas de Hidrocarburos y Proyectos de Explotación (the Hydrocarbons Reserves and Exploitation Projects Management Office), the central hydrocarbon reserves management body of Pemex-Exploration and Production, the review and certification of such valuations and the booking of the related reserves. This internal certification process is undertaken in accordance with internal guidelines for estimating and classifying proved reserves that are based on the SEC’s rules and definitions. The Hydrocarbons Reserves and Exploitation Projects Management Office, which additionally oversees and conducts an internal audit of the above process, consists entirely of professionals with geological, geophysical, petrophysical and reservoir engineering backgrounds. The engineers who participate in our reserves

 

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estimation process are experienced in: reservoir numerical simulation; wells drilling and completion; Pressure, Volume and Temperature (PVT) analysis; NODALTM (an analytical tool used in forecasting the performance of the various elements comprising the production system) analysis; and design strategies in petroleum field development. Furthermore, all of our personnel have been previously certified by the Mexican Ministry of Education, most have earned master’s degrees in areas of study such as Petroleum Engineering, Geology and Geophysical Engineering and they possess an average of over ten years of professional experience.

In addition to the above internal review process, Pemex-Exploration and Production’s final reserves estimates are audited by independent engineering firms. Three independent engineering firms audited Pemex-Exploration and Production’s estimates of Mexico’s proved reserves as of December 31, 2009: Netherland, Sewell International, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Netherland Sewell); DeGolyer and MacNaughton (D&M); and Ryder Scott Company, L.P. (Ryder Scott, and, together with Netherland Sewell and D&M, the Independent Engineering Firms). The reserves estimates reviewed by the Independent Engineering Firms totaled 99.4% of Mexico’s reserves. The remaining 0.6% of reserves consisted of (a) reserves that are in the process of review but have not yet been certified and (b) reserves located in certain areas in which third parties provide drilling services to Pemex-Exploration and Production. Netherland Sewell reviewed the reserves in the Northeastern Marine region and Southern region, D&M reviewed the reserves in the Southwestern Marine region and Ryder Scott reviewed the reserves in the Northern region. In addition, Ryder Scott reviewed a portion of Mexico’s reserves located in areas in which third parties provide services to Pemex-Exploration and Production through the Financed Public Works Contracts program, as described under “—Information on the Company—Business Overview—Exploration and Production—Financed Public Works Contracts” in this Item 4. Under such agreements, the corresponding third party is responsible for assessing the volume of reserves, which is in turn certified by an engineering firm hired by such party. The audits conducted by the Independent Engineering Firms consisted primarily of: (1) analysis of historical static and dynamic reservoir data provided by Pemex-Exploration and Production; (2) construction or updating of the Independent Engineering Firms’ own static and dynamic reservoir characterization models of Mexican oil fields; (3) economic analysis of selected fields; and (4) review of Pemex-Exploration and Production’s production forecasts and reserves estimates.

Since reserves estimates are, by definition, only estimates, they cannot be reviewed for the purpose of verifying exactness. Instead, the Independent Engineering Firms conducted a detailed review of Pemex-Exploration and Production’s reserves estimates so that they could express an opinion as to whether, in the aggregate, the reserves estimates we furnished were reasonable and had been estimated and presented in conformity with generally accepted petroleum engineering and evaluation principles.

All questions that arose during the Independent Engineering Firms’ review process were resolved by Pemex-Exploration and Production to the satisfaction of the Independent Engineering Firms. The Independent Engineering Firms have concluded that our estimated total proved oil and natural gas reserve volumes set forth in this report are, in the aggregate, reasonable and have been prepared in accordance with Rule 4-10(a) of Regulation S-X of the SEC, as amended (which we refer to as Rule 4-10(a)), are consistent with international reserves reporting practice, and are in accordance with the revised oil and gas reserves disclosure provisions of the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 932-10-5 “Extractive Activities—Oil and Gas” (which we refer to as Topic 932).

Mexico’s total proved developed and undeveloped reserves of crude oil, condensates and liquefiable hydrocarbons recoverable from field processing plants decreased by 1.5% in 2009, from 11,865 million barrels at December 31, 2008 to 11,691 million barrels at December 31, 2009. Mexico’s proved developed reserves of crude oil, condensates and liquefiable hydrocarbons recoverable from processing plants decreased by 5.2% in 2009, from 8,618 million barrels at December 31, 2008 to 8,167 million barrels at December 31, 2009. These decreases were principally due to crude oil and condensates production during 2009, as well as a decline in crude oil reserves in the Akal field and the Paleocanal de Chicontepec, which were partially offset by the field development and reserves reclassification activities described below, as well as exploratory additions.

 

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Mexico’s total proved developed and undeveloped dry gas reserves decreased by 5.8% in 2009, from 12,702 billion cubic feet at December 31, 2008 to 11,966 billion cubic feet at December 31, 2009. Mexico’s proved developed dry gas reserves decreased by 7.6% in 2009, from 8,206 billion cubic feet at December 31, 2008 to 7,586 billion cubic feet at December 31, 2009. Mexico’s proved undeveloped dry gas reserves decreased by 2.6% in 2009, from 4,496 billion cubic feet at December 31, 2008 to 4,380 billion cubic feet at December 31, 2009. These decreases were principally due to the volume of dry gas production during 2009, which was partially offset by exploratory additions.

Due to various field development activities performed during 2009, 750.9 million barrels of oil equivalent were reclassified from proved undeveloped, probable and possible reserves to proved developed reserves, at a cost of Ps. 150,135 million. The only fields containing material volumes of Mexico’s proved reserves that have remained undeveloped for five years or more are the Ayín and Alux fields, with this delay due to our having insufficient geological data relating to these fields. We have begun to address this lack of information by conducting additional studies aimed at reducing uncertainty in existing geological models. As a result, on February 18, 2010, the Ayín-Alux project commenced production with an initial oil flow rate of 4,700 barrels per day through the Alux-1A well. In addition, we completed the construction of 22 kilometers of 20” diameter pipeline connecting the Ayín field and the Alux-1A well to the host platform, which will allow us to better manage this project’s production.

The following three tables of crude oil and dry gas reserves set forth our estimates of Mexico’s proved reserves determined in accordance with Rule 4-10(a).

Summary of Oil and Gas(1) Proved Reserves as of December 31, 2009

Based on Average Fiscal Year Prices(1)

 

     Crude Oil and
Condensates(2)
   Dry Gas(3)
     (in millions of barrels)    (in billions of cubic feet)

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

     

Proved developed reserves

   8,167    7,586

Proved undeveloped reserves

   3,524    4,380
         

Total proved reserves

   11,691    11,966

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) We do not produce synthetic oil or synthetic gas, or extract other natural resources from which synthetic oil or synthetic gas can be produced.
(2) Crude oil and condensate reserves include the fraction of liquefiable hydrocarbons recoverable in natural gas processing plants located at fields.
(3) Production refers here to dry gas, although natural gas production reported in other tables refers to sour wet gas. There is a shrinkage in volume when natural gas liquids and impurities are extracted to obtain dry gas. Therefore, reported natural gas volumes are greater than dry gas volumes.

Source: Pemex-Exploration and Production.

 

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Crude Oil and Condensate Reserves (including natural gas liquids)(1)

 

     2005     2006     2007     2008     2009  
     (in millions of barrels)  

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

          

At January 1

   14,803      13,671      12,849      12,187      11,865   

Revisions(2)

   165      425      455      444      577   

Extensions and discoveries

   57      86      150      370      311   

Production

   (1,354   (1,332   (1,268   (1,135   (1,062
                              

At December 31

   13,671      12,849      12,187      11,865      11,691   
                              

Proved developed reserves at December 31

   9,617      8,978      8,436      8,618      8,167   

Proved undeveloped reserves at December 31

   4,054      3,871      3,751      3,247      3,524   

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Crude oil and condensate reserves include the fraction of liquefiable hydrocarbons recoverable in natural gas processing plants located at fields.
(2) Revisions include positive and negative changes due to new data from well drilling, and revisions made when actual reservoir performance differs from expected performance.

Source: Pemex-Exploration and Production.

Dry Gas Reserves

 

     2005     2006     2007     2008     2009  
     (in billions of cubic feet)  

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

          

At January 1

   14,807      14,557      13,856      13,162      12,702   

Revisions(1)

   640      280      879      730      504   

Extensions and discoveries

   415      505      171      454      404   

Production(2)

   (1,305   (1,487   (1,744   (1,643   (1,644
                              

At December 31

   14,557      13,856      13,162      12,702      11,966   
                              

Proved developed reserves at December 31

   8,888      8,688      8,163      8,206      7,586   

Proved undeveloped reserves at December 31

   5,669      5,168      4,999      4,496      4,380   

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Revisions include positive and negative changes due to new data from well drilling, and revisions made when actual reservoir performance differs from expected performance.
(2) Production refers here to dry gas, although natural gas production reported in other tables refers to sour wet gas. There is a shrinkage in volume when natural gas liquids and impurities are extracted to obtain dry gas. Therefore, reported natural gas volumes are greater than dry gas volumes.

Source: Pemex-Exploration and Production.

 

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The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2009, the volumes of proved developed and undeveloped reserves, the number of producing wells and the number of proved undeveloped locations for the fields that contained 87% of Mexico’s proved reserves.

 

Field

   Proved
Reserves(1)
   Developed
Reserves(1)
   Undeveloped
Reserves(1)
   Number
of
Producing
Wells
   Number of
Undeveloped
Locations(2)
     (in millions of barrels of oil equivalent)          

Ku-Maloob-Zaap

   3,265.9    2,608.9    657.0    136    33

Akal

   2,283.0    2,283.0    0.0    140    0

Antonio J. Bermudez(3)

   1,586.5    839.1    747.4    108    69

Jujo-Tecominoacán

   802.6    568.5    234.1    48    25

Aceite Terciario del Golfo

   482.9    121.8    361.2    1,070    3,163

Sihil

   295.4    93.5    202.0    5    20

Ayatsil

   275.8    0.0    275.8    0    18

Ixtal

   259.7    200.9    58.8    8    3

May

   186.9    135.1    51.8    14    8

Bolontikú

   129.5    98.7    30.8    8    4

Ek

   125.6    58.1    67.5    11    11

Sen

   119.3    73.7    45.5    16    6

Tsimin

   117.7    0.0    117.7    0    6

Caan

   112.4    112.4    0.0    15    0

Xux

   110.1    0.0    110.1    0    5

Chuc

   110.0    106.8    3.2    15    0

Cárdenas

   95.2    75.2    20.0    14    6

Costero

   88.1    70.5    17.6    8    2

Sinán

   75.3    57.6    17.7    14    2

Mora

   72.7    59.3    13.4    7    2

Ogarrio

   68.4    55.8    12.6    63    16

Arenque

   67.8    33.0    34.8    14    11

Cactus

   67.6    33.2    34.4    21    0

Pit

   66.8    0.0    66.8    0    3

Yaxché

   64.9    24.4    40.5    5    8

Tizón

   64.5    49.1    15.4    9    2

Chiapas-Copanó

   62.7    62.7    0.0    11    0

Puerto Ceiba

   61.1    39.8    21.4    15    6

Caparroso-Pijije-Escuintle

   52.1    45.9    6.2    11    2

Balam

   51.9    30.6    21.2    4    7

Poza Rica

   50.1    30.7    19.5    157    48

Cauchy

   48.1    43.2    4.9    7    3

Ayín

   45.3    0.0    45.3    0    3

Bellota

   43.5    41.3    2.2    10    1

Papán

   38.2    38.2    0.0    22    0

Alux

   36.6    0.0    36.6    0    1

Chinchorro

   35.4    31.9    3.5    4    1

Homol

   35.3    23.0    12.2    3    1

Arcabuz-Culebra

   35.3    26.2    9.1    617    79

Paredón

   34.9    24.4    10.5    3    1

Teotleco

   34.3    21.6    12.7    3    4

Tamaulipas Constituciones

   33.0    21.7    11.3    290    78

San Ramón

   32.9    23.4    9.4    39    11

Yagual

   32.4    24.5    7.9    6    1

Onel

   31.6    0.0    31.6    0    4

Cinco Presidentes

   31.5    21.1    10.5    31    7

 

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Field

   Proved
Reserves(1)
   Developed
Reserves(1)
   Undeveloped
Reserves(1)
   Number
of
Producing
Wells
   Number of
Undeveloped
Locations(2)
     (in millions of barrels of oil equivalent)          

Lizamba

   27.6    27.6    0.0    42    0

Cráter

   26.9    13.3    13.5    3    2

Ché

   26.2    0.0    26.2    0    1

Nejo

   25.5    19.8    5.7    50    19

Cuitláhuac

   23.7    20.0    3.7    199    13

Rodador

   22.5    17.5    5.1    19    4

Narváez

   21.5    21.5    0.0    10    0

Lum

   19.1    5.1    14.0    1    2

Magallanes-Tucán-Pajonal

   16.6    12.2    4.4    31    10

Fundador

   16.4    16.4    0.0    34    0

Terra

   16.3    5.8    10.5    1    3

Abkatún

   15.3    15.3    0.0    12    1

Velero

   11.0    9.7    1.3    144    13

Arcos

   9.8    9.5    0.3    126    2

Pol

   8.5    8.5    0.0    10    0
                        

Total

   12,107.4    8,510.8    3,596.6    3,664    3,751
                        

Mexico’s proved reserves

   13,992.1    9,625.9    4,366.2      

Percentage

   87%    88%    82%      

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.

(1) Proved reserves, developed reserves and undeveloped reserves are expressed in millions of barrels of oil equivalent. To convert dry gas to barrels of oil equivalent, a factor of 5.201 thousand cubic feet of dry gas per barrel of oil equivalent is used.
(2) Undeveloped Locations refers to the number of geographic sites or locations where a well will be drilled to produce undeveloped proved reserves.
(3) Includes the Cunduacán, Iride, Oxiacaque, Platanal and Samaria fields.

Source: Pemex-Exploration and Production.

Pemex-Exploration and Production’s reserves replacement ratio (which we refer to as the RRR) has steadily improved over recent years. The RRR for a given period is calculated by dividing the sum of reserves additions due to discoveries, developments, delineations and revisions by that period’s total production. In 2009, the RRR was 77.1%, which was 5.3 percentage points higher than the 2008 RRR of 71.8%, and represented the highest rate attained since our adoption of Rule 4-10(a). This increase in our RRR was mainly due to decreased production in 2009, as compared to 2008.

Our goal is to achieve a 100% RRR by 2012, including by increasing Mexico’s proved reserves over the coming years. We aim to accomplish this primarily through development of the Ku-Maloob-Zaap, Crudo Ligero Marino and Aceite Terciario del Golfo projects, as well as through the performance of delineation activities. We have developed these objectives based on reserves estimates, which are subject to the uncertainty and risks associated with hydrocarbon exploration and production activities. Additionally, future decisions regarding authorized exploration and exploitation investment levels may lead to related changes.

Our reserves production ratio, which is presented in terms of years, is calculated by dividing the estimated remaining reserves at the end of the relevant year by the total production of hydrocarbons for that year. As of December 31, 2009, this ratio was equal to 10.2 years for proved reserves, which represents an increase of 3% as compared to the 2008 reserves production ratio of 9.9 years for proved reserves.

Sales Prices and Production Costs

The following table sets forth our average sales price per unit of oil and gas produced and our average production cost per unit of production, in the aggregate and for each field containing 15% or more of Mexico’s proved reserves.

 

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Unit Sales Prices and Production Costs

 

     Ku-Maloob-Zaap    Akal    Other Fields    All Fields

Year ended December 31, 2009

           

Average sales prices

           

Crude oil, per barrel

   U.S.$  52.18    U.S.$  54.29    U.S.$  58.02    U.S.$  55.41

Natural gas, per thousand cubic feet

   U.S.$ 4.60    U.S.$ 4.78    U.S.$ 3.83    U.S.$ 4.06

Average production costs, per barrel of oil equivalent

   U.S.$ 3.77    U.S.$ 5.48    U.S.$ 5.10    U.S.$ 4.85

Year ended December 31, 2008

           

Average sales prices

           

Crude oil, per barrel

   U.S.$ 31.61    U.S.$ 33.08    U.S.$ 37.72    U.S.$ 34.64

Natural gas, per thousand cubic feet

   U.S.$ 6.98    U.S.$ 7.26    U.S.$ 5.91    U.S.$ 6.26

Average production costs, per barrel of oil equivalent

   U.S.$ 5.16    U.S.$ 6.75    U.S.$ 6.24    U.S.$ 6.16

Year ended December 31, 2007

           

Average sales prices

           

Crude oil, per barrel

   U.S.$ 77.79    U.S.$ 81.69    U.S.$ 88.11    U.S.$ 83.43

Natural gas, per thousand cubic feet

   U.S.$ 7.48    U.S.$ 7.78    U.S.$ 6.35    U.S.$ 6.59

Average production costs, per barrel of oil equivalent

   U.S.$ 4.59    U.S.$ 4.15    U.S.$ 5.11    U.S.$ 4.70

 

Source: Pemex-Exploration and Production.

In 2009, our average production cost of U.S. $4.85 per barrel of oil equivalent decreased by 21.3% as compared to U.S. $6.16 per barrel in 2008. This decrease resulted primarily from a 21% devaluation in the exchange rate of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar, as well as a 9.1% decrease in production expenses, from Ps. 99.5 billion in 2008 to Ps. 90.4 billion in 2009, mainly due to lower gas purchase costs. These factors were only partially offset by an increase in nitrogen acquisitions and a 5.0% reduction in total hydrocarbons production in 2009 as compared to 2008, from 1,451 million barrels of oil equivalent in 2008 to 1,378 million barrels of oil equivalent in 2009.

Pemex-Exploration and Production calculates and discloses our production costs pursuant to international practices. In accordance with ASC Topic 932, the production cost per barrel of oil equivalent is calculated by dividing total production expenses (in U.S. dollars) by total production of hydrocarbons (in barrels of oil equivalent) for the relevant period.

Our total production cost consists of all direct and indirect costs incurred to produce crude oil and gas, including costs associated with the operation and maintenance of wells and related equipment and facilities. In addition, it includes costs of labor to operate the wells and facilities, the costs of materials, supplies and fuel consumed, including gas used for gas lifting, nitrogen and other chemicals, repair and non-capitalized maintenance costs, and other costs, such as fees for general services, a labor fund for active personnel, corporate services and indirect overhead. However, it excludes non-cash expenses such as amortization of capitalized well expenses, the depreciation of fixed assets, expenses associated with the distribution and handling of hydrocarbons and other expenses that are related to exploration and drilling activities.

Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production

In 2009, we produced an average of 2,602 thousand barrels per day of crude oil, 6.8% less than our average daily production in 2008 of 2,792 thousand barrels per day of crude oil. The decrease in 2009 was due mainly to the decline of production in the Cantarell complex, which was only partially offset by an increase in crude oil production in the Ku-Maloob-Zaap complex. Shutdowns of wells in the offshore regions as a result of adverse weather conditions, maintenance and inventory accumulations also contributed to this decrease, as did the completion and workover of several wells in the Southwestern Marine and Southern regions. Accordingly, our production of heavy crude oil decreased by 245.7 thousand barrels per day, to 13.9% less than the average daily production in 2008; however, our light and extra-light crude oil production during 2009 increased by 55.6 thousand barrels per day, or a 5.4% increase as compared to 2008.

 

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Crude oil can be classified by its sulfur content. “Sour” or heavy crude oil contains 3.4% or greater sulfur content by weight and “sweet” or light crude oil contains less than 1.0% sulfur content by weight. Most of our production is classified as sour or heavy crude oil.

Pemex-Exploration and Production produces four types of crude oil:

 

   

Altamira, a heavy crude oil;

 

   

Maya, a heavy crude oil;

 

   

Isthmus, a light crude oil; and

 

   

Olmeca, an extra-light crude oil.

Most of Pemex-Exploration and Production’s production consists of Isthmus and Maya crude oil. In 2009, 58.4% of Pemex-Exploration and Production’s total production of crude oil consisted of heavy crude oil and 41.6% consisted of light and extra-light crude oil. The Marine region yields mostly heavy crude oil (71.9% of this region’s production in 2009), although significant volumes of light crude oil are also produced there (28.1% of this region’s production in 2009). The Southern region yields mainly light and extra-light crude oil (together, 97.3% of this region’s production in 2009), and the Northern region yields both heavy crude oil (65.0% of this region’s production in 2009) and light and extra-light crude oil (35.0% of this region’s production in 2009).

The most productive crude oil and natural gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico are located in the Cantarell and Ku-Maloob-Zaap complexes in the Northeastern Marine region, and in the Chuc, Caan, Sinán and Ixtal fields in the Southwestern Marine region. In particular, the Cantarell business unit produced 684.8 thousand barrels per day of crude oil in 2009, or 26.3% of our total crude oil production for the year, and 1,455.3 million cubic feet per day of natural gas, or 20.7% of our total natural gas production for the year.

The following table sets forth our annual crude oil production rates by type of oil for the five years ended December 31, 2009.

Crude Oil Production

 

     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009    2009
vs. 2008
 
     (in thousands of barrels per day)    (%)  

Marine region

                 

Heavy crude oil

   2,330.8    2,173.6    1,975.7    1,701.8    1,446.1    (15.0

Light crude oil(1)

   422.5    506.2    547.9    544.0    564.4    3.8   
                           

Total

   2,753.3    2,679.8    2,523.6    2,245.8    2,010.4    (10.5

Southern region

                 

Heavy crude oil

   20.8    14.2    10.7    11.1    13.3    19.8   

Light crude oil(1)

   475.7    477.1    454.5    447.6    484.5    8.2   
                           

Total

   496.6    491.3    465.2    458.7    497.7    8.5   

Northern region

                 

Heavy crude oil

   35.4    55.9    53.0    52.8    60.7    15.0   

Light crude oil(1)

   48.1    28.6    33.9    34.3    32.7    (4.7
                           

Total

   83.5    84.5    86.9    87.1    93.3    7.1   

Total heavy crude oil

   2,387.0    2,243.8    2,039.4    1,765.7    1,520.0    (13.9

Total light crude oil(1)

   946.4    1,011.8    1,036.3    1,025.9    1,081.5    5.4   
                           

Total crude oil

   3,333.3    3,255.6    3,075.7    2,791.6    2,601.5    (6.8
                           

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.

(1) Includes extra-light crude oil.

Source: Pemex-Exploration and Production.

 

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The following table sets forth our annual crude oil production by region and business unit for the five years ended December 31, 2009.

Crude Oil Production

 

     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009    2009
vs. 2008
 
     (in thousands of barrels per day)    (%)  

Northern region

                 

Poza Rica-Altamira

   81.6    83.0    85.1    55.7    59.1    6.1   

Aceite Terciario del Golfo

   —      —      —      29.3    29.5    0.7   

Veracruz

   1.9    1.5    1.8    2.1    4.6    119.0   
                           

Total

   83.5    84.5    86.9    87.1    93.3    7.1   

Southern region

                 

Cinco Presidentes

   38.8    39.3    44.6    47.3    56.6    19.7   

Bellota-Jujo

   224.0    219.1    190.0    174.8    172.2    (1.5

Macuspana

   5.0    6.6    10.4    15.7    27.1    72.6   

Muspac

   33.3    33.6    33.6    36.1    42.1    16.6   

Samaria-Luna

   195.5    192.7    186.7    184.7    199.9    8.2   
                           

Total

   496.6    491.3    465.2    458.7    497.7    8.5   

Marine region

                 

Cantarell

   2,035.3    1,800.9    1,490.5    1,039.5    684.8    (34.1

Ku-Maloob-Zaap

   321.7    403.8    527.2    706.0    808.0    14.4   

Abkatún-Pol-Chuc

   299.8    332.2    312.3    308.1    305.4    (0.9

Litoral de Tabasco

   96.5    142.9    193.6    192.2    212.3    10.5   
                           

Total

   2,753.3    2,679.8    2,523.6    2,245.8    2,010.4    (10.5
                           

Total crude oil

   3,333.3    3,255.6    3,075.7    2,791.6    2,601.5    (6.8
                           

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
Source: Pemex-Exploration and Production.

The Marine region is located on the continental shelf and its slope in the Gulf of Mexico. It covers a surface area of approximately 550,000 square kilometers, located entirely within Mexican territorial waters, along the coast of the states of Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, Quintana Roo and the southern coast of the state of Veracruz. In 2009, the average crude oil production from the 33 fields located in this region was 2,010.4 thousand barrels per day.

The Southern region covers an area of approximately 392,000 square kilometers, including the states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco, Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Campeche and Veracruz. In 2009, the average crude oil production from the 97 fields located in this region was 497.7 thousand barrels per day.

The Northern region, including its offshore area, is located on the continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico along the coast of the state of Tamaulipas and the northern coast of the state of Veracruz. It covers an area of approximately 1.8 million square kilometers. Our production area in the onshore portion of this region is located in, among others, the states of Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, San Luis Potosí and Puebla; we also produce offshore on the continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2009, the average crude oil and natural gas production in the Northern region totaled 93.3 thousand barrels of crude oil per day and 2,537.1 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, respectively, from the 264 oil and gas fields in this region.

 

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The following table sets forth our annual natural gas production rates by region and business unit for the five years ended December 31, 2009.

Natural Gas Production

 

     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009    2009
vs. 2008
 
     (in millions of cubic feet per day)    (%)  

Northern region

                 

Burgos

   1,217.3    1,330.3    1,411.8    1,382.7    1,515.2    9.6   

Veracruz

   499.2    723.3    921.7    956.7    809.6    (15.4

Poza Rica-Altamira

   118.8    174.1    222.5    152.5    133.5    (12.5

Aceite Terciario del Golfo

   —      —      —      52.0    78.7    51.3   
                           
   1,835.2    2,227.6    2,556.0    2,543.9    2,537.1    (0.3

Southern region

                 

Cinco Presidentes

   62.8    56.7    61.4    67.5    69.2    2.5   

Bellota-Jujo

   281.9    271.4    239.6    250.7    260.8    4.0   

Macuspana

   167.5    192.9    223.1    260.5    312.4    19.9   

Muspac

   449.2    368.5    310.9    299.5    278.6    (7.0

Samaria-Luna

   438.9    462.6    517.6    572.4    678.6    18.6   
                           
   1,400.3    1,352.1    1,352.8    1,450.6    1,599.6    10.3   

Marine region

                 

Cantarell

   760.7    717.7    944.9    1,628.5    1,455.3    (10.6

Ku-Maloob-Zaap

   167.1    202.5    212.2    272.8    327.2    19.9   

Abkatún-Pol-Chuc

   431.8    512.5    544.2    569.0    580.2    2.0   

Litoral de Tabasco

   222.9    343.6    448.4    453.9    531.3    17.1   
                           
   1,582.5    1,776.4    2,149.7    2,924.2    2,894.0    (1.0
                           

Total natural gas

   4,818.0    5,356.1    6,058.5    6,918.6    7,030.7    1.6   
                           

 

Source: Pemex-Exploration and Production.

In 2009, the Northern region produced 2,537.1 million cubic feet per day of natural gas, or 36.1% of our total natural gas production, a decrease of 0.3% as compared to the region’s 2008 production of 2,543.9 million cubic feet per day. In 2009, the Southern region produced 1,599.6 million cubic feet per day of natural gas, or 22.7% of our total natural gas production, an increase of 10.3% as compared to the region’s 2008 production of 1,450.6 million cubic feet per day. In 2009, the Marine region produced 2,894.0 million cubic feet per day of natural gas, or 41.2% of our total natural gas production, a decrease of 1.0% as compared to the region’s 2008 production of 2,924.2 million cubic feet per day.

Investments in Exploration and Production

In nominal peso terms, our capital expenditures for exploration and production were Ps. 180,507 million in 2009, as compared to Ps. 136,102 million in 2008, representing a 32.6% increase in nominal terms. Of our total capital expenditures, Ps. 41,002 million was directed to the Cantarell fields, Ps. 28,626 million was directed to the Strategic Gas Program, Ps. 20,894 million was directed to the Ku-Maloob-Zaap fields, Ps. 20,607 million was directed to the Aceite Terciario del Golfo project, Ps. 19,410 million was used for development of the Burgos natural gas fields (including Ps. 7,373 million from the Financed Public Works Contracts Program, see “—Information on the Company—Business Overview—Exploration and Production—Financed Public Works Contracts” in this Item 4), Ps. 10,442 million was directed to the Antonio J. Bermúdez fields, Ps. 5,419 million was directed to the Jujo-Tecominoacán fields, Ps. 4,571 million was directed to the Delta del Grijalva fields,

 

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Ps. 4,552 million was directed to the Integral Yaxché project, Ps. 4,496 million was directed to the Bellota-Chinchorro fields and Ps. 3,469 million was directed to the Chuc fields. During 2009, expenditures for these 11 projects amounted to 90.6% of all our capital expenditures for exploration and production. The remaining 9.4% amounted to Ps. 17,019 million in nominal terms, which was directed to the 12 remaining projects as well as administrative and technical support.

2010 Exploration and Production Capital Expenditures Budget. For 2010, Pemex-Exploration and Production has a total capital expenditures budget of Ps. 186,486 million, as compared to Ps. 180,507 million of capital expenditures made in 2009, representing an increase of 3.3%. The 2010 budget includes all of the 23 ongoing strategic exploration and production projects, and Ps. 10,737 million of the total budget relates to Financed Public Works Contracts. Approximately Ps. 153,621 million, or 82.4% of our 2010 capital expenditures budget, is to be allocated to projects relating to field development and pipelines. Approximately Ps. 32,865 million, or 17.6% of the total budget, will be allocated to exploration activities.

The 2010 exploration and production budget includes Ps. 38,041 million for Cantarell, Ps. 32,482 million for the Strategic Gas Program, Ps. 22,238 million for Ku-Maloob-Zaap, Ps. 20,225 million for Aceite Terciario del Golfo, Ps. 18,185 million for Burgos, Ps. 9,511 million for Antonio J. Bermúdez, Ps. 6,316 million for the Jujo-Tecominoacán project, Ps. 5,797 million for the Chuc project, Ps. 5,777 million for the Delta del Grijalva project, Ps. 4,920 million for the Bellota-Chinchorro project, Ps. 4,411 million for the Integral Yaxché project and Ps. 18,583 million for the remaining projects as well as administrative and technical support.

Exploration and Production Investment Trends. In 2009, we invested Ps. 30,372 million in nominal terms, or 16.8% of the total capital expenditures of Pemex-Exploration and Production, in exploration activities, which represents a 26.1% increase from the Ps. 24,082 million invested in exploration activities in 2008. In 2009, we invested Ps. 150,135 million in nominal terms, or 83.2% of the total capital expenditures for Pemex-Exploration and Production, in development activities, which represents a 34.0% increase from the Ps. 112,020 million invested in development activities in 2008.

In 2010, we have budgeted Ps. 32,865 million, or 17.6% of total capital expenditures, for exploration activities of Pemex-Exploration and Production, which represents an 8.2% increase in nominal terms from the amount invested in exploration activities in 2009. For development activities, we have budgeted Ps. 153,621 million, or 82.4% of total capital expenditures, which represents a 2.3% increase in nominal terms from the amount that Pemex-Exploration and Production invested in development activities in 2009. In 2011, we expect to invest Ps. 38,753 million, or 18.5% of total capital expenditures for Pemex-Exploration and Production, in exploration activities, which represents a 17.9% increase in nominal terms from the amount budgeted for 2010. In 2012, we expect to invest Ps. 38,142 million, or 19.9% of total capital expenditures for Pemex-Exploration and Production, in exploration activities, which represents a 1.6% decrease in nominal terms from the amount projected for 2011.

The capital expenditures of Pemex-Exploration and Production have constituted greater than 83% of PEMEX’s total capital expenditures in each of the last five years. In 2010, Pemex-Exploration and Production’s capital expenditures will constitute 81.1% of PEMEX’s total.

The following table sets forth our capital expenditures related to exploration and development during the five years ended December 31, 2009.

 

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Exploration and Development Capital Expenditures for 2005-2009

 

     Year ended December 31,(1)
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009
     (in millions of nominal pesos)

Exploration

   Ps.14,653    Ps.  12,960    Ps.  13,624    Ps.  24,082    Ps.  30,372

Development

   75,794    89,391    101,939    112,020    150,135
                        

Total

   Ps.90,447    Ps.102,351    Ps.115,563    Ps.136,102    Ps.180,507
                        

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Amounts based on cash basis method of accounting.
Source: Pemex-Exploration and Production.

The following table sets forth our estimated capital expenditures budget for exploration and development for 2010 through 2013.

Estimated Exploration and Development Capital Expenditures for 2010-2013

 

     Year ended December 31,(1)
     2010(2)    2011    2012    2013
     (in millions of constant 2010 pesos)

Exploration(3)

   Ps.  32,865    Ps.  38,753    Ps.  38,142    Ps.  37,696

Development(3)

   153,621    170,912    153,622    131,920
                   

Total

   Ps.186,486    Ps.209,665    Ps.191,764    Ps.169,616
                   

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Amounts based on cash basis method of accounting.
(2) Approved budget.
(3) Estimated budgets for 2011 through 2013 are based on amounts authorized by the SHCP for projects in 2010.
Source: Pemex-Exploration and Production.

Investments and Production by Project

We conduct exploration, production and development activities in fields throughout Mexico. Our eleven main projects are Cantarell, the Strategic Gas Program, Ku-Maloob-Zaap, Aceite Terciario del Golfo, Burgos, Antonio J. Bermúdez, Jujo-Tecominoacán, Delta del Grijalva, Integral Yaxché, Bellota-Chinchorro and Chuc. They are described below.

Cantarell Project. The Cantarell project is located on the continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico. It consists of the Akal, Chac, Ixtoc, Kutz, Nohoch, Sihil and Takin fields, which extend over an area of 185.5 square kilometers. The Akal field is considered one of the last super giant oil fields in the world discovered in the past several decades. As of December 31, 2009, there were a total of 480 wells drilled in the Cantarell project, 163 of which were producing. During 2009, the Cantarell business unit, of which the Cantarell project is part, was the second most important producer of crude oil in Mexico, averaging 684.8 thousand barrels per day of crude oil. This was 34.1% less than 2008 production, which was 1,039.5 thousand barrels per day, as a result of the decline of these fields. Natural gas production from the Cantarell business unit during 2009 averaged 1,455.3 million cubic feet per day. This was 10.6% lower than the 2008 average natural gas production, which was 1,628.5 million cubic feet per day.

 

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The Cantarell project averaged 646.5 thousand barrels per day of crude oil production during 2009. This was 35.9% less than production in 2008, which was 1,008.8 thousand barrels per day. Natural gas production from the Cantarell project during 2009 averaged 1,452.5 million cubic feet per day. This was 10.7% lower than the 2008 average natural gas production, which was 1,626.4 million cubic feet per day.

As of December 31, 2009, cumulative production of the Cantarell project was 13.3 billion barrels of crude oil and 6.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, proved hydrocarbon reserves of the Cantarell project totaled 2.4 billion barrels of crude oil and 1.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, total proved reserves were 2.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent, 2.4 billion of which were developed.

We note that the annual rate of decline in production of the Akal field, which is the most important field in the Cantarell project, decreased from 38% in the first half of 2008 to 15% in the second half of 2009. This decrease in the decline rate contributed to our maintaining the production levels described above.

In nominal peso terms, Pemex-Exploration and Production’s capital expenditure on developing reservoirs in the Marine region totaled Ps. 21,009 million in 2007, Ps. 29,073 million in 2008 and Ps. 41,002 million in 2009. For 2010, we have budgeted Ps. 38,041 million for capital expenditures for the Cantarell project. By the end of 2010, we expect our capital expenditures to total approximately U.S. $29.6 billion for this project.

On October 10, 1997, we awarded a build-own-operate contract for a nitrogen cryogenic plant at the Cantarell complex to a consortium formed by BOC Holdings, Linde, Marubeni, West Coast Energy and ICA Fluor Daniel. Under this contract, the consortium is responsible for the financing, design, construction and operation of the plant. The plant began operations in 2000 and cost approximately Ps. 10,131 million in nominal terms. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Pemex-Exploration and Production has the right to acquire the nitrogen plant in the case of a default by the consortium. Pemex-Exploration and Production has the obligation to acquire the nitrogen plant if it defaults under the contract. Under the terms of the contract, Pemex-Exploration and Production has committed to purchase 1.2 billion cubic feet per day of nitrogen from the consortium for a period of 15 years. Because less pressure will be necessary as the Cantarell fields decline, the volume of nitrogen needed for injection into these fields will decrease over time. We therefore plan to direct an increasing amount of this nitrogen instead to the Ku-Maloob-Zaap project.

During 2009, Pemex-Exploration and Production paid approximately U.S. $60 million under this contract for an approximate total volume of 14 billion cubic feet of nitrogen, which was injected into the Cantarell fields. In 2010, Pemex-Exploration and Production expects to pay approximately U.S. $63 million under this contract for an approximate total volume of 14 billion cubic feet of nitrogen to be injected into the fields.

Strategic Gas Program (SGP). In 2001, Pemex-Exploration and Production began a nine-year, U.S.$8,105 million Strategic Gas Program. Based on the expected acceleration of growth in the demand for natural gas in the medium- and long-term as compared to its projected supply, Pemex-Exploration and Production reviewed its energy policy. With the objective of addressing natural gas shortages, Pemex-Exploration and Production identified and selected a portfolio of investment options aimed at increasing gas production. Field development and production optimization represents 76% of SGP expenditures, with the goal of increasing the production of natural gas to 2,308 million cubic feet per day by 2015. Exploration activities, which include twelve different exploratory natural gas and integral gas projects, represent 12% of SGP expenditures, with the goal of increasing proved reserves. Development of newly discovered fields represents 12% of SGP expenditures. The Veracruz and Crudo Ligero Marino projects in the Northern and Southwestern Marine regions are the SGP’s most important projects.

 

   

Veracruz Project. The Veracruz project is the second most important non-associated gas project in Mexico. It is located on the western margin of the Gulf of Mexico, in central Veracruz. During 2009, it produced an average of 0.8 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. As of December 31, 2009,

 

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cumulative production totaled 2.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Proved hydrocarbon reserves totaled 0.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas or 182.5 million barrels of oil equivalent. In addition, developed reserves totaled 0.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, or 172.9 million barrels of oil equivalent. Three of the most important fields in the Veracruz project are Lizamba, Papán and Cauchy.

 

   

Lizamba. This field covers an area of 40 square kilometers. During 2009, it produced an average of 263.8 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. As of December 31, 2009, the drilling of 57 wells had been completed, and 42 of these wells were operating. Proved reserves were 144.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas or 27.6 million barrels of oil equivalent, all of which were developed.

 

   

Papán. This field covers an area of 29.4 square kilometers. Gas production averaged 244.5 million cubic feet of natural gas per day in 2009. As of December 31, 2009, the drilling of 24 wells had been completed, and 22 of these wells were operating. As of December 31, 2009, proved reserves totaled 198.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas or 38.2 million barrels of oil equivalent, all of which were developed.

 

   

Cauchy. This field, which was discovered in 2008, is one of the most important discoveries of non-associated gas in the Veracruz basin. The field covers an area of 18.0 square kilometers. As of December 31, 2009, 14 wells had been completed, of which only seven were operating due to the lack of gas transportation capacity. As of the date of this report, all wells are now operating. As of December 31, 2009, proved reserves totaled 250.3 billion cubic feet of natural gas or 48.1 million barrels of oil equivalent, of which 224.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas or 43.2 million barrels of oil equivalent were developed.

 

   

Crudo Ligero Marino Project. This project is located on the continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of the states of Tabasco and Campeche, 76 kilometers northeast from the Dos Bocas Marine Terminal in Paraíso, Tabasco. The project is composed of the Bolontikú, Citam, Ichalkil, Kab, Kix, May, Men, Misón, Nak, Sinán, Yum, Tsimin and the newly discovered Xux fields, all in the Southwestern Marine region. As of December 31, 2009, the drilling of 70 wells had been completed, and 37 of these wells were producing. Approximately half of the fields in this project are not yet developed. During 2009, average daily production totaled 166.7 thousand barrels of crude oil and 471.0 million cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, cumulative production totaled 249.6 million barrels of crude oil and 644.6 billion cubic feet of natural gas. Proved hydrocarbon reserves totaled 352.0 million barrels of crude oil and 1.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Total proved reserves were 696.0 million barrels of oil equivalent, of which 301.3 million barrels were developed.

In nominal peso terms, Pemex-Exploration and Production’s capital expenditures for the SGP were Ps. 20,211 million in 2007, Ps. 26,717 million in 2008 and Ps. 28,626 in 2009. For 2010, we expect capital expenditures to be Ps. 32,482 million, which would bring our total capital expenditures for the program to approximately U.S. $17.5 billion through December 31, 2010.

From 2005 to 2009, average production from the SGP was 1.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. Since 2005, 121 exploratory wells have demonstrated offshore and onshore gas potential, resulting in a 40% exploratory success ratio. During 2009, one field was discovered in the Veracruz basin through the Cervelo 1A well, which added 7.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas to proved reserves. Development activities have focused mainly on the Costero project, specifically on the Costero field, where 34.2 million barrels of oil equivalent were added from the drilling of two wells during 2009. Similar development activities were performed in the Crudo Ligero Marino project, specifically at the May, Kab and Sinán fields, and in the Veracruz project, mainly in the Cauchy field.

Ku-Maloob-Zaap Project. The Ku-Maloob-Zaap project is one of the main producers of heavy crude oil and plays an important part in the production of the Maya crude oil mix. It is the most important project in Mexico in terms of total proved hydrocarbon reserves and crude oil production. It is composed of the Bacab, Lum, Ku, Maloob and Zaap fields, and extends over an area of 149.5 square kilometers. As of December 31, 2009, there

 

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were a total of 175 wells completed, 142 of which were producing. The project produced an average of 808.0 thousand barrels of crude oil and 327.2 million cubic feet of natural gas per day in 2009. As of December 31, 2009, cumulative production was 3.0 billion barrels of crude oil and 1.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, proved hydrocarbon reserves totaled 3.0 billion barrels of crude oil and 1.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Total proved reserves were 3.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent, of which 2.6 billion barrels were developed.

In nominal peso terms, Pemex-Exploration and Production’s capital expenditures for this project were Ps. 32,165 million in 2007, Ps. 21,124 million in 2008 and Ps. 20,894 in 2009. For 2010, we anticipate that capital expenditures will be Ps. 22,238 million and that total accumulated capital expenditures for this project will reach approximately U.S. $12.5 billion. In 2009, Pemex-Exploration and Production paid approximately U.S. $86 million to acquire nitrogen for the pressure maintenance project in the fifth module of the Cantarell nitrogen cryogenic plant, which began operations in November 2006. In 2010, we expect to spend approximately U.S. $87 million to acquire approximately 3.6 billion cubic feet of nitrogen for injection into the Ku-Maloob-Zaap fields.

Aceite Terciario del Golfo Project (formerly Paleocanal de Chicontepec). The Aceite Terciario del Golfo project is located in the Northern region and covers an area of 3,785 square kilometers. This project is comprised of 29 fields, which are divided among eight sectors. As of December 31, 2009, there were a total of 2,362 wells completed, of which 1,070 were producing. The project produced an average of 29.5 thousand barrels of crude oil and 78.7 million cubic feet of natural gas per day in 2009. As of December 31, 2009, cumulative production was 170.9 million barrels of crude oil and 298.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, proved hydrocarbon reserves totaled 358.3 million barrels of crude oil and 610.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas. Total proved reserves were 482.9 million barrels of oil equivalent, of which 121.8 million were developed. During 2009, field development activities at the project included the drilling of 794 wells, 426 of which were completed. Of these 426 completed wells, 413 were classified as producing, reflecting a success factor of 96.9%. By the end of 2009, 72% of the total producing wells were operating with artificial lift systems utilizing methods such as beam pumping and gas lift, which are those most commonly used. The remaining 28% were flowing wells.

In nominal peso terms, Pemex-Exploration and Production’s capital expenditures for the Aceite Terciario del Golfo project were Ps. 4,103 million in 2007, Ps. 8,998 million in 2008 and Ps. 20,607 in 2009. For 2010, we anticipate that capital expenditures for this project will be Ps. 20,225 million and that total accumulated investments in this project will be approximately U.S. $5.1 billion.

Burgos Project. The Burgos project is the largest producer of non-associated gas in Mexico. The fields in Burgos accounted for 21.6% of our total natural gas production in 2009. The project is located in northeastern Mexico. In 1997, Pemex-Exploration and Production initiated a development program for the Burgos natural gas fields. The objective of the Burgos project is to better enable us to meet increasing domestic demand for natural gas.

In 2008, we awarded a contract to Dowell Schlumberger de México, S.A. de C.V. and OFS Servicio, S.A. de C.V. to drill a total of 400 wells in three years (this contract known as the “Burgos VII” contract), for a total amount of U.S. $1,153.5 million. Unlike other service contracts based on unit prices, the services carried out pursuant to this contract are financed by the contractors with Pemex-Exploration and Production paying those contractors over a 48-month period.

During 2009, the Burgos project produced an average of 1.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. As of December 31, 2009, the drilling of 6,972 wells had been completed, and 2,776 of these wells were operating. Some of the most important fields are the Arcabuz-Culebra, Cuitláhuac, Velero, Arcos, Fundador, Nejo and Forastero fields, which together produced 44.0% of the total production of the Burgos project in 2009.

 

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Main Fields of the Burgos Project

(as of December 31, 2009)

 

    Arcabuz-
Culebra
  Cuitláhuac   Velero   Arcos   Fundador   Nejo   Forastero

Total acreage (square kilometers)

  380   190   58   45.0   25   43   6

Developed acreage

  350   184   55   44.5   20   33   5

Undeveloped acreage

  30   6   3   0.5   5   10   1

Wells completed

  918   381   214   190   37   65   11

Producing wells

  617   199   144   126   34   50   9

2009 production of natural gas (million cubic feet per day)

  203.4   84.3   86.9   46.9   66.3   80.4   98.9

Cumulative production of natural gas (billion cubic feet)

  1,669.6   576.7   219.4   611.8   143.8   50.3   62.9

Proved reserves of natural gas (billion cubic feet)

  190.3   109.0   64.5   57.4   75.3   117.4   81.4

Proved developed reserves

  139.2   92.1   56.9   55.6   75.3   91.2   66.6

Proved undeveloped reserves

  51.1   16.9   7.6   1.8   0   26.2   14.9

From 2005 to 2009, exploration activities and the reclassification of reserves increased estimated proved reserves in Burgos by 398.7 million barrels of oil equivalent. Production during this period totaled 419.0 million barrels of oil equivalent. During 2009, reserves decreased by 6.9 million barrels of oil equivalent, from 391.2 million barrels of oil equivalent in 2008 to 384.3 million barrels of oil equivalent in 2009.

In nominal peso terms, our capital expenditures for the Burgos project were Ps. 12,106 million in 2007, Ps. 13,182 million in 2008 and Ps. 19,410 million in 2009 (including Financed Public Works Contracts). For 2010, we anticipate that our capital expenditures for this project will amount to Ps. 18,185 million and that our total accumulated capital expenditures will reach approximately U.S. $13.8 billion.

Antonio J. Bermúdez Project. In 2002, we began investing in the Antonio J. Bermúdez project, the main investment project in the Southern region and the fourth largest in Mexico. This project is designed to accelerate reserves recovery, as well as increase the recovery factor by drilling additional wells and implementing a system of pressure maintenance through nitrogen injection. It consists of the Samaria, Cunduacán, Oxiacaque, Iride and Platanal fields, and covers an area of 163 square kilometers. As of December 31, 2009, a total of 374 wells had been completed, of which 108 were producing. During 2009, the project produced an average of 88.8 thousand barrels of crude oil and 290.1 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. As of December 31, 2009, cumulative production was 2.8 billion barrels of crude oil and 4.0 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, proved hydrocarbon reserves in this field totaled 1.0 billion barrels of crude oil and 2.1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, total proved reserves were 1.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent, of which 0.8 billion were developed.

In nominal peso terms, our capital expenditures for the Antonio J. Bermúdez project were Ps. 6,568 million in 2007, Ps. 8,728 million in 2008 and Ps. 10,442 in 2009. For 2010, we anticipate that our capital expenditures for this project will be Ps. 9,511 million and that our total accumulated investments in the project will reach approximately U.S. $4.9 billion. In March 2005, we entered into a contract with Praxair México, S. de R.L. de C.V. to build, own and operate a nitrogen cryogenic plant. Construction of this plant was completed in June 2008. After completing testing in July 2008, we began injecting 190 million cubic feet per day of nitrogen into the project. In 2009, we paid approximately Ps. 661 million to acquire nitrogen from this plant for pressure maintenance in connection with the project. From 2010 to 2022, we plan to continue to inject this same volume of nitrogen.

Jujo-Tecominoacán Project. The Jujo-Tecominoacán project is the third largest crude oil producer in the Southern region. It consists of the Jujo-Tecominoacán, Jacinto, Paredón, Tepeyil and Fénix fields. The project

 

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covers an area of 82 square kilometers and has been exploited by Pemex-Exploration and Production since 1980. Since 2002, our investments in the Jujo-Tecominoacán project have been focused on maintaining oil production by drilling additional wells and implementing pressure maintenance programs.

As of December 31, 2009, a total of 221 wells had been completed, of which 56 were producing. During 2009, the project produced an average of 66.8 thousand barrels of crude oil and 124.2 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. As of December 31, 2009, cumulative production was 1.4 billion barrels of crude oil and 2.3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Proved hydrocarbon reserves totaled 558.8 million barrels of crude oil and 1.3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, total proved reserves were 865.2 million barrels of oil equivalent, 617.7 million of which were developed.

In 2005, we entered into a contract with Tecnología en Nitrógeno, S. de R.L. de C.V. for that entity to build, own and operate a nitrogen cryogenic plant to supply us with nitrogen for injection into the fields to maintain pressure. The average amount injected from October 2006 through October 2007 was 70 million cubic feet per day. On November 30, 2007, we began a 90 million cubic feet per day injection. In 2009, we paid approximately Ps. 822 million to acquire nitrogen from this plant for pressure maintenance in connection with the project. From 2010 to 2017, we plan to continue to inject this same volume of nitrogen.

In nominal peso terms, our capital expenditures for the Jujo-Tecominoacán project were Ps. 2,851 million in 2007, Ps. 5,655 million in 2008 and Ps. 5,419 in 2009. In 2010, we expect our capital expenditures to be Ps. 6,316 million, bringing our total capital expenditures for the project to approximately U.S. $2.4 billion.

Delta del Grijalva Project. The Delta del Grijalva project is the most important in the Southern region in terms of both oil and gas production. The project covers an area of 1,343 square kilometers and has been exploited by Pemex-Exploration and Production since 1982. As of December 31, 2009, there were a total of 136 wells drilled, of which 47 were producing. During 2009, the project produced an average of 103.5 thousand barrels of crude oil and 376.9 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. The most important fields are Sen, Tizón and Caparroso-Pijije-Escuintle.

 

   

Sen. This field covers an area of 45.1 kilometers. As of December 31, 2009, a total of 42 wells had been completed, 16 of which were producing. During 2009, the field produced an average of 46.0 thousand barrels of crude oil and 136.6 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. As of December 31, 2009, cumulative production was 233.5 million barrels of crude oil and 643.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas. Proved hydrocarbon reserves totaled 72.0 million barrels of crude oil and 202.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, total proved reserves were 119.3 million barrels of oil equivalent, 73.7 million of which were developed.

 

   

Tizón. This field covers an area of 17.8 square kilometers. As of December 31, 2009, a total of 11 wells had been completed, nine of which were producing. During 2009, the field produced an average of 14.8 thousand barrels of crude oil and 93.2 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. As of December 31, 2009, cumulative production was 20.7 million barrels of crude oil and 126.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas. Proved hydrocarbon reserves totaled 28.1 million barrels of crude oil and 156.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, total proved reserves were 64.5 million barrels of oil equivalent, 49.1 million of which were developed.

 

   

Caparroso-Pijije-Escuintle. This field covers an area of 28.2 square kilometers. As of December 31, 2009, a total of 39 wells had been completed, 11 of which were producing. During 2009, the field produced an average of 30.9 thousand barrels of crude oil and 88.9 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. As of December 31, 2009, cumulative production was 148.5 million barrels of crude oil and 429.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas. Proved hydrocarbon reserves totaled 32.4 million barrels of crude oil and 84.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, total proved reserves were 52.1 million barrels of oil equivalent, 45.9 million of which were developed.

 

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As of December 31, 2009, cumulative production in the Delta del Grijalva project was 0.5 billion barrels of crude oil and 1.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Proved hydrocarbon reserves as of December 31, 2009 totaled 154.5 million barrels of crude oil and 565.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, total proved reserves were 285.9 million barrels of oil equivalent, 194.8 million of which were developed.

In nominal peso terms, our capital expenditures for the Delta del Grijalva project were Ps. 1,596 million in 2007, Ps. 4,078 million in 2008 and Ps. 4,571 in 2009. In 2010, we expect our capital expenditures to be Ps. 5,777 million, bringing our total capital expenditures for the project to approximately U.S. $1.4 billion.

Integral Yaxché Project. This project is located on the continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of the states of Tabasco and Campeche, 14 kilometers northeast of Dos Bocas Marine Terminal in Paraíso, Tabasco. The project includes two fields, Yaxché and Xanab. As of December 31, 2009, ten wells had been completed, 7 of which were producing. During 2009, average daily production totaled 18.7 thousand barrels of crude oil and 8.6 million cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, cumulative production was 12.2 million barrels of crude oil and 6.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas. Proved hydrocarbon reserves totaled 85.4 million barrels of crude oil and 56.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, total proved reserves were 96.6 million barrels of oil equivalent, 47.6 million of which were developed.

In nominal peso terms, our capital expenditures for the Integral Yaxché project were Ps. 593 million in 2007, Ps. 1,722 million in 2008 and Ps. 4,552 million in 2009. In 2010, we expect our capital expenditures for the Integral Yaxché project to be Ps. 4,411 million and anticipate that our total accumulated capital expenditures for the project will reach approximately U.S. $1.0 billion.

Bellota-Chinchorro Project. The Bellota-Chinchorro project is the fourth most important crude oil producer in the Southern region and the tenth largest in Mexico. The project covers an area of 111 square kilometers and has been exploited by Pemex-Exploration and Production since 1981. In addition to the Bellota and Chinchorro fields, the fields in the project include Chipilín, Cobra, Cupache and Edén-Jolote. Since 2004, our investments in the Bellota-Chinchorro fields have been focused on field development. As of December 31, 2009, a total of 125 wells had been completed, of which 46 were producing. During 2009, the project produced an average of 59.9 thousand barrels of crude oil and 87.7 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.

As of December 31, 2009, cumulative production was 627.5 million barrels of crude oil and 1,012.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas. Proved hydrocarbon reserves totaled 192.7 million barrels of crude oil and 453.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, total proved reserves were 295.7 million barrels of oil equivalent, 244.8 million of which were developed.

In nominal peso terms, our capital expenditures for the Bellota-Chinchorro project were Ps. 2,364 million in 2007, Ps. 3,912 million in 2008 and Ps. 4,496 million in 2009. In 2010, we expect our capital expenditures to be Ps. 4,920 million, bringing our total capital expenditures for the project to approximately U.S. $1.8 billion.

Chuc Project. This project is part of a complete light crude oil production strategy in the Southwestern Marine region, and includes the operation and maintenance of the Pol-A facility and water injection complexes. The fields of this project are located on the continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of the states of Tabasco and Campeche, between the 20 and 100 meter isobaths, approximately 132 kilometers from the Dos Bocas Marine Terminal in Paraíso, Tabasco, and 79 kilometers northeast of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche. The fields in the project include Batab, Ché, Chuc, Chuhuk, Etkal, Homol, Kuil, Onel, Pokoch, Pol, Tumut, Uchak and Wayil. In January 2007, the Pol and Batab projects were merged into the Chuc project. As of December 31, 2009, 86 wells had been completed, of which 33 were producing. During 2009, average production totaled 98.6 thousand barrels of crude oil and 115.3 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. As of December 31, 2009, cumulative production totaled 1.9 billion barrels of crude oil and 1.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. As of December 31, 2009, proved hydrocarbon reserves totaled 224.4 million barrels of oil and 511.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas, or a total of 323.4 million barrels of oil equivalent. As of December 31, 2009, total developed proved reserves were 145.1 million barrels of oil equivalent.

 

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In nominal peso terms, our capital expenditures for the Chuc project were Ps. 1,931 million in 2007, Ps. 1,702 million in 2008 and Ps. 3,469 million in 2009. In 2010, we expect our capital expenditures for the Chuc project to be Ps. 5,797 million and anticipate that our total accumulated capital expenditures for the project will reach approximately U.S. $2.1 billion.

Crude Oil Sales

During 2009, domestic consumption of crude oil amounted to approximately 1,361.8 thousand barrels per day, which represented 52% of our total crude oil production. Through PMI’s activities, we sold the remainder of our crude oil production abroad. See “—Business Overview—International Trading” in this Item 4. Maya crude oil accounted for 86% of exported crude oil volume sold by PMI in 2009.

The following table sets forth crude oil distribution for the past five years.

Crude Oil Distribution

 

     At December 31,    2009
vs. 2008
 
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009   
     (in thousands of barrels per day)    (%)  

Production

   3,333.3    3,255.6    3,075.7    2,791.6    2,601.5    (6.8

Distribution

                 

Refineries

   1,274.9    1,242.1    1,230.9    1,216.2    1,264.4    4.0   

Products under processing agreements(1)

   81.4    80.2    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0   

Petrochemicals

   131.0    122.3    125.5    131.1    97.4    (25.7

Export terminals

   1,832.6    1,789.1    1,701.3    1,406.9    1,231.7    (12.5
                           

Total

   3,319.9    3,233.7    3,057.8    2,754.2    2,593.5    (5.8
                           

Stock changes, statistical differences(2)

   13.4    21.8    17.9    37.4    8.0    (78.6

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Represents exports to third-party processors for re-import into Mexico.
(2) Includes measurement inconsistencies, shrinkage and leakage.

Source: Pemex-Exploration and Production.

Maya crude oil accounted for 31% of domestic consumption in 2009. Due to its high sulfur content, Maya crude oil requires extra processing and has lower refining yields than most valuable sweet crudes, and thus requires extra investment by the purchaser to refine. Therefore, we receive a lower price for Maya crude oil than we do for sweeter crude oils that cost less to refine. As a consequence of this price difference, we have supported the export value of sour crude oil such as Maya crude oil in relation to other grades of crude oil by creating incentives for refiners to invest in high-conversion refineries capable of upgrading the relatively large proportion of residue produced from processing sour crude oil. We have done this by entering into long-term Maya crude oil supply agreements pursuant to which purchasers have agreed to undertake projects to expand the capacity of their respective refineries to upgrade residue from Maya crude oil, and we have provided, for a limited period, support mechanisms to protect refinery margins in certain adverse market conditions. See “—Business Overview—International Trading—Geographic Distribution of Export Sales” in this Item 4.

Gas Flaring

The flaring of produced gas, which consists of the burning off of surplus combustible vapors from a well, either as a means of disposal or as a safety measure to relieve well pressure, is considered to be one of the most significant sources of air emissions from offshore oil and gas installations. In 2009, gas flaring represented

 

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14.7% of our total natural gas production, which is a decrease from 2008, when gas flaring represented 19.3% of total natural gas production. This decrease was due to a reduction in operational problems and to increased efficiency of platforms as a result of maintenance. Pemex-Exploration and Production’s goal is to reduce gas flaring to 3.5% of total natural gas production by the end of 2010.

Pipelines

The crude oil and natural gas pipeline network owned by Pemex-Exploration and Production connects crude oil and natural gas producing centers with refineries and petrochemical plants. At the end of 2009, this pipeline network consisted of approximately 37,758 kilometers of pipelines, of which 3,516 kilometers were located in the Marine region, 11,974 kilometers were located in the Southern region and 22,268 kilometers were located in the Northern region. For a description of products transported by the pipeline network, see “—Business Overview—Transportation and Distribution” in this Item 4.

Financed Public Works Contracts

Our Financed Public Works Contracts program, or FPWC, previously known as the Multiple Services Contracts program, was first announced in December 2001. The objective of the program is to provide a contractual framework that promotes an efficient execution of public works, in order to increase Mexico’s hydrocarbons production. The FPWC are public works contracts based on unit prices that aggregate a number of different services into a single contract. Under the FPWC framework, Pemex-Exploration and Production retains the rights and title to all hydrocarbons produced and works performed under each FPWC, because all work is performed on behalf of Pemex-Exploration and Production.

The invitation for bids for the first three rounds of FPWC bidding, corresponding to works and services necessary for non-associated natural gas production in nine blocks in the Burgos basin, occurred in July 2003, in the second half of 2004 and in August of 2006, respectively. The following table summarizes the results of those rounds.

 

Block

  

Signature date

  

Contractor

   Contract Amount
(in millions of
U.S. dollars)
 

Reynosa-Monterrey

   November 14, 2003    Repsol Exploración México, S.A. de C.V.    U.S.$ 2,437   

Cuervito

   November 21, 2003    PTD Servicios Múltiples, S. de R.L. de C.V., a consortium comprised by Petróleo Brasileiro, S.A. (Petrobras), Teikoku Oil Co., Ltd. and D&S Petroleum      260   

Misión

   November 28, 2003 / March 11, 2009    Servicios Múltiples de Burgos, S.A. de C.V., a consortium comprised by Tecpetrol (a subsidiary of Techint Group) and Industrial Perforadora de Campeche, S.A. de C.V.      1,529 .6 

Fronterizo

   December 8, 2003    PTD Servicios Múltiples, S. de R.L. de C.V., a consortium comprised by Petróleo Brasileiro, S.A. (Petrobras), Teikoku Oil Co., Ltd. and D&S Petroleum      265   

 

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Block

  

Signature date

  

Contractor

   Contract Amount
(in millions of
U.S. dollars)

Olmos

   February 9, 2004    Lewis Energy México, S. de R.L. de C.V.      344

Pandura-Anáhuac

   December 9, 2004    Industrial Perforadora de Campeche, S.A. de C.V. and Compañía de Desarrollo y Servicios Petroleros, S.A. de C.V.      900

Pirineo

   March 23, 2005    Monclova Pirineo Gas, S. de R.L. de C.V., a consortium comprised by Constructora Industrial Monclova, Materiales la Gloria, Alianz Petroleum, Steel Serv., Suelopetrol, NCT, Estudios y Proyectos and Petrotesting Colombia      645

Nejo

   April 3, 2007    Iberoamericana de Hidrocarburos, S. A. de C. V.      912

Monclova

   April 20, 2007    GPA Energy, S. A. de C. V:      434
            

Total

         U.S.$ 7,727
            

 

Source: Pemex-Exploration and Production.

As of December 31, 2008, nine contracts had been awarded under the FPWC program, for a total amount of U.S. $7,232 million. As of December 31, 2009, the outstanding contracts were the Reynosa-Monterrey, Misión, Cuervito, Fronterizo, Olmos, Pirineo, Nejo and Monclova blocks. On March 11, 2009, the amount of the contract corresponding to the Misión block was increased by U.S. $493.6 million, for a new overall amount of U.S. $1,529.6 million for that block, and a new total under the FPWC program of U.S. $7,727 million.

During 2009, among other works performed under the FPWC program, 87 wells were drilled, which represents approximately 22% of all wells drilled in Burgos. Also in 2009, 104 wells were completed, consisting of 90 development wells and 14 exploratory wells. All but five of these completed wells were productive. In addition, 1,466 square kilometers of three-dimensional seismic information were acquired during 2009, which represents 52% of the total seismic information acquired for the Burgos project. The works carried out in 2009 represented an investment of approximately U.S. $290 million. By the end of 2009, natural gas production in the existing FPWC blocks reached 468 million cubic feet per day.

There is one pending legal proceeding related to the FPWC program. See “Item 8—Financial Information—Legal Proceedings––Civil Actions.”

Collaboration Agreements

During 2007, Pemex-Exploration and Production entered into non-commercial scientific and technology agreements with Statoil, Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Maersk Olie og Gas, Nexen, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation and Eni S.p.A., E&P (Exploration and Production) Division. In 2008, Pemex-Exploration and Production entered into additional non-commercial scientific and technology agreements with

 

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Ecopetrol S.A., Chevron Deepwater Mexico, Inc., Total Cooperation Technique Mexique and Sociedad por Acciones Simplificada (S.A.S.). In 2009, Pemex-Exploration and Production entered into additional collaboration agreements with Chevron Deepwater Mexico, Inc., Statoil, Repsol Exploración México, Tecpetrol Internacional, S.L., Schlumberger Offshore Services (México), N.V. and SINOPEC International Petroleum Service Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. In 2010, Pemex-Exploration and Production has entered into further non-commercial scientific and technology agreements with SINOPEC International Petroleum Service Mexico, S. de R.L de C.V., ExxonMobil Ventures Mexico Limited, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. and Shell Exploration Company (West) B.V. Through these agreements, we seek to increase our technical and scientific knowledge in areas including deep-water subsalt exploration and drilling; enhanced oil recovery processes, such as air injection; and reservoir characterization of complex structures. These broad agreements of technological and scientific collaboration are strictly non-commercial, i.e., there is no transfer of resources among the parties.

Refining

Refining Processes and Capacity

Pemex-Refining’s production processes include the following:

 

   

Atmospheric distillation. This process heats crude oil in a tube furnace at atmospheric pressure to distill refined products. The primary products produced are gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel, atmospheric gas oil and atmospheric residual crude oil.

 

   

Vacuum distillation. This process heats crude oil or other feedstock in a vacuum distillation column, which is operated at low pressures. The objective of this process is to maximize production of heavy vacuum gas oil, which is produced by boiling crude oil.

 

   

Cracking. This process uses either heat and pressure or a catalytic agent to increase gasoline yields from crude oil.

 

   

Visbreaking. This is a thermal cracking process, which uses a horizontal-tube heater fired to a high temperature. Visbreaking reduces flasher bottom viscosity and produces some heavy gas oil.

 

   

Reforming processes. These processes use heat and catalysts to transform smaller or unstable hydrocarbon molecules into larger, more useful refining or blending products. For example, Pemex-Refining uses reforming processes to convert low octane gasoline into higher octane stocks that are suitable for blending into finished gasoline and to convert naphthas into more volatile, higher octane products.

 

   

Hydrotreatment or resid hydrocracking. This process uses a catalyst and hydrogen at high temperature and pressure to remove sulfur, nitrogen and some aromatic compounds. Hydrotreatment also processes some lighter liquid product off-take.

 

   

Alkylation and isomerization. This polymerization process unites olefins and isoparaffins. Butylenes and isobutanes are combined with sulfuric acid or hydrofluoric acid to rearrange straight-chain hydrocarbon molecules into branched-chain products. Pentanes and hexanes, which are difficult to reform, are isomerized through the use of aluminum chloride and other precious-metal catalysts. Normal butane may be isomerized to provide a portion of the isobutane feed needed for the alkylation process. The process produces a high octane, low sensitivity blending agent for gasoline.

 

   

Coking. This process is a severe method of thermal cracking used to upgrade heavy residuals into lighter products or distillates. Coking produces straight-run gasoline (coker naphtha) and various middle-distillate fractions used as catalytic feedstock, thus generating a concentrated solid material called coke of petroleum.

 

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These production processes together constitute Pemex-Refining’s production capacity as set forth in the table below.

Refining Capacity by Production Process

 

     At December 31,
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009
     (in thousands of barrels per day)

Production Process

              

Atmospheric distillation

   1,540.0    1,540.0    1,540.0    1,540.0    1,540.0

Vacuum distillation

   768.4    754.0    754.0    754.0    754.0

Cracking

   374.5    380.5    380.5    380.5    380.5

Visbreaking

   141.0    91.0    91.0    91.0    91.0

Reforming

   301.3    279.3    279.3    279.3    279.3

Hydrotreatment

   987.1    926.1    926.1    926.1    926.1

Alkylation and isomerization

   143.9    152.5    152.5    128.5    128.5

Coking

   100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0

 

Source: Base de Datos Institucional (Pemex Institutional Database, or Pemex BDI).

At the end of 2009, Pemex-Refining owned and operated six refineries: Cadereyta, Madero, Minatitlán, Salamanca, Salina Cruz and Tula. Our refineries are comprised of atmospheric and vacuum distillation units, where the bulk of crude oil input is processed. Secondary processing facilities include desulfurization units and facilities for catalytic cracking, reforming and hydrotreating. During 2009, our refineries processed 1,295 thousand barrels per day of crude oil (217 thousand barrels per day at Cadereyta, 152 thousand barrels per day at Madero, 167 thousand barrels per day at Minatitlán, 192 thousand barrels per day at Salamanca, 277 thousand barrels per day at Salina Cruz and 290 thousand barrels per day at Tula), which total consisted of 778 thousand barrels per day of Olmeca and Isthmus crude oil and 517 thousand barrels per day of Maya crude oil.

Since 1993, through our subsidiary company, P.M.I. Norteamérica, S.A. de C.V., we have participated in a limited partnership with Shell Oil Company in a refinery located in Deer Park, Texas, which has the capacity to process 340 thousand barrels per day of crude oil. Under the Deer Park Limited Partnership agreement, P.M.I. Norteamérica, S.A. de C.V. and Shell Oil Company each provide 50% of the refinery’s crude oil input and own 50% of the refinery’s output.

Production

Pemex-Refining produces a wide range of products derived from crude oil and natural gas, including LPG, gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, fuel oil, asphalts, lubricants and other refined products. Pemex-Refining produced 1,343 thousand barrels per day of refined products (including dry gas by-products of the refining process) in 2009, an increase of 2.7% from 2008 levels. This increase in refined products production was primarily due to greater crude oil processing, as well as increased utilization of plants performing greater value-adding activities.

 

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The following table sets forth, by category, Pemex-Refining’s production of refined products from 2005 through 2009.

Pemex-Refining Production

 

     Year ended December 31,    2009
vs. 2008
 
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009   
     (in thousands of barrels per day)    (%)  

Refinery crude oil runs

   1,284.4    1,284.2    1,269.8    1,261.0    1,294.9    2.7   

Refined products

                 

Liquefied petroleum gas

   30.6    25.4    26.6    25.9    27.1    4.6   

Gasoline

                 

Pemex Magna

   412.0    413.7    425.7    418.7    364.0    (13.1

Ultra Low Sulfur Magna(1)

   —      —      —      —      81.8    —     

Pemex Premium(2)

   38.2    35.0    26.1    25.4    22.7    (10.6

Nova (leaded)/Base

   4.8    7.5    4.5    6.5    3.0    (53.8

Others

   0.1    0.1    0.1    0.1    0.1    0   
                           

Total

   455.1    456.2    456.4    450.7    471.5    4.6   

Kerosene (Jet fuel)

   63.3    64.8    66.3    64.0    57.1    (10.8

Diesel

                 

Pemex Diesel(3)

   312.3    318.3    326.2    336.1    291.4    (13.3

Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel(1)

   —      —      —      —      44.5    —     

Others

   5.9    9.8    7.8    7.4    1.0    (86.5
                           

Total

   318.2    328.1    334.0    343.5    337.0    (1.9

Fuel oil

   350.8    325.2    301.5    288.7    316.2    9.5   

Other refined products

                 

Asphalts

   29.3    32.3    31.9    34.3    31.9    (7.0

Lubricants

   5.2    5.1    5.2    5.1    4.2    (17.6

Paraffins

   1.1    1.0    1.1    1.0    0.8    (20.0

Still gas

   51.9    56.7    55.2    54.9    54.9    0   

Other refined products(4)

   32.8    34.8    34.2    38.8    42.0    8.2   
                           

Total

   120.2    129.9    127.6    134.1    133.8    (0.2
                           

Total refined products

   1,338.3    1,329.7    1,312.4    1,306.9    1,342.7    2.7   
                           

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Production started in January 2009.
(2) Since October 2006, Pemex Premium is an Ultra Low Sulfur gasoline with 0.003% sulfur content.
(3) Since January 2007, Pemex Diesel is sold in the northern border market with 0.0015% sulfur content.
(4) Includes principally coke, along with other products such as aeroflex 1-2, furfural extract and light cyclic oil, since 2005.

Source: Pemex BDI.

Fuel oil, automotive gasoline and diesels represent the bulk of Pemex-Refining’s production. In 2009, fuel oil represented 24%, gasoline represented 35% and diesel fuel represented 25% of total refined products production. Jet fuel represented 4% and LPG represented 2% of total production of refined products in 2009. The remainder of Pemex-Refining’s production consisted of a variety of other refined products.

As a result of our strategy of investing in technology to improve the quality of our fuels, over the past several years Pemex-Refining has increased its production of unleaded gasoline (including Pemex Premium) as opposed to leaded gasoline (Nova Base, a leaded gasoline, is produced only as a base for other products). All of

 

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our automotive gasoline production now consists of unleaded gasoline. In addition, we have introduced new environmentally sound products such as Ultra Low Sulfur gasoline and diesel. We also promote LPG as an environmentally sound substitute fuel for gasoline in motor vehicles.

Domestic Sales

We market a full range of refined products, including gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, fuel oil and petrochemicals. We are one of a few major producers of crude oil worldwide that experiences significant domestic demand for our refined products.

Over the five years ended December 31, 2009, the value of Pemex-Refining’s domestic sales of refined products and petrochemicals was as follows:

Value of Domestic Sales(1)

 

     Year ended December 31,    2009
vs. 2008
 
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009   
     (in millions of pesos)(2)    (%)  

Oil Products

                 

Gasoline

                 

Pemex Magna

   Ps. 162,803.3    Ps. 188,101.3    Ps. 209,006.5    Ps. 231,071.4    Ps. 233,307.2    1.0   

Pemex Premium

     36,554.3      41,929.7      38,331.9      34,909.6      25,180.3    (27.9

Aviation fuels

     185.7      187.2      212.9      236.9      240.9    1.7   

Others

     66.1      97.9      74.1      69.0      49.6    (28.1
                                     

Total

     199,609.3      230,316.1      247,625.4      266,286.8      258,778.0    (2.8

Kerosene

                 

Jet fuel

     17,534.9      19,607.4      23,369.3      31,936.4      18,320.7    (42.6

Other kerosenes

     159.2      199.5      183.2      101.9      119.2    17.0   
                                     

Total

     17,694.0      19,807.1      23,552.5      32,038.3      18,439.9    (42.4

Diesel

                 

Pemex Diesel

     72,351.9      78,894.3      84,752.0      96,434.7      106,129.0    10.1   

Others

     12,655.7      12,801.3      12,168.2      14,990.0      15,392.4    2.7   
                                     

Total

     85,007.6      91,695.6      96,920.1      111,424.7      121,521.5    9.1   

Fuel oil

                 

Total

     42,668.4      44,926.5      42,395.7      61,670.2      51,907.6    (15.8

Other refined products

                 

Asphalts

     3,820.1      5,976.0      6,107.4      11,492.9      10,277.1    (10.6

Lubricants

     1,658.7      2,137.3      2,167.9      3,318.1      2,000.5    (39.7

Paraffins

     217.4      233.7      247.7      371.6      235.3    (36.7

Coke

     50.4      82.8      98.0      112.7      99.0    (12.2
                                     

Total

   Ps. 5,746.5    Ps. 8,429.7    Ps. 8,621.1    Ps. 15,295.3    Ps. 12,611.9    (17.5
                                     

Total Oil Products

   Ps. 350,725.8    Ps. 395,175.0    Ps. 419,114.8    Ps. 486,715.3    Ps. 463,258.8    (4.8
                                     

Petrochemicals(3)

   Ps. 2,236.9    Ps. 2,540.6    Ps. 2,508.1    Ps. 3,288.4    Ps. 2,859.0    (13.1

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.

(1) Excludes IEPS tax and value added tax. See “—Taxes and Duties” in this Item 4.
(2) Figures for 2005 and 2006 have been restated to constant pesos as of December 31, 2007, by applying the inflation factors, as measured by the NCPI, from the respective years through December 31, 2007. See “Item 3—Key Information—Selected Financial Data” for the inflation factors. Figures for 2008 and 2009 are stated in nominal pesos.
(3) These are petrochemical products produced at refineries operated by Pemex-Refining.

Source: Pemex BDI.

 

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The largest consumers of fuels in Mexico are the Federal Electricity Commission and our subsidiary entities. The Federal Electricity Commission consumed approximately 82% of our fuel oil production during 2009, pursuant to a fuel oil supply contract entered into in November 1995 and amended effective January 1, 2005. Pursuant to this amendment, the minimum amount of fuel oil that we agreed to supply to the Federal Electricity Commission during 2009 was 71,940 barrels per day, in accordance with the supply capacity of Pemex-Refining and the reduced requirements of the Federal Electricity Commission under its official program of substitution of fuel oil with natural gas. The price per cubic meter of the fuel oil supplied to the Federal Electricity Commission is based on the three-month average spot price per cubic meter of Fuel Oil No. 6 (3% sulfur) at Houston, Texas, as quoted in Platt’s U.S. Marketscan and adjusted for quality and transportation cost differentials. In addition, the price of the fuel oil is discounted by a commercial margin on each cubic meter of fuel oil. In 2009, this volume discount amounted to approximately 0.7% of total fuel oil sales to the Federal Electricity Commission. The contract can be terminated by either party upon six months’ notice. The total amount paid to us by the Federal Electricity Commission under this contract in 2009 was Ps. 43,217 million, which represented 9.3% of our total revenues from domestic sales of refined products.

In 2009, our domestic sales of refined oil products decreased by Ps. 23,457 million, or 4.8% in value, as compared to 2008 levels. This decrease was primarily due to lower international prices of refined products in 2009 and a 2.9% decrease in the volume of domestic sales.

The volume of our domestic gasoline sales decreased by 0.03% in 2009, from 792.6 thousand barrels per day in 2008 to 792.4 thousand barrels per day in 2009. The volume of our domestic diesel sales decreased by 6.0%, from 382.0 thousand barrels per day in 2008 to 359.0 thousand barrels per day in 2009. The volume of our domestic sales of fuel oil decreased by 4.8%, from 219.6 thousand barrels per day in 2008 to 209.0 thousand barrels per day in 2009, primarily due to a decrease in the Federal Electricity Commission’s demand for fuel oil, which they are replacing with natural gas under the official program discussed above.

The volume of Pemex-Refining’s domestic sales of refined products for the five-year period ended December 31, 2009 was distributed as follows.

Volume of Domestic Sales

 

     Year ended December 31,    2009
vs. 2008
 
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009   
     (in thousands of barrels per day, except where
otherwise indicated)
   (%)  

Oil Products

                 

Gasoline

                 

Pemex Magna

   559.6    601.8    658.9    706.2    727.7    3.0   

Pemex Premium

   111.7    116.3    101.3    85.7    64.1    (25.2

Aviation fuels

   0.5    0.5    0.5    0.5    0.5    0.0   

Others

   0.3    0.2    0.2    0.1    0.1    0.0   
                           

Total

   672.1    718.9    760.9    792.6    792.4    (0.03

Kerosenes

                 

Jet fuel

   58.7    61.2    67.9    65.0    55.0    (15.4

Other kerosenes

   0.8    1.0    0.9    0.4    0.4    0.0   
                           

Total

   59.5    62.2    68.8    65.4    55.4    (15.3

Diesel

                 

Pemex Diesel

   273.4    297.9    314.5    332.0    314.5    (5.3

Others

   46.7    46.9    43.9    50.0    44.5    (11.0
                           

Total

   320.1    344.9    358.4    382.0    359.0    (6.0

Fuel oil

                 

Total

   340.6    263.7    256.9    219.6    209.0    (4.8

Other oil products

                 

Asphalts

   26.9    28.8    29.9    32.6    30.7    (5.8

Lubricants

   5.7    5.5    5.7    5.6    4.5    (19.6

Paraffins

   1.1    1.0    1.1    1.0    0.8    (20.0

Coke

   31.2    31.4    33.1    35.9    38.0    5.8   
                           

Total

   64.8    66.7    69.8    75.0    73.9    (1.5
                           

Total oil products

   1,457.1    1,456.4    1,514.8    1,534.6    1,489.7    (2.9
                           

Petrochemicals(1)

   289.0    333.8    290.9    278.9    365.4    31.0   

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.

(1) In thousands of metric tons. These are petrochemical by-products of the refining process produced and sold by Pemex-Refining.

Source: Pemex BDI.

 

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Since 1998, at the retail level, we have offered standard and premium grades of unleaded gasoline throughout the country. As of October 2006, all Pemex Premium gasoline has an ultra-low sulfur content of 0.003%. Since January 2007, diesel sold at the northern border of Mexico has a sulfur content of 0.0015%. Our efforts to build and enhance our brands have also progressed during the past five years. All of Mexico’s independent gasoline service stations now participate in our franchise program, which provides financial assistance to upgrade equipment and facilities, as well as technical assistance in the development of marketing and customer service programs. At the end of 2009, there were 8,803 retail service stations franchised by Pemex-Refining, of which 8,754 were privately owned and operated as franchises and 49 were owned by Pemex-Refining. This total number of retail service stations represented an increase of 5.4% from the 8,351 service stations as of December 31, 2008.

Pricing Decrees

In September 2007, the Mexican Government announced that it was suspending the periodic increases in retail prices of unleaded gasoline and diesel from October 2007 to December 2007. On December 21, 2007, the Mexican Government renewed the periodic increases in these prices. During 2008, these increases ranged from two to ten Mexican cents per liter per month for unleaded gasoline.

On January 7, 2009, President Calderón announced the Acuerdo Nacional en favor de la Economía Familiar y el Empleo (National Agreement in Favor of Family Economy and Employment), an agreement aimed at mitigating the effects on Mexico of the global economic crisis. The agreement suspended the periodic increases in the retail price of unleaded gasoline until December 18, 2009. From December 19, 2009 to May 8, 2010, the Mexican Government renewed these periodic price increases, which ranged from four to nine Mexican cents per liter per month.

Periodic increases in diesel prices ranged from two to eight Mexican cents per liter per month during the first seven months of 2008, and from 20 to 30 Mexican cents per liter per month from August 2008 to February 6, 2009. From February 7, 2009 to December 25, 2009, diesel prices were periodically increased by five Mexican cents per liter per month. From December 26, 2009 to May 8, 2010, the Mexican Government renewed these periodic price increases in increments of eight Mexican cents per liter per month. Despite these increases, diesel prices in Mexico have remained below most international diesel reference prices.

Since the early 1980s, the Mexican Government has also established a discount of 30% on the price at which we sell domestic gas oil to the State of Chihuahua during the months of January, February and December of each year.

On January 29, 2008, the Mexican Government established a discount of 10% on the price at which we sell fuel oil to the Federal Electricity Commission. This discount was effective from January 1, 2008 to March 31, 2008. From April 2008 to November 2008, the discount was 8%. Since December 2008, the price at which we sell fuel oil to the Federal Electricity Commission has been linked to international market prices in accordance with a pricing methodology established by the Mexican Government. This methodology is based on the price of fuel oil in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coastal region, and is then adjusted for quality as well as expenses related to distribution.

In addition, during 2009, pursuant to the National Agreement in Favor of Family Economy and Employment, the international reference price we use in sales of fuel oil to the Federal Electricity Commission was changed from a three-month daily average to a one-month daily average in an effort to reduce the cost of electricity to end users. On January 8, 2009, and also under the National Agreement in Favor of Family Economy

 

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and Employment, a resolution was issued establishing terms and conditions applicable to the transportation, storage, distribution and first-hand sale of fuel oil and basic petrochemicals, as well as related pricing methodologies.

The Mexican Government could modify these price controls or impose additional price controls in the future.

Investments

Over the past several years, Pemex-Refining has focused its investment program on enhancing the quality of the gasoline and diesel it produces to meet new environmental standards in Mexico, improving its ability to process heavy crudes in order to optimize the crude oil blend in its refineries and increasing the production of unleaded gasoline and diesel to supply growing demand at low cost, as opposed to increasing its overall crude oil processing capacity. This focus is primarily the result of the abundance of heavy crudes in Mexico. In addition, due to the reduced availability of heavy crudes in the export markets, the lower cost of raw materials in Mexico leads to higher profit margins on the heavy crudes we do export. In the medium term, Pemex-Refining will continue to import unleaded gasoline to satisfy domestic demand. During 2009, Pemex-Refining imported approximately 330 thousand barrels per day of unleaded gasoline, which represented almost 41.6% of total domestic demand for unleaded gasoline in that year. In 2009, Pemex-Refining invested Ps. 18,526 million in capital expenditures, 6.6% more than its Ps. 17,380 million of capital expenditures in 2008. Of this total investment, Pemex-Refining allocated Ps. 5,159 million to the Minatitlán project, Ps. 1,736 million to its investments to expand and upgrade refineries and related installations, Ps. 1,636 million to environmental and industrial safety projects, Ps. 7,174 million to rehabilitation projects, Ps. 2,782 million to other projects and acquisitions and Ps. 39 million in preinvestment studies related to the new refinery in Tula, Hidalgo.

Clean Fuels Project. This project will be developed in our six refineries, with a first phase to include the installation of eight ultra-low sulfur gasoline (ULSG) post-treatment units, the capacities of which are set forth below by refinery. Construction on these units was planned to begin in 2009 and to be completed by 2013. However, delays in the related bidding process have postponed the beginning of construction to the end of 2010. The second phase of this project, which involves the construction of five new ultra-low sulfur diesel facilities and the reconfiguration of 17 existing units, is currently in the engineering development stage and is expected to be completed by 2014. This project has two components: construction at the Cadereyta refinery is planned to begin in late 2010, while construction at the country’s remaining refineries is expected to begin in 2011. Until construction is completed, we will import ultra-low sulfur fuels in order to meet local demand.

 

     Cadereyta    Madero    Minatitlán    Salamanca    Salina Cruz    Tula

ULSG units (tbpd)

   1 (42)    2 (20)    1 (30)    1 (25)    2 (25)    1 (30)

 

Note: tbpd = thousand barrels per day.

Source: Pemex-Refining.

The following table sets forth by refinery the number of new as well as reconfigured units under the Clean Fuels Project.

Clean Fuels Project New and Reconfigured Units

 

     Refineries

Processing plants

   Cadereyta    Madero    Minatitlán    Salamanca    Salina Cruz    Tula    Total

New gasoline post-treatment units

   1    2    1    1    2    1    8

New diesel units

   1    2    1    1    —      —      5

Reconfigured diesel units

   3    1    1    3    4    5    17

 

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New Refinery at Tula. On August 12, 2009, with the required donation of land for the project by the government of Hidalgo having been completed, we announced the construction of a new refinery in Tula in the state of Hidalgo. The new refinery is expected to have a Maya crude oil processing capacity of 250 thousand barrels per day, and to produce approximately 142 thousand barrels per day of gasoline, 130 thousand barrels per day of diesel and 12 thousand barrels per day of jet fuel. All distilled products of the refinery will meet ultra-low sulfur content specifications, and no fuel oil will be produced. As of December 2009, the total estimated cost of the refinery was Ps. 137.0 billion.

Reconfiguration of the Salamanca Refinery. On April 14, 2009, the Director General of Petróleos Mexicanos also announced plans for the reconfiguration of the “Ingeniero Antonio M. Amor” refinery in Salamanca, with a focus on residual conversion into high-value distillates (without a need for increased crude oil processing), as well as upgrading of the lubricants train to produce group II lubricants. This reconfiguration, together with the construction of the new refinery in Tula, is expected to increase the capacity and profitability of the entire national refining system. In 2009, the selection of technologies for residual conversion was performed for all except the lubricants portion of the project. This project is currently in preparation for the engineering phase.

Minatitlán Project. This refining project is intended to increase production of high quality gasoline and middle distillates and to increase Maya crude oil processing to 70% of all crude oil processing performed. The project consists of six contracts awarded through competitive bidding during the period from 2003 to 2005.

 

Contractor(s)

   Contract Date    Contract Amount
(in millions of U.S. dollars)

Tradeco Infraestructura, S.A. de C.V. and Pager de Tabasco, S.A. de C.V. .

   November 2003    U.S.$ 43.8

ICA Fluor Daniel, S. de R.L. de C.V.

   October 2004      684.4

Proyectos Ebramex, S. de R.L. de C.V.

   January 2005      317.9

Dragados Proyectos Industriales de México, S.A. de C.V. and Dragados Industrial, S.A.

   February 2005      534.1

Mina-Trico, S. de R.L. de C.V.

   February 2005      317.0

Samsung Ingeniería Minatitlán, S.A. de C.V. and Samsung Engineering, Co. Ltd.

   February 2005      154.1

The execution strategy of the Minatitlán project has been to manage it in six packages. Package No. 1 (consisting of site preparation activities) was completed in October 2005. Due to delays in the construction process during 2009, Package No. 2 (relating to utilities) was completed in early 2010 and is expected to begin operations in July 2010. We now expect the four remaining Packages of the project to start operations as follows: Packages No. 3 (consisting of an atmospheric and vacuum unit to process 100% Maya crude oil, a catalytic cracking unit and a diesel hydrotreatment unit) and No. 4 (consisting of a gas oil hydrotreatment plant, a hydrogen unit and a sulfur recovery unit) in December 2010; Package No. 5 (consisting of a delayed coking unit, an amine regenerator plant and a coker naphtha hydrotreatment unit) in March 2011; and Package No. 6 (consisting of two alkylation plants—U-18000 and U-19000) in January 2011. During 2009, we spent an estimated Ps. 5,159 million on the Minatitlán project.

Tuxpan Pipeline. This project is intended to help meet the increasing demand for refined products in the metropolitan area of the Mexico Valley. We are investing Ps. 3,366 million in the project, which includes the construction of a pipeline measuring 18 inches in diameter and 109 kilometers in length, five storage tanks located at the Tuxpan Maritime Terminal with a capacity of 100,000 barrels each and a research study to determine the best option for the discharge of refined products from tankers and pipelines to these storage tanks. ARB Arendal, S. de R.L. de C.V. began construction of the pipeline in June 2009: the pipeline is scheduled to be completed in December 2010. Tradeco Infraestructura, Tradeco Industrial, ITECSA and Grupo OLRAM were, in association, awarded the contract for construction of the storage tanks, which they began in December 2009 and

 

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are scheduled to complete in December 2010. Finally, the Federal Electricity Commission conducted the research study, the results of which were delivered to us in April 2010. The Federal Electricity Commission concluded that we do not need to invest in additional discharge systems, due to our having a sufficient amount of monobuoys already in operation.

2010 Refining Investment Budget. For 2010, Pemex-Refining has budgeted Ps. 32,000 million of expenditures for investment projects. Pemex-Refining will invest 31% of this amount to expand and upgrade refineries and related installations, 12% on the planning of the new refinery in Tula, 19% environmental and industrial safety projects, 30% rehabilitation projects and 8% other projects and acquisitions.

Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

Natural Gas and Condensates

Pemex-Exploration and Production’s average natural gas production increased by 1.6% in 2009, from 6,919 million cubic feet per day in 2008 to 7,031 million cubic feet per day in 2009, while the average wet natural gas processed by Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals increased by 4.6%, from 4,240 million cubic feet per day in 2008 to 4,436 million cubic feet per day in 2009. Natural gas production associated with crude oil production accounted for 63.7% of total natural gas production in 2009, with the remainder of natural gas production consisting of extraction from fields holding natural gas reserves. Although natural gas production is more geographically diverse than crude oil production, 174 fields (or 44.2% of the 394 producing fields) accounted for 36.3% of all natural gas production in 2009. Of total natural gas production, 41.2% originated in the Marine region, 22.7% in the Southern region and the remainder, 36.1%, originated in the Northern region.

All wet natural gas production is directed to Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ gas processing facilities. At the end of 2009, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals owned 12 facilities.

The following facilities are located in the Southern region:

 

   

Cactus. This facility contains 22 plants that together in 2009 produced 795.1 million cubic feet per day of dry gas (which is natural gas with a methane content of more than 90.5%), 19.9 thousand barrels per day of ethane, 27.0 thousand barrels per day of liquefied gas, 14.7 thousand barrels per day of naphtha and 287.8 thousand tons of sulfur.

 

   

Ciudad Pemex. This facility contains eight plants that together in 2009 produced 683.2 million cubic feet per day of dry gas and 227.9 thousand tons of sulfur.

 

   

Cangrejera. This facility contains three plants that together in 2009 produced 35.5 thousand barrels per day of ethane, 43.4 thousand barrels per day of liquefied gas, 12.5 thousand barrels per day of naphtha and 0.2 thousand tons of sulfur.

 

   

Morelos. This facility contains one plant in 2009 that produced 35.1 thousand barrels per day of ethane, 46.6 thousand barrels per day of liquefied gas and 12.7 thousand barrels per day of naphtha.

 

   

Nuevo Pemex. This facility contains 13 plants that together in 2009 produced 899.5 million cubic feet per day of dry gas, 15.9 thousand barrels per day of ethane, 38.9 thousand barrels per day of liquefied gas, 19.0 thousand barrels per day of naphtha and 179.1 thousand tons of sulfur.

 

   

Pajaritos. This facility contains one plant that produced 10.0 thousand barrels per day of ethane in 2009.

 

   

La Venta. This facility contains one plant that produced 153.3 million cubic feet per day of dry gas in 2009.

 

   

Matapionche. This facility contains five plants that together in 2009 produced 45.0 million cubic feet per day of dry gas, 1.5 thousand barrels per day of liquefied gas, 0.6 thousand barrels per day of naphtha and 7.2 thousand tons of sulfur.

 

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The following facilities are located in the Northern region:

 

   

Reynosa. This facility contains two plants that together in 2009 produced 10.7 million cubic feet per day of dry gas, 0.1 thousand barrels per day of ethane, 0.1 thousand barrels per day of liquefied gas, 0.2 thousand barrels per day of naphtha and 0.1 thousand barrels per day of other products. On August 31, 2009, the absorption plant at the Reynosa complex was permanently shut down.

 

   

Poza Rica. This facility contains four plants that together in 2009 produced 72.6 million cubic feet per day of dry gas, 4.3 thousand barrels per day of ethane, 3.1 thousand barrels per day of liquefied gas, 1.0 thousand barrels per day of naphtha and 7.3 thousand tons of sulfur.

 

   

Arenque. This facility contains three plants that together in 2009 produced 21.0 million cubic feet per day of dry gas, 0.9 thousand barrels per day of a blend of ethane and natural gas liquids, and 2.1 thousand tons of sulfur.

 

   

Burgos. This facility contains nine plants that together in 2009 produced 891.8 million cubic feet per day of dry gas, 20.0 thousand barrels per day of liquefied gas and 15.0 thousand barrels per day of naphtha.

The following tables set forth Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ total natural gas processing and production, as well as processing capacity, for the five years ended December 31, 2009.

Natural Gas and Condensates Processing and Production(1)

 

     Year ended December 31,    2009
vs. 2008
 
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009   
    

(in millions of cubic feet per day,

except where otherwise indicated)

   (%)  

Processing

                 

Wet gas

   3,879    4,153    4,283    4,240    4,436    4.6   

Sour gas

   3,153    3,203    3,162    3,188    3,381    6.1   

Sweet gas(2)

   726    950    1,120    1,052    1,055    0.3   

Condensates(3)

   102    101    79    54    51    (5.6

Gas to natural gas liquids extraction

   3,810    4,108    4,264    4,224    4,399    4.1   

Wet gas

   3,712    3,987    4,134    4,085    4,252    4.1   

Reprocessing streams(4)

   98    121    130    139    146    5.0   

Production

                 

Dry gas(5)

   3,147    3,445    3,546    3,461    3,572    3.2   

Natural gas liquids(6)(7)

   436    436    405    376    378    0.5   

Liquefied petroleum gas(6)

   215    215    199    182    181    (0.6

Ethane(6)

   129    127    119    117    121    3.4   

Naphtha(6)(8)

   88    92    85    74    76    2.7   

Sulfur(9)

   692    711    659    660    712    7.9   

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Excludes operations of Pemex-Exploration and Production. Pemex-Exploration and Production produced a total of 7,031 million cubic feet per day of natural gas in 2009.
(2) Includes sweet vapor from condensates.
(3) Includes internal streams.
(4) Reprocessing of pipeline dry gas at various cryogenic plants.
(5) Does not include ethane reinjected into the natural gas stream.
(6) In thousands of barrels per day.
(7) Includes stabilized condensates, reprocessing streams from the Cangrejera petrochemical complex and other streams for fractionating.
(8) Includes pentanes.
(9) In thousands of tons.

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Processing Capacity

 

     Year ended December 31,
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009
    

(in millions of cubic feet per day,

except where otherwise indicated)

Sweetening plants

              

Sour condensates(1)

   144    144    144    144    144

Sour natural gas

   4,503    4,503    4,503    4,503    4,503

Natural gas liquids recovery plants

              

Cryogenics(2)

   4,992    5,392    5,392    5,592    5,792

Absorption(3)

   350    350    350    350    0
                        

Total

   5,342    5,742    5,742    5,942    5,792

Natural gas liquids fractionating(1)(4)

   574    587    587    587    569

Processing of hydrosulfuric acid(5)

   219    219    219    219    219

 

(1) In thousands of barrels per day.
(2) In 2006, two modular cryogenic plants started operations at the Burgos complex, each with a capacity of 200 million cubic feet per day. In 2008, an additional modular cryogenic plant started operations at the Burgos complex, with a capacity of 200 million cubic feet per day. In 2009, another cryogenic plant began operations at the Burgos complex, with a capacity of 200 million cubic feet per day.
(3) On August 31, 2009, the absorption plant at the Reynosa complex was shut down.
(4) In 2006, the Burgos complex liquids fractionating plant number 1’s processing capacity was adjusted to four thousand barrels per day and two liquids fractionating plants began operation, each with a capacity of seven thousand barrels per day. Since August 31, 2009, the liquids fractionating plant at the Reynosa complex has been out of service.
(5) In 2006, one sulfur recovery plant began operations at the Cangrejera complex, with a capacity of ten tons per day of sulfur production.

Source: Pemex BDI.

Domestic consumption of dry gas totaled 5,296 million cubic feet per day in 2009, a 0.6% increase from the 2008 domestic consumption of 5,263 million cubic feet per day. The subsidiary entities consumed approximately 41.1% of the total domestic dry gas consumed in 2009, while the industrial-distributor sector consumed 18.9%, the electrical sector consumed 34.0%, the electrical autogeneration sector consumed 2.6% and the trading sector consumed 3.4%.

We import dry gas to satisfy shortfalls in our production and to meet demand in areas of northern Mexico that, due to their distance from the fields, can be supplied more efficiently by importing natural gas from the United States. We imported 422.0 million cubic feet per day of dry gas in 2009, a decrease of 5.6% from the 447.1 million cubic feet per day imported in 2008.

Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals also produces liquid hydrocarbons obtained from sweet natural gas and recovered in surface separating facilities, as well as liquid hydrocarbons condensed in natural gas pipelines. Our production of natural gas liquids, including stabilized condensates and reprocessing and other fractionating streams, increased from 376 thousand barrels per day in 2008 to 378 thousand barrels per day in 2009.

Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals processes sour condensates, which have a higher sulfur content, to produce stabilized sweet condensates. The volume of sour condensates we processed from Pemex-Exploration and Production and internal streams of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals amounted to 40.6 thousand barrels per day in 2009, a 15.1% decrease from the 47.8 thousand barrels per day processed in 2008. Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals also processes sweet condensates at its Reynosa and Burgos facilities to produce solvents, naphtha and heavy naphtha.

 

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In January 2007, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals commenced construction of cryogenic plants numbers 5 and 6, each with a processing capacity of 200 million cubic feet per day. Cryogenic plant number 5 began operations in December 2008 and plant number 6 began commercial operations in February 2009. With the completion of these plants, the total cryogenic capacity at the Burgos gas processing center has reached 1,200 million cubic feet per day.

The Regulatory Law limits basic petrochemicals to the following nine products that are used in the petrochemical production process: ethane, propane, butane, pentanes, hexane, heptane, carbon black, naphthas and methane, when obtained from hydrocarbon reservoirs in Mexico and used as raw material for petrochemical industrial processes. All other petrochemical products may be produced by Pemex-Petrochemicals, by Pemex-Refining or by private sector companies. However, the Regulatory Law also allows companies that produce basic petrochemicals, as by-products of non-basic petrochemical production, to sell them either internally, within plants in the same unit or complex, or to sell them to Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities.

Over the five years ended December 31, 2009, the value of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ domestic sales was distributed as follows.

Value of Domestic Sales of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals(1)

 

    Year ended December 31,   2009
vs. 2008
    2005   2006   2007   2008   2009  
    (in millions of pesos)(2)   (%)

Natural gas

  Ps.  85,333.7   Ps.  78,187.2   Ps.  78,933.2   Ps.105,049.7   Ps.  58,102.1   (44.7)

Liquefied petroleum gas

  52,396.1   54,687.3   54,456.5   55,972.2   49,461.3   (11.6)

Petrochemicals

           

Hexane

  439.1   392.5   344.8   484.6   367.5   (24.2)

Dissolving agents

  120.8   113.9   81.6   132.2   18.2   (86.2)

Sulfur

  200.2   247.1   236.1   1,817.7   32.4   (98.2)

Carbon black

  687.2   850.6   1,038.5   1,423.6   1,149.9   (19.2)

Pentanes

  41.9   75.3   63.1   115.2   73.6   (36.1)

Heptane

  69.7   72.4   68.3   85.8   55.1   (35.8)

Butane

  95.3   104.1   141.1   168.5   119.2   (29.3)

Propane

  47.4   50.9   60.5   78.7   49.3   (37.4)

Others

  4.8   6.2   3.4   8.7   0.2   (97.7)
                     

Total Petrochemicals

  1,706.5   1,913.2   2,037.4   4,314.9   1,865.3   (56.8)
                     

Total

  Ps.139,436.1   Ps.134,787.7   Ps.135,427.4   Ps.165,336.9   Ps.109,428.7   (33.8)
                     

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Excludes value added tax.
(2) Figures for 2005 and 2006 have been restated to constant pesos as of December 31, 2007, by applying the inflation factors, as measured by the NCPI, from the respective years through December 31, 2007. See “Item 3—Key Information—Selected Financial Data” for the inflation factors. Figures for 2008 and 2009 are stated in nominal pesos.

Source: Pemex BDI.

Subsidiaries of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals conducts certain management, real estate and distribution activities through its subsidiaries and through certain joint ventures. The following table lists Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ subsidiaries, their principal operating activities and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ ownership interest as of December 31, 2009.

 

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Subsidiaries of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemics(1)

 

Subsidiary

  

Principal Activity

   Ownership
Interest (%)

Mex Gas International, Ltd.(2)

   Holding company    100.00

Pasco International, Ltd.

   Holding company    100.00

Pasco Terminals, Inc.(3)

   Storage and distribution of liquid sulfur    100.00

Pan American Sulphur, Ltd.

  

Storage and handling of petroleum, petrochemical and chemical products through the loading/unloading of vessels and delivering/receiving of products by pipeline or truck

   99.87

Terrenos para Industrias, S.A.

   Real estate holding company    100.00

 

(1) As of December 31, 2009.
(2) Mex Gas International, Ltd. is the only subsidiary of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals that is a consolidated subsidiary company. See Note 3(b) to our consolidated financial statements included herein.
(3) Pasco Terminals, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Pasco International, Ltd.

Source: Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals.

The following table lists Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ joint ventures, their principal operating activities and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ ownership interest as of December 31, 2009.

Joint Ventures of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals(1)

 

Subsidiary

  

Principal Activity

   Ownership
Interest (%)

Gasoductos de Chihuahua, S. de R.L. de C.V

   Transportation of gas    50.00

CH4 Energía, S.A. de C.V.

   Trading of gas    50.00

 

(1) As of December 31, 2009.

Source: Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals.

Private Sector Participation in Natural Gas Distribution

The Regulatory Law, as amended on May 12, 1995, provides that private and “social sector” companies may, with governmental authorization, store, distribute and transport natural gas, and may construct, own and operate natural gas pipelines, facilities and equipment. The regulations implementing this amendment went into effect on November 9, 1995.

Since 1997, the Regulatory Law has required us to provide the private sector with open access to our transportation system for distribution, ending our prior exclusive rights over the distribution lines. We continue to market natural gas and may develop natural gas storage systems.

In 1996, the Comisión Reguladora de Energía (Energy Regulatory Commission) approved the Gradual Access Program for 1996-1997, which required that we open access to our natural gas distribution system to the private sector and prohibited vertical integration between transportation and distribution. As a result, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ distribution assets located within the following official distribution zones have been privatized: Chihuahua, Toluca, Saltillo, Nuevo Laredo, Río Pánuco, Norte de Tamaulipas, Distrito Federal, Valle de Cuautitlán, Texcoco, Querétaro, La Laguna, Bajío Norte, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Guadalajara, Piedras Negras and Ciudad Juárez. As of 1999, all of our natural gas distribution pipelines were opened to private sector use and there were no further distribution assets left to divest pursuant to the program, although a portion of these assets are still held in trust and the distribution assets located within Veracruz have not yet been divested.

 

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The Energy Regulatory Commission is expected to put in place significant campaigns to promote the natural gas market in Mexico. These campaigns will include a new system for first-hand sales of natural gas. Although Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, in coordination with the Energy Regulatory Commission, has informed clients of the advantages of moving from the current transitory scheme to the new permanent system, as well as designed mechanisms for clients to estimate their consumptions under the new system, only electrical sector customers have expressed interest. Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals is prepared to operate under the new system at such time as the Energy Regulatory Commission declares the effectiveness of the new system.

Pricing Decrees

Natural gas prices for domestic sale are calculated in accordance with directives issued by the Energy Regulatory Commission on July 20, 2009. These prices reflect natural gas opportunity costs and competitive conditions in international markets and at the point of sale.

Since 2003, price control mechanisms for LPG have been implemented through governmental decrees. On December 28, 2007, President Calderón issued a decree establishing the maximum LPG price for first-hand and end-user sales. The decree became effective in January 2008, and established a monthly price increase from January 2008 to May 2008 of Ps. 0.0317 per kilogram over the weighted average end-user price of LPG after taxes. From June 2008 to December 2008, the amount of these price increases varied from month to month.

On December 29, 2008, the Mexican Government issued a decree establishing a national weighted average end-user price of LPG before taxes of Ps. 8.92 per kilogram, effective January 2009. Subsequently, on January 9, 2009, the Mexican Government issued a decree modifying the national weighted average end-user price of LPG before taxes to Ps. 8.03 per kilogram, representing a discount of almost 10%. This decree also suspended the periodic increases in the retail price of LPG, beginning on January 12, 2009 and effective through December 31, 2009.

In January 2010, the Mexican Government issued a decree establishing the maximum weighted average end-user price of LPG before taxes of Ps. 8.08 per kilogram. Subsequently, from February to May 2010, the maximum price was increased by five Mexican cents per kilogram per month.

The Mexican Government could modify these price controls or impose additional price controls in the future.

Natural Gas Hedging Operations

Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals offers, as a value added service, various hedging contracts to its domestic customers to protect them against fluctuations in the prices of natural gas. For information on hedging contracts offered to natural gas domestic customers, see “Item 11—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Instruments Entered into for Trading Purposes.”

Investments

In nominal peso terms, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals invested Ps. 3,941 million in 2009, as compared to Ps. 4,203 million in 2008, in projects primarily related to natural gas and condensates processing, transportation and storage. For 2010, the Mexican Government has approved Ps. 5,720 million in nominal terms of capital expenditures for Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, including Ps. 1,869 million for the cryogenic plant at the Poza Rica gas processing complex.

Cryogenic Plant at the Poza Rica Gas Processing Complex (GPC)

In order to provide the infrastructure necessary to process the wet natural gas produced by the Aceite Terciario del Golfo project, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals is constructing at the Poza Rica GPC a cryogenic plant, which will have a processing capacity of 200 million cubic feet per day of sweet wet gas, and a

 

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liquids fractionating plant, which will be located on Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ property and utilizing the facilities of the Poza Rica GPC. This project also includes, among others, the construction of two storage tanks for liquid gas, each with a capacity of 20 thousand barrels, an ecological burner, an effluent treatment plant and supporting infrastructure. The tender for this project was awarded on May 15, 2009 to ICA Flúor Daniel and Linde Process Plants, Inc., in association, with the contract signed on June 12, 2009. Construction began on August 17, 2009, and the project is scheduled to be completed in August 2011.

Electric Energy Cogeneration Program

As part of our Programa de Cogeneración de Energía Eléctrica (Electric Energy Cogeneration Program), on August 28, 2008, we launched an international tender for the construction of our first large-scale cogeneration plant at the GPC at the Nuevo Pemex complex in the state of Tabasco. Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals will be able to use the electric energy generated by the plant at the GPC, and may use any surplus electric energy production in other PEMEX facilities.

The Electric Energy Cogeneration Program is a two-stage program. In the short term, the program is intended to permit us to reduce our reliance on energy supplied by the Federal Electricity Commission. Over the medium and long term, we expect that these large-scale cogeneration projects will permit us to replace inefficient equipment at the end of their useful lives and to sell excess energy production to the Federal Electricity Commission.

Petrochemicals

Capacity

At the end of 2009, Pemex-Petrochemicals owned the following: seven petrochemical complexes; one petrochemical unit for the production of non-basic petrochemical products; the Camargo petrochemical complex, which ceased operations nine years ago; and a petrochemical unit at Reynosa, which ceased operations in August 1998. At the end of 2009, Pemex-Petrochemicals owned 51 plants, including some that were not producing. Pemex-Petrochemicals had a total installed capacity of 13.96 million tons of petrochemical products per year in 2009, representing a decrease from 2008 as a result of the initiation of gasoline blend production at the Cangrejera petrochemical complex under a change in its processing program.

Pemex-Petrochemicals’ total production capacity for the last five years was distributed among its facilities as set forth below.

Pemex-Petrochemicals’ Total Capacity

 

     Year ended December 31,
      2005    2006    2007    2008    2009
     (in thousands of tons)

Petrochemical Facility

              

Cosoleacaque

   4,975    4,975    4,975    4,975    4,975

Cangrejera

   3,280    3,280    3,280    4,214    4,137

Morelos

   2,263    2,263    2,263    2,575    2,575

Pajaritos

   1,021    1,021    1,021    1,244    1,244

Escolín

   337    337    337    337    337

San Martín Texmelucan

   288    288    288    286    286

Camargo

   333    333    333    333    333

Tula

   76    76    76    68    68
                        

Total

   12,571    12,571    12,571    14,034    13,955
                        

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.

Source: Pemex BDI.

 

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Production

Pemex-Petrochemicals manufactures various non-basic petrochemical products, including:

 

   

methane derivatives, such as ammonia and methanol;

 

   

ethane derivatives, such as ethylene, polyethylene, vinyl chloride monomer, ethylene oxide and glycols;

 

   

aromatics and their derivatives, such as high octane hydrocarbon, paraxylene, styrene, benzene, toluene and xylenes;

 

   

propylene chain and its derivatives, such as acrylonitrile and propylene; and

 

   

other products, such as oxygen, nitrogen, hexane, heptane, pyrolysis liquids, specialty petrochemical products, hydrochloric acid and muriatic acid.

The total annual production of Pemex-Petrochemicals in 2009 was 11,486 thousand tons, which included 3,899 thousand tons of refined products. Our combined total annual petrochemical production (including all subsidiaries) decreased by 0.1%, from 11,973 thousand tons in 2008 to 11,956 thousand tons in 2009. Of this amount, Pemex-Petrochemicals produced 7,587 thousand tons, representing a 3.2% decrease from Pemex-Petrochemicals’ production of 7,841 thousand tons of petrochemical products in 2008. The remainder of these petrochemical products were produced by Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals. The decrease in petrochemical production was a result of decreased production: (1) of ammonia, resulting from annual maintenance at the ammonia plants; (2) of ethane derivatives, in particular ethylene oxide, due to the integration of the ethylene oxide project at the Morelos petrochemical complex; (3) of vinyl chloride monomer at the Pajaritos petrochemical complex, as a result of certain operational difficulties; and (4) in the aromatics chain, due to (a) shutdowns for the annual maintenance program, (b) the shutdown of the paraxylene plant, because of market conditions, (c) modifications made in the gasoline blend production program and (d) preparations undertaken to ensure readiness of operations in order to comply the 2010 imported naphtha program for 2010. For information on Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ petrochemical production, see “—Gas and Basic Petrochemicals” above.

 

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The following table summarizes the annual production associated with the principal petrochemical activities of Pemex-Petrochemicals for the five years ended December 31, 2009.

Pemex-Petrochemicals Production

 

     Year ended December 31,    2009
vs. 2008
 
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009   
     (in thousands of tons per year)    (%)  

Liquids

                 

Hexanes

   66    53    56    54    46    (14.8

Heptanes

   15    14    13    23    20    (13.0
                           

Total

   81    68    69    77    66    (14.3

Other inputs

                 

Oxygen

   433    447    410    455    445    (2.2

Nitrogen

   118    117    106    135    149    10.4   

Hydrogen

   184    167    161    148    110    (25.7
                           

Total

   735    731    677    738    704    (4.6

Petrochemicals

                 

Methane derivatives

   1,242    1,404    1,859    2,202    1,962    (10.9

Ethane derivatives

   2,440    2,748    2,607    2,604    2,695    3.5   

Aromatics and derivatives

   1,187    1,089    1,338    1,354    1,233    (8.9

Propylene and derivatives

   104    24    47    17    31    82.4   

Others

   321    338    708    707    767    8.5   
                           

Total

   5,294    5,603    6,559    6,884    6,688    (2.8

Other products

                 

Hydrochloric acid

   93    126    141    93    92    (1.1

Muriatic acid

   16    44    50    49    37    (24.5
                           

Total

   109    170    191    142    129    (9.2
                           

Subtotal

   6,219    6,572    7,496    7,841    7,587    (3.2
                           

Refined products(1 )

   n.a.    n.a.    5,068    5,323    3,899    (26.8
                           

Total

   6,219    6,572    12,565    13,164    11,486    (12.7
                           

 

Notes: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
n.a.  = not applicable.
(1) Beginning with production in 2007 using plants transferred from Pemex-Refining to Pemex-Petrochemicals. Refined products produced at these plants are basically virgin stock.

Source: Pemex BDI.

Investments

Pemex-Petrochemicals invested Ps. 2,052.9 million in 2009 in capital expenditures, of which Ps. 0.8 million corresponded to the Fondo de Aprovechamiento de Obras (Fund for Use of Infrastructure Works), Ps. 2.4 million corresponded to the Fondo de Ingresos Excedentes (Fund for Surplus Revenues) and Ps. 2,049.7 million was used in the following ongoing projects: expansion of the oxygen plant at the Morelos petrochemical complex; expansion at the same complex of the first phase of our ethylene oxide production capacity, from 225 thousand tons per year to 360 thousand tons per year; complementary projects at the same complex’s high density polyethylene production plant (swing plant) to produce 300 thousand tons per year of low and/or high density polyethylene; the expansion of the same complex’s ethylene plant production capacity, from 600 to 900 thousand tons per year (second phase); modernization and expansion of the aromatics train (first phase) at the Cangrejera

 

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petrochemical complex, to increase that complex’s paraxylene production capacity from 240 thousand tons per year to 468 thousand tons per year; the expansion of that complex’s styrene plant production capacity, from 150 thousand tons per year to 250 thousand tons per year; and investments in security as well as maintaining capacity at Pemex-Petrochemicals’ facilities generally.

Pemex-Petrochemicals’ 2010 budget includes Ps. 4,780 million in capital expenditures, of which it has allocated Ps. 2,600 million to the expansion of aromatics capacity, Ps. 0.2 million to completion of the expansion of ethylene oxide capacity (first phase), Ps. 1,034.3 million to complementary project acquisitions, Ps. 865.8 million to maintaining plant production capacity and Ps. 279.7 million to modernization, optimization and infrastructure projects, among others.

Pemex-Petrochemicals expects that its investment budget for 2010 will allow it to meet its contractual and other commitments arising from the engineering and construction bidding processes in connection with the projects mentioned above.

Domestic Sales

In 2009, the value of the domestic sales of Pemex-Petrochemicals’ petrochemical products decreased by 25.1%, from Ps. 25,823.5 million in 2008 to Ps. 19,329.3 million in 2009. This decrease was primarily due to a reduction in the prices of ammonia, methanol, vinyl chloride monomer, ethylene, ethylene oxide, glycols, styrene and propylene, due to market conditions, as well as to a decrease in the volume of sales of ethylene oxide, glycols, ethylene, styrene, paraxylene, orthoxylenes and methanol. The decrease in ethylene oxide and glycols sales volume was due to lower production as a result of reconfiguration works in the related plant; in the case of ammonia, the decrease was due to plant maintenance taking longer than scheduled to complete; the decrease in ethylene sales was due to the shutdown of our principal customer’s plant for such product, due to market conditions; in the case of methanol, the decrease was due to market conditions; and aromatics sales decreased due to lower sales of styrene as a result of reduced purchases by our principal customer for such product and a lack of sales of paraxylene due to market conditions.

Over the five years ended December 31, 2009, the value of Pemex-Petrochemicals’ domestic sales was distributed as set forth in the table below. The sales of petrochemical products by Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals and Pemex-Refining, respectively, are included under “—Gas and Basic Petrochemicals” and “—Refining” above.

Value of Domestic Sales(1)

 

     Year ended December 31,    2009
vs. 2008
 
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009   
     (in millions of pesos)(2)    (%)  

Petrochemical Product

     

Ethane derivatives

   Ps.11,084.5    Ps.11,663.1    Ps.11,742.2    Ps.14,137.8    Ps.11,983.9    (15.2

Aromatics and derivatives

   6,006.9    6,050.7    5,898.5    5,335.1    2,704.0    (49.3

Methane derivatives

   2,746.3    2,786.9    3,124.9    5,438.8    3,895.0    (28.4

Propylene and derivatives

   1,173.9    352.6    346.8    386.6    400.5    3.6   

Others

   287.1    278.5    311.8    525.3    345.9    (34.2
                           

Total

   Ps.21,298.7    Ps.21,131.8    Ps.21,424.2    Ps.25,823.5    Ps.19,329.3    (25.1
                           

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.

(1) Excludes value added tax.
(2) Figures for 2005 and 2006 have been restated to constant pesos as of December 31, 2007, by applying the inflation factors, as measured by the NCPI, from the respective years through December 31, 2007. See “Item 3—Key Information—Selected Financial Data” for the inflation factors. Figures for 2008 and 2009 are stated in nominal pesos.

Source: Pemex BDI.

 

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International Trading

The PMI Group

The PMI Group conducts international commercial activities for our crude oil, refined and petrochemical products, except for natural gas, which is marketed directly by Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals. The PMI Group’s main objective is to assist in maximizing our profitability and optimizing our operations through the use of international trade, facilitating our link with the international markets and pursuing new business opportunities in marketing our products. The PMI Group manages the international sales of our crude oil and petroleum products and acquires in the international markets those petroleum products that we import to satisfy domestic demand. Sales of crude oil are carried out through PMI. Sales and purchases of petroleum products in the international markets are carried out through P.M.I. Trading, Ltd., which also performs third-party trading, transportation and risk management activities.

Exports and Imports

PMI purchases crude oil from Pemex-Exploration and Production and then sells it to PMI’s customers. PMI sold an average of 1,222 thousand barrels per day of crude oil in 2009, which represented 47.0% of our total crude oil production.

The following tables set forth the composition and average prices of our crude oil exports for the periods indicated.

 

     Year ended December 31,
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009(1)
     (tbpd)    (%)    (tbpd)    (%)    (tbpd)    (%)    (tbpd)    (%)    (tbpd)    (%)

Crude oil exports (by volume)

                             

Olmeca (API gravity of 38°-39°)

   216    12    231    13    173    10    130    9    143    12

Isthmus (API gravity of 32°-33°)

   81    4    68    4    41    2    23    2    14    1

Maya (API gravity of 21°-22°)

   1,506    83    1,480    83    1,460    87    1,240    88    1,052    86

Altamira (API gravity 15.0°-16.5°)

   15    1    14    1    13    1    11    1    13    1
                                                 

Total

   1,817    100    1,793    100    1,686    100    1,403    100    1,222    100
                                                 

 

Notes: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
     tbpd = thousand barrels per day.
     API gravity refers to the specific gravity or density of liquid petroleum products, measured in degrees on the American Petroleum Institute scale. On the API scale, oil with the lowest specific gravity has the highest API gravity. In addition, holding all other factors constant, the higher the API gravity, the greater the value of the crude oil.
(1) Does not include 1,201.7 thousand barrels that are owned by PMI and kept in storage outside of Mexico.

Source: PMI operating statistics.

 

     Year ended December 31,
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009(1)
     (U.S. dollars per barrel)

Crude Oil Prices

              

Olmeca

   U.S.$ 53.91    U.S.$ 64.67    U.S.$ 70.89    U.S.$ 99.37    U.S.$ 65.79

Isthmus

     53.11      57.29      69.92      81.09      63.38

Maya

     40.61      51.10      60.38      82.92      56.24

Altamira

     36.07      45.75      53.71      79.69      53.60

Weighted average realized price

   U.S.$ 42.71    U.S.$ 53.04    U.S.$ 61.64    U.S.$ 84.38    U.S.$ 57.42

 

(1) Does not include 1,201.7 thousand barrels that are owned by PMI and kept in storage outside of Mexico.

Source: PMI operating statistics.

 

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Geographic Distribution of Export Sales

In 2009, 86.8% of PMI’s sales of our crude oil exports were to customers located in the United States. As of December 31, 2009, PMI had 20 customers in ten countries. Among these countries, the largest proportion of our exports has consistently been to customers in the United States, Spain, the Netherlands Antilles, India and Canada.

The following table sets forth our crude oil export sales by country for the five years ended December 31, 2009.

Crude Oil Exports by Country

 

     Percentage of Exports  
     2005     2006     2007     2008     2009(1)  

United States

   78.6   80.3   80.2   81.3   86.8

Spain

   8.9      8.0      7.4      8.8      6.6   

Netherlands Antilles

   5.2      4.3      4.1      2.6      —     

India

   1.8      1.8      2.1      2.5      2.5   

Canada

   2.0      2.0      1.8      1.8      1.7   

Others

   3.6      3.5      4.4      3.1      2.4   
                              

Total

   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
                              

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Does not include 1,201.7 thousand barrels that are owned by PMI and kept in storage outside of Mexico.

Source: PMI operating statistics.

The following table sets forth the geographic distribution of PMI’s sales of crude oil exports for the five years ended December 31, 2009. The table also presents the distribution of exports among PMI’s crude oil types for those years.

Composition and Geographic Distribution of Crude Oil Export Sales

 

     Year ended December 31,
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009(1)
     (tbpd)    (%)    (tbpd)    (%)    (tbpd)    (%)    (tbpd)    (%)    (tbpd)    (%)

PMI Crude Oil Export Sales to:

                             

United States and Canada

   1,464    81    1,477    82    1,383    82    1,166    83    1,071    88

Europe

   194    11    171    10    163    10    145    10    104    9

Central and South America

   125    7    113    6    104    6    57    4    12    1

Far East

   34    2    32    2    35    2    35    2    35    3
                                                 

Total

   1,817    100    1,793    100    1,686    100    1,403    100    1,222    100
                                                 

Olmeca (API gravity of 38°-39°)

                             

United States and Canada

   200    11    214    12    160    9    115    8    136    11

Others

   16    1    17    1    13    1    14    1    7    1
                                                 

Total

   216    12    231    13    173    10    130    9    143    12
                                                 

Isthmus (API gravity of 32°-33°)

                             

United States and Canada

   38    2    41    2    16    1    12    1    8    1

Others

   43    2    27    1    25    2    11    1    7    —  
                                                 

Total

   81    4    68    4    41    2    23    2    14    1
                                                 

Maya (API gravity of 21°-22°)

                             

United States and Canada

   1,212    67    1,208    67    1,195    71    1,028    73    917    75

Others

   294    16    272    15    265    16    212    15    135    11
                                                 

Total

   1,506    83    1,480    83    1,460    87    1,240    88    1,052    86
                                                 

Altamira (API gravity of 15.0°-16.5°)

                             

United States and Canada

   15    1    14    1    13    1    11    1    11    1

Others

   —      —      1    —      —      —      —      —      2    —  
                                                 

Total

   15    1    14    1    13    1    11    1    13    1
                                                 

 

Notes: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
     tbpd = thousand barrels per day.
     API gravity refers to the specific gravity or density of liquid petroleum products, measured in degrees on the American Petroleum Institute scale. On the API scale, oil with the lowest specific gravity has the highest API gravity. In addition, holding all other factors constant, the higher the API gravity, the greater the value of the crude oil.
(1) Does not include 1,201.7 thousand barrels that are owned by PMI and kept in storage outside of Mexico.

Source: PMI operating statistics.

 

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PMI sells a significant percentage of its crude oil under evergreen contracts, which can be terminated by either party pursuant to a three month phase-out clause. For more detailed information regarding PEMEX’s sales of crude oil, see “PEMEX’s Customers and Receivables.” PMI sells crude oil on a Free On Board (FOB) basis (at the shipping point).

Beginning in 1998, PMI entered into several long-term Maya crude oil supply agreements pursuant to which the purchasers have agreed to undertake projects to expand the capacity of their respective refineries to upgrade residue from Maya crude oil. Under these agreements, PMI provided purchasers with certain support mechanisms to protect, in certain adverse market conditions, the purchasers’ investments. Upon the expiration of these contracts, the commercial relationship continues under evergreen contracts that do not contain support mechanisms. These agreements include:

 

   

An agreement with Port Arthur Coker Co., signed on March 10, 1998, which was assigned to Valero Energy Corporation on November 1, 2005, to supply its Port Arthur, Texas refinery with Maya crude oil for a period of eight years following project completion, which occurred in March 2001; the amount of Maya crude oil supplied was adjusted every six months. On December 31, 2007, the volume to be supplied was set at 188 thousand barrels per day and on May 1, 2008, the volume was adjusted to 177 thousand barrels per day. This agreement expired in March 2009.

 

   

An agreement with Pecten Trading Company, which is a trading subsidiary of Shell Oil Company, executed on May 1, 1999, and an agreement with P.M.I. Norteamérica, S.A. de C.V., to supply the Deer Park refinery joint venture with a total of approximately 200 thousand barrels per day of Maya crude oil, 50 thousand barrels of which were under the support mechanism for such contract for a period of seven years following project completion, which occurred in April 2001. Effective May 2008, the support mechanism ended, and the contract volume was set at 220 thousand barrels per day from 2009 to 2011. This agreement will expire in 2023.

 

   

An agreement with Valero Marketing and Supply Company and Valero Refining-Texas, L.P., executed on December 17, 2001, to supply their Texas City, Texas refinery with approximately 90 thousand barrels per day of Maya crude oil for a period of five years following project completion, which occurred in January 2004. This agreement expired in January 2009, though PMI currently has an evergreen contract to supply 200 thousand barrels per day to Valero Marketing and Supply Company.

 

   

An agreement with Hunt Crude Oil Supply Company, signed on December 19, 2005, to supply its refinery in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with approximately 14 thousand barrels per day of Altamira crude oil for a period of five years following project completion, which occurred in June 2007.

 

   

An agreement with Chevron Products Company, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., executed and delivered on October 1, 2008, to supply its refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi with approximately 145 thousand barrels per day of Maya crude oil for a period of three years, with an option for an additional year subject to the express agreement of both parties.

We expect to fulfill the majority of these supply commitments with proved developed reserves. In addition, we anticipate using proved undeveloped reserves and spot market purchases to fulfill these commitments.

These long-term crude oil supply agreements further our strategy of enhancing the export value of Mexican heavy crude oil in relation to the value of other grades of oil by creating incentives for refiners to invest in new high-conversion refineries, which are capable of upgrading a significant proportion of the residue produced from processing Maya and Altamira crude oil.

 

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The following table sets forth the average volume of our exports and imports of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products for the five years ended December 31, 2009.

Volume of Exports and Imports

 

     Year ended December 31,    2009(1)
vs. 2008
 
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009(1)   
     (in thousands of barrels per day, except as noted)    (%)  
Exports                  

Crude Oil:

                 

Olmeca

   215.8    230.6    172.7    129.6    143.5    10.7   

Isthmus

   81.0    68.3    41.1    23.0    14.2    (38.3

Altamira

   14.7    14.3    12.7    10.6    12.5    17.9   

Maya

   1,505.6    1,479.5    1,459.6    1,240.0    1,052.0    (15.2
                           

Total crude oil

   1,817.1    1,792.7    1,686.1    1,403.4    1,222.1    (12.9

Natural gas(2)

   23.9    32.7    138.7    107.4    66.5    (38.1

Refined products

   186.2    188.2    176.9    184.1    244.8    33.0   

Petrochemical products(3)(4)

   853.6    823.7    746.0    539.6    779.4    44.4   

Imports

                 

Natural gas(2)

   480.4    451.0    385.6    447.1    422.0    (5.6

Refined products

   391.9    431.1    494.0    548.2    506.4    (7.6

Petrochemical products(3)(5)

   397.4    435.6    425.1    439.8    568.3    29.2   

 

Note: Numbers subject to adjustment because crude oil exports may be adjusted to reflect the percentage of water in each shipment.
(1) Does not include 1,201.7 thousand barrels that are owned by PMI and kept in storage outside of Mexico.
(2) Fuel oil equivalent. Numbers expressed in millions of cubic feet per day.
(3) Thousands of metric tons.
(4) Includes propylene.
(5) Includes isobutane, butane and N-butane.

Source: PMI operating statistics.

Crude oil exports decreased by 12.9% in 2009, from 1,403.4 thousand barrels per day in 2008 to 1,222.1 thousand barrels per day in 2009, mainly as a result of lower crude oil production.

Natural gas imports decreased by 5.6% in 2009, from 447.1 million cubic feet per day in 2008 to 422.0 million cubic feet per day in 2009, due to increased production by Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ plants that made it unnecessary to increase natural gas imports. We exported 66.5 million cubic feet per day of natural gas in 2009, a decrease of 38.1% as compared to natural gas exports in 2008 of 107.4 million cubic feet per day.

In 2009, exports of refined products increased by 33%, from 184.1 thousand barrels per day in 2008 to 244.8 thousand barrels per day in 2009, due to increased sales of fuel oil and diesel. Imports of refined products decreased by 7.6% in 2009, from 548.2 thousand barrels per day in 2008 to 506.4 thousand barrels per day in 2009, due to decreased demand for jet fuel, gasoline and diesel. As of January 2007, clean fuels specifications for gasoline and diesel for transportation were established in Mexico. Since that time, imports of ultra-low sulfur diesel and ultra-low sulfur premium gasoline have been required to meet domestic demand. During 2010, import volumes of refined products are expected to remain stable as compared to 2009, with a slight upward trend due to the recovery of the Mexican economy. We also expect a decrease in exports of residuals, due to a reduction in products supplied by PEMEX.

 

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P.M.I. Trading, Ltd. sells refined and petrochemical products on an FOB, Delivered Ex-ship and Cost and Freight basis and buys refined and petrochemical products on an FOB, Cost and Freight and Delivered Ex-ship or Delivery at Frontier basis.

The following table sets forth the value of exports and imports of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products for the five years ended December 31, 2009.

Value of Exports and Imports(1)

 

    Year ended December 31,   2009
vs. 2008
 
    2005   2006   2007   2008   2009(2)  
    (in millions of U.S. dollars)   (%)  

Exports

           

Olmeca

  U.S.$ 4,246.4   U.S.$ 5,443.4   U.S.$ 4,469.1   U.S.$ 4,712.2   U.S.$ 3,444.9   (26.9

Isthmus

    1,569.6     1,427.9     1,049.9     683.1     327.4   (52.1

Altamira

    193.8     238.4     248.7     309.2     244.3   (21.0

Maya

    22,319.8     27,597.1     32,169.9     37,637.1     21,588.9   (42.6
                               

Total crude oil(3)

  U.S.$ 28,329.5   U.S.$ 34,706.8   U.S.$ 37,937.5   U.S.$ 43,341.5   U.S.$ 25,605.4   (40.9

Natural gas

    78.9     71.8     350.5     316.3     103.5   (67.3

Refined products

    3,119.2     3,758.0     4,116.6     5,706.6     4,891.8   (14.3

Petrochemical products

    356.7     352.6     297.1     384.1     175.7   (54.3
                               

Total natural gas and products

  U.S.$ 3,554.8   U.S.$ 4,182.4   U.S.$ 4,764.2   U.S.$ 6,407.0   U.S.$ 5,171.0   (19.3
                               

Total exports

  U.S.$ 31,884.1   U.S.$ 38,889.2   U.S.$ 42,701.7   U.S.$ 49,748.5   U.S.$ 30,776.4   (38.1
                               

Imports

           

Natural gas

  U.S.$ 1,397.9   U.S.$ 1,134.5   U.S.$ 995.7   U.S.$ 1,423.6   U.S.$ 632.8   (55.5

Refined products

    9,418.2     12,007.4     15,700.0     21,882.5     12,884.9   (41.1

Petrochemical products

    207.4     264.8     278.9     350.5     301.4   (14.0
                               

Total imports

  U.S.$ 11,023.5   U.S.$ 13,406.8   U.S.$ 16,974.6   U.S.$ 23,656.6   U.S.$ 13,819.0   (41.6
                               

Net exports

  U.S.$ 20,860.6   U.S.$ 25,482.4   U.S.$ 25,727.1   U.S.$ 26,091.9   U.S.$ 16,957.4   (35.0
                               

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Does not include crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals purchased by P.M.I. Trading, Ltd. or P.M.I. Norteamérica, S.A. de C.V. from third parties outside of Mexico and resold in the international markets. The figures expressed in this table differ from the amounts contained in our financial statements included herein under “Net Sales” because of the differences in methodology associated with the calculation of the exchange rates and other minor adjustments.
(2) Does not include 1,201.7 thousand barrels that are owned by PMI and kept in storage outside of Mexico.
(3) Crude oil exports are subject to adjustment to reflect the percentage of water in each shipment.

Source: PMI operating statistics, which are based on information in bills of lading.

Imports of natural gas decreased in value by 55.5% during 2009, mainly as a result of increased production by Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ plants.

In 2009, imports of refined products decreased both in value, by 41.1%, and in volume, by 7.6%. These decreases were due to lower demand for jet fuel, gasoline and diesel. Production from the national refining system increased slightly with respect to previous years, leading to decreased demand for imported products. Exports of refined products decreased in value by 14.3% in 2009, in line with lower prices of these products in the international market. Our net imports of refined products for 2009 totaled U.S. $7,993.1 million, a 50.6% decrease from the refined products trade deficit of U.S. $16,175.9 million in 2008.

 

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The following table describes the composition of our imports and exports of selected refined products in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Imports and Exports of Selected Refined Products

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2007     2008     2009  
     (tbpd)    (%)     (tbpd)    (%)     (tbpd)    (%)  

Imports

               

Gasoline(1)

   318.7    64.5      347.4    63.4      327.6    64.7   

Fuel oil

   16.9    3.4      32.9    6.0      38.7    7.6   

Liquefied petroleum gas(2)

   82.8    16.8      88.6    16.2      80.2    15.8   

Diesel

   52.7    10.7      67.3    12.3      47.8    9.4   

Others

   22.9    4.6      11.9    2.2      12.1    2.4   
                                 

Total

   494.0    100.0   548.2    100.0   506.4    100.0
                                 

Exports

               

Gasoline(3)

   79.7    45.1      68.3    37.1      71.3    29.1   

Diesel

   2.8    1.6      1.4    0.8      4.8    2.0   

Liquefied petroleum gas(2)

   0.2    0.1      0.1    0.1      1.1    0.4   

Jet fuel

   3.4    1.9      5.7    3.1      4.2    1.7   

Fuel oil

   37.0    20.9      58.0    31.5      122.3    50.0   

Others

   53.9    30.5      50.5    27.4      41.2    16.8   
                                 

Total

   176.9    100.0   184.0    100.0   244.8    100.0
                                 

 

Notes: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
     tbpd = thousand barrels per day.
(1) Includes methyl terbutyl ether (MTBE) and pentanes.
(2) Includes butanes.
(3) Includes gasoline and blendstock.

Source: PMI operating statistics based on INCOTERMS (International Commercial Terms).

In 2009, our exports of petrochemical products increased by 44.4%, from 539.6 thousand metric tons in 2008 to 779.4 thousand metric tons in 2009, while imports of petrochemical products also increased by 29.2%, from 439.8 thousand metric tons in 2008 to 568.3 thousand metric tons in 2009. Petrochemical exports increased in 2009, due to higher sales of ethylene and sulfur. The increase in ethylene exports resulted from a larger production surplus due to process adjustments and maintenance works in the derivatives processing plants. The increase in sulfur exports resulted from a decrease in domestic demand.

Imports of petrochemical products increased in 2009, due to greater requirements for isobutane (a raw material in the production of alkylates, butane-1 and hexane-1), for monomers used as additives in Pemex-Petrochemicals’ linear low-density polyethylene plant, for toluene, which is supplied to the solvents market, and to increased demand for ammonia and lower ammonia production.

 

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For the three years ended December 31, 2009, our imports and exports of selected petrochemicals were as follows.

Imports and Exports of Selected Petrochemicals

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2007     2008     2009  
     (tmt)    (%)     (tmt)    (%)     (tmt)    (%)  

Imports

               

Isobutane-butane-hexane-1

   146.1    34.4      175.6    39.9      166.6    29.3   

Methanol

   191.9    45.1      149.7    34.0      185.2    32.6   

Ammonia

   27.0    6.4      29.3    6.7      107.7    19.0   

Xylenes

   31.8    7.5      29.7    6.8      31.8    5.6   

Toluene

   15.0    3.5      36.8    8.4      42.1    7.4   

Others

   13.3    3.1      18.7    4.2      34.9    6.1   
                                 

Total

   425.1    100.0   439.8    100.0   568.3    100.0
                                 

Exports

               

Sulfur

   471.1    63.1      320.3    59.4      570.0    73.1   

Ammonia

   54.7    7.3      95.7    17.7      —      —     

Ethylene

   24.4    3.3      10.1    1.9      96.9    12.4   

Polyethylenes

   73.0    9.8      65.0    12.1      72.2    9.3   

Others

   122.9    16.5      48.4    9.0      40.3    5.2   
                                 

Total

   746.0    100.0   539.6    100.0   779.4    100.0
                                 

 

Notes: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
     tmt = thousand metric tons.
     Exports include propylene. Imports include isobutane, butane and N-butane.

Source: PMI operating statistics based on INCOTERMS.

Hedging Operations

P.M.I. Trading, Ltd. engages in hedging operations to cover its price exposure in the trading of petroleum products, as well as to protect the revenues of other companies within the PMI Group and to ensure the fulfillment of contractual obligations. The internal policies of P.M.I. Trading, Ltd. establish a limit on the maximum capital at risk. Capital at risk is calculated daily in order to compare the actual figures with the aforementioned limit. Internal controls include a risk comptroller responsible for ensuring compliance, an internal auditing department and a risk management committee. See “Item 11—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Commodity Price Risk.”

Transportation and Distribution

Our pipelines connect crude oil and natural gas producing centers with refineries and petrochemical plants, and our refineries and petrochemical plants with Mexico’s major cities. At the end of 2009, our pipeline network measured approximately 65,339 kilometers in length. Of these pipelines, 51,691 kilometers are currently operational and 13,647 kilometers are out of operation. Most of the pipelines out of operation are classified as being in “stand-by” status, which occurs when there is a decline in production in a field where the pipeline is located or when transportation service is irregular, making operation of the pipeline unprofitable. Once production is restored in such field, we change the status of the pipelines back to “operational.” Approximately 8,417 kilometers of the pipelines currently in operation transport crude oil, 10,425 kilometers transport petroleum products and petrochemicals, 14,452 kilometers transport natural gas, 1,811 kilometers transport LPG, 1,151 kilometers transport basic petrochemicals, 1,706 kilometers are crude oil and natural gas gathering pipelines, 13,003 kilometers are production lines (discharge lines) and 725 kilometers correspond to other services, including aqueducts. Ownership of the pipelines is distributed among the subsidiary entities according to the products they transport.

 

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Petróleos Mexicanos has been working to implement a Pipeline Integrity Management Plan, which provides that detailed records covering all periods from the design stage to current conditions must be maintained in order to ensure that optimal investments are being made in pipelines. The Pipeline Integrity Management Plan is derived from the guidelines of American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 1160, “Managing System Integrity for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines,” and from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B31.8S, “Managing System Integrity of Gas Pipelines.” In Mexico, Norma Oficial Mexicana (Mexican Official Standard) NOM-027-SESH-2010, “Integrity Management of Hydrocarbons Collection and Transportation Pipelines,” (which we refer to as NOM-027), became effective in June 2010.

The Pipeline Integrity Management Plan consists of the following stages:

 

   

information gathering and database development;

 

   

segmentation and identification of threats that might affect pipeline integrity, safety and operation;

 

   

identification of high consequence areas;

 

   

risk and reliability assessment;

 

   

integrity assessment;

 

   

programming of maintenance and risk mitigation measures;

 

   

subsequent assessments;

 

   

repetition of the integrity management process; and

 

   

ongoing monitoring during all stages.

In this respect, Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities have made considerable progress in satisfying the requirements of NOM-027, concerning risk assessment. We have analyzed 60% of our pipeline network in length terms, undertaking at the same time several of the measures relating to the other stages of the Pipeline Integrity Management Plan. In addition, we have satisfied the documentation requirements of this standard.

The transportation of crude oil, natural gas and other products through a pipeline network is subject to leaks and spills in soil. See “Item 3—Key Information—Risk Factors— Risk Factors Related to the Operations of PEMEX.” In 2009, we incurred a total of U.S. $375.4 million of expenditures for the remediation and maintenance of our pipelines network and we have budgeted an additional U.S.$ 423.3 million of expenditures in 2010. For more information on recent problems with our pipeline network, see “Item 3—Key Information—Risk Factors—PEMEX is an integrated oil and gas company and is exposed to production, equipment and transportation risks and deliberate acts of terror” above and “—Environmental Regulation—Environmental Liabilities” below.

During 2009, we transported approximately 76.8 billion tons per kilometer of crude oil to be processed in our refining system and petroleum products to satisfy domestic demand, as compared to the 74.6 billion tons per kilometer carried in 2008. Of the total amount we transported in 2009, we carried 62.0% through pipelines, 30.3% by vessels and the remainder by train tank cars as well as tank trucks.

At the end of 2009, we owned ten refined product tankers and had leased another nine. We also owned 77 major wholesale storage centers, 19 liquefied gas terminals and five maritime terminals. These facilities, together with our pipeline network, constitute our hydrocarbon transportation and distribution infrastructure.

PEMEX Corporate Matters

In addition to the operating activities that we undertake through the activities of our subsidiary entities and subsidiary companies, we have certain centralized corporate operations that coordinate general labor, safety, insurance and legal matters.

 

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Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection

Petróleos Mexicanos’ Corporate Operations Office is responsible for planning, conducting and coordinating programs to:

 

   

foster a company culture of safety and environmental protection;

 

   

improve the safety of our workers and facilities;

 

   

reduce risks to residents of the areas surrounding our facilities; and

 

   

protect the environment.

We intend to develop further the industrial safety and environmental programs for each subsidiary entity. The environmental and safety division of each subsidiary entity coordinates closely with the Corporate Operations Office.

Insurance

We maintain a comprehensive property and civil liability insurance program for onshore and offshore properties and liabilities. All onshore properties, such as refineries, processing plants, pipelines and storage facilities are covered, as are all of our offshore assets, such as drilling platforms, rigs, gas gathering systems, maritime terminals and production facilities. Our insurance covers risks of sudden and accidental physical destruction to all properties, as well as against all risk of physical loss, including as a consequence of purposeful terrorist acts. This insurance also provides coverage for the contents of pipelines, storage facilities and wells, and any liabilities of PEMEX arising from such acts. Our offshore general and civil liability insurance also covers extraordinary costs related to the operation of offshore wells, such as control and re-drilling costs, evacuation expenses and liability costs associated with spills. We also maintain protection and indemnity insurance for our full marine fleet, as well as life insurance, automobile and heavy equipment insurance, and cargo and marine hull insurance.

In accordance with Mexican law, we have entered into all of our insurance contracts with Mexican insurance carriers. These policies have limits of U.S. $2.0 billion for onshore property, U.S. $1.3 billion for offshore property, U.S. $0.3 billion for extraordinary costs related to the operation of offshore wells, U.S. $1.0 billion for protection and indemnification for marine-related liabilities, U.S. $0.5 billion for civil liabilities, U.S. $0.5 billion for offshore terrorist acts and U.S. $0.3 billion for onshore terrorist acts. Limits of insurance policies purchased for each category of risk are determined using professional risk management assessment surveys conducted by international companies on an annual basis and the market capacity available per risk.

Since June 2003, we have not maintained business interruption insurance, which in the past compensated us for loss of revenues resulting from damages to our facilities. We have discontinued such insurance based on the following factors: (1) the existence of mitigating factors across all of our facilities, (2) the nature and operation of our facilities, such as the ability of any of our six refineries to compensate for the loss of any one refinery and the physical separation of plants within the refineries, and (3) the excess processing capacity available across our different lines of business, vis-a-vis the restricted coverage available in the international reinsurance markets. These factors led us to conclude that the benefits of this type of coverage were outweighed by the costs. Instead, we purchase ad-hoc business interruption mitigation insurance coverage, which compensates us for the additional expenses necessary to recover our production capabilities in the shortest time possible.

All PEMEX insurance policies are in turn reinsured through Kot Insurance Company, AG, which we refer to as Kot AG. Kot AG is a wholly owned subsidiary company organized under the laws of Switzerland (previously organized under the laws of Bermuda as Kot Insurance Company, Ltd.), which is used as a risk management tool to structure and distribute risks across the international reinsurance markets. The purpose of Kot AG is to reinsure policies of the local insurance carriers of Petróleos Mexicanos and maintain control over the cost and

 

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quality of the insurance covering our risks. Kot AG reinsures over 96.8% of its reinsurance policies with unaffiliated third party reinsurers. Kot AG carefully monitors the financial performance of its reinsurers and actively manages counterparty credit risk across its reinsurance portfolio to ensure its own financial stability and maintain its A- rating from Standard & Poor’s (which we refer to as S&P). Kot AG maintains solid capitalization and solvency margins consistent with guidelines provided by Swiss insurance authorities and regulations. Kot AG’s net risk retention is capped at U.S. $120 million and is diversified across different reinsurance coverages to mitigate potential aggregation factors.

Property, Plants and Equipment

General

Substantially all of our property, consisting of refineries, storage, production, manufacturing and transportation facilities and certain retail outlets, is located in Mexico, including Mexican waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The location, character, utilization and productive capacity of our exploration, drilling, refining, petrochemical production, transportation and storage facilities are described above. See “—Exploration and Production,” “—Refining,” “—Gas and Basic Petrochemicals,” “—Petrochemicals” and “—Transportation and Distribution.”

Reserves

Under Mexican law, all crude oil and other hydrocarbon reserves within Mexico are owned by the Mexican nation and not by us. Pemex-Exploration and Production has the exclusive right to exploit those reserves under the Regulatory Law and related laws and regulations. Our estimates of Mexico’s hydrocarbon reserves are described under “—Exploration and Production—Reserves” above.

 

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GENERAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

The Mexican Government and its agencies closely regulate and supervise our operations. The Ministry of Energy monitors our activities and the Secretary of Energy acts as the chairperson of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos. The SHCP approves the annual budget and financing program of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities. The Mexican Government incorporates the annual budget and financing program of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities into its budget, which the Mexican Congress must approve each year. The Mexican Government is not, however, liable for the financial obligations that we incur.

Under the Petróleos Mexicanos Law, Petróleos Mexicanos will each year provide to the SHCP, through the Ministry of Energy, its projected financial balance for each of the next five years. If Petróleos Mexicanos maintains compliance with these annual balance goals, and if its wage and salary expenditures have not increased, then the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos will be permitted to approve adjustments to its own budget and those of the subsidiary entities without approval from the SHCP. If these same conditions are met, the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos will also be permitted to authorize, without SHCP approval, increases in the expenditures of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities to the extent that their revenues exceed the amounts contemplated in the budget.

The Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources), which we refer to as SEMARNAT, in conjunction with other Mexican federal and state authorities, regulates our activities that affect the environment. The President of Mexico appoints the comisario (supervising officer) of Petróleos Mexicanos.

In addition to the regulatory powers that the Energy Regulatory Commission already has over natural gas and LPG activities, this Commission is now vested, pursuant to the amendments to the Energy Regulatory Commission Law, with the authority to regulate: (1) first-hand sales of gas, fuel oil and basic petrochemicals; (2) pipeline transportation and distribution of gas and refined products, as well as storage of such products to the extent that this is directly linked with such pipeline transportation and distribution, or forms an integral part of the importation and distribution terminals of such products; and (3) pipeline transportation and distribution of biofuels, as well as storage of such products to the extent that this is directly linked with such pipeline transportation and distribution, or forms an integral part of the importation and distribution terminals of such products.

The National Hydrocarbons Commission Law, which became effective on November 29, 2008, provides for the establishment of a new National Hydrocarbons Commission, which is responsible for regulating and supervising hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation as well as the processing, transportation and storage activities directly related to exploration and exploitation projects. The members of the National Hydrocarbons Commission were appointed on May 20, 2009 by President Calderón. On August 28, 2009, the Reglamento Interno de la Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (Internal Regulation of the National Hydrocarbons Commission) was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. This regulation establishes, among other things, the National Hydrocarbons Commission’s organizational structure and the activities to be performed by its respective areas.

The Auditoría Superior de la Federación (Superior Audit Office of the Federation, or the ASF) reviews annually the Cuenta Pública (Public Account) of the Mexican Government entities, including Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities. This review focuses mainly on the entities’ compliance with budgetary benchmarks and budget and accounting laws. The ASF prepares reports of its observations based on this review. The reports are subject to our analysis and, if necessary, our clarification and explanation of any issues raised during the audit. Discrepancies in amounts spent may subject our officials to legal sanctions. However, in most instances, the observed issues are explained and clarified. The financial information provided to the ASF is prepared in accordance with Mexican Governmental Standards applicable to Mexican public sector entities, which differ in several respects from Mexican FRS. As a result, our financial statements reflect different financial data than those included in the Public Account.

 

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ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION

Legal Framework

We are subject to various laws related to the environmental protection of natural resources, as well as the management of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. In particular, Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities are subject to the provisions of the Ley General del Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente (General Law on Ecological Equilibrium and Environmental Protection), which we refer to as the Environmental Law, the regulations issued thereunder and several technical environmental norms issued by the SEMARNAT. We are also subject to the Law of Use of Renewable Energy and Financing of the Energy Transition and the Sustainable Use of Energy Law, each of which became effective on November 29, 2008, and we will be subject to the regulations that the Ministry of Energy, in coordination with SEMARNAT, is expected to issue thereunder. The Secretaría de Salud (Ministry of Health), the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (Ministry of Communications and Transportation), the Secretaría de Marina (Ministry of the Navy) and the Ministry of Energy assist the SEMARNAT in its functions. In addition, Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities are subject to the environmental laws and regulations issued by the governments of each state of Mexico where our facilities are located.

The Environmental Law and related regulations require that we obtain certain authorizations from the SEMARNAT before we carry out any activity that may have an adverse effect on the environment. In particular, these environmental regulations apply to chemical, petrochemical, crude oil refining and extraction activities, as well as the construction of crude oil and natural gas pipelines. Before authorizing a new project, the SEMARNAT requires the submission of an environmental impact analysis and any other information that it may request. The SEMARNAT is entitled to independently grant or deny its authorization of any activity.

The environmental regulations that apply generally to Mexican industry apply to us. These regulations specify, among other matters, permissible levels of emissions, water discharges and hazardous substances discharges as well as atmospheric pollution level limits. The technical regulations for oil and petrochemical industries set forth maximum permissible levels of pollution in residual water discharges and natural gas emissions. These regulations also establish procedures for measuring pollution levels.

Mexico generally updates and revises its environmental regulatory framework as necessary, and we participate with the Mexican Government in developing environmental regulations that are related to our activities. The new Law of Use of Renewable Energy and Financing of the Energy Transition and the Sustainable Use of Energy Law are designed to further Mexico’s transition to cleaner, more environmentally friendly fuels and renewable energy sources. On January 30, 2006, the SEMARNAT issued Mexican Official Standard NOM-086-SEMARNAT-SENER-SCFI-2005, which sets forth environmental specifications for fossil fuels. In order to comply with this Standard, we will be required to meet certain targets for the optimal use of energy in all of our processes and activities as well as to meet domestic market demand for low-sulfur fossil fuels.

In April 1997, the SEMARNAT issued regulations governing the procedures for obtaining an environmental license, under which new industrial facilities can comply with all applicable environmental requirements by way of a single administrative procedure. Each environmental license integrates all of the different permits, licenses and authorizations related to environmental matters for a particular facility. Since these regulations went into effect, we have been required to obtain an environmental license for any new facility, while our facilities that existed prior to the effectiveness of these regulations are not subject to this obligation.

Federal and state authorities in Mexico may inspect any facility to determine compliance with the Environmental Law, local environmental laws, regulations and technical environmental regulations. Violations or non-compliance with the legal provisions may result in the application of substantial fines, temporary or permanent shutdown of a facility, required capital expenditures to minimize the effect of our operations on the environment, cleanup of contaminated land and water, cancellation of a concession or revocation of authorization

 

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to carry out certain activities and, in certain cases, criminal prosecution of employees and individuals. See “Item 3—Key Information—Risk Factors—Risk Factors Related to the Operations of PEMEX—PEMEX’s compliance with environmental regulations in Mexico could result in material adverse effects on our results of operations.”

On November 28, 2007, the SEMARNAT issued NOM-148-SEMARNAT-2006 (which we refer to as NOM-148), which establishes standards for sulfur recovery in all refineries. The refineries located in Cadereyta, Nuevo León; Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas; Tula, Hidalgo; and Salamanca, Guanajuato are currently in compliance with NOM-148 and the refineries located in Minatitlán, Veracruz and Salina Cruz, Oaxaca will be in compliance in 2010. Compliance with NOM-148 resulted in costs to Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities of approximately Ps. 450 million in 2008 and Ps. 396 million in 2009, related to the rehabilitation, optimization and construction of new sulfur recovery plants and the construction of new plants and their corresponding installations. We expect to spend an additional Ps. 1,156 million in 2010 and 2011 to maintain and bring our remaining facilities into compliance with NOM-148.

Global Climate Change

In May 2007, the Federal Executive Office submitted its Estrategia Nacional de Cambio Climático (National Climate Change Strategy), which identified various opportunities to mitigate and adapt to climate change, as well as noted Mexico’s participation in the international community with respect to climate change awareness.

Since the National Climate Change Strategy was published, the various government offices that participate in the Comisión Intersecretarial de Cambio Climático (Inter-Ministry Climate Change Commission, which we refer to as the CICC) have worked to develop the Programa Especial de Cambio Climático 2009-2012 (Special Climate Change Program for 2009-2012, which we refer to as the PECC). On August 28, 2009, SEMARNAT issued the PECC, which will allow us to consolidate agreements, reinforce already negotiated commitments and identify, upon further consideration, new measures and additional changes necessary to progressively reach adequate greenhouse gas emissions levels under the National Climate Change Strategy.

We have identified several activities and projects to be undertaken in respect of issues addressed by the chapter of the PECC relating to mitigation measures, including increased energy efficiency, sour gas re-injection, co-generation and reduction in fugitive emissions, and we have set a goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 9.94 million tons per year by 2012. During 2009, we reduced carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated 4.5 million tons, which represents progress of approximately 45% toward our goal for such annual reductions by 2012, primarily as a result of more efficient gas use. Also addressed in this chapter of the PECC is the goal of increased adaptability by energy sector participants in responding to climate change’s effects by designing and implementing: contingency programs in case of extreme hydrometeorological events; strategies of territorial planning and ecological territorial planning; as well as a vulnerability map reflecting the potential effects of climate change.

PEMEX’s Internal Monitoring

We believe that we are currently in substantial compliance with current federal and state environmental laws as those laws have been historically interpreted and enforced. We maintain an organizational structure that permits us to implement and monitor our environmental program. The subsidiary entities have specialized departments, depending on the size and geographic distribution of their respective sites, which implement their own environmental programs and conduct internal environmental audits and inspections of their sites and their immediate surroundings based on the standards of the SEMARNAT. When these internal audits reveal deficiencies, the subsidiary entities take the necessary remedial actions to eliminate these deficiencies. If soil or bodies of water are contaminated at levels that exceed the levels stipulated in the applicable regulation, the remediation requirements derived from these internal audits and inspections are recorded in our financial statements as environmental liabilities when they are known and estimable.

 

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We maintain an internal structure to identify and solve environmental problems and we retain external consultants to perform operational audits at our industrial plants, including cost estimates for remedying any shortfall in compliance with Mexican environmental laws. Such remedies can include improving the operating efficiency of plants, cleaning up contaminated land and water and capital expenditures to minimize the effect of our operations on the environment.

In addition to our internal monitoring structure for identifying affected areas, areas of non-compliance and improvement opportunities, Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities’ environmental program is subject to the review of the Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente (Office of the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection, which we refer to as PROFEPA). PROFEPA administers the Mexican environmental regulatory rubric and establishes acceptable standards of environmental remediation. Although PROFEPA has the authority to review and inspect remediation works performed by us, and compliance with permitted contamination levels established by laws and regulations, it does not determine our environmental liabilities. We maintain proper records of all of the studies, estimations, performed works and any other information that PROFEPA may request from time to time.

Since 1993, we have participated in the National Program of Environmental Auditing, a voluntary environmental audit program, with PROFEPA. As each environmental audit is completed, we send the audit report (which includes the estimated costs for remedying environmental anomalies) to PROFEPA for its review and approval. After approval by PROFEPA, we review the audits and determine which findings can be resolved by changing current plant or drilling operations and implementing the current capital expenditures plan. If the audit report is approved by PROFEPA, we negotiate a corrective action plan with PROFEPA, stipulating the time period, amounts to be expended and the steps to be taken to bring each site into compliance. As of December 31, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities were in the process of auditing a total of 735 facilities with the objective of obtaining the same number of “clean industry” certificates. As of the same date, 109 of these certificates were effective, 102 were in the process of re-certification and 524 were in the process of certification, with audits begun but not yet complete. From the institution of the program through December 31, 2009, corrective action plans for 211 audits had been implemented and all of these sites had received or retained “clean industry” certifications from PROFEPA. We will continue including new facilities under this program as we expand our activities in the areas of exploration, exploitation, refining and distribution of hydrocarbons.

During 2009, we experienced 216 environmental incidents, the fewest in the last five years. The number of such events decreased by 34% from 2008 to 2009. This was due in part to the application of strategies focused on improving the integrity and operation of our pipeline systems.

Petróleos Mexicanos experienced two major incidents during 2009, one of which took place at a Pemex-Exploration and Production facility and the other at a Pemex-Refining facility. The incident that occurred at Pemex-Exploration and Production’s facility involved a 16-inch diameter oil pipeline located in the municipality of Cunduacán in the State of Tabasco. A rupture in the pipeline caused spillage totaling 15,000 barrels of crude oil. The major incident that occurred at Pemex-Refining’s distribution facilities was a rupture in an 8-inch diameter pipeline located in the municipality of Guaymas in the State of Sonora. This incident caused the spillage of 6,272 barrels of distillates. However, in each case, and in coordination with the relevant state government, the military, civil protection services and local authorities, among others, we implemented an emergency action plan which reinforced the existing emergency procedures and helped to isolate the damaged areas and to evacuate nearby towns in a very short period of time. In this way, damage to local residents and properties was significantly reduced. In the Pemex-Refining case, PROFEPA requested that we initiate an environmental impact evaluation.

In order to protect itself from civil environmental liabilities, Petróleos Mexicanos obtains insurance covering most of the expenses directly related to such incidents. This coverage does not, however, cover the deductible and those expenses excluded from the insurance policies, such as fines, public relations expenses and site clean-up not directly related to the incident, among others. For information relating to our environmental liabilities, see “—Environmental Liabilities” below. The majority of our remediation activities in connection

 

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with the two major 2009 incidents described above have been completed. However, certain related legal proceedings are still pending resolution by Mexican environmental authorities, as a result of various administrative delays, including site analysis and other investigations into the causes of the incidents.

With a goal of achieving zero incidents, injuries, emissions of pollutants and illnesses for all of our work centers, in January 2006, we began to implement the PEMEX Safety, Health and Environmental Protection System (which we refer to as the PEMEX-SSPA), as well as the revision of and adherence to root-cause analysis; process safety management, with strong emphasis on mechanical integrity; environmental protection; occupational health; operational discipline; effective audits; emergency response plans; protection tests; and risk analysis systems. The PEMEX-SSPA includes the incorporation of 12 of the worldwide oil and gas industry’s best practices in preventive and corrective safety measures. The PEMEX-SSPA is comprised of three subsystems: Process Safety Management (SASP), Health Management (SAST) and Environmental Management (SAA). During 2007, we began to implement improvements to the PEMEX-SSPA and added a process management system as a complementary process, in order to supervise and coordinate the three aforementioned subsystems. In addition, we established guidelines to regulate the functions and activities of the areas involved in order to implement and monitor the PEMEX-SSPA.

During 2009, we continued implementing the PEMEX-SSPA and performed the following principal related activities:

 

   

consolidated the organizational structure of our environment, health and security personnel throughout all levels of PEMEX;

 

   

addressed issues concerning improvement in observance of operating discipline, especially those critical to the operation of the PEMEX-SSPA;

 

   

provided the majority of our employees with training in the PEMEX-SSPA;

 

   

incorporated an additional principle concerning contractors to our PEMEX-SSPA policies;

 

   

measured the degree of implementation of all PEMEX-SSPA subsystems, as well as formulated and executed related plans therein, in order to promote systemic improvement; and

 

   

improved the quality of execution of our Effective Safety Audits Program throughout all PEMEX facilities.

As a result of the above actions, our accident frequency rate decreased by 10.6% from 2008 to 2009, from 0.47 to 0.42 injuries per million man hours worked with exposure to risk. The accident frequency rate is the number of accidents that result in incapacitating injuries per million man hours of risk exposure during the relevant period. An incapacitating accident is a sudden or unexpected event that provokes a bodily injury, functional disability or death, immediately or at a later time, while working or as a result of work. Risk exposure man hours are the number of hours worked by all personnel, inside or outside of working facilities, during and outside standard working hours, including overtime hours. The lost days due to injuries indicator also decreased from 2008 to 2009, by 3.7%, from 27 to 26 lost days per million man hours worked with exposure to risk. The lost days due to injuries indicator is the number of days lost per million man hours of risk exposure during the relevant period. Lost days are those missed due to medical incapacity as a result of work accident injuries or rewarded as compensation for partial, total or permanent incapacity, or for death.

As a result of the implementation of the PEMEX-SSPA, our contractors also reported a decrease in their accident frequency rate from 2008 to 2009, of 32%, from 0.75 to 0.51 injuries per million man hours worked with exposure to risk.

Other than as disclosed herein, there are currently no material legal or administrative proceedings pending against us with respect to any environmental matters.

 

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Environmental Liabilities

At December 31, 2009, our estimated and accrued environmental liabilities totaled Ps. 6,032.92 million. Of this total, Ps. 2,398.55 million were attributable to Pemex-Exploration and Production, Ps. 3,605.87 million to Pemex-Refining, Ps. 22.40 million to Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals and Ps. 6.10 million to Pemex-Petrochemicals. There were no environmental liabilities at the subsidiary company level. The following tables detail our environmental liabilities by subsidiary entity and operating region at December 31, 2009.

Pemex-Exploration and Production

 

     Estimated Affected Area    Estimated Liability
     (in hectares)    (in millions of pesos)

Northern region

   209.07    Ps. 1,764.35

Southern region

   3.61      4.84
           

Total(1)

   212.68    Ps. 1,769.18
           

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) During 2009, environmental remediation was completed on 49.69 hectares. There were 135.19 hectares of additional affected areas, including 122.93 hectares in the Northern region and 12.26 hectares in the Southern region, which were affected as a result of spills from pipelines.
Source: PEMEX.

 

     Holding Ponds Drainage
     Number of Holding Ponds
Reported as Liabilities(1)
   Estimated Liability
          (in millions of pesos)

Northern region

   315    Ps. 629.37

Southern region

   0      0.00
           

Total

   315    Ps. 629.37
           

Total estimated environmental liabilities of Pemex-Exploration and Production

      Ps. 2,398.55
         

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) At December 31, 2008, we reported 36 holding ponds as liabilities. In 2009, a total of 442 holding ponds in the Northern region were classified as new liabilities, while a total of 163 holding ponds in the Northern region were restored and written off as liabilities. As a result, at December 31, 2009, 315 ponds remained to be reported as liabilities.
Source: PEMEX.

Pemex-Refining

 

     Estimated
Affected Area
   Estimated
Liability
     (in hectares)    (in millions of
pesos)

Pipelines

   18.58    Ps. 187.09

Refineries

   286.48      2,620.39

Storage and Distribution Terminals

   73.43      798.40
           

Total(1)

   378.49    Ps. 3,605.87
           

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) During 2009, environmental remediation was completed on 13.75 hectares. Additionally, there were adjustments of 63.30 hectares to the environmental liabilities total for 2008 due to the completion of assessment studies. These variations affected all components of the Pemex-Refining network, with particular effects on inventories located in refineries and, to a lesser degree, in pipelines.
Source: PEMEX.

 

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Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

 

     Estimated
Affected Area
   Estimated
Liability
   (in hectares)    (in millions of
pesos)

Gas Complex Processors

   17.82    Ps.13.55

Pipelines

   0.05    8.85
         

Total

   17.87    Ps.22.40
         

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
Source: PEMEX.

Pemex-Petrochemicals

 

     Estimated
Affected Area
   Estimated
Liability
   (in hectares)    (in millions of
pesos)

Pajaritos petrochemical complex.

   1.80    Ps.1.00

Cangrejera petrochemical complex

   0.07    0.40

Pipelines

   0.35    4.70
         

Total(1)

   2.22    Ps.6.10
         

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) All of Pemex-Petrochemicals’ plants have been audited and the table above reflects the only plants determined to require environmental remediation.
Source: PEMEX.

Our estimates of environmental liabilities include cost estimates for general and site-specific evaluation studies and the corresponding remediation. The remediation sites consist of sites identified in the audit process described above, as well as those previously identified sites in more mature petroleum operating areas that were not cleaned up in the past. Our environmental liabilities also include the elimination of holding ponds created by abandoned petroleum wells. Additionally, our environmental liabilities include an accrual for information requested and received periodically from field managers as to probable environmental liabilities identified in their respective areas of responsibility. We accrue environmental liabilities when sufficient basic knowledge is available to form a preliminary estimation as to remediation cost. Although the full potential scope of the remediation cost may not be known with certainty, these accruals are made when the liability is probable and the amount is reasonably estimable, in accordance with Bulletin C-9 “Liabilities, provisions, contingent assets and liabilities and commitments” for Mexican FRS purposes and with ASC Topic 450 “Contingencies” for U.S. GAAP purposes. These estimated liabilities include assumptions resulting from an initial evaluation of damage, including land acreage to be remediated, depth of contamination and type of contamination. While the initial evaluation is extensive, there is a possibility that the actual scope of remediation could vary depending upon information gathered during the remediation process. For a further discussion of our environmental liabilities, see Note 21 II(c) to our consolidated financial statements included herein.

Unasserted or additional claims are not reflected in our identified liabilities. We are not aware of any such claims that would be of such magnitude as to materially affect our estimates of environmental liabilities.

At the end of 2009, we were not aware of uncertainties with respect to joint and several liabilities that could affect our assessment of environmental contingencies or otherwise result in a major environmental liability. We are responsible for all production, processing, storage and distribution of petroleum and its derivatives in Mexico. As a result, we believe we are positioned to know immediately of any claims and are therefore directly accountable for any claims that may be brought against us.

 

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The timing of remediation or cleanup of the sites accounted for in these environmental liabilities is dependent upon the annual budget assigned to us by the Mexican Congress.

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction

Emission Reduction Purchase Agreements

In 2000, Mexico ratified the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (which we refer to as the Kyoto Protocol) as a non-Annex B country. Accordingly, Mexico is not subject to emissions caps under the Kyoto Protocol, but Mexican companies, such as PEMEX, are allowed to develop Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects. These CDM projects generate carbon dioxide emissions-reductions certificates or credits that can be traded in international markets.

In 2009, we signed three emission reduction purchase agreements for the marketing of carbon dioxide emission-reduction certificates. Two of these agreements are with Carbon Solutions de México and the other is with Statoil. Under these agreements, we will sell emission reduction certificates to be generated by the following three projects that could potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions: increasing thermal efficiency and recovery of combustion gases at the Dos Bocas Marine Terminal; installing dry seals in gas compressors; and undertaking a cogeneration project at the Ciudad Pemex GPC. These projects would potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 373 thousand tons annually. Each of these three projects is in the design phase.

Social Responsibility

Petróleos Mexicanos has implemented various initiatives in the area of corporate social responsibility, primarily with respect to the protection and preservation of the environment, community relations, ethical work practices, respect for labor rights and the general promotion of quality of life for employees. In particular, we note the following specific actions taken by Petróleos Mexicanos in 2009:

 

   

We contributed Ps. 1.5 billion to a variety of charities and development projects in the communities in which we carry out our activities, including the following projects:

 

   

construction of the Special Education and Rehabilitation Center in Jalapa, Veracruz;

 

   

participation in productive agricultural and environmental sustainability projects in different locations in the municipal areas in the state of Tabasco;

 

   

construction of residual water treatment plants in the municipality of Álamo Temapache in the state of Veracruz;

 

   

reconditioning of the “Laguna del Carpintero” metropolitan park in the municipality of Tampico in the state of Tamaulipas;

 

   

support for productive projects in the riverside fishing sector in the municipality of Carmen in the state of Campeche;

 

   

extension of the support provided to the conservation program of the Sierra Lacandona, Chiapas and “Casa del Agua” areas in the Pantanos de Centla swamps in the state of Tabasco;

 

   

support for school reconstruction and rehabilitation programs in several municipalities of the state of Veracruz;

 

   

support for the construction of the Los Encinos and Arboledas highways in the municipality of Altamira in the state of Tamaulipas, as well as the repair of streets damaged by extreme rains and unexpected floods in the area; and

 

   

construction of Reforma’s regional hospital, which will offer health care and specialty services in the municipality of Reforma, in the northern region of the state of Chiapas.

 

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We continued remediation work at the former refinery in Azcapotzalco to transform it into a recreational park. The second phase of this project began during the last quarter of 2008, and continued throughout 2009 with the remediation of 33 hectares in the areas located to the north of the former refinery in Azcapotzalco. This second phase of the remediation program included the activities of vapor extraction, bio-venting and bio-remediation, as well as air stripping, to remove volatile organic compounds in the groundwater. During October, November and December of 2009, the SEMARNAT confirmed remediation of 13.75 hectares to be complete, and allowed us to begin construction projects for the park on 10.97 hectares located in zone 5 of the former refinery site and 2.78 hectares located in zone 6 of the former refinery site. During December 2009, we requested from the SEMARNAT its confirmation of the conclusion of remediation of an additional area covering 16.40 hectares, and informed it of the continuing remediation of 2.85 hectares, due to concentrations of benzene being registered at levels above those permitted by the Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Federal Commission for Protection against Sanitary Risks) and the SEMARNAT.

In addition to the above, we have continued to implement other reforestation and environmental restoration activities, and to conduct environmental education and research in protected nature conservation areas.

Environmental Projects and Expenditures

In 2009, we spent approximately Ps. 5,643 million on environmental projects and related expenditures, as compared to Ps. 4,255 million in 2008. For 2010, we have budgeted Ps. 11,214 million for environmental projects and expenditures, including modernization of installations, implementation of systems and mechanisms to monitor and control atmospheric pollution, acquisition of equipment to address contingencies related to hydrocarbon spills, the expansion of water effluent systems, restoration and reforestation of affected areas, studies for environmental investigation and the conducting of environmental audits. In addition, we continue to conduct extensive research and development efforts to increase our capacity to produce gasoline, diesel and fuel oil with lower sulfur content.

We do not believe that the cost of complying with environmental laws or environmental requirements related to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) among the governments of Mexico, the United States and Canada, the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, the Agreement on Environmental Cooperation between the Governments of Mexico and Canada or Mexico’s membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, has caused or will cause a significant increase in our environmental expenditures.

 

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TRADE REGULATION AND EXPORT AGREEMENTS

Although Mexico is not a member of OPEC, it has periodically announced increases and decreases in PEMEX’s crude oil exports in conjunction with production revisions by other oil producing countries, in order to stabilize oil prices. However, since 2004, PEMEX has not changed its export levels as a result of announcements by OPEC, and we believe that Mexico has no plans to change PEMEX’s current level of crude oil exports.

NAFTA did not affect the exclusive rights of Mexico, through Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, to explore and exploit crude oil and natural gas in Mexico, to refine or process crude oil and natural gas or to produce basic petrochemicals in Mexico. Since 2003, non-basic petrochemical products enjoy a zero tariff under NAFTA and, subject to limited exceptions, exports of crude oil and petroleum products from Mexico to the United States and Canada are free or exempt from tariffs. Similarly, since 2003, imports of petroleum products from the United States and Canada to Mexico are free or exempt from tariffs. In addition, in 2004 NAFTA phased in lower tariffs on certain materials and equipment that we import into Mexico. The zero tariff on imports of non-basic petrochemicals from the United States and Canada to Mexico could, over time, increase competition in the non-basic petrochemicals industry in Mexico. To the extent that domestic and international prices for our products remain constant, lower tariffs on the products, materials and equipment that we import from and export to the United States and Canada will decrease our expenses and increase our income.

 

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TAXES AND DUTIES

General

Taxes and duties applicable to PEMEX are a significant source of revenues to the Mexican Government. We contributed approximately 33.8% of the Mexican Government’s revenues in 2008 and 26.8% in 2009. In 2009, PEMEX paid a number of special hydrocarbon taxes and duties, in addition to the other taxes and duties paid by some of the subsidiary companies, as described below under “—Other Taxes.” Until 2006, the rates at which the Mexican Congress assessed hydrocarbon taxes and duties could vary from year to year and were set after taking into consideration our operating budget, our capital expenditure program and our financing needs. A new fiscal regime for Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities, described below, became effective in 2006.

Fiscal Regime for PEMEX

The Mexican Congress approved a new fiscal regime for Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities on November 10, 2005. The new fiscal regime went into effect on January 1, 2006, but was modified in 2007, with effect from January 1, 2008, in 2008, with effect from January 1, 2009, and again in 2009, with effect from January 1, 2010. Under the current fiscal regime, Pemex-Exploration and Production is governed by the Ley Federal de Derechos (Federal Duties Law), while the other subsidiary entities are governed by the Ley de Ingresos de la Federación (Federal Revenue Law) for the applicable fiscal year.

Effective January 1, 2009, the fiscal regime for Pemex-Exploration and Production consisted of the following duties:

 

Derecho Ordinario sobre Hidrocarburos (Ordinary Hydrocarbons Duty)   

This duty is applied to the annual value of extracted production of crude oil and natural gas minus certain permitted deductions (including specific investments, certain costs and expenses, and the other duties referred to below, subject to certain conditions), and applies to all crude oil and natural gas extracted from fields other than those located in Paleocanal de Chicontepec and the deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The applicable rate for this duty was 73.5% in 2009, and will be 73.0% in 2010, 72.5% in 2011 and 71.5% in 2012 and thereafter. Deduction of costs must not exceed U.S. $6.50 per barrel of crude oil and U.S. $2.70 per thousand cubic feet of non-associated natural gas.
Derecho sobre la Extracción de Hidrocarburos (Extraction of Hydrocarbons Duty)   



A floating annual rate is applied to the value of the crude oil and natural gas extracted from fields located in Paleocanal de Chicontepec and the deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The rate fluctuates between 10% and 20%, depending on the weighted average Mexican crude oil export price.
Derecho Especial sobre Hidrocarburos para Campos en el Paleocanal de Chicontepec (Special Hydrocarbons Duty for Paleocanal de Chicontepec Fields)   





A 71.5% rate is applied annually to the value of crude oil and natural gas extracted from the Paleocanal de Chicontepec fields, minus certain permitted deductions (including specific investments, certain costs and expenses, and the other duties referred to below, subject to certain conditions).

 

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Derecho Especial sobre Hidrocarburos para Campos en Aguas Profundas (Special Hydrocarbons Duty for Deep Water Fields)   







A floating annual rate is applied to the value of the crude oil and natural gas extracted from fields located in the deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico, minus certain permitted deductions (including specific investments, certain costs and expenses, and the other duties referred to below, subject to certain conditions). The rate fluctuates between 60% and 71.5%, depending on the weighted average Mexican crude oil export price.
Derecho sobre Hidrocarburos para el Fondo de Estabilización (Hydrocarbons Duty for the Stabilization Fund)   





Rates between 1% and 10% are applied to the value of the extracted crude oil production when the weighted average Mexican crude oil export price for a certain year exceeds between U.S. $22.00 and U.S. $31.00 per barrel.
Derecho para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica en Materia de Energía (Duty for Scientific and Technological Research on Energy)   







A rate of 0.30% of the value of extracted crude oil and natural gas production applied in 2009. This rate increased to 0.40% in 2010, and will increase further to 0.50% in 2011 and 0.65% in 2012 and thereafter.
Derecho para la Fiscalización Petrolera (Duty for Oil Monitoring)   



A rate of 0.003% is applied to the value of extracted production of crude oil and natural gas for the year.
Derecho Extraordinario sobre la Exportación de Petróleo Crudo (Extraordinary Duty on Crude Oil Exports)   





A rate of 13.1% is applied to the value resulting from the multiplication of (i) the difference between the annual weighted average Mexican crude oil export price and the budgeted crude oil price, times (ii) the annual export volume. The budgeted crude oil price for 2009 was U.S. $70.00 per barrel and for 2010 is U.S. $59.00 per barrel.
Derecho Único sobre Hidrocarburos (Sole Hydrocarbons Duty)   

A floating annual rate is applied to the value of the extracted crude oil and natural gas from abandoned fields or fields that are in the process of being abandoned. The rate fluctuates between 37% and 57%, depending on the weighted average Mexican crude oil export price.

The Federal Duties Law, for purposes of the duties mentioned above, defines the deep water fields as those located in waters with an average depth of 500 meters or greater, and the Paleocanal de Chicontepec fields as those located in the following areas: in the state of Veracruz, Castillo de Teayo, Coatzintla, Coyutla, Chicontepec, Espinal, Ixhuatlán de Madero, Temapache, Papantla, Poza Rica de Hidalgo, Tepetzintla, Tihuatlán and Ignacio de la Llave; and in the state of Puebla, Francisco Z. Mena, Pantepec and Venustiano Carranza.

On November 27, 2009, an amendment to the Federal Duties Law was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation in which the Special Hydrocarbons Duty for Paleocanal de Chicontepec Fields and the Special Hydrocarbons Duty for Deep Water Fields were replaced by a new “Special Hydrocarbons Duty,” the Extraction

 

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of Hydrocarbons Duty was modified, and a new “Additional Duty on Hydrocarbons” was created. Effective January 1, 2010, the fiscal regime for Pemex-Exploration and Production’s production from fields located in the Paleocanal de Chicontepec and the deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico consisted of the following duties:

 

Derecho Especial sobre Hidrocarburos (Special Hydrocarbons Duty)  

A rate ranging from 30% to 36% is applied to the value of extracted production of crude oil and natural gas for the year from the fields located in the Paleocanal de Chicontepec and the deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico minus certain permitted deductions (including specific investments, certain expenses and costs, among others, subject to certain conditions).
Derecho sobre la Extracción de Hidrocarburos (Extraction of Hydrocarbons Duty)  

A rate of 15% is applied to the value of extracted production of crude oil and natural gas for the year from fields located in the Paleocanal de Chicontepec and the deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico.
Derecho Adicional sobre Hidrocarburos (Additional Duty on Hydrocarbons)       
A rate of 52% is applied to the value resulting from the multiplication of (i) the difference between the annual Mexican crude oil export price corresponding to the field from which such crude oil is extracted, and U.S. $60.00, times (ii) the extracted volume for the relevant year. This duty is applied only to fields located in the Paleocanal de Chicontepec and the deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico, and only if the Mexican crude oil export price per barrel of the extracted crude oil is greater than U.S. $60.00.

As set forth below, some of the above duties paid by Pemex-Exploration and Production did not have an impact on our cash outflow, because they were either credited against other taxes and duties, or deducted from the tax base of other duties:

 

   

the Extraordinary Duty on Crude Oil Exports is credited against the Hydrocarbons Duty for the Stabilization Fund;

 

   

the Extraordinary Duty on Crude Oil Exports, the Duty for Scientific and Technological Research on Energy and the Duty for Oil Monitoring are deducted from the tax base of the Ordinary Hydrocarbons Duty and a portion of these duties is deducted from the tax base of the Special Hydrocarbons Duties, as applicable;

 

   

the amount paid in respect of the Hydrocarbons Duty for the Stabilization Fund, after credit from the Extraordinary Duty on Crude Oil Exports, is deducted from the tax base of the Ordinary Hydrocarbons Duty: and

 

   

since 2010, a portion of the Duty for Scientific and Technological Research on Energy, the Duty for Oil Monitoring and the Extraction of Hydrocarbons Duty is deducted from the tax base of the Special Hydrocarbons Duty.

As described above, varying crude oil price levels directly affect the level of certain taxes paid.

 

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The fiscal regime for Petróleos Mexicanos and its subsidiary entities, with the exception of Pemex-Exploration and Production, consists of the following taxes and duties:

 

Impuesto a los Rendimientos Petroleros (Hydrocarbons Income Tax)   

A tax rate of 30% is applied to net income, as determined in accordance with the Federal Revenue Law for the applicable fiscal year.
IEPS tax   

The IEPS tax is an indirect tax on domestic sales of gasoline and diesel that Pemex-Refining collects on behalf of the Mexican Government. The IEPS tax on the sale of gasoline and diesel is equivalent to the difference between the international reference price of each product (adjusted by freight costs and quality factors) and the retail price of the product (not including value added tax, the retailers’ margin and freight costs). Thus, the Mexican Government ensures that we retain an amount reflecting the international prices (adjusted as described above) of these products, while the Mexican Government collects the difference between the international prices and the prices at which these products are sold in Mexico.

 

Since 2005, as a result of the new rules to calculate this tax rate, some rates have been negative. The Federal Revenue Law for each of the Fiscal Years of 2006 to 2009 provided that the IEPS tax amounts resulting from applying negative rates could be credited against the IEPS tax liability, and, if in excess, could be credited against the value added tax. Any remaining amount could be credited against the Ordinary Hydrocarbons Duty. Negative IEPS taxes, if any, in 2010 may also be credited in accordance with the same rules.

In 2009, we paid total taxes and duties in the amount of Ps. 546.6 billion (50.2% of sales revenues), as compared to the Ps. 771.7 billion (58.1% of sales revenues) of taxes and duties that we paid in 2008, mainly due to a reduction in Mexican crude oil export prices in 2009.

No assurance can be given that our tax regime will not be changed in the future.

Other Taxes

Since 1994, our interest payments on our external debt have been subject to Mexican Government withholding taxes. Nevertheless, withholding taxes do not represent a substantial portion of our total tax liability.

We are subject to municipal and state taxes, such as real property and payroll taxes. However, because most of our facilities are located on federal property, which is not subject to municipal taxation, real property taxes are not a significant part of our overall taxes. Similarly, payroll taxes do not represent a substantial portion of our total tax liability.

Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities are exempt from Mexican corporate income tax; however, some of our subsidiary companies are Mexican corporations and are subject to the tax regime applicable to all other Mexican corporations. Mexican companies pay the higher of the two tax rates described below: The first is a corporate income tax at a rate of 30% applied to revenues, less certain deductions. The second is the Impuesto Empresarial a Tasa Única (Flat Rate Business Tax), which replaced the asset tax at the beginning of 2008 and imposed a minimum tax equal to 17.0% of a corporation’s sales revenues (less certain deductions and certain investment expenditures) in 2009; the rate of this tax has increased to 17.5% in 2010 and thereafter.

In addition, we have a number of non-Mexican subsidiary companies that may be subject to taxation in the jurisdiction of their incorporation or operations. The aggregate taxes paid by the subsidiary companies were Ps. 3,402 million in 2007, Ps. 2,625 million in 2008 and Ps. 1,778 million in 2009.

 

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UNITED MEXICAN STATES

The information in this section with regard to Mexico has been included due to Petróleos Mexicanos’ and the subsidiary entities’ relationship with the Mexican Government and has been reviewed by the SHCP.

Form of Government

The President is the chief of the executive branch of the Mexican Government. In accordance with Mexico’s electoral law, on September 5, 2006, the Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación (the federal electoral court) officially validated the results of the presidential election held in Mexico on July 2, 2006 and declared Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa, a member of the PAN, elected President. Mr. Calderón took office as President of Mexico on December 1, 2006 and his term expires on November 30, 2012. The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States limits the President to one six-year term and does not allow reelection for any additional terms.

The Partido Revolucionario Institucional (Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI) was the dominant political party in Mexico for several decades. From 1929 to 1994, the PRI won all presidential elections, and from 1929 until July 1997, the PRI held a majority of the seats in both chambers of the Mexican Congress. Until 1989, the PRI also won all of the state gubernatorial elections. However, in July 2000, the candidate of the Alianza por el Cambio (Alliance for Change), a coalition of the PAN, the oldest opposition party in the country, and the Partido Verde Ecologista de México (Ecological Green Party of Mexico), won the presidential election.

Local elections for state governorships were held on July 5, 2009 in Campeche, Colima, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí and Sonora. The PAN currently holds seven state governorships, the Partido de la Revolución Democrática (Democratic Revolution Party, or PRD) holds four state governorships and the governorship of the Federal District and the Coalición Por el Bien de Todos (Coalition for the Well-being of Everyone), an alliance formed by the PRD, the Labor Party and the Convergence for Democracy Party, holds one state governorship. The PRI holds the remaining 19 of the 31 state governorships. Local elections for state governorships will be held again in Mexico on July 4, 2010.

Legislative authority is vested in the Mexican Congress, which is composed of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Senators serve a six-year term, deputies serve a three-year term and neither may serve consecutive terms in the same chamber. The Senate is composed of 128 members, 96 of whom are elected directly while the other 32 are elected through a system of proportional representation. The Chamber of Deputies is composed of 500 members, 300 of whom are elected directly by national electoral districts and 200 of whom are elected through a system of proportional representation that allocates those seats to political party representatives based on the proportion of the votes cast for those parties that receive at least 2.0% of the national vote. The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States provides that the President may veto bills and that the Mexican Congress may override such vetoes with a two-thirds majority vote of each chamber.

In the congressional election held on July 5, 2009, all of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies were up for election. The members of the Senate were elected on July 2, 2006. The following table provides the current distribution of congressional seats, reflecting certain post-election changes in the party affiliations of certain senators and deputies.

 

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Party Representation in the Mexican Congress

 

     Senate     Chamber of Deputies  
     Seats    % of Total     Seats    % of Total  

National Action Party

   50    39.1   143    28.6

Institutional Revolutionary Party

   33    25.8      237    47.4   

Democratic Revolution Party

   26    20.3      69    13.8   

Ecological Green Party of Mexico

   6    4.7      21    4.2   

Convergence for Democracy Party

   6    4.7      8    1.6   

Labor Party

   5    3.9      13    2.6   

New Alliance

   0    0.0      9    1.8   

Unaffiliated

   2    1.6      0    0.0   
                      

Total

   128    100.0   500    100.0
                      

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
Source: Senate and Chamber of Deputies.

The Economy

Gross Domestic Product

According to preliminary figures, Mexico’s GDP grew by 1.5% in real terms during 2008, as compared to 2007. As a result of the adverse international economic environment and the deepening of the global financial crisis in the fourth quarter of 2008, economic activity in Mexico lost momentum during the year. During the first three quarters of 2008, economic growth slowed in response to the gradual deterioration of external demand, with real GDP growing by 2.4% through the end of the third quarter of 2008 as compared to the same period of 2007, and during the last quarter of the year, Mexico registered negative real GDP growth of 1.6% in annual terms. During 2008, the finance and insurance sector increased by 18.6%; the information sector increased by 8.0%; the real estate, rental and leasing sector increased by 3.2%; the professional, scientific and technical services sector increased by 3.1%; the wholesale and retail trade sector increased by 2.2%; the administrative support, waste management and remediation services sector increased by 1.6%; the education services sector increased by 1.6%; the arts, entertainment and recreation sector increased by 1.5%; the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector increased by 1.2%; the public administration sector increased by 1.2%; the accommodation and food services sector increased by 0.9%; the construction sector increased by 0.6%; the transportation and warehousing sector increased by 0.1% and the other services (except public administration) sector increased by 0.6%, each in real terms as compared to 2007. In contrast, the management of companies and enterprises sector decreased by 3.1%; the utilities sector decreased by 2.3%; the mining sector decreased by 1.4%; the health care and social assistance sector decreased by 1.1%; and the manufacturing sector decreased by 0.6%, each in real terms as compared to 2007.

According to preliminary figures, Mexico’s GDP decreased by 6.5% in real terms during 2009, as compared to 2008. Global economic activity began to recover beginning in the second half of 2009, after a deep contraction observed in the previous six months. The recovery was driven by fiscal and monetary stimulus programs implemented in many advanced economies and in some emerging market countries, as well as the several measures taken to stabilize the operation of the international financial system. During 2009, the public administration sector increased by 3.7%; the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector increased by 1.8%; the information sector increased by 1.6%; the utilities sector increased by 1.2% and the mining sector increased by 1.0%, each in real terms as compared to 2008. In contrast, the wholesale and retail trade sector decreased by 14.5%; the manufacturing sector decreased by 10.2%; the accommodation and food services sector decreased by 9.6%; the transportation and warehousing sector decreased by 8.1%; the construction sector decreased by 7.5%; the professional, scientific and technical services sector decreased by 5.7%; the administrative support, waste management and remediation services sector decreased by 5.4%; the real estate, rental and leasing sector

 

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decreased by 5.3%; the education services sector decreased by 4.5%; the finance and insurance sector decreased by 3.8%; the management of companies and enterprises sector decreased by 3.7%; the arts, entertainment and recreation sector decreased by 2.3%; the health care and social assistance sector decreased by 0.1%; and the other services (except public administration) sector decreased by 2.7%, each in real terms as compared to 2008.

According to preliminary figures, Mexico’s GDP grew by 4.3% during the first three months of 2010, as compared to the first three months of 2009. The wholesale and retail trade sector increased by 13.4%; the manufacturing sector increased by 9.9%; the transportation and warehousing sector increased by 5.8%; the information sector increased by 4.6%; the mining sector increased by 3.9%; the real estate, rental and leasing sector increased by 2.4%; the utilities sector increased by 1.7%; the health care and social assistance sector increased by 1.0%; the finance and insurance sector increased by 0.5%; and the public administration sector increased by 0.3%, each in real terms as compared to the first three months of 2009. In contrast, the professional, scientific and technical services sector decreased by 5.2%; the construction sector decreased by 3.8%; the management of companies and enterprises sector decreased by 3.0%; the accommodation and food services sector decreased by 1.8%; the arts, entertainment and recreation sector decreased by 1.6%; the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector decreased by 1.5%; the administrative support, waste management and remediation services sector decreased by 0.7%; the education services sector decreased by 0.4%; and the other services (except public administration) sector decreased by 0.7%, each in real terms as compared to the first three months of 2009.

The following table sets forth the change in Mexico’s real GDP by sector for the periods indicated.

Real GDP Growth by Sector

 

     2005(1)     2006(1)     2007(1)     2008(1)     2009(1)     First Three
Months of
2010(1)(2)
 

GDP (constant 2003 prices)

   3.2   4.9   3.3   1.5   (6.5 )%    4.3

Primary Activities:

            

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

   (2.6   6.3      2.4      1.2      1.8      (1.5

Secondary Activities:

            

Mining

   (0.3   1.4      (0.6   (1.4   1.0      3.9   

Utilities

   2.0      12.2      3.7      (2.3   1.2      1.7   

Construction

   3.9      7.8      4.4      0.6      (7.5   (3.8

Manufacturing

   3.6      5.9      1.7      (0.6   (10.2   9.9   

Tertiary activities:

            

Wholesale and retail trade

   4.6      6.5      5.0      2.2      (14.5   13.4   

Transportation and warehousing

   3.6      5.8      3.7      0.1      (8.1   5.8   

Information

   8.6      10.7      11.6      8.0      1.6      4.6   

Finance and insurance

   22.9      9.7      17.3      18.6      (3.8   0.5   

Real estate, rental and leasing

   2.3      4.1      3.1      3.2      (5.3   2.4   

Professional, scientific and technical services

   3.6      3.0      3.1      3.1      (5.7   (5.2

Management of companies and enterprises

   4.8      20.1      (3.1   (3.1   (3.7   (3.0

Administrative support, waste management and remediation services

   3.6      3.7      3.1      1.6      (5.4   (0.7

Education services

   2.1      0.1      1.8      1.6      (4.5   (0.4

Health care and social assistance

   1.8      7.8      2.5      (1.1   (0.1   1.0   

Arts, entertainment and recreation

   0.7      2.3      3.1      1.5      (2.3   (1.6

Accommodation and food services

   0.8      1.6      2.6      0.9      (9.6   (1.8

Other services (except public administration)

   2.2      3.3      3.9      0.6      (2.7   (0.7

Public administration

   2.1      0.1      2.1      1.2      3.7      0.3   

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Preliminary. Figures for the first three months of 2010 are annualized.
(2) First three months of 2010 as compared to the same period of 2009.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics.

 

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Prices and Wages

Inflation (as measured by the change in the NCPI) for 2008 was 6.5%, 3.5 percentage points higher than official inflation target for the year and 2.8 percentage points higher than inflation in 2007. The performance of inflation in 2008 was attributable primarily to increases in the prices of energy and food as well as the depreciation of the Mexican peso.

Inflation for 2009 was 3.6%, 3.0 percentage points lower than inflation in 2008, mainly due to the fall in demand resulting from the economic recession and lower food prices.

Inflation for the five months ended May 31, 2010 was 1.4%, 0.3 percentage points higher than during the same period of 2009.

Interest Rates

During 2008, interest rates on 28-day Cetes (Treasury bills) averaged 7.7% and interest rates on 91-day Cetes averaged 7.9%, as compared to average rates on 28-day Cetes of 7.2% and on 91-day Cetes of 7.4% during 2007.

During 2009, interest rates on 28-day Cetes averaged 5.4% and interest rates on 91-day Cetes averaged 5.5%, as compared to average rates on 28-day Cetes of 7.7% and on 91-day Cetes of 7.9% during 2008.

During the first five months of 2010, interest rates on 28-day Cetes averaged 4.5% and interest rates on 91-day Cetes averaged 4.6%, as compared to average rates on 28-day Cetes of 6.6% and on 91-day Cetes of 6.7% during the same period of 2009. On June 17, 2010, the 28-day Cetes rate was 4.6% and the 91-day Cetes rate was 4.7%.

Financial System

2009 Monetary Program

Mexico’s monetary program for 2009 had as its principal objective the achievement of an inflation rate no higher than 3.0% (+/-1.0%) by the end of 2009. Mexico’s monetary program for 2009 was made up of the following elements:

 

   

the announcement of an explicit, multi-year plan to control inflation;

 

   

a systematic analysis of the economy and inflationary pressures;

 

   

a description of the instruments used by Banco de México to achieve its objectives; and

 

   

a policy of communication that promotes transparency, credibility and effective monetary policy.

During 2009, the M1 money supply increased by 5.1% in real terms, as compared with 2008. This increase was driven by higher amounts of bills and coins held by the public and checking account deposits. The amount of bills and coins held by the public at December 31, 2009 was 4.9% greater in real terms than at December 31, 2008, while the aggregate amount of checking account deposits denominated in pesos at December 31, 2009 was 1.4% greater in real terms than the amount of checking account deposits at December 31, 2008.

 

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At December 31, 2009, financial savings were 2.6% greater in real terms than financial savings at December 31, 2008. Savings generated by Mexican residents were 2.1% greater in real terms and savings generated by non-residents were 10.7% greater in real terms than their respective levels at December 31, 2008.

At December 31, 2009, the monetary base totaled Ps. 632.0 billion, a 9.2% increase in nominal terms, from the level of Ps. 577.5 billion at December 31, 2008.

2010 Monetary Program

Mexico’s monetary program for 2010 has as its principal objective the achievement of an inflation rate no higher than 3.0% (+/-1.0%) by the end of 2010. Mexico’s monetary program for 2010 is made up of the following elements:

 

   

the announcement of an explicit, multi-year plan to control inflation;

 

   

a systematic analysis of the economy and inflationary pressures;

 

   

a description of the instruments used by Banco de México to achieve its objectives; and

 

   

a policy of communication that promotes transparency, credibility and effective monetary policy.

On December 9, 2009, President Felipe Calderón appointed Ernesto Cordero as Secretary of Finance and Public Credit. On December 28, 2009, President Calderón appointed Agustín Carstens, previously Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, as Governor of Banco de México for a six-year term that commenced January 1, 2010.

The M1 money supply at April 30, 2010 was 3.5% greater in real terms, as compared with M1 at April 30, 2009. This increase was driven by higher amounts of bills and coins held by the public. The amount of bills and coins held by the public at April 30, 2010 was 3.7% greater in real terms than at April 30, 2009, while the aggregate amount of checking account deposits denominated in pesos at April 30, 2010 was 2.9% greater in real terms than the amount of checking account deposits denominated in pesos at April 30, 2009.

At April 30, 2010, financial savings were 3.1% greater in real terms than financial savings at April 30, 2009. Savings generated by Mexican residents were 0.3% greater in real terms and savings generated by non-residents were 51.3% greater in real terms at April 30, 2010 than their respective levels at April 30, 2009.

At June 15, 2010, the monetary base totaled Ps. 579.1 billion, an 8.4% nominal decrease from the level of Ps. 632.0 billion at December 31, 2009.

In October 2007, Banco de México announced that as of January 21, 2008, it would use the overnight funding rate, rather than its other monetary policy instrument, the “short,” as its primary monetary policy instrument. Banco de México reduced the minimum overnight funding rate to 7.75% on January 16, 2009, to 7.50% on February 20, 2009, to 6.75% on March 20, 2009, to 6.00% on April 17, 2009, to 5.25% on May 15, 2009, to 4.75% on June 19, 2009 and to 4.50% on July 17, 2009. Since July 17, 2009, the minimum overnight funding rate has remained at 4.5%.

Banking Supervision and Support

At December 31, 2009, the total amount of past-due loans of commercial banks was Ps. 60.6 billion, as compared to Ps. 60.7 billion at December 31, 2008. At December 31, 2009, the total loan portfolio of the banking system was 0.4% higher in real terms than the total loan portfolio at December 31, 2008. The past-due loan ratio of commercial banks was 3.2% at December 31, 2009, as compared to 3.3% at December 31, 2008. The amount of loan loss reserves held by commercial banks totaled Ps. 105.3 billion at December 31, 2009, as compared to

 

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Ps. 97.9 billion at December 31, 2008. At this level, commercial banks had reserves covering 173.9% of their past-due loans at December 31, 2009, exceeding the minimum reserve level of 45% required by the applicable accounting criteria.

At March 31, 2010, the total amount of past-due loans of commercial banks was Ps. 54.5 billion, as compared to Ps. 60.6 billion at December 31, 2009. At March 31, 2010, the total loan portfolio of the banking system was 2.5% lower in real terms than the total loan portfolio at December 31, 2009. The past-due loan ratio of commercial banks was 2.9% at March 31, 2010, as compared to 3.2% at December 31, 2009. The amount of loan loss reserves held by commercial banks totaled Ps. 100.5 billion at March 31, 2010, as compared to Ps. 105.3 billion at December 31, 2009. At this level, commercial banks had reserves covering 184.5% of their past-due loans at March 31, 2010, exceeding the minimum reserve level of 45% required by the applicable accounting criteria.

The Securities Market

The Mexican Stock Exchange is the only authorized stock exchange involved in the listing and trading of equity and debt securities in Mexico. Upon the consummation of the initial public offering of its shares on June 18, 2008, the Mexican Stock Exchange was transformed from a sociedad anónima de capital variable (private company) to a sociedad anónima bursátil de capital variable (public company). In connection with the initial public offering of shares, certain of the former stockholders of the Mexican Stock Exchange (banks and brokerage houses) created a control trust into which they deposited more than 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Mexican Stock Exchange, for purposes of voting such shares in the future as a single block. Both debt and equity securities are listed and traded on the Mexican Stock Exchange, including stocks and bonds of private sector corporations, equity certificates or shares issued by banks, commercial paper, bankers’ acceptances, certificates of deposit, Mexican Government debt and special hedging instruments linked to the dollar. Currently, institutional investors are the most active participants in the Mexican Stock Exchange, although retail investors also play a role in the market. The Mexican equity market is one of Latin America’s largest in terms of market capitalization, but it remains relatively small and illiquid compared to major world markets.

At December 31, 2009, the Mexican Stock Market Index stood at 32,120.5 points, representing a 43.5% nominal increase from the level at December 31, 2008. At June 15, 2010, the Mexican Stock Market Index stood at 32,685.4 points, representing a 1.8% increase from the level at December 31, 2009.

External Sector of the Economy

Foreign Trade

According to preliminary figures, during the year ended December 31, 2009, Mexico registered a trade deficit of U.S. $4.7 billion, as compared with a trade deficit of U.S. $17.3 billion for 2008. Merchandise exports decreased by 21.2%, to U.S. $229.7 billion during 2009, as compared to U.S. $291.3 billion in 2008. During 2009, petroleum exports decreased by 39.0%, and non-petroleum exports decreased by 17.4%, each as compared with 2008. Exports of manufactured goods, which represented 82.5% of total merchandise exports, decreased by 17.9% during 2009, as compared with exports of manufactured goods during 2008.

According to preliminary figures, during the year ended December 31, 2009, total imports decreased by 24.0% to U.S. $234.4 billion, as compared to U.S. $308.6 billion for 2008. During 2009, imports of intermediate goods decreased by 22.9%, imports of capital goods decreased by 21.6% and imports of consumer goods decreased by 31.5%, each as compared to 2008.

During the first four months of 2010, according to preliminary figures, Mexico registered a trade surplus of U.S. $343 million, as compared to a deficit of U.S. $1.7 billion for the same period of 2009. Merchandise exports increased by 35.5% during the first four months of 2010, to U.S. $91.3 billion, as compared to U.S. $67.4 billion for the same period of 2009. During the first four months of 2010, petroleum exports increased by 70.9%, while

 

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non-petroleum exports increased by 31.0%, each as compared to the same period of 2009. Exports of manufactured goods, which represented 81.5% of total merchandise exports, increased by 31.8% during the first four months of 2010, as compared with exports of manufactured goods during the same period of 2009.

During the first four months of 2010, according to preliminary figures, total imports increased by 31.6%, to U.S. $91.0 billion, as compared to U.S. $69.2 billion for the same period of 2009. During the first four months of 2010, imports of intermediate goods increased by 38.4%, imports of capital goods decreased by 6.5% and imports of consumer goods increased by 34.2%, each as compared to the first four months of 2009.

Balance of International Payments

According to preliminary figures, during 2009, Mexico’s current account registered a deficit of 0.6% of GDP, or U.S. $5.6 billion, as compared to a deficit of U.S. $16.2 billion in 2008. The capital account registered a surplus during 2009 of U.S. $15.6 billion, as compared with a surplus of U.S. $25.1 billion during 2008. Net foreign investment in Mexico, as recorded in the balance of payments, totaled U.S. $27.8 billion during 2009 as compared with U.S. $28.5 billion during 2008, and was composed of foreign direct investment totaling U.S. $12.5 billion and net foreign portfolio investment inflows totaling U.S. $15.3 billion.

According to preliminary figures, during the first quarter of 2010, Mexico’s current account registered a deficit of 0.1% of GDP, or U.S. $765.2 million, as compared to a deficit of U.S. $1.3 billion in the same period of 2009. The capital account registered a surplus of U.S. $7.6 billion during the first three months of 2010, as compared with a deficit of U.S. $2.7 billion during the same period of 2009. Net foreign investment in Mexico, as recorded in the balance of payments, totaled U.S. $14.1 billion during the first three months of 2010 as compared with U.S. $2.8 billion during the same period of 2009, and was composed of foreign direct investment totaling U.S. $4.3 billion and net foreign portfolio investment inflows totaling U.S. $9.8 billion.

At December 31, 2009, Mexico’s international reserves totaled U.S. $90.8 billion, an increase of U.S. $5.4 billion as compared to international reserves at December 31, 2008. The net international assets of Banco de México totaled U.S. $99.9 billion at December 31, 2009, an increase of U.S. $4.6 billion as compared to net international assets at December 31, 2008.

At June 11, 2010, Mexico’s international reserves totaled U.S. $98.1 billion, an increase of U.S. $7.3 billion from the level at December 31, 2009. The net international assets of Banco de México totaled U.S. $105.4 billion at June 11, 2010, an increase of U.S. $5.5 billion from the level at December 31, 2009.

On March 10, 2010, Mexico’s Comisión de Cambios (Exchange Commission) requested that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) renew the approximately U.S. $48 billion contingent credit line granted by the IMF to Mexico on April 17, 2009. The renewal of the IMF contingent credit line was requested due to continued uncertainties related to global economic conditions and credit availability. On March 25, 2010, the IMF approved a one-year renewal of the contingent credit line. To date, no amounts have been disbursed under the contingent credit line.

On October 8, 2008, Banco de México announced a new policy under which it would conduct an auction of U.S. $400 million on any day during which the depreciation of the peso exceeded 2%, as compared to the previous day’s exchange rate. On March 5, 2009, Banco de México announced that it was reducing the value of these auctions to U.S. $300 million. In addition, Banco de México announced that beginning on March 9, 2009, it would auction U.S. $100 million each day through additional auctions. These additional auctions would be conducted by Banco de México irrespective of whether the peso had depreciated as compared to the previous day’s exchange rate. On May 29, 2009, Banco de México announced that the value of the depreciation-contingent auctions would be reduced to U.S. $250 million each day and that, beginning on June 9, 2009, the value of the daily additional auctions would be reduced to U.S. $50 million. On September 1, 2009, Banco de México announced that the daily additional auctions would be suspended as from October 1, 2009; however, the

 

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depreciation-contingent auctions remained unchanged. On April 8, 2010, Banco de México announced that it was suspending the depreciation-contigent auctions as from April 12, 2010. From October 9, 2008 through September 30, 2009, Mexico sold an aggregate of U.S. $10.3 billion through the special daily auctions. From October 9, 2008 through April 9, 2010, Mexico sold an aggregate of U.S. $8.3 billion through the depreciation-contingent auctions.

On February 22, 2010, the Exchange Commission announced that it would conduct auctions of options, which would allow the holder of the option to sell U.S. dollars to Banco de México. This system is designed to allow Mexico to gradually accumulate international reserves without affecting the exchange rate.

Pursuant to the new auction policy and commencing in February 2010, Banco de México began conducting an auction on the last business day of each month, in which participating financial institutions can purchase options to sell U.S. dollars to Banco de México. These options remain exercisable on any day of the month immediately following the auction. The holders of these options are able to sell U.S. dollars to Banco de México at the tipo de cambio interbancario de referencia (reference interbank exchange rate, or FIX) as determined by Banco de México on the business day immediately prior to the exercise of the option, so long as the applicable rate does not exceed the observed average of the FIX over the 20 business days preceding the exercise date. The amount of options available for auction each month is U.S. $600 million. From February 25, 2010 through June 15, 2010, Banco de México auctioned an aggregate of U.S.$2.4 billion in options through this mechanism and through June 15, 2010, Banco de México had purchased an aggregate of U.S. $1.6 billion pursuant to the exercise of these options by their holders.

Direct Foreign Investment in Mexico

According to preliminary figures, during the year ended December 31, 2009, direct foreign investment in Mexico recorded with the Registro Nacional de Inversiones Extranjeras (National Foreign Investment Registry) totaled approximately U.S. $12.5 billion as compared with U.S. $23.7 billion during 2008. Of the 2009 total amount, 38.9% was directed to manufacturing, 20.7% to financial services, 10.1% to commerce, 0.5% to transportation and communications, 4.8% to mining, 3.9% to construction, 0.1% to farming and 21.1% to other services. By country of origin, during 2009, 48.7% came from the United States (not including Puerto Rico), 18.4% from Spain, 12.5% from the Netherlands, 9.8% from Canada, 2.3% from the United Kingdom, 1.3% from Singapore, 1.3% from Japan, 1.1% from Luxembourg and 4.6% from other countries.

According to preliminary figures, during the first quarter of 2010, direct foreign investment in Mexico notified to the National Foreign Investment Registry totaled approximately U.S. $4.3 billion.

Exchange Controls and Foreign Exchange Rates

Since December 22, 1994, the Mexican Government has maintained a floating exchange rate policy, with Banco de México intervening in the foreign exchange market from time to time to minimize volatility and ensure an orderly market, as described under “—Balance of International Payments” above. The Mexican Government has also promoted market-based mechanisms for stabilizing the exchange rate, such as over-the-counter forward and options contracts between banks and their clients in Mexico, and authorization of peso futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. In addition, since October 1996, Banco de México has permitted foreign financial institutions to open peso-denominated accounts and to borrow and lend pesos (subject to general restrictions on conducting banking activities in Mexico).

The peso/dollar exchange rate closed at Ps. 13.0659 = U.S. $1.00 on December 31, 2009, a 5.9% appreciation in dollar terms from the rate at the end of 2008. During 2009, the monthly average peso/dollar exchange rate was Ps. 13.5076 = U.S. $1.00. The peso/dollar exchange rate announced by Banco de México on June 16, 2010 (to take effect on the second business day thereafter) was Ps. 12.5878 = U.S. $1.00.

 

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Public Finance

Fiscal Policy

The rationalization of public expenditure and the augmentation of revenue have been important components of the Mexican Government’s economic stabilization strategy, which has two fundamental objectives: (1) a reduction in poverty and (2) an increase in the rate of economic growth and employment.

The Mexican Government’s principal fiscal policy objectives in order to promote economic growth and employment opportunity are to:

 

   

reduce the costs and risks associated with investment in Mexico;

 

   

improve the ability of Mexican businesses to compete in global markets; and

 

   

reduce the costs of goods and services to the consumer.

To achieve these objectives, the Mexican Government plans to:

 

   

strengthen the rule of law and improve public security;

 

   

simplify the administration of the tax system and facilitate the consistent application of tax law;

 

   

improve the efficiency of the public sector through increased coordination among government entities and increased transparency of public spending, in order to permit increased spending on social development and infrastructure;

 

   

further develop the Mexican equity and debt markets;

 

   

improve the pension system for public sector workers;

 

   

consolidate macroeconomic stability through fiscal discipline and the effective use of petroleum resources as well as the utilization of transparent and efficient budgetary procedures;

 

   

improve the regulation (or pursue deregulation) of various sectors of the economy, as appropriate; and

 

   

continue trade liberalization policies.

The Programa Nacional de Financiamiento al Desarrollo 2008-2012 (National Program to Finance Development 2008-2012, or PRONAFIDE), announced on May 27, 2008, established Mexican Government fiscal policy goals that include increased spending on social and economic development and greater investment in infrastructure, while maintaining a stable and responsible approach to public finances. To meet these policy objectives, the PRONAFIDE has outlined the following specific objectives:

 

   

to strengthen the framework of fiscal responsibility to ensure a responsible and efficient fiscal policy, including a balanced budget and a prudent management of debt, each of which are core components of the development strategy, with the goals of reducing the historical balance of the public sector’s borrowing requirements and strengthening the mechanisms to carry out counter-cyclical policies;

 

   

to continue to simplify the Mexican taxation system, seeking additional mechanisms to facilitate compliance with tax obligations and reduce tax evasion, in order to improve tax collection;

 

   

to ensure the proper implementation of public finance reforms, in particular the Flat Rate Business Tax, in order to increase non-oil tax revenues and reduce the volatility of total government revenues;

 

   

to improve the allocation and use of expenditures by evaluating their results, based on greater transparency and accountability, including the implementation of an expenditure programs evaluation system, integrating the Mexican Government’s accounting systems at all three levels of government and giving priority in the allocation of expenditures to sectors and programs that produce better results; and

 

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to promote the development of local financial markets and achieve savings in the financial costs of the public sector through the active management of public debt, while maintaining a level of risk consistent with the natural evolution of public finances and the development of local financial markets.

2009 Budget and Fiscal Results

During 2009, the Mexican Government’s public finance policy was aimed at creating conditions contributing to economic recovery, by increasing infrantructure investment and strengthening public security, while at the same time addressing the basic needs of the population, in accordance with the availability of resources and consistent with the budget approved by Congress. Due to the decrease in oil and non-oil revenues in 2009 resulting from the global financial and economic crisis, the Mexican Government implemented Ps. 90.7 billion in expenditure reductions.

According to preliminary figures, during 2009, the public sector overall balance registered a deficit of Ps. 274.5 billion, equivalent to approximately 2.3% of GDP. The public sector deficit exceeded the deficit approved in the 2009 budget by Ps. 47.0 billion, due to (i) an increase of Ps. 23.6 billion in physical investments by PEMEX, as a result of the depreciation of the exchange rate and (ii) an additional public deficit, excluding physical investments by PEMEX, of Ps. 23.4 billion, corresponding to 0.2% of GDP. Excluding physical investment by PEMEX, the public sector registered a deficit of Ps. 23.4 billion in 2009, as compared with a surplus of Ps. 62.1 billion in 2008.

According to preliminary figures, during 2009, the public sector primary balance, defined as total public sector revenues less expenditures other than interest payments on public debt registered a deficit of Ps. 10.6 billion, as compared to a surplus of Ps. 216.5 billion recorded in 2008. This was mainly due to the elimination of the PIDIREGAS program, so that investment expenditures by budgetary entities are now recognized when incurred.

According to preliminary figures, during 2009, public sector budgetary revenues decreased by 6.5% in real terms as compared to 2008. Oil revenues decreased by 21.4% in real terms and non-oil tax revenues decreased by 11.5% in real terms. Non-tax revenues, excluding those from PEMEX, increased from approximately 5.2% of total public sector budgetary revenues during 2008 to approximately 13.6% at the end of 2009. Non-tax revenues, excluding those from PEMEX, increased by 142.3% in real terms, due to revenues from the Mexican Government’s oil price hedge, the use of resources from the Oil Revenues Stabilization Fund and the Fund to Support Pension Restructuring and an increase in profits from the operations of Banco de México. Oil prices decreased by 31.9% in 2009, from an average price of U.S. $84.35 per barrel in 2008 to U.S. $57.44 per barrel in 2009, while PEMEX’s non-tax revenues as a percentage of total public sector budgetary revenues increased from approximately 12.7% in 2008 to approximately 13.5% in 2009.

According to preliminary figures, during 2009, public sector budgetary expenditures increased by 2.2% in real terms as compared to public sector budgetary expenditures during 2008. In 2009, public sector financing costs increased by 10.0% in real terms as compared to 2008.

At December 31, 2009, the balance of the Oil Revenues Stabilization Fund totaled Ps. 25.2 billion, the balance of the Federal Entities Revenue Stabilization Fund totaled Ps. 6.2 billion, the balance of the Fund for the Stabilization of Investment in the Infrastructure of Petróleos Mexicanos totaled Ps. 30.6 billion and the balance of the Fund to Support Pension Restructuring totaled Ps. 58.2 billion.

2010 Budget and Fiscal Package

On September 8, 2009, the Federal Executive Office submitted to the Mexican Congress the proposal for the Federal Annual Revenue Law for 2010 and the Federal Expenditure Decree for 2010.

 

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On November 5, 2009, the Federal Annual Revenue Law for 2010 was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation and became effective on January 1, 2010. On November 17, 2009, the Federal Expenditure Decree for 2010 (together with the Federal Annual Revenue Law for 2010, the 2010 Budget) was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation and became effective on January 1, 2010.

The 2010 Budget contemplates an overall public sector budget deficit (excluding PEMEX’s physical investment) of Ps. 90 billion (0.7% of GDP). The total public sector deficit approved (including PEMEX’s physical investment) is equivalent to 2.8% of GDP.

The 2010 Revenue Law approved by the Mexican Congress anticipates public sector budgetary revenues totaling Ps. 2,797 billion and public expenditures totaling Ps. 2,887 billion. The measures approved by the Mexican Congress are expected to result in an estimated increase in non-oil revenues in the amount of Ps. 136.4 billion, or 1.1% of GDP.

The 2010 Budget will permit the Mexican Government to increase education expenditures by 2.5%, social security expenditures by 18.4%, social assistance expenditures by 17.0%, transportation and communications expenditures by 3.7% and sustainable development expenditures by 14.9%, each as compared with the 2009 budget.

The preliminary results for 2008 and 2009, as well as the budget assumptions and targets for the 2009 and 2010 budgets, are presented below.

2008 and 2009 Results;

2009 and 2010 Budget Assumptions and Targets

 

     2008
Results
   2009
Results(1)
   2009
Budget(2)
    2010
Budget(5)
 

Real GDP growth (%)

     1.5%      (6.5)%      1.8%        3.9% (6) 

Increase in the NCPI (%)

     6.5%      3.6%      3.8%        3.3%   

Average export price of Mexican oil mix (U.S. $/barrel)

   $ 84.35    $ 57.44    $ 70.00 (3)    $ 59.00 (3) 

Current account deficit as % of GDP

     1.5%      0.6%      n.a.        n.a.   

Average exchange rate (Ps./U.S. $1.00)

     11.2      13.5      11.7        13.8   

Average rate on 28-day Cetes (%)

     7.7%      5.4%      8.0%        4.5%   

Public sector balance as % of GDP(4)

     (0.1)%      (2.3)%      (1.8)%        (0.7)%   

Primary balance as % of GDP(4)

     1.8%      (0.1)%      0.5%        (0.5)%   

 

Note: n.a. = not available.
(1) Preliminary. This note only applies to real GDP growth and figures expressed as a percentage of GDP, which are subject to periodic revision.
(2) 2009 budget figures represent budgetary estimates, based on the economic assumptions contained in the General Economic Policy Guidelines for 2009 published in November 2008 and in the Programa Económico 2009 (Economic Program 2009) published in November 2008, and do not reflect actual results for the year or the adverse global and domestic financial and economic environment in 2009.
(3) The Mexican Government entered into agreements to hedge oil prices in order to isolate the 2009 and 2010 budgets from the effect of reductions in the price of oil with respect to the level that was assumed in the Federal Revenue Law for each year. The annual average price guaranteed by these hedges was U.S. $70.00 in the fiscal year 2009 and U.S. $57.00 in the fiscal year 2010. Therefore, the approved expenditures level should not be affected if a lower Mexican oil mix price than the one assumed in each budget were observed. The total amount hedged in 2009 was 330 million barrels, which is the amount of net oil exports contemplated in the Economic Program 2009. The aggregate cost of hedging the oil revenues was U.S. $1.5 billion in 2009 and U.S. $1.2 billion in 2010.
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(5) 2010 Budget figures represent budgetary estimates, based on the economic assumptions contained in the Criterios Generales de Política Económica (General Economic Policy Guidelines) for 2010 published in November 2009 and in the Programa Económico 2010 (Economic Program 2010) published in November 2009.
(6) On February 17, 2010, the SHCP announced that it had revised its real GDP growth estimate for 2010 in response to new economic data, from 3.0% to 3.9%.
Source: SHCP.

According to preliminary figures, during the first quarter of 2010, the public sector overall balance registered a surplus of Ps. 11.3 billion, as compared with a deficit of Ps. 38.3 billion in the same period of 2009. Excluding physical investment by PEMEX, the public sector balance registered a surplus of Ps. 71.1 billion, Ps. 60.4 billion greater than the Ps. 10.7 billion surplus registered for the same period of 2009. The primary balance registered a surplus of Ps. 45.4 billion for the first quarter of 2010, as compared with the deficit of Ps. 234.7 million registered for the same period of 2009.

Public Debt

Internal Public Debt

Internal debt of the Mexican Government includes only the internal portion of indebtedness incurred directly by the Mexican Government, Banco de México’s general account balance (which was positive at December 31, 2009, indicating monies owed to the Mexican Government) and the assets of the Fondo del Sistema de Ahorro Para el Retiro (Retirement Savings System Fund). Net internal debt includes Cetes and other securities sold to the public in primary auctions, but does not include debt allocated to Banco de México for its use in regulating liquidity (Regulación Monetaria). See footnote 1 to the table “Internal Debt of the Mexican Government” below. Internal debt does not include the debt of the Instituto para la Protección al Ahorro Bancario (Bank Savings Protection Institute, or IPAB) or the debt of budget-controlled or administratively controlled agencies.

Over the last decade, the Mexican Government has pursued an internal debt strategy aimed at lengthening the average maturity of its debt in order to reduce its refinancing risk. To further this goal, the Mexican Government has in recent years introduced new instruments of longer maturities. In the last quarter of 1999, the Mexican Government offered for the first time 10-year securities denominated in Unidades de Inversión (UDIs) as well as 30-year UDI-indexed bonds, and subsequently began offering three-year, five-year, seven-year, ten-year, 20-year and 30-year fixed-rate peso-denominated bonds. Since the first quarter of 2008, twenty-year UDI-denominated bonds are no longer offered.

With the issuance of these securities, the Mexican Government has established a long-dated benchmark yield curve. The issuance of these instruments has also encouraged:

 

   

increased use of long-term fixed rate contracts;

 

   

the issuance of long-term peso-denominated securities by Mexican companies;

 

   

the development of long-term financial hedging products; and

 

   

the potential to direct long-term savings toward the financing of long-term investment projects.

According to preliminary figures, at December 31, 2009, the net internal debt of the Mexican Government totaled Ps. 2,471.3 billion, as compared to Ps. 2,332.7 billion of net internal debt at December 31, 2008. At December 31, 2009, the gross internal debt of the Mexican Government totaled Ps. 2,702.8 billion, as compared to Ps. 2,401.3 billion of gross internal debt at December 31, 2008. This total gross internal debt at December 31, 2009 was comprised of Ps. 388.6 billion of short-term debt and Ps. 2,314.2 billion of long-term debt, as compared to Ps. 281.3 billion of short-term debt and Ps. 2,120.1 billion of long-term debt at December 31, 2008.

 

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The average maturity of the Mexican Government’s internal debt decreased by 0.02 years during 2009, from 6.36 years at December 31, 2008 to 6.34 years at December 31, 2009. The Mexican Government’s financing costs on internal debt totaled Ps. 173.3 billion, or 1.5% of GDP, during 2009, an increase of 9.11%, or 0.2% of GDP, as compared to 2008.

According to preliminary figures, at December 31, 2009, the net internal debt of the public sector (including liabilities associated with the Ley del Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado) totaled Ps. 2,594.1 billion, as compared to Ps. 2,268.5 billion outstanding at December 31, 2008. At December 31, 2009, the gross internal debt of the public sector totaled Ps. 2,887.9 billion, as compared to Ps. 2,498.7 billion outstanding at December 31, 2008. For purposes of this “Public Debt” section, public sector debt consists of the long-term indebtedness incurred directly by the Mexican Government, the long-term indebtedness incurred by budget-controlled agencies, the long-term indebtedness incurred directly or guaranteed by administratively controlled agencies (including, but not limited to, national development banks) and the short-term debt of the public sector. It does not include private sector debt guaranteed by the Mexican Government, unless and until the Mexican Government is called upon to make payment under its guaranty. Also for purposes of this “Public Debt” section, long-term debt is defined as all debt with maturities of one year or more from the date of issue, while short-term debt is defined as all debt with maturities of less than one year from the date of issue.

According to preliminary figures, at March 31, 2010, the net internal debt of the Mexican Government totaled Ps. 2,497.3 billion, as compared to the Ps. 2,471.3 billion outstanding at December 31, 2009. At March 31, 2010, according to preliminary figures, the gross internal debt of the Mexican Government totaled Ps. 2,841.4 billion, as compared to Ps. 2,702.8 billion at December 31, 2009.

At March 31, 2010, the gross internal debt of the public sector including PIDIREGAS recognition totaled Ps. 3,018.6 billion, as compared to Ps. 2,887.9 billion outstanding at December 31, 2009. The Mexican Government financing costs on internal debt totaled Ps. 12.5 billion for the first quarter of 2010, a 17.2% decrease in nominal terms, as compared to the same period of 2009.

 

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The following table summarizes the net internal public debt of the Mexican Government at each of the dates indicated.

Internal Debt of the Mexican Government(1)

 

    December 31     March 31,  
    2005     2006     2007     2008     2009(2)     2010(2)  
    (in billions
of Ps.)
          (in billions
of Ps.)
          (in billions
of Ps.)
          (in billions
of Ps.)
          (in billions
of Ps.)
          (in billions
of Ps.)
       

Gross Debt

                       

Government Securities

  Ps. 1,173.3      94.5   Ps. 1,569.9      93.9   Ps. 1,795.8      94.7   Ps. 2,021.2      84.2   Ps. 2,379.3      88.0   Ps. 2,517.2      88.6

Cetes

    288.2      23.2        346.0      20.7        340.5      18.0        357.1      14.9        498.8      18.5        505.9      17.8   

Floating Rate Bonds

    287.6      23.2        359.6      21.5        325.0      17.1        243.6      10.1        243.5      9.0        242.9      8.5   

Inflation-Linked Bonds

    95.3      7.7        155.3      9.3        235.3      12.4        334.9      13.9        430.6      15.9        476.3      16.8   

Fixed Rate Bonds

    502.2      40.4        709.0      42.4        895.1      47.2        1,085.6      45.2        1,206.5      44.6        1,292.2      45.5   

Other

    68.8      5.5        102.9      6.1        100.6      5.3        380.1      15.8        323.4      12.0        324.3      11.4   
                                                                                   

Total Gross Debt

  Ps. 1,242.2      100.0   Ps. 1,672.8      100.0   Ps. 1,896.3      100.0   Ps. 2,401.3      100.0   Ps. 2,702.8      100.0   Ps. 2,841.4      100.0
                                                                                   

Net Debt

                       

Financial Assets(3)

    (58.8       (125.7       (107.9       (68.6       (231.4       (344.1  
                                                           

Total Net Debt

  Ps. 1,183.3        Ps. 1,547.1        Ps. 1,788.3        Ps. 2,332.7        Ps. 2,471.3        Ps. 2,497.3     
                                                           

Gross Internal Debt/GDP

    12.8     15.6     16.1     19.8     22.9     23.1

Net Internal Debt/GDP

    12.2     14.4     15.2     19.2     20.9     20.3

 

Notes: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
N.A. = Not Available.
(1) Internal debt figures do not include securities sold by Banco de México in open-market operations pursuant to Regulación Monetaria, which amounted to approximately Ps. 1.2 billion at March 31, 2010. Regulación Monetaria does not increase the Mexican Government’s overall level of internal debt, because Banco de México must reimburse the Mexican Government for any allocated debt that Banco de México sells into the secondary market and that is presented to the Mexican Government for payment. If Banco de México undertakes extensive sales of allocated debt in the secondary market, however, Regulación Monetaria can result in a situation in which the level of outstanding internal debt is higher than the Mexican Government’s figure for net internal debt.
(2) Preliminary.
(3) Includes the net balance denominated in pesos of the General Account of the Federal Treasury with Banco de México.
Source: SHCP.

External Public Debt

The total external debt of the public sector consists of the external portion of the long-term indebtedness incurred directly by the Mexican Government, the external long-term indebtedness incurred by budget-controlled agencies, the external long-term indebtedness incurred directly or guaranteed by administratively controlled agencies (including but not limited to national development banks) and the short-term external debt of the public sector. Private sector debt guaranteed by the Mexican Government is not included, unless and until the Mexican Government is called upon to make payment under the applicable guaranty. External public debt does not include, among other things, repurchase obligations of Banco de México with the IMF or the debt of the IPAB. For purposes hereof, long-term debt includes all debt with maturities of one year or more from the date of issue.

According to preliminary figures, at December 31, 2009, outstanding public sector gross external debt equaled U.S. $96.4 billion, an increase of approximately U.S. $39.4 billion from U.S. $56.9 billion at December 31, 2008, primarily due to the recognition as public sector debt of certain PIDIREGAS obligations, which were previously treated as off-balance sheet liabilities. Of this amount, U.S. $94.6 billion represented long-term debt while U.S. $1.8 billion represented short-term debt. Public sector external debt financing costs totaled U.S. $5.2 billion in 2009, a 16.0% decrease in nominal terms, as compared to 2008.

According to preliminary figures, at December 31, 2009, commercial banks held approximately 18.5% of Mexico’s total public sector external debt, multilateral and bilateral creditors (excluding the IMF) held approximately 20.0%, bondholders held approximately 60.7% and other creditors held the remaining 0.9%.

 

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According to preliminary figures, total public debt (gross external debt plus net internal debt) at December 31, 2009 represented approximately 30.8% of nominal GDP, an increase of 5.7 percentage points as compared to December 31, 2008.

According to preliminary figures, outstanding public sector gross external debt increased by approximately U.S. $0.4 billion during the first quarter of 2010, from U.S. $96.4 billion at December 31, 2009, to U.S. $96.8 billion at March 31, 2010. Of this amount, U.S. $94.9 billion represented long-term debt and U.S. $1.9 billion represented short-term debt.

According to preliminary figures, at March 31, 2009, commercial banks held approximately 18.6% of Mexico’s total public sector external debt, multilateral and bilateral creditors (excluding the IMF) held approximately 20.0%, bondholders held approximately 60.7% and other creditors held the remaining 0.6%.

According to preliminary figures, total public debt (gross external debt plus net internal debt) at March 31, 2010 represented approximately 30.5% of nominal GDP, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points as compared to December 31, 2009.

 

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The following table sets forth a summary of the external public debt of Mexico, which includes the external debt of the Mexican Government, of budget-controlled agencies and of administratively controlled agencies, and a breakdown of such debt by currency.

Summary of External Public Debt(1) By Type

 

    Long-Term
Direct Debt of
the Mexican
Government
  Long-Term
Debt of
Budget-
Controlled
Agencies
  Other Long-
Term Public
Debt(2)
  Total Long-
Term Debt
  Total Short-
Term Debt
  Total Long-
and Short-
Term Debt
    (in millions of dollars)

December 31,

           

2005

  U.S. $ 48,689   U.S. $ 6,736   U.S. $ 15,464   U.S. $ 70,889   U.S. $ 786   U.S. $ 71,675

2006

    39,330     7,046     7,545     53,921     845     54,766

2007

    40,114     7,745     6,576     54,435     920     55,355

2008

    39,997     9,782     5,885     55,664     1,275     56,939

2009(4)

    47,350     41,048     6,202     94,600     1,754     96,354

March 31,  2010(4)

    46,957     41,974     5,968     94,899     1,874     96,773

By Currency(3)

 

    December 31,   March 31,
    2005   2006   2007   2008(4)   2009(4)   2010(4)
    (in
millions
of U.S. $)
  (%)   (in
millions
of U.S. $)
  (%)   (in
millions
of U.S. $)
  (%)   (in
millions
of U.S. $)
  (%)   (in
millions
of U.S. $)
  (%)   (in
millions
of U.S. $)
  (%)

U.S. dollars

  65,480   91.4   50,760   92.7   44,309   80.0   47,851   84.0   77,919   80.9   80,077   82.8

Japanese yen

  1,990   2.8   1,006   1.8   1,157   2.1   1,095   1.9   4,541   4.7   4,498   4.6

Pounds sterling

  80   0.1   91   0.2   1,040   1.9   687   1.2   716   0.7   858   0.9

Swiss francs

  171   0.2   175   0.3   423   0.8   410   0.7   1,981   2.1   1,862   1.9

Others

  3,954   5.5   2,734   5.0   8,426   15.2   6,896   12.1   11,197   11.6   9,478   9.8
                                               

Total

  71,675   100.0   54,766   100.0   55,355   100.0   56,939   100.0   96,354   100.0   96,773   100.0
                                               

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) External debt denominated in foreign currencies other than dollars has been translated into dollars at exchange rates as of each of the dates indicated. External public debt does not include (a) repurchase obligations of Banco de México with the IMF (none of these were outstanding at March 31, 2010), (b) external borrowings by the public sector after March 31, 2010 or (c) loans from the Commodity Credit Corporation to public sector Mexican banks. External debt is presented herein on a “gross” basis, and includes external obligations of the public sector at their full outstanding face or principal amount. For certain informational and statistical purposes, Mexico sometimes reports its external public sector debt on a “net” or “economic” basis, which is calculated as the gross debt net of certain financial assets held abroad. These financial assets include the value of principal and interest collateral on restructured debt and Mexican public sector external debt that is held by public sector entities but that has not been canceled.
(2) Includes debt of development banks and other administratively controlled agencies whose finances are consolidated with those of the Mexican Government.
(3) Adjusted to reflect the effect of currency swaps.
(4) Preliminary.
Source: SHCP.

 

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Rating Agency Considerations

On August 5, 2009, Moody’s Investors Services (which we refer to as Moody’s) affirmed its rating of Mexico’s foreign currency debt at Baa1, with a stable outlook. On November 23, 2009, Fitch Ratings downgraded Mexico’s foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to BBB from BBB+ and local currency IDR to BBB+ from A-, with a stable outlook. On December 14, 2009, S&P downgraded Mexico’s foreign currency IDR to BBB from BBB+ and local currency IDR to A from A+, with a stable outlook.

 

Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects

General

We earn income from:

 

   

export sales, which consist of sales of crude oil and condensates, refined products and petrochemical products;

 

   

domestic sales, which consist of sales of natural gas, refined products (such as gasoline, diesel fuel and LPG) and petrochemical products; and

 

   

other sources, including financial and investment income.

Our operating expenses include:

 

   

costs of sales, including the cost of purchases of imported refined petroleum and other products, depreciation and amortization, salaries, wages and benefits, a portion of the cost of the reserve for employee benefits, the variation of inventories, maintenance, and exploration and non-successful drilling expenses;

 

   

distribution expenses (including a portion of the cost of the reserve for employee benefits); and

 

   

administrative expenses (including a portion of the cost of the reserve for employee benefits).

Our income is affected by a number of factors, including:

 

   

changes in international prices of crude oil, refined petroleum products and petrochemical products, which are denominated in U.S. dollars, and domestic prices of petroleum products, which are denominated in pesos;

 

   

the type and volume of crude oil produced and exported;

 

   

the type and volume of natural gas produced, processed and sold;

 

   

the results of development and exploration activities;

 

   

the amount of taxes and duties that the Mexican Government imposes on us;

 

   

fluctuations in the peso-U.S. dollar exchange rate; and

 

   

Mexican and global economic conditions, including the levels of international interest rates.

Overview

Pursuant to the 2008 energy reform, PEMEX has been given the mandate to maximize the value that it creates through the activities of a productive nature with which it has been entrusted. We are fulfilling this mandate in the short term by increasing the profitability of our business lines through:

 

   

an improved corporate governance structure, which will operate in accordance with the oil and gas industry’s best practices;

 

   

new contracting mechanisms, which we expect to be able to implement in the near future; and

 

   

the issuance of Citizen Bonds, which will serve both to further capitalize PEMEX and to increase our accountability.

 

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In the medium term, changes in our operations are necessary to achieve results that show tangible improvements in efficiency and profitability. These changes must include:

 

   

increased discipline in conducting our operations;

 

   

incorporation of new technologies to efficiently develop our fields;

 

   

enhanced project management;

 

   

improved decision-making processes to shorten lengths of the time between discovery and production;

 

   

increased administrative efficiency to reduce costs; and

 

   

enhanced procurement processes.

We have reported significant losses in recent years. In 2008, we reported a net loss of Ps. 112.1 billion, primarily due to foreign exchange losses that we registered as a result of the depreciation of the Mexican peso in relation to the U.S. dollar during the fourth quarter of the year, the variation in inventories due the reduction in export crude oil prices and greater cost associated with the reserve for labor obligations, which increased due to the modification of FRS D-3 “Employee Benefits” (which we refer to as FRS D-3). In 2009, we reported a net loss of Ps. 94.7 billion as compared to a net loss of Ps. 112.1 in 2008, primarily due to reduced purchases of imported products and a benefit from the comprehensive financing result of Ps. 92.2 billion resulting from foreign exchange gains. PEMEX continued to report losses during 2009 mainly as a result of the high taxes and duties that we pay to the Mexican Government. We cannot predict whether we will report income or a loss for the 2010 fiscal year.

In 2008, our equity decreased by Ps. 23.0 billion, from Ps. 49.9 billion as of December 31, 2007, to Ps. 26.9 billion as of December 31, 2008. This decrease was primarily due to our net loss for the year of Ps. 112.1 billion, which was only partially offset by payments totaling Ps. 35.5 billion to PEMEX from the FEIIP and the FIEX, as well as the cancellation of the effect in equity of labor obligations in an amount of Ps. 51.8 billion. In 2009, PEMEX’s equity decreased by Ps. 93.7 billion, from Ps. 26.9 billion as of December 31, 2008 to negative Ps. 66.8 billion as of December 31, 2009. This decrease was primarily due to the net losses recorded in 2009 and previous years. We note that under the Ley de Concursos Mercantiles (Commercial Bankruptcy Law of Mexico), decentralized public entities such as Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities cannot be subject to a bankruptcy proceeding. In addition, our current financing agreements do not include financial covenants or events of default that would be triggered as a result of our having negative equity. See “—Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.

Critical Accounting Policies

Some of our accounting policies require the application of judgment by management in selecting the appropriate assumptions for calculating financial estimates. By their nature, these judgments are subject to a degree of uncertainty and are based on: our historical experience; terms of existing contracts; management’s view of trends in the oil and gas industry, both internationally and within Mexico; economic factors in Mexico; and information from outside sources. We believe that the following critical accounting policies, among others, affect management’s judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, and could potentially impact our financial results and future financial performance.

Successful Efforts Method of Oil and Gas Accounting

We apply the successful efforts method of oil and gas accounting. This accounting principle requires that development costs, including the costs of drilling exploratory wells and exploratory-type stratigraphic test wells, are initially capitalized and, if proved reserves are not discovered, the capitalized costs are later charged to expenses. The capitalized costs of wells and related equipment are amortized over proved developed reserves, as the related oil and gas reserves are extracted. Our reserves estimates are determined in accordance with earth science and petroleum engineering principles and practices pursuant to Rule 4-10(a), and can vary as a result of changes in such factors as forecasted oil and gas prices, reservoir performance and oil field technology.

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rules for the impairment of properties; or (c) changes in our accrual of the asset retirement obligation. An impairment of oil and gas producing fixed assets will result if the downward revisions are so significant that the estimated future cash flows from the remaining reserves in the field are insufficient to recover the unamortized capitalized costs. Conversely, if the oil and gas reserves quantities are revised upward, our per barrel depreciation and depletion expense will be lower.

The application of successful efforts accounting can also cause material fluctuations between periods in exploration expense if drilling results are different than expected or if we change our exploration and development plans. The determination that exploratory drilling was unsuccessful in finding economically producible reserves requires the immediate expensing of previously capitalized drilling costs. We make semi-annual assessments of the amounts included within fixed assets to determine whether capitalization is initially appropriate and should continue. Exploration wells capitalized beyond 12 months are subject to additional judgment as to whether the facts and circumstances have changed, and therefore whether the conditions described in clauses (a) and (b) below no longer apply. Exploration wells more than 12 months old are expensed unless: (a) (i) they are in an area requiring major capital expenditures before production can begin, (ii) commercially productive quantities of reserves have been found, and (iii) they are subject to further exploration or appraisal activity, in that either drilling of additional exploratory wells is under way or firmly planned for the near future; or (b) proved reserves are recorded within 12 months following the completion of exploratory drilling.

Environmental Remediation, Asset Retirement Obligations

We also make judgments and estimates in recording liabilities for environmental cleanup and asset retirement obligations. Estimated liabilities for environmental remediation and asset retirement obligations are subject to change as a result of changes in laws, regulations and their interpretation, the review of additional information on the extent and nature of site contamination, the determination of additional works that need to be undertaken, improvements in technology, the nature and timing of expenditure, foreign currency exchange rates to the extent that some of these costs are incurred in U.S. dollars, and changes in discount rates. In addition, with respect to offshore properties, our historical dismantlement and plugging experiences have been very limited, and, therefore, our estimates of the expected cost or salvage value may vary from what will actually be incurred for many of these long-term properties when these activities are ultimately undertaken.

While we believe that our environmental remediation and asset retirement obligation provisions are adequate and that the interpretations of existing law we have applied are appropriate, the amounts estimated for future liabilities, which are based on discounted cash flows, may differ materially from the costs that will actually be incurred to remediate our properties. If we determine that an environmental remediation or asset retirement obligation provision is insufficient, it will be adjusted accordingly in the results of operations of the period in which the determination is made.

Employee Benefit Plans

We provide a range of benefits to our current and retired employees, including pensions, post-retirement health care benefits and post-employment benefits (primarily health services and supplemental payments). We annually record amounts relating to these plans based on calculations which include various actuarial assumptions, such as nominal discount rates, assumed rates of return, compensation increases, turnover rates and health care cost trend rates. We review our actuarial assumptions on an annual basis and modify them based on current rates and trends when it is deemed appropriate to do so. As required by Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP, the effect of these modifications is generally recorded or amortized over future periods. We believe that the assumptions used in recording our obligations under our plans, which are presented in Notes 12 and 21 II(e) to our consolidated financial statements included herein, are reasonable based on our experience and on the advice of our independent actuaries.

Financial Instruments

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guidance for the recognition, valuation, accounting treatment and disclosures applicable to derivative financial instruments including hedges and embedded derivatives. Bulletin C-10 requires that all financial instruments, with the exception of “held to maturity” investments, be recorded at fair value. Held to maturity investments are recorded at amortized cost subject to an impairment review.

We have calculated the fair value of these derivatives using common market valuation methods and value-influencing market data at the relevant respective balance sheet dates. We believe that the assumptions used in calculating the fair value of these instruments, which are presented in Notes 11 and 21 I(h) to our consolidated financial statements included herein, are appropriate based on our experience, applicable accounting standards and the available inputs.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

In addition to our oil and gas assets that could become impaired under the application of successful efforts accounting, other long-lived assets could become impaired and require write-down if circumstances warrant. Conditions that could cause our assets to become impaired include lower than forecasted commodity sales prices, changes in our business plans and plant modernizations, or a significant adverse change in the national or international business climate. The amount of an impairment charge would be based on estimates of an asset’s fair value compared with its book value. While we believe that our estimates of future cash flows are reasonable, different assumptions regarding projected commodity sales prices, production and overhead costs and foreign currency exchange rates and inflation could materially affect the anticipated cash flows to be generated by long-lived assets, thereby affecting the evaluations of the carrying values of those long-lived assets.

Accounting for Income Taxes

As described under “Item 4—Information on the Company—Taxes and Duties” above and in Note 19 to our consolidated financial statements included herein, a new fiscal regime applicable to Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities became effective on January 1, 2006 and amendments to the fiscal regime applicable to Pemex-Exploration and Production became effective on January 1, 2008, January 1, 2009 and January 1, 2010. In addition, PMI and PMI Norteamérica, S.A. de C.V. are subject to the tax regime applicable to all other Mexican corporations. In general, Mexican companies are taxed based on pre-tax income at a statutory rate.

As a consequence of the tax regime applicable to Petróleos Mexicanos and its subsidiary entities, and in accordance with Mexican FRS, in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities (except Pemex-Exploration and Production) are required to estimate taxable income and the period over which deferred tax assets will be recoverable. This process involves an estimation of our actual current tax and an assessment of temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred assets and liabilities, which are included within our consolidated balance sheet. We must then assess the likelihood that our deferred assets will be recovered from future taxable income and to the extent we believe that recovery is not likely, we must establish a valuation allowance. To the extent we establish a valuation allowance or increase this allowance in a period, we must include a charge against the tax provision in the statement of operations.

Management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax asset. The valuation allowance is based on our estimates of taxable income and the period over which our deferred tax asset will be recoverable. In the event that actual results differ from these estimates or we adjust these estimates in future periods, we may need to establish an additional valuation allowance, which could materially impact our financial position and results of operations.

Contingencies

In the ordinary course of business, we are named in a number of lawsuits of various types. We evaluate the merit of each claim and assess the likely outcome. Liabilities for loss contingencies are recorded when an unfavorable decision is probable and the amount is reasonably estimable. When a reasonable estimation cannot be made, qualitative disclosure is provided in the notes to our consolidated financial statements. We do not recognize contingent revenues, earnings or assets until their realization is assured.

 

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Inflation Accounting

In accordance with FRS B-10, effective January 1, 2008, we no longer use inflation accounting, unless the economic environment in which we operate qualifies as “inflationary,” as defined by Mexican FRS. Because the economic environment in the three-year periods ended December 31, 2008 and 2009 did not qualify as inflationary, we did not use inflation accounting to prepare our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2008 and 2009 included herein. As a result, unless otherwise indicated, all amounts included in “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” are presented in nominal terms; however, such amounts do reflect inflationary effects recognized up to December 31, 2007.

These policies are more fully described in Notes 3 and 21 to our consolidated financial statements included herein.

Sales Volumes and Prices

The profitability of our operations in any particular accounting period is directly related to the sales volume of, and average realized prices for, the crude oil and natural gas that we sell. These average realized prices for crude oil and natural gas fluctuate from one period to another due to world market conditions and other factors.

Export Volumes and Prices

Pemex-Exploration and Production sells crude oil to PMI, which then sells it to international clients. The volume of crude oil that we export is the volume delivered to international clients as adjusted for water content according to the bill of lading and standard market practice. PMI bases crude oil export price formulas on a basket of international reference prices and a constant set according to specific market conditions. We determine export prices of petroleum products and natural gas by reference to market conditions and direct negotiations with our clients.

Significant changes in international crude oil prices directly affect our financial results. The impact of changes in crude oil prices on our refining activities and petrochemicals business depends on:

 

   

the magnitude of the change in crude oil prices;

 

   

how quickly petroleum and petrochemical product prices in international markets adjust to reflect changes in crude oil prices; and

 

   

the extent to which prices in Mexico, where we sell most of our petroleum products and petrochemicals, reflect international prices for those products.

The following table sets forth the weighted average price per barrel of crude oil that PMI received from exports and the average price of its benchmark, West Texas Intermediate crude oil, for the years indicated. Note that the average prices of West Texas Intermediate crude oil are higher than the average prices of crude oil that we export. This is primarily due to the higher cost of refining sour crude oils, which make up a majority of our exports. See “Item 4—Information on the Company—Business Overview—International Trading.”

 

     Year ended December 31,
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009
     (in dollars per barrel)

West Texas Intermediate crude oil average price

   U.S. $ 56.59    U.S. $ 66.04    U.S. $ 72.20    U.S. $ 100.06    U.S. $ 61.92

PEMEX crude oil weighted average export price

     42.71      53.04      61.64      84.38      57.42

 

Note: The numbers in this table are daily average prices for the full year. Spot prices at year end are different. On June 28, 2010, the spot price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil was U.S. $78.18 per barrel and the spot price for the PEMEX crude oil basket was an estimated U.S. $69.44 per barrel.

Sources: PMI operating statistics and Platt’s U.S. Market Scan (McGraw-Hill Company).

 

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Domestic Prices

The formulas used to determine prices for petroleum and petrochemical products sold in the Mexican market are determined by the SHCP and the Energy Regulatory Commission, in accordance with the Federal Public Administration Organic Law, the Ley de Planeación, the Reglamento Interior of the SHCP and the Energy Regulatory Commission Law. The SHCP and the Energy Regulatory Commission receive input from PEMEX and other governmental agencies through committees composed of officials of Petróleos Mexicanos, the subsidiary entities, some of the subsidiary companies, and representatives of various governmental agencies including, among others, the SHCP, the Ministry of Energy, the Secretaría de la Función Pública (Ministry of Public Function, which we refer to as the SFP), and the Ministry of Economy. The SHCP and the Energy Regulatory Commission determine wholesale and first-hand sale prices based on opportunity cost, which considers international prices, and makes adjustments to reflect transportation expenses and differences in the quality of our products relative to international benchmarks. The retail price is determined based on the wholesale price plus the value added tax, the retailer’s margin and freight costs. The SHCP adjusts prices for petroleum and petrochemical products sold in the Mexican market, so that they are consistent with the Mexican Government’s macroeconomic targets. See “Item 4—Information on the Company—Business Overview—Refining—Pricing Decrees” and “—Gas and Basic Petrochemicals—Pricing Decrees.”

The following table compares the average prices in nominal terms of petroleum products in Mexico and in the United States for the years indicated.

 

    2005   2006   2007   2008   2009
    Mexico   U.S.   Mexico   U.S.   Mexico   U.S.   Mexico   U.S.   Mexico   U.S.

Petroleum Products

                   

Unleaded regular gasoline(1)

  U.S.$ 92.45   U.S.$ 92.42   U.S.$ 96.46   U.S.$ 104.10   U.S.$ 100.59   U.S.$ 110.15   U.S.$ 104.44   U.S.$ 129.84   U.S.$ 91.01   U.S.$ 91.49

Premium gasoline(1)

    109.31     100.67     114.64     112.62     124.00     119.95     130.87     141.29     112.91     102.91

Diesel(1)

    76.55     99.51     79.47     111.18     85.09     118.44     91.03     160.01     92.46     99.78

Jet fuel(2)

    71.59     72.04     81.31     80.91     88.93     89.56     125.09     124.31     70.88     69.77

Kerosene(3)

    76.55     72.87     79.37     83.67     85.10     91.13     91.03     126.82     92.47     71.43

Natural Gas(4)

                   

Industrial

    8.23     8.56     7.50     7.87     7.45     7.68     9.67     9.67     4.43     5.27

Residential

    11.45     12.70     12.57     13.73     14.96     13.08     16.47     13.89     15.59     11.97

Selected Petrochemicals

                   

Ammonia(5)

    324.26     288.87     305.53     282.17     310.76     301.95     521.23     517.67     261.91     247.29

Polyethylene L.D.(6)

    1,542.74     1,721.57     1,504.40     1,509.98     1,593.26     1,344.10     1,791.89     1,512.66     1,225.28     1,055.58

Polyethylene H.D.(7)

    1,352.18     1,552.94     1,504.53     1,463.60     1,485.02     1,270.69     1,658.72     1,357.51     1,105.92     953.40

Styrene(8)

    1,419.03     1,360.49     1,475.00     1,358.50     1,575.75     1,426.84     1,698.05     1,529.92     1,095.68     1,033.57

 

(1) In U.S. dollars per barrel. Prices to final consumers including taxes. Premium price in Mexico City. U.S. prices in Houston, Texas.

Sources for note (1): Pemex-Refining and Lundberg Retail Price Survey (Lundberg Survey Inc.).

(2) In U.S. dollars per barrel. Mexican prices at the gate of the refineries. U.S. spot prices in Houston, Texas (Jet Fuel Gulf Coast Waterborne).

Sources for note (2): Pemex-Refining and Platt’s U.S. Market Scan (McGraw-Hill Company).

(3) In U.S. dollars per barrel. In both countries, prices to final consumers. Mexico prices include taxes, while U.S. prices exclude taxes.

Sources for note (3): Pemex-Refining and Petroleum Marketing Monthly, published by the Energy Information Administration (DOE) (Kerosene Type Jet Fuel, end users).

(4) In U.S. dollars per thousand cubic feet. Including taxes. Industrial natural gas prices for Mexico are estimated national average first-hand sales prices for the industrial sector. Industrial natural gas prices for the United States are national average prices for industrial users. Residential natural gas prices for Mexico are estimated national average prices for end-users. Residential natural gas prices for the United States are national average prices for end-users.

Sources for note (4): Pemex Retail Prices Management, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) and Natural Gas Navigator, published by the Energy Information Administration (DOE).

(5) In U.S. dollars per ton. Prices exclude taxes. Mexico wholesale prices at Cosoleacaque Petrochemical Plant. Spot prices for the Caribbean.

Sources for note (5): Pemex-Petrochemicals, Fertecon Weekly Ammonia Fax (Fertecon Limited) and Fertilizer Market Bulletin (FMB Consultants Ltd.)

(6) In U.S. dollars per ton. PX 20020 P quality. Prices exclude taxes. Mexico prices to end consumers. U.S. prices since June 2006 are for exports, and for previous years are U.S. domestic prices.

Sources for note (6): Pemex-Petrochemicals and ICIS-Pricing.

(7) In U.S. dollars per ton. PADMEX 65050 quality. Prices exclude taxes. Mexico prices to end consumers. U.S. prices since June 2006 are for exports, and for previous years are U.S. domestic prices.

Sources for note (7): Pemex-Petrochemicals and ICIS-Pricing.

(8) In U.S. dollars per ton. Prices exclude taxes. Mexico prices to end consumers. U.S. contract average prices.

Sources for note (8): Pemex-Petrochemicals and CMAI, Aromatics Market Report.

 

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IEPS Tax, Hydrocarbon Duties and Other Taxes

The following table sets forth the taxes and duties that we recorded for each of the past three years.

 

     Year ended December 31,
     2007    2008    2009
     (in millions of pesos)(1)

Taxes and duties:

        

Hydrocarbon extraction duties and others

   Ps.667,999    Ps.767,522    Ps.542,375

Hydrocarbons income tax

   6,030    1,583    2,503

Income tax

   3,226    2,597    1,756

Special tax on production and services(2)

   —      —      —  
              

Total

   Ps.677,256    Ps.771,702    Ps.546,633
              

 

Note: For a description of these taxes and duties, see “Item 4—Information on the Company—Taxes and Duties.”
     Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Figures for 2008 and 2009 are stated in nominal pesos.
(2) During 2007, 2008 and 2009, no IEPS tax was generated due to negative IEPS tax rates, as explained below.

Source: PEMEX’s audited financial statements.

The IEPS tax ensures that Pemex-Refining retains the portion of our sales revenues that represents the adjusted international reference prices of our products, and the Mexican Government receives the difference between the domestic retail prices, which are prices that are set by the Mexican Government based on target rates of inflation, and the adjusted international reference prices of diesel and gasoline.

Our retail prices for gasoline and diesel reflect the addition of the IEPS tax as described below, as well as the value added tax. We charge the IEPS tax only on gasoline and diesel.

For financial statement purposes, the IEPS tax, when due to the Mexican Government, is presented as part of net domestic sales and then deducted after “Income before hydrocarbon extraction duties.” From the end of 2005 through the end of 2009, the IEPS tax rate was negative, and therefore was not reflected as part of net domestic sales. In 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 (but not in 2005), we received a tax credit equal to the amount of negative IEPS taxes, which is reflected in our income statement under “other revenues.”

The SHCP determines retail prices of gasoline and diesel before the beginning of each fiscal year in conjunction with the preparation of the Mexican Government’s budget for that year.

For automotive fuels, the IEPS tax is equal to (a) the retail price at which gasoline and automotive diesel are sold to retailers, less (b) value-added tax, less (c) Pemex-Refining’s wholesale price, less (d) freight to gas stations and less (e) retailer’s margin.

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When international prices increase, our wholesale price will increase and, as a result, the IEPS tax that we collect from consumers and transfer to the Mexican Government will decrease, since the retail prices of gasoline and diesel are fixed.

Since the end of 2005, the retail prices of gasoline and diesel have been less than the sum of Pemex-Refining’s wholesale price, the value-added tax, the freight to gas stations and the retailer’s margin, which has generated a “negative” IEPS tax rate. Beginning in 2006, the Federal Revenue Law established that PEMEX was permitted to credit negative IEPS taxes against its IEPS tax liability. Any remaining surplus could then be credited first toward its value added tax liability and then toward ordinary hydrocarbon duties. These IEPS tax credits are recorded in our income statement under “other revenues.” In 2009, we were permitted to credit Ps. 37.2 billion of negative IEPS tax, of which we credited Ps. 28.1 billion against our IEPS tax and value added tax liabilities. The remaining surplus was credited against the Ordinary Hydrocarbons Duty.

Relation to the Mexican Government

Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities were created as decentralized public entities of the Mexican Government, rather than as Mexican corporations. Therefore, we do not have the power to issue shares of equity securities evidencing ownership interests and are not required, unlike Mexican corporations, to have multiple shareholders. The Mexican Government closely regulates and supervises our operations. However, our financing obligations do not constitute obligations of and are not guaranteed by the Mexican Government. Mexican Government secretaries control key executive decisions at PEMEX. The President of Mexico appoints six of the 15 members of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos. The President of Mexico also appoints four professional members to the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos, whose appointments are ratified by the Senate. In addition, the SFP appoints the external auditors of the subsidiary entities.

The Mexican Government incorporates the annual budget and financing program of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities into its consolidated annual budget, which it submits to the Mexican Congress for approval.

Inflation

Mexico experienced high inflation during the 1980s. The annual rate of inflation (as measured by the change in the NCPI) decreased from a high of 159.2% in 1987 to 11.9% in 1992, 8.0% in 1993 and 7.1% in 1994. However, the economic events that followed the devaluation of the peso against the U.S. dollar in late 1994 and 1995, along with turbulence in international financial markets, caused inflation to increase to 52.0% in 1995. After 1995, inflation decreased to 27.7% in 1996 and 15.7% in 1997. The annual inflation rate was 3.3% in 2005, 4.1% in 2006, 3.8% in 2007, 6.5% in 2008 and 3.6% in 2009.

Mexican inflation has affected our consolidated financial statements in the following ways:

 

   

Until December 31, 2007, we adjusted the value of certain of our fixed assets, materials and spare parts on our balance sheet to reflect the effects of inflation, using the NCPI in a comprehensive manner. This revaluation increased our assets in periods of high inflation. See Note 3(a) to our consolidated financial statements included herein. When we revalued fixed assets and inventories to reflect the effects of inflation, our subsequent depreciation and cost of sales charges increased, reducing our income. The higher carrying value further exposed us to subsequent impairment charges. See Note 3(i) to our consolidated financial statements included herein.

 

   

Until December 31, 2007, Mexican FRS required that financial statements recognize the effects of inflation in accordance with Bulletin B-10. A component of inflation accounting which is not reflected in historical based accounting is the recognition of a gain or loss on monetary position, which is included in the income statement as a component of comprehensive financing cost. The gain or loss on monetary position captures the impact of purchasing power fluctuations on monetary assets and

 

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liabilities. To the extent that we have had a net monetary liability position, the income statement reflected a monetary gain as measured by the change in the NCPI. To the extent that we have had a net monetary asset position, the income statement reflected a monetary loss as measured by the change in the NCPI.

Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted FRS B-10, which superseded Bulletin B-10 and its five amendments, as well as the related circulars and Interpretación de las Normas de Información Financiera (Interpretation of Financial Reporting Standards, or INIF) No. 2. The principal effects of FRS B-10 on our consolidated financial statements are:

 

   

Recognition of the effects of inflation on the financial information until December 31, 2007, based on the NCPI, as reported by Banco de México. In 2008 and 2009, the effects of inflation were not recognized in our consolidated financial statements because the accumulated inflation over the three-year periods ended December 31, 2008 and 2009 was less than 26%, and the economic environment therefore did not qualify as “inflationary.”

 

   

If at the end of a future year, the accumulated inflation over the most recent three-year period were to be equal to or higher than 26%, the economic environment would be considered “inflationary,” and we would therefore be required to retroactively recognize the effects of inflation not previously included in our consolidated financial statements while the economic environment was considered non-inflationary.

 

   

The indexes used for the recognition of inflation in 2007, 2008 and 2009 were as follows.

 

December 31,

   NCPI    Inflation  
      For the year     Accumulated  

2009

   138.5410    3.57   14.48

2008

   133.7610    6.52   15.01

2007

   125.5640    3.76   11.56

In addition, beginning in 2008, comparisons of financial results of different years are presented in nominal, not constant, terms.

The initial effects derived from the adoption of FRS B-10 included a Ps. 171.7 billion charge in the restatement of equity and a credit to results from prior years in the same amount. However, our income statement, assets, liabilities and the balance sheet were not otherwise affected.

Consolidation

Our financial statements consolidate the results of Petróleos Mexicanos, the subsidiary entities and the subsidiary companies. Certain non-material subsidiary companies are not consolidated and are accounted for under either the cost method or the equity method. For a list of the consolidated subsidiary companies, see Note 3(b) to our consolidated financial statements included herein.

Export Agreements

Even though Mexico is not a member of OPEC, in the past, following OPEC announcements of production cuts and increases of production, and in order to maintain oil market stability, Mexico has announced increases and decreases in Mexico’s crude oil exports in connection with increases or decreases of crude oil production by other oil producing countries. However, since 2004, PEMEX has not changed its export levels as a result of announcements by OPEC, and we believe that Mexico has no plans to change PEMEX’s current level of crude oil exports.

 

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Results of Operations of Petróleos Mexicanos, the Subsidiary Entities and the Subsidiary Companies—For the Year Ended December 31, 2009 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2008

Sales

Total sales decreased by 18.0% in 2009, from Ps. 1,328.9 billion in 2008 to Ps. 1,089.9 billion in 2009. This decrease resulted primarily from lower crude oil prices and a lower volume of crude oil exports.

Domestic Sales

Domestic sales decreased by 12.3% in 2009, from Ps. 679.8 billion in 2008 to Ps. 596.4 billion in 2009, primarily due to decreases in the prices and volumes of sales of natural gas, petroleum products and petrochemicals sold by PEMEX. Domestic sales of natural gas decreased by 43.9% in 2009, from Ps. 106.8 billion in 2008 to Ps. 59.9 billion in 2009, as a result of a decrease in the price of natural gas, as well as a 16.5% decrease in the volume of sales of natural gas. Domestic sales of petroleum products decreased by 5.0% in 2009, from Ps. 540.7 billion in 2008 to Ps. 513.4 billion in 2009, primarily due to lower prices and a 3.0% decrease in the volume of domestic sales of petroleum products. The decrease in the sales volumes of petroleum products, from 1,827 thousand barrels per day in 2008 to 1,772 thousand barrels per day in 2009, was primarily due to lower demand attributable to the contraction of economic growth in Mexico. Domestic petrochemical sales (including sales of certain by-products of the petrochemical production process) decreased by 28.6%, from Ps. 32.2 billion in 2008 to Ps. 23.0 billion in 2009, due to decreases in the prices of most petrochemical products sold by PEMEX, which was only partially offset by a 0.3% increase in the volume of petrochemical product sales.

Export Sales

Export sales decreased by 24.2% in peso terms in 2009, from Ps. 644.4 billion in 2008 to Ps. 488.3 billion in 2009. Excluding the trading activities of the PMI Group (in order to show only the amount of export sales related to the subsidiary entities), export sales by the subsidiary entities to the PMI Group and third parties decreased by 24.1% in peso terms, from Ps. 536.0 billion in 2008 to Ps. 406.9 billion in 2009. In dollar terms, excluding the trading activities of the PMI Group, export sales (which are dollar-denominated) decreased by 38.8% in 2009, from U.S. $49.5 billion in 2008 to U.S. $30.3 billion in 2009. This decrease was the result of a decline in crude oil and product prices and a reduction in the volume of crude oil exports. The trading and export activities of the PMI Group generated additional marginal revenues of Ps. 81.4 billion in 2009, 24.9% less in peso terms than the Ps. 108.4 billion of additional revenues generated in 2008, mainly due to a decrease in average price of crude oil. The weighted average price per barrel of crude oil that the PMI Group sold to third parties in 2009 was U.S. $57.42, 31.9% less than the weighted average price of U.S. $84.38 in 2008.

Export crude oil sales by Pemex-Exploration and Production to PMI accounted for 84.5% of export sales (excluding the trading activities of the PMI Group) in 2009, as compared to 87.2% in 2008. These crude oil sales decreased in peso terms by 26.5% in 2009, from Ps. 467.6 billion in 2008 to Ps. 343.9 billion in 2009, and decreased in dollar terms by 40.9% in 2009, from U.S. $43.3 billion in 2008 to U.S. $25.6 billion in 2009. The weighted average price per barrel of crude oil that Pemex-Exploration and Production sold to PMI for export in 2009 was U.S. $57.44, 31.8% less than the weighted average price of U.S. $84.26 in 2008. The volume of crude oil exports decreased by 12.7%, from 1,403 thousand barrels per day in 2008 to 1,225 thousand barrels per day in 2009, mainly as a consequence of the decline in production of the Cantarell fields.

Export sales of petroleum products by Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals to the PMI Group and third parties, including natural gas and natural gas liquids, as a percentage of export sales of petroleum products (excluding the trading activities of the PMI Group), increased from 12.1% of those export sales in 2008 to 15.2% of those export sales in 2009. Export sales of petroleum products, including natural gas and natural gas liquids, decreased by 5.4%, from Ps. 64.8 billion in 2008 to Ps. 61.3 billion in 2009, primarily due to lower prices of petroleum product exports. In dollar terms, export sales of petroleum products, including

 

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natural gas and natural gas liquids, decreased by 22.0%, from U.S. $5.9 billion in 2008 to U.S. $4.6 billion in 2009. Export sales of natural gas decreased by 72.2%, from Ps. 3.6 billion in 2008 to Ps. 1.0 billion in 2009. This decrease was mainly due to a decline in natural gas prices and a decrease in natural gas production.

Petrochemical products accounted for the remainder of export sales in 2008 and 2009. Export sales of petrochemical products (including certain by-products of the petrochemical process) decreased by 52.8% in 2009, from Ps. 3.6 billion in 2008 to Ps. 1.7 billion in 2009, primarily due to a decrease in the volume of petrochemical product exports. In dollar terms, export sales of petrochemical products (including certain by-products of the petrochemical process) decreased by 61.1% in 2009, from U.S. $340.9 million in 2008 to U.S. $132.5 million in 2009.

Services Income

In 2008 and 2009, services income amounted to Ps. 4.8 billion and Ps. 5.3 billion, respectively. This 10.8% increase in 2009 was mainly due to increased fees charged by Pemex-Refining for freight services provided to third parties.

Costs of Sales and General Expenses

Costs of sales decreased by 14.2%, from Ps. 654.0 billion in 2008 to Ps. 561.1 billion in 2009. This decrease was mainly due to a reduction of Ps. 104.4 billion in purchases of imported products to then be sold in Mexico, which was only partially offset by an inventory variation of Ps. 10.2 billion, based on results of inventories valuation.

General expenses, which include transportation, distribution and administrative expenses, decreased by 3.2%, from Ps. 103.8 billion in 2008 to Ps. 100.5 billion in 2009. This reduction was primarily due to a decrease of Ps. 5.0 billion in the net cost for the year of employee benefits, which was partially offset by an increase of Ps. 2.3 billion in operating expenses.

Other Revenues (principally IEPS benefit), Net

Other revenues, net, decreased by 79.6% in 2009, from Ps. 198.0 billion in 2008 to Ps. 40.3 billion in 2009, primarily due to a decrease in revenues resulting from lower negative rates of the IEPS tax in 2009, as compared to 2008. As a result, PEMEX recognized revenues from IEPS tax credits of Ps. 194.6 billion in 2008 and Ps. 37.2 billion in 2009.

Comprehensive Financing Result

Under Mexican FRS, comprehensive financing result reflects interest income (including gains and losses on certain derivative instruments), interest expense and foreign exchange gain or loss. In 2009, our loss associated with comprehensive financing result decreased by 85.8%, from a loss of Ps. 107.5 billion in 2008 to a loss of Ps. 15.3 billion in 2009, as a result of the following.

Exchange Rate Gain/Loss. A substantial portion of PEMEX’s indebtedness, 80.5% at December 31, 2009, is denominated in foreign currencies. The appreciation of the peso therefore resulted in a foreign exchange gain of Ps. 14.7 billion in 2009, as compared to a loss of Ps. 71.1 billion in 2008. The peso/dollar exchange rate appreciated by 3.7% in dollar terms in 2009, from Ps. 13.5383 = U.S. $1.00 on December 31, 2008 to Ps. 13.0587 = U.S. $1.00 on December 31, 2009, as compared to a 24.6% depreciation of the exchange rate in 2008.

Interest, Net. PEMEX’s net interest expense decreased by Ps. 6.5 billion in 2009, primarily as a result of our net unrealized gains on DFIs treated as non-hedges. See Note 11(vii) to our consolidated financial statements included herein.

 

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Taxes and Duties

Hydrocarbon extraction duties and other duties and taxes (including the IEPS tax) decreased by 29.2% in 2009, from Ps. 771.7 billion in 2008 to Ps. 546.6 billion in 2009, largely due to lower average crude oil prices and production volumes. In 2009, duties and taxes represented 50.2% of total sales, whereas in 2008 they represented 58.1% of total sales, because our effective rate of taxes and duties declines as oil prices fall.

Net Loss

In 2009, we had a net loss of Ps. 94.7 billion from Ps. 1,089.9 billion in total sales revenues, as compared to a net loss of Ps. 112.1 billion from Ps. 1,328.9 billion in total sales revenues in 2008. This decrease in net loss in 2009 resulted from the various factors described above.

Results of Operations of Petróleos Mexicanos, the Subsidiary Entities and the Subsidiary Companies—For the Year Ended December 31, 2008 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2007

Sales

Total sales increased by 16.6% in 2008, from Ps. 1,139.3 billion in 2007 to Ps. 1,328.9 billion in 2008. This increase resulted primarily from a 14.8% increase in domestic sales, from Ps. 592.0 billion in 2007 to Ps. 679.8 billion in 2008, due to increased unit prices and greater volumes of sales, mainly of petroleum products. In addition, total sales also increased due to an 18.7% increase in export sales, from Ps. 542.9 billion in 2007 to Ps. 644.4 billion in 2008, due to higher crude oil prices.

Domestic Sales

Domestic sales increased by 14.8% in 2008, from Ps. 592.0 billion in 2007 to Ps. 679.8 billion in 2008, due to increased prices and volumes of sales of principal petroleum and petrochemicals products. Domestic sales of petroleum products increased by 11.7% in 2008, from Ps. 484.1 billion in 2007 to Ps. 540.7 billion in 2008, primarily due to increases in the average sales prices of products sold in Mexico and a 0.6% increase in the sales volumes of petroleum products. The increase in the sales volumes of petroleum products, from 1,816 thousand barrels per day in 2007 to 1,827 thousand barrels per day in 2008, was primarily due to an increase in sales of gasoline and diesel. Domestic petrochemical sales (including sales of certain by-products of the petrochemical production process) increased by 25.8%, from Ps. 25.6 billion in 2007 to Ps. 32.2 billion in 2008, due to an increase in the domestic sales of some of the products manufactured by Pemex-Petrochemicals, such as polyethylenes and monoethylene glycol. Sales of natural gas increased by 29.8% in 2008, from Ps. 82.3 billion in 2007 to Ps. 106.8 billion in 2008, as a result of an increase in average prices.

Export Sales

Export sales increased by 18.7% in peso terms in 2008, from Ps. 542.9 billion in 2007 to Ps. 644.4 billion in 2008. Excluding the trading activities of the PMI Group (in order to show only the amount of export sales related to the subsidiary entities), export sales by the subsidiary entities to the PMI Group and third parties increased by 13.2% in peso terms, from Ps. 473.7 billion in 2007 to Ps. 536.0. In dollar terms, excluding the trading activities of the PMI Group, export sales (which are dollar-denominated) increased by 16.2% in 2008, from U.S. $42.6 billion in 2007 to U.S. $49.5 billion in 2008. This increase was mainly a result of increased crude oil and product prices. The trading and export activities of the PMI Group generated additional marginal revenues of Ps. 108.4 billion in 2008, 56.6% higher in peso terms than the Ps. 69.2 billion of additional revenues generated in 2007, mainly due to increased export prices of crude oil. The weighted average price per barrel of crude oil that the PMI Group sold to third parties in 2008 was U.S. $84.38, 36.9% higher than the weighted average price of U.S. $61.64 in 2007.

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increased in peso terms by 10.9% in 2008, from Ps. 421.7 billion in 2007 to Ps. 467.6 billion in 2008, and increased in dollar terms by 14.2% in 2008, from U.S. $37.9 billion in 2007 to U.S. $43.3 billion in 2008. The weighted average price per barrel of crude oil that Pemex-Exploration and Production sold to PMI for export in 2008 was U.S. $84.26, 36.9% higher than the weighted average price of U.S. $61.57 in 2007. The volume of crude oil exports decreased by 16.8%, from 1,686 thousand barrels per day in 2007 to 1,403 thousand barrels per day in 2008, mainly as a consequence of the decline in production of the Cantarell fields and production shutdowns due to adverse weather conditions in the Gulf of Mexico.

Export sales of petroleum products by Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals to the PMI Group and third parties, including natural gas and natural gas liquids, increased from 10.5% of export sales (excluding the trading activities of the PMI Group) in 2007 to 12.1% of those export sales in 2008. Export sales of petroleum products, including natural gas liquids, increased by 31.4%, from Ps. 49.3 billion in 2007 to Ps. 64.8 billion in 2008, primarily due to an increase in export prices of petroleum products. In dollar terms, export sales of petroleum products, including natural gas liquids, increased by 34.1%, from U.S. $4.4 billion in 2007 to U.S. $5.9 billion in 2008. Export sales of natural gas decreased by Ps. 0.5 billion, from Ps. 4.1 billion in 2007 to Ps. 3.6 billion in 2008. This decrease was mainly due to a decrease in natural gas production.

Petrochemical products accounted for the remainder of export sales in 2007 and 2008. Export sales of petrochemical products (including certain by-products of the petrochemical process) increased by 38.5% in 2008, from Ps. 2.6 billion in 2007 to Ps. 3.6 billion in 2008, primarily due to increased petrochemical product volume. In dollar terms, export sales of petrochemical products (including certain by-products of the petrochemical process) increased by 44.6% in 2008, from U.S. $235.6 million in 2007 to U.S. $340.7 million in 2008.

Services Income

In 2007 and 2008, services income amounted to Ps. 4.3 billion and Ps. 4.8 billion, respectively. This 11.6% increase in 2008 was mainly due to higher fees charged by Pemex-Refining for freight services provided to third parties.

Costs of Sales and General Expenses

Costs of sales, transportation, distribution expenses and administrative expenses increased by 38.9% in 2008, from Ps. 545.6 billion in 2007 to Ps. 757.8 billion in 2008. This increase was mainly due to higher product prices, greater product purchases, principally of petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel and liquefied gas, and an increase in the charges to net periodic cost of employee benefits, due to the effects of new amortization guidelines for the amortization of unrecognized/unamortized items under FRS D-3.

Due to existing price controls imposed by the Mexican Government on gasoline, diesel and LPG products sold in the domestic market, in 2008, we were not able to pass on all of the increases in the prices of our product purchases to our retail customers in Mexico.

Other Revenues (principally IEPS benefit), Net

Other revenues, net, increased by 148.1% in 2008, from Ps. 79.8 billion in 2007 to Ps. 198.0 billion in 2008, primarily due to an increase in revenues resulting from higher negative rates of the IEPS tax in 2008, as compared to 2007. As a result, PEMEX recognized revenues from IEPS tax credits of Ps. 72.1 billion and Ps. 194.6 billion in 2007 and 2008, respectively.

Comprehensive Financing Result

Under Mexican FRS, comprehensive financing result reflects interest income (including gains and losses on certain derivative instruments), interest expense and foreign exchange gain or loss. In 2008, our loss associated with comprehensive financing result increased by 437.5%, from a loss of Ps. 20.0 billion in 2007 to a loss of Ps. 107.5 billion in 2008, as a result of the following.

 

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Exchange Rate Loss. A substantial portion of PEMEX’s indebtedness, 77.8% at December 31, 2008, is denominated in foreign currencies. The depreciation of the peso therefore resulted in a foreign exchange loss of Ps. 71.1 billion in 2008, as compared to a loss of Ps. 1.4 billion in 2007. The peso/dollar exchange rate depreciated by 19.7% in dollar terms in 2008, from Ps. 10.8662 = U.S. $1.00 on December 31, 2007 to Ps. 13.5383 = U.S. $1.00 on December 31, 2008, as compared to a 0.1% appreciation of the exchange rate in 2007.

Monetary Position Result. In accordance with FRS B-10, because the Mexican economy was not “inflationary” during the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, PEMEX did not recognize the effects of inflation in its 2008 financial results. As a result, PEMEX did not register a gain in monetary position in 2008, while in 2007 PEMEX registered a gain in monetary position of Ps. 12.9 billion.

Interest, Net. PEMEX’s net interest expense increased by Ps. 5.0 billion in 2008, primarily due to the net result of our derivative transactions. See Note 11(vii) to our consolidated financial statements included herein.

Taxes and Duties

Hydrocarbon extraction duties and other duties and taxes (including the IEPS tax) increased by 13.9% in 2008, from Ps. 677.3 billion in 2007 to Ps. 771.7 billion in 2008, largely due to the increase of the Hydrocarbons Extraction Duty, from Ps. 663.1 billion in 2007 to Ps. 761.2 billion in 2008. In 2008, duties and taxes represented 58.1% of total sales, whereas in 2007 they represented 59.4% of total sales, because our effective rate of taxes and duties rises as oil prices increase.

Net Loss

In 2008, we had a net loss of Ps. 112.1 billion from Ps. 1,328.9 billion in total sales revenues, as compared to a net loss of Ps. 18.3 billion from Ps. 1,139.3 billion in total sales revenues in 2007. This increase in net loss resulted from the various factors described above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Equity Structure and Certificates of Contribution “A”

Our total equity as of December 31, 2009 was Ps. (66.8 billion), and our total capitalization (long-term debt plus equity) amounted to Ps. 462.4 billion. Under the Commercial Bankruptcy Law of Mexico, decentralized public entities such as Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities cannot be subject to a bankruptcy proceeding.

In March 1990, the Mexican Government exchanged U.S. $7.58 billion worth of external debt of Petróleos Mexicanos with international commercial banks for 30-year Collateralized Fixed Rate Bonds Due 2019 and Collateralized Floating Rate Bonds Due 2019 (also called Brady Bonds) issued by the Mexican Government. In exchange for the cancellation of this external debt, Petróleos Mexicanos’ indebtedness to the Mexican Government increased by an amount equal to U.S. $7.58 billion. The new indebtedness was denominated in currencies other than pesos. In December 1990, the Mexican Government and Petróleos Mexicanos agreed to capitalize the indebtedness incurred in March 1990 into Petróleos Mexicanos’ equity as Certificates of Contribution “A.” As a condition to this capitalization, Petróleos Mexicanos agreed to pay a minimum guaranteed dividend to the Mexican Government equal to the debt service on the capitalized debt at the exchange rates in effect at the date the payments were made. The total dividend on the Certificates of Contribution “A” was approved annually by the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos after the close of each fiscal year. In each quarter until January 2007, Petróleos Mexicanos made advance payments to the Mexican Government that totaled a prorated portion of the minimum guaranteed dividend. Following a payment of Ps. 4,270 million in January 2007, and because PEMEX’s obligation to pay minimum guaranteed dividends was fully performed in 2007, no further advance payments on the minimum guaranteed dividend are payable to the Mexican Government.

 

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However, the Mexican Government may still require Petróleos Mexicanos to declare and pay dividends to it at any time.

From 2005 to 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos made advance payments and declared dividends to the Mexican Government as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009
     (in millions of pesos)(1)

Total advance payments to the Mexican Government

   Ps. 16,501    Ps. 269    Ps. 4,270    Ps. —      —  

Dividends declared in respect of Certificates of Contribution “A”(2)

     11,483      16,393      263      4,270    —  

 

(1) Figures for 2005 and 2006 have been restated to constant pesos of December 31, 2007, by applying the inflation factors, as measured by the NCPI, from the respective years through December 31, 2007. See “Item 3—Key Information—Selected Financial Data” for the inflation factors. Figures for 2008 and 2009 are stated in nominal pesos.
(2) In each of the four years ended December 31, 2008 the dividends were approved by the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos.

Source: PEMEX’s audited financial statements.

In December 2007, the Mexican Government made payments in the aggregate amount of Ps. 11,160 million to Petróleos Mexicanos, which it capitalized in equity. This total consisted of one payment in the amount of Ps. 11,132 million, derived from excess revenues that were paid in accordance with the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability, article 19, fraction IV, clauses b) and c), and a payment of Ps. 19.7 million, which was received from the FIEX. During 2008, Petróleos Mexicanos also capitalized interest in the amount of Ps. 9.3 million related to these excess revenues payments.

In February 2008, the Mexican Government made another payment to Petróleos Mexicanos under the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability, in the amount of Ps. 2,806.2 million. Petróleos Mexicanos capitalized this amount in equity. In December 2008, the Mexican Government made further payments in the aggregate amount of Ps. 32,639 million to Petróleos Mexicanos to fund infrastructure works, which were also capitalized in equity. In addition, Petróleos Mexicanos capitalized interest in the amount of Ps. 12.2 million related to these payments by the Mexican Government, for a total amount capitalized in 2008 of Ps. 35,457 million. In December 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos capitalized interest in the amount of Ps. 467.2 million.

Cash Flows from Operating, Financing and Investing Activities

During 2009, under Mexican FRS, net funds provided by operating activities were Ps. 173.1 billion, as compared to Ps. 34.2 billion in 2008. Net income before taxes and duties, determined on a cash flow basis, was Ps. 458.4 billion and items that did not require cash outlays totaled Ps. 187.2 billion in 2009, as compared to net income before taxes and duties of Ps. 536.3 billion and items that did not require cash outlays of Ps. 295.7 billion in 2008. Our net indebtedness increased by Ps. 55.3 billion in 2009, as compared to an increase of net indebtedness of Ps. 14.3 billion in 2008. Payments of pensions, seniority benefits and other post-retirement obligations totaled Ps. 24.5 billion in 2009, as compared to Ps. 22.0 billion in 2008. During 2009, we applied net funds of Ps. 215.0 billion for net investments at cost in fixed assets (Ps. 215.9 billion of new investments and capitalized comprehensive result, less Ps. 0.9 billion in dispositions of fixed assets), as compared to our application of net funds of Ps. 140.8 billion in 2008 for net investments at cost in fixed assets (Ps. 141.1 billion of new investments and capitalized comprehensive result, less Ps. 0.3 billion in dispositions of fixed assets).

At December 31, 2009, our cash and cash equivalents totaled Ps. 128.2 billion, as compared to Ps. 114.2 billion at December 31, 2008.

 

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Investment Policies

Our Finance and Treasury Department requires that we maintain financial resources sufficient to meet our payment commitments and those of the subsidiary entities, as well as a comprehensive, consolidated cash position and related projections in anticipation of such commitments.

We also develop mechanisms for investment of our financial resources aimed at allowing us to take advantage of the most favorable market conditions and to access the most favorable service contracting conditions offered by financial institutions.

Investment of financial resources by our Finance and Treasury Department, in both pesos and dollars, is made in accordance with the following policies:

Investments of Financial Resources in Pesos

We are obligated, during the structuring and development phase of our financial transactions, to observe and comply with the applicable guidelines issued by the Mexican Government. These include the Lineamientos para el manejo de las disponibilidades de las entidades paraestatales del Gobierno Federal (Investment Guidelines for Public Sector Entities), as issued by the SHCP, and which provide that Petróleos Mexicanos may only invest in the following:

 

  a) Mexican Government-issued securities;

 

  b) financial transactions entered into with the Mexican Government;

 

  c) demand deposits made in banking institutions, the balance of which should not exceed 10% of available financial resources (cash);

 

  d) treasury deposits; and

 

  e) representative shares of capital stock in mutual funds, whose investments are limited to Mexican Government securities.

In addition, repurchase agreements (which are sometimes called repo transactions) may only be entered into with financial institutions that maintain, at a minimum, the following credit ratings as issued by the applicable rating agency:

 

Domestic scale

 

Fitch Ratings

 

S&P

 

Moody’s

Long term

  AA(mex)   MxAA   AA.mx

Investments of Financial Resources in Dollars

When transacting in dollars, it is our policy to invest in funds in which our resources are held for no more than 48 hours. Thereafter, such resources are deposited in dollar accounts held by Petróleos Mexicanos at Banco de México. All foreign exchange transactions, due to their volume, are performed with Banco de México.

The funds in which we invest must comply with PEMEX’s operational and strategic requirements, and have been previously approved by Banco de México on a case-by-case basis.

Currencies in which Cash and Temporary Investments are Maintained

We generally maintain cash and cash equivalents in pesos and in dollars, due to the revenues generated from both domestic and international sales of our products being denominated in these currencies. Similarly, we make payments of our various expenses, including those relating to our debt, in the same currencies.

 

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Commitments for Capital Expenditures and Sources of Funding

Our current aggregate commitments for capital expenditures for 2010 total approximately Ps. 229.9 billion. For a general description of our current commitments for capital expenditures, see “Item 4—Information on the Company—History and Development—Capital Expenditures and Investments.”

In 2009, in nominal peso terms, Pemex-Exploration and Production invested a total of Ps. 180.5 billion in capital expenditures on exploration and production. In 2010, Pemex-Exploration and Production has 23 projects in its capital expenditures budget, for which Ps. 186.5 billion has been budgeted. For more detail on the expenditures for and purpose of these investments, see “Item 4—Information on the Company—Business Overview—Exploration and Production—Investment in Exploration and Production.”

Pemex-Refining invested in four infrastructure projects in 2009 and invested in other general operating projects, strategic planning, acquisition of equipment, research and development and complementary investments for a total of Ps. 18.5 billion in capital expenditures in nominal peso terms. In 2010, Pemex-Refining expects to invest Ps. 32.0 billion in capital expenditures. For more detail on the expenditures for and purpose of Pemex-Refining’s investments, see “Item 4—Information on the Company—Business Overview—Refining—Investments.”

Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals invests in projects primarily related to natural gas and condensates processing, transportation and storage. In 2010, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals expects to invest Ps. 5.7 billion in capital expenditures, as compared to Ps. 3.9 billion of capital expenditures in 2009. For more detail on the expenditures for and purpose of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ investments, see “Item 4—Information on the Company—Business Overview—Gas and Basic Petrochemicals—Investments.”

In 2010, Pemex-Petrochemicals expects to invest Ps. 4.8 billion in capital expenditures for six projects, as compared to Ps. 2.1 billion of capital expenditures in 2009. For more detail on the expenditures for and purpose of Pemex-Petrochemicals’ investments, see “Item 4—Information on the Company—Business Overview—Petrochemicals—Investments.”

Our current commitments for capital expenditures have increased in recent years as compared to previous years. Based on past experience, we expect to generate sufficient funds for our working capital, capital expenditures and investments through:

 

   

cash flow generated by operations;

 

   

the issuance of certificados bursátiles (peso-denominated publicly traded notes) in the Mexican market;

 

   

the issuance of debt securities in the international capital markets;

 

   

the renewal of existing lines of credit and the entering into of new lines of credit from international and local commercial banks; and

 

   

other financing activities.

The securities that we issue may vary in tenor, amount, currency and type of interest rate. We may issue debt securities in U.S. dollars, Japanese yen, euros, pounds, pesos or Swiss francs, among others; these securities may be issued with fixed or floating rates and with maturities of one or more years including perpetual debt securities, depending on market conditions and funding requirements. We may issue securities in the international capital markets or in the Mexican domestic market, or in both markets. Commercial bank syndicated loans may be established with single or multiple tranches with varying maturities. Bilateral loans may vary in tenor and range, which may be of one year or more. See also “—Financing Activities” below.

 

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The current global financial crisis could impact our ability to access the financial markets in 2010. If it does so, we may be required to reduce our budgeted capital expenditures.

Effective January 1, 2009, in connection with the amendments to the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability described under “Item 4—Information on the Company—History and Development—Capital Expenditures and Investments,” Petróleos Mexicanos assumed primary responsibility for the payment of all indebtedness of the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163, respectively. However, the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163, as applicable, continued to act as servicer of all indebtedness until Petróleos Mexicanos legally assumed, as primary obligor, their indebtedness under the related agreements. These legal assumptions were carried out during the second half of 2009.

Effective January 30, 2009, the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163 assigned certain rights to Petróleos Mexicanos in consideration of the cancellation of debt that these entities had issued to Petróleos Mexicanos between 2006 and 2008 pursuant to several inversiones de disponibilidades (which we refer to as inter-company private placements). The inter-company private placements were debt securities issued by the Master Trust or by Fideicomiso F/163 and purchased by Petróleos Mexicanos at prevailing market conditions. Under this program, which allowed Petróleos Mexicanos to invest part of its cash position in debt securities for use in PIDIREGAS, we were able to obtain significant benefits because the interest rate paid by these entities to Petróleos Mexicanos exceeded the average return on our cash investments. Additionally, the inter-company private placements did not increase our total indebtedness on a consolidated basis since they were eliminated as part of the consolidation process. Petróleos Mexicanos obtained all the required legal and corporate authorizations to establish this program. Through December 31, 2008, the Master Trust had issued U.S. $26.2 billion in debt securities through inter-company private placements to Petróleos Mexicanos and Fideicomiso F/163 had issued an additional Ps. 42.0 billion through inter-company private placements through December 31, 2008. All of these inter-company private placements were canceled effective January 30, 2009, as a result of the changes to the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability that became effective in November 2008.

A number of our financing agreements contain restrictions on (a) our ability to create liens on our assets to secure external indebtedness, subject to certain exceptions, (b) our ability to enter into forward sales of crude oil or natural gas, receivables financings and advance payment arrangements, subject to certain baskets, and (c) our ability to merge or consolidate with other entities or to sell all or substantially all of our assets. In addition, a number of our financing agreements contain events of default, including an event of default if the Mexican Government ceases to control Petróleos Mexicanos, or if Petróleos Mexicanos or any of Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining or Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals ceases to have the exclusive right and authority to conduct the petroleum industry on behalf of Mexico. At December 31, 2009 and at the date of this report, we were not in default on any of our financing agreements.

In order to be able to carry out our planned capital expenditures program, we will need to seek financing from a variety of sources, and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain financing on terms that would be acceptable to us. Our inability to obtain additional financing could have an adverse effect on our planned capital expenditures program and result in our being required to limit or defer this program.

Rating Agency Considerations

On May 11, 2009, S&P revised PEMEX’s ratings outlook from stable to negative, but affirmed its long-term foreign currency credit rating of BBB+ and its long-term local currency credit rating of A-. Subsequently, on December 14, 2009, S&P revised PEMEX’s ratings outlook from negative to stable, downgraded PEMEX’s long-term foreign currency credit rating from BBB+ to BBB and upgraded PEMEX’s long-term local currency credit rating from A- to A. In addition, S&P removed PEMEX from its credit watch list of companies with the potential for developing positive credit implications or improvements in ratings. These revisions from S&P followed its June 2009 publication of a new methodology for rating government-related entities, such as PEMEX. Additionally, on December 23, 2009, Moody’s affirmed its Baa1 rating of PEMEX’s long-term foreign currency denominated debt.

 

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Financing Activities

2010 Financing Activities. During the period from January 1 to May 31, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained U.S. $ 894.5 million in nominal terms in loans made or guaranteed by export credit agencies for use in financing its investment program. In addition, we participated in the following activities:

 

   

On January 6, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained, in the Mexican market, a bank loan for a total of Ps. 3,750,000,000 at a floating rate; the loan matures in December 2010.

 

   

On January 14, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos increased the aggregate amount of debt securities issuable under its Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C, to U.S. $12,000,000,000.

 

   

On February 5, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos issued U.S. $1,000,000,000 of its 6.000% Notes due 2020; the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ U.S. $12,000,000,000 Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C.

 

   

On February 8, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos issued, in the Mexican market, Ps. 14,999,999,920 of publicly traded notes in three tranches: one at a floating rate for Ps. 7,959,779,500, which matures in 2015; the second at a fixed rate for Ps. 5,000,000,000, which matures in 2020; and the third at a fixed rate for 465,235,800 UDIs (equivalent to Ps. 2,040,220,420), which matures in 2020. These notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ Ps. 140,000,000,000 Notes Program.

 

   

On February 26, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos issued CHF 150,000,000 of its 3.50% Notes due 2014; the issuance was a reopening, and the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ U.S. $12,000,000,000 Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C.

 

   

On May 17, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos issued, in the Mexican market, Ps. 14,999,999,984 of publicly traded notes in three tranches: one at a floating rate for Ps. 8,500,000,000, which matures in 2014; the second at a fixed rate for Ps. 5,000,000,000, which matures in nine years, nine months (a reopening of a fixed rate tranche issued in February 2010) and the third at a fixed rate for 337,670,900 UDIs (equivalent to Ps. 1,499,999,984), which matures in nine years, nine months (a reopening of a second fixed rate tranche issued in February 2010). These notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ Ps. 140,000,000,000 Notes Program.

2009 Financing Activities. During the period from January 1 to December 31, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained U.S. $1,350 million in nominal terms in loans made or guaranteed by export credit agencies for use in financing its investment program. In addition, we participated in the following activities:

 

   

On January 21, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos borrowed U.S. $984,000,000 under the syndicated revolving credit facility established on September 7, 2007.

 

   

On February 3, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued U.S. $2,000,000,000 of its 8.00% Notes due 2019; the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ U.S. $7,000,000,000 Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C.

 

   

On March 26, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained, in the Mexican market, a bank loan for a total of Ps. 2,500,000,000 at a floating rate; the loan matured in March 2010.

 

   

On April 3, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued, in the Mexican market, Ps. 10,000,000,000 of publicly traded notes in two tranches; one at a variable rate for Ps. 6,000,000,000 and three-year maturity and the other at a fixed rate for Ps. 4,000,000,000 and seven-year maturity. These notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ Ps. 70,000,000,000 Notes Program.

 

   

On May 22, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued, in the Mexican market, Ps. 10,000,000,000 of publicly traded notes in two tranches; one at a variable rate for Ps. 6,500,000,000 and three-year maturity, a reopening of a variable rate tranche issued in April 2009 and the other at a fixed rate for Ps. 3,500,000,000 and seven-year maturity, a reopening of a fixed rate tranche issued in April 2009. These notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ Ps. 70,000,000,000 Notes Program.

 

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On June 2, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued £350,000,000 of its 8.25% Notes due 2022; the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ U.S. $7,000,000,000 Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C.

 

   

On June 18, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained, in the Mexican market, a bank loan for a total of Ps. 6,750,000,000 at a floating rate; the loan matures in June 2011.

 

   

On June 26, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos borrowed U.S. $6,000,000 under the syndicated revolving credit facility established on September 7, 2007.

 

   

On July 29, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained, in the Mexican market, a bank loan for Ps. 6,700,000,000, which matures in January 2011.

 

   

On August 17, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained, in the Mexican market, a bank loan for Ps. 5,000,000,000, which matures in July 2014.

 

   

On August 18, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued €200,000,000 of its 5.779% Notes due 2017; the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ U.S. $7,000,000,000 Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C.

 

   

On September 18, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued U.S. $1,500,000,000 of its 4.875% Notes due 2015; the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ U.S. $7,000,000,000 Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C.

 

   

On September 30, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained, in the Mexican market, a bank loan for Ps. 3,750,000,000, which matured in December 2009.

 

   

On October 8, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued €1,000,000,000 of its 5.5% Notes due 2017; the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ U.S. $7,000,000,000 Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C.

 

   

On October 8, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos repaid U.S. $990,000,000 of the U.S. $2,500,000,000 borrowed through the syndicated revolving credit facility established on September 7, 2007.

 

   

On October 13, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued CHF 350,000,000 of its 3.500% Notes due 2014; the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ U.S. $7,000,000,000 Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C.

Petróleos Mexicanos undertook the following activities to comply with the amendments to the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability, that became effective in November 2008:

 

   

As a result of the elimination of PEMEX’s PIDIREGAS program, PEMEX did not provide for the entering into by the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163 of any financings in 2009.

 

   

As of January 31, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos recognized all PIDIREGAS-related financings as direct public debt for accounting and budgeting purposes.

 

   

During 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos, the Master Trust, Fideicomiso F/163 and the relevant counterparties entered into assignment agreements and other similar agreements by which Petróleos Mexicanos assumed, as primary obligor, all of the rights and obligations of the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163 related to their respective financings, including bond issuances and banking arrangements.

 

   

Petróleos Mexicanos requested the authorization of the CNBV and BMV to conduct a public offering for the voluntary acquisition and the assumption of the corresponding obligations under the seven series of publicly traded notes issued by Fideicomiso F/163. At a meeting in October 2009, the holders of these series of notes approved the cancellation of the notes, subject to the completion of the public offering described above. In December 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos completed the cancellation of the notes from the National Registry of Securities and issued, as primary obligor, new publicly traded notes under the same terms as those originally issued by Fideicomiso F/163.

 

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As of December 31, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos had effectively assumed all of the debt obligations of the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163, which now constitute public debt obligations of Petróleos Mexicanos.

2008 Financing Activities. During the period from January 1 to December 31, 2008, the Master Trust obtained U.S. $1,471.1 million in nominal terms in loans made or guaranteed by export credit agencies for use in financing PIDIREGAS. In addition, we participated in the following activities:

 

   

The Master Trust issued, through inter-company private placements, a total of U.S. $9.5 billion of floating rate notes under its Medium-Term Notes Program, Series A, during 2008; all of the notes were purchased by Petróleos Mexicanos. These inter-company private placements did not increase our consolidated net indebtedness, and were canceled effective January 30, 2009.

 

   

On January 28, 2008, the Master Trust repaid U.S. $500,000,000 of the U.S. $2,500,000,000 borrowed through the syndicated revolving credit facility established on September 7, 2007.

 

   

On February 7, 2008, Fideicomiso F/163 renegotiated the maturity date of the Ps. 22,000,000,000 inter-company private placement issued on December 2006, extending its maturity to December 16, 2013. In addition, on the same date, Fideicomiso F/163 issued, through an inter-company private placement in Mexico, Ps. 10,000,000,000 of Floating Rate Notes due 2013; the notes were guaranteed by Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals. These inter-company private placements did not increase our consolidated net indebtedness, and were canceled effective January 30, 2009.

 

   

On February 27, 2008, the Master Trust repaid U.S. $500,000,000 of the U.S. $2,500,000,000 borrowed through the syndicated revolving credit facility established on September 7, 2007.

 

   

On February 29, 2008, Petróleos Mexicanos borrowed U.S. $1,000,000,000 from the syndicated revolving facility referred to above. Under this facility, borrowings may be made by either the Master Trust or Petróleos Mexicanos. Borrowings by the Master Trust are guaranteed by Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals.

 

   

On March 28, 2008, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained, in the Mexican market, a bank loan for Ps. 10,000,000,000 at a floating rate; the loan matured in December 2008 and was guaranteed by Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals.

 

   

On March 28, 2008, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained, in the Mexican market, a bank loan for Ps. 4,000,000,000 at a floating rate; the loan matured in June 2008 and was guaranteed by Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals.

 

   

On March 28, 2008, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained, in the Mexican market, a bank loan for Ps. 3,500,000,000 at a floating rate; the loan matured in December 2008 and was guaranteed by Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals.

 

   

On June 2, 2008, the Master Trust entered into a Term Loan Agreement with a commercial bank, in the amount of ¥41,900 million (equivalent to U.S. $400 million) in two tranches of ¥20,950 million each, maturing in 2011 and 2014 respectively. This agreement was guaranteed by Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, and the Master Trust’s obligations in respect of its indebtedness thereunder were legally assumed by Petróleos Mexicanos, as primary obligor, during the second half of 2009.

 

   

On June 4, 2008, the Master Trust issued U.S. $1,000,000,000 of its 5.75% Notes due 2018 and U.S. $500,000,000 of its 6.625% Bonds due 2038 under its Medium-Term Notes Program, Series A; the notes and bonds were guaranteed by Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, and the Master Trust’s obligations in respect of its indebtedness thereunder were legally assumed by Petróleos Mexicanos, as primary obligor, during the second half of 2009.

 

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On June 30, 2008, Petróleos Mexicanos repaid U.S. $1,000,000,000 of the U.S. $2,500,000,000 borrowed through the syndicated revolving credit facility established on September 7, 2007.

 

   

On July 18, 2008, the Master Trust increased the aggregate amount of debt securities issuable under its Medium-Term Notes Program, Series A, to U.S. $60,000,000,000.

 

   

On September 29, 2008, the Master Trust issued ¥64,000,000,000 of its Floating Rate Bonds due 2020, which were insured by Nippon Export and Investment Insurance and guaranteed by Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals. The Master Trust’s obligations in respect of its indebtedness thereunder were legally assumed by Petróleos Mexicanos, as primary obligor, during the second half of 2009.

 

   

On October 24, 2008, RepCon Lux S.A. redeemed in full its U.S. $1,307,108,000 principal amount of 4.5% Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds due 2011, exchangeable into shares of Repsol YPF, S.A. (Repsol). Most holders elected to exchange their bonds into Repsol shares prior to the redemption date. Petróleos Mexicanos retained a synthetic long-position of approximately 4.81% of the shares of Repsol, through a series of equity swaps and options. For more information, see “Item 11—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—Instruments Entered Into For Trading Purposes.”

The following table sets forth the analysis of our total indebtedness as of December 31, 2009 based on short-and long-term debt and fixed or floating rates:

 

     In millions of
U.S. dollars

Short-term debt

  

Short-term bonds with floating interest rates

   U.S.$ 2,355

Lines of credit with variable interest rates established under committed credit facilities with various international commercial banks

     1,898

Lines of credit with fixed interest rates

     3,089
      

Total short-term debt

   U.S.$ 7,342
      

Long-term debt

  

Fixed rate instruments

  

Instruments with fixed annual interest rates ranging from 3.27% to 10.61% and maturities ranging from 2011 to 2038

   U.S.$ 24,278

Variable rate instruments

  

Drawings under lines of credit based on LIBOR and other variable rates with maturities ranging from 2011 to 2018

   U.S.$ 11,586

Floating rate notes with maturities ranging from 2011 to 2020

   U.S.$ 4,666
      

Total variable rate instruments

   U.S.$ 16,252
      

Total long-term debt

   U.S.$ 40,529
      

Total indebtedness(1)

   U.S.$ 47,871
      

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Excludes accrued interest.

 

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The table below sets forth our total indebtedness as of December 31 for each of the five years from 2005 to 2009.

Total Indebtedness of PEMEX

 

     Year Ended December 31,(1)
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009
     (in millions of U.S. dollars)(2)

Domestic Debt in Various Currencies(3)

   U.S.$ 10,416    U.S.$ 10,885    U.S.$ 9,227    U.S.$ 7,204    U.S.$ 9,522

External Debt(3)

              

MYRA(4)

     38      —        —        —        —  

Other direct bank loans(5)

     1,186      686      3,013      2,668      1,092

Bonds(6)

     25,931      27,583      20,766      19,114      23,766

Trade financing advances from commercial banks(7)

     4,370      4,310      4,250      4,250      4,250

Purchasing loans(8)

     309      257      171      101      54

Financial leases

     153      70      —        435      293

Export credit agency loans (project finance)(9)

     6,322      7,439      7,434      7,921      7,876

Notes payable to contractors

     1,068      952      1,227      1,120      1,018
                                  

Total external debt

   U.S.$ 39,377    U.S.$ 41,297    U.S.$ 36,861    U.S.$ 35,609    U.S.$ 38,348
                                  

Total Indebtedness(10 )

   U.S.$ 49,793    U.S.$ 52,183    U.S.$ 46,087    U.S.$ 42,815    U.S.$ 47,871
                                  

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Figures do not include accrued interest. Accrued interest was U.S. $95 million, U.S. $139 million, U.S. $5.4 million, U.S. $522.4 million and U.S. $515 million at December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively.
(2) Indebtedness payable in currencies other than U.S. dollars was first converted into pesos for accounting purposes at the exchange rates set by Banco de México and then converted from pesos to U.S. dollars at the following exchange rates: Ps. 10.7777 = U.S. $1.00 for 2005, Ps. 10.8810 = U.S. $1.00 for 2006, Ps. 10.8662 = U.S. $1.00 for 2007, Ps. 13.5383 = U.S. $1.00 for 2008 and Ps. 13.0587 = U.S. $1.00 for 2009. See Notes 3 and 10 to our consolidated financial statements included herein.
(3) Indebtedness payable other than in pesos and owed to persons or institutions having their head offices or chief places of business outside of Mexico, and payable outside the territory of Mexico.
(4) Multi-Year Restructuring Agreement.
(5) Includes U.S. $2.5 billion under a syndicated revolving credit facility in 2007 and U.S. $1.5 billion under this facility in 2008.
(6) Includes, in 2005, 2006 and 2007, issuance by RepCon Lux, S.A. of U.S. $1.37 billion of its 4.5% Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds due 2011 (paid in 2008) and, in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, U.S. $2.3 billion, U.S. $1.9 billion, U.S. $1.5 billion, U.S. $1.2 billion and U.S. $0.9 billion, respectively, of bonds issued by Pemex Finance, Ltd. See “—Financing Activities of Pemex Finance, Ltd.” below.
(7) To finance external trade of crude oil and derivatives. Includes indebtedness of the Master Trust consisting of trade financing advances from commercial banks of U.S. $4.4 billion as of December 31, 2005, U.S. $4.3 billion as of December 31, 2006, U.S. $4.25 billion as of December 31, 2007 and U.S. $4.25 billion as of December 31, 2008.
(8) To finance imports of equipment and spare parts.
(9) Includes U.S. $6,285 million, U.S. $7,409 million, U.S. $7,411 million and U.S. $7,904 million of indebtedness of the Master Trust as of December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively.
(10) Includes U.S. $32.9 billion, U.S. $35.5 billion, U.S. $32.1 billion and U.S. $32.2 billion of indebtedness of the Master Trust as of December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively, and U.S. $9.9 billion, U.S. $10.6 billion, U.S. $9.0 billion and U.S. $7.0 billion of indebtedness of Fideicomiso F/163 as of December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively.

Source: PEMEX’s financial statements.

 

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Financing Activities of Pemex Finance, Ltd.

Commencing on December 1, 1998, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, PMI and P.M.I. Services, B.V. have entered into several agreements with Pemex Finance, Ltd. Under these contracts, Pemex Finance, Ltd. purchases certain existing PMI accounts receivable for crude oil as well as certain accounts receivable to be generated in the future by PMI related to crude oil. The receivables sold are those generated by the sale of Maya crude oil to designated customers in the United States, Canada and Aruba. The net proceeds obtained by Pemex-Exploration and Production from the sale of such receivables under the agreements are utilized for capital expenditures. Pemex Finance, Ltd. obtains resources for the acquisition of such accounts receivable through the placement of debt instruments in the international markets.

On July 1, 2005, we entered into an option agreement with BNP Paribas Private Bank and Trust Cayman Limited to acquire 100% of the shares of Pemex Finance, Ltd. As a result, the financial results of Pemex Finance, Ltd., under Mexican FRS are consolidated into the financial statements of Petróleos Mexicanos. Consequently, sales of accounts receivable by Pemex Finance, Ltd. have been reclassified as debt. The option to purchase the shares of Pemex Finance, Ltd. can only be exercised once its remaining debt, which was approximately U.S. $902.6 million as of December 31, 2009, has been redeemed.

As of December 31, 2009, the outstanding debt of Pemex Finance, Ltd. was composed of U.S. $893.3 million aggregate principal amount of notes with maturities ranging from 2010 to 2018 and interest rates between 8.875% and 10.61%, as well as two series of floating rate notes.

2010 Financing Activities. During the first five months of 2010, Pemex Finance, Ltd. made payments of U.S. $106.7 million in principal of its notes. Pemex Finance, Ltd. did not incur any additional indebtedness during the first five months of 2010.

2009 Financing Activities. During 2009, Pemex Finance, Ltd. made payments of U.S. $303.3 million in principal of its notes. Pemex Finance, Ltd. did not incur any additional indebtedness during 2009.

2008 Financing Activities. During 2008, Pemex Finance, Ltd. made payments of U.S. $333.0 million in principal of its notes. Pemex Finance, Ltd. did not incur any additional indebtedness during 2008.

Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Information about our long-term contractual obligations and off-balance sheet arrangements outstanding as of December 31, 2009 is set forth below. This information is important in understanding our financial position. In considering the economic viability of investment opportunities, we view any source of financing, for example, operating leases or sales of future accounts receivable, as being economically equivalent to consolidated debt.

 

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Contractual Obligations as of December 31, 2009(1)

 

    Total   Payments due by period
    Less than 1 year   1-3 years   4-5 years   After
5 years
    (in millions of U.S. dollars)

Contractual obligations recognized in balance sheet:

         

Debt(2)

  U.S.$ 46,560.2   U.S.$ 6,908.8   U.S.$ 10,165.7   U.S.$ 9,672.0   U.S.$ 19,813.7

Notes payable to contractors(3)

    1,017.6     407.5     335.8     80.6     193.7

Capital lease obligations(4)

    293.0     25.3     44.1     51.6     172.0

Other long-term liabilities:

         

Dismantlement and abandonment costs obligations(5)

    1,875.3     97.6     236.3     266.9     1,274.5

Employee benefits plan(6)

    44,123.9     7,276.4     10,189.8     11,862.6     14,795.1
                             

Total contractual obligations recognized in balance sheet

    93,870.0     14,715.6     20,971.6     21,933.7     36,249.0
                             

Other contractual obligations not recognized in liabilities:

         

Infrastructure works contracts(7)

    14,940.0     7,745.8     4,526.8     1,798.7     868.6

Financed Public Works Contracts (FPWC)(8)

    5,946.9     843.8     898.0     877.5     3,327.6

Nitrogen supply contracts(9)

    1,512.6     217.9     393.5     231.4     669.9
                             

Total contractual obligations not recognized in liabilities

    22,399.5     8,807.5     5,818.3     2,907.6     4,866.1
                             

Total contractual obligations

  U.S.$ 116,269.5   U.S.$ 23,523.2   U.S.$ 26,789.9   U.S.$ 24,841.3   U.S.$ 41,115.2
                             

 

Notes: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
     These figures do not include accrued interest or future interest payments.
(1) All amounts calculated in accordance with Mexican FRS.
(2) See Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements included herein. Figures in this line item do not include notes payable to contractors and capital lease obligations, which are presented in separate line items.
(3) See Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements included herein.
(4) See Notes 10 and 21 II(f) to our consolidated financial statements included herein.
(5) See Notes 3(k) and 9(b) and (c) to our consolidated financial statements included herein.
(6) See Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included herein.
(7) See Note 15(d) to our consolidated financial statements included herein.
(8) The amounts presented for Financed Public Works Contracts in this table correspond to works the performance and delivery of which by the relevant contractors are pending. For more information on the FPWC program, see “Item 4—Information on the Company—Business Overview—Pemex-Exploration and Production—Financed Public Works Contracts.”
(9) See Notes 15(b) and (c) to our consolidated financial statements included herein.

As of December 31, 2009, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements of the type that we are required to disclose under Item 5.E of Form 20-F.

See “Item 11—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Instruments Entered into for Trading Purposes” for more information regarding the fair value of our derivative contracts in connection with natural gas trading activities as of December 31, 2009.

 

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Results of Operations by Business Segment

This section presents results of our operations by business segment, including our central corporate operations and the operations of the consolidated subsidiary companies.

Revenue by Business Segment

The following table sets forth our trade and intersegment net sales revenues by business segment for the five fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 as well as the percentage change in sales revenues for the years 2007 to 2009.

 

    Year Ended December 31,     2008
vs.
2007
  2009
vs.
2008
 
  2005     2006     2007     2008     2009      
    (in millions of pesos)(1)     (%)   (%)  

Exploration and Production

             

Trade sales( 2)

  —        —        —        —        —        —     —     

Intersegment sales

  Ps.   773,337      Ps. 890,012      Ps. 912,295      Ps.1,137,807      Ps. 827,653      24.7   (27.3
                                 

Total net sales

  773,337      890,012      912,295      1,137,807      827,653      24.7   (27.3

Refining

             

Trade sales( 2)( 3)(4)

  383,827      409,554      433,604      490,556      469,614      13.1   (4.3

Intersegment sales

  41,308      46,242      42,230      56,992      61,001      35.0   7.0   
                                 

Total net sales

  425,135      455,796      475,834      547,548      530,615      15.1   (3.1

Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

             

Trade sales( 2)

  144,987      138,688      139,963      167,108      111,245      19.4   (33.4

Intersegment sales

  89,170      83,058      82,941      104,028      60,723      25.4   (41.6
                                 

Total net sales

  234,158      221,746      222,904      271,136      171,968      21.6   (36.6

Petrochemicals

             

Trade sales( 2)

  21,827      21,639      21,702      25,576      18,885      17.9   (26.2

Intersegment sales

  9,518      9,654      35,942      54,482      31,069      51.6   (43.0
                                 

Total net sales

  31,345      31,293      57,644      80,057      49,954      38.9   (37.6

Corporate and subsidiary companies

             

Trade sales( 2)(4)

  455,660      536,220      543,988      645,710      490,176      18.7   (24.1

Intersegment sales and eliminations

  (913,332   (1,028,969   (1,073,408   (1,353,309   (980,445   26.1   (27.6
                                 

Total net sales

  (457,672   (492,749   (529,420   (707,599   (490,270   33.7   (30.7
                                 

Total Net Sales

  Ps.1,006,303      Ps.1,106,101      Ps.1,139,257      Ps.1,328,950      Ps.1,089,921      16.7   (18.0
                                 

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Figures for 2005 and 2006 have been restated to constant pesos as of December 31, 2007 by applying the inflation factors, as measured by the NCPI, from the respective years through December 31, 2007. See “Item 3—Key Information—Selected Financial Data” for the inflation factors. Figures for 2008 and 2009 are stated in nominal pesos.
(2) Sales to external customers.
(3) Includes IEPS tax, except in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, when the IEPS tax rate was negative.
(4) Includes services income.
Source: PEMEX’s financial statements.

 

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Income by Business Segment

The following table sets forth our net income (loss) by business segment for each year in the five-year period ended December 31, 2009, as well as the percentage change in income for the years 2007 to 2009.

 

    Year Ended December 31,     2008
vs.
2007
    2009
vs.
2008
 
    2005     2006     2007     2008     2009     (%)     (%)  
    (in millions of pesos)(1)              

Business Segment

             

Exploration and Production

  Ps.(19,702   Ps. 75,888      Ps. 19,966      Ps. 23,473      Ps. 5,436      17.6      (76.8

Refining

  (57,508     (35,326     (45,654     (119,475     (92,455   161.7      (22.6

Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

  7,214        6,312        4,958        2,264        (1,190   (54.3   (152.6

Petrochemicals

  (17,852     (18,029     (16,086     (18,671     (19,998)      16.1      7.1   

Corporate and subsidiary companies( 2)

  5,490        18,108        18,508        332        13,544      (98.2)      3,979.5   
                                         

Total net income (loss)

  Ps.(82,358   Ps. 46,953      Ps. (18,308   Ps. (112,076   Ps. (94,662   512.2      (15.5
                                         

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) Figures for 2005 and 2006 have been restated to constant pesos as of December 31, 2007 by applying the inflation factors, as measured by the NCPI, from the respective years through December 31, 2007. See “Item 3—Key Information—Selected Financial Data” for the inflation factors. Figures for 20008 and 2009 are stated in nominal pesos.
(2) Includes intersegment eliminations.
Source: PEMEX’s financial statements.

2009 Compared to 2008

Exploration and Production

In 2009, Pemex-Exploration and Production’s sales of crude oil to the PMI Group decreased by 26.5% in peso terms and by 40.8% in U.S. dollar terms, each as compared to 2008, mainly due to a decrease in the average sales prices and volumes of our principal petroleum products. The weighted average price of crude oil sold by Pemex-Exploration and Production to the PMI Group for export was U.S. $57.44 in 2009, as compared to U.S. $84.26 in 2008. Intersegment sales decreased by 27.3%, principally as a result of the decrease in crude oil export prices. Net income related to exploration and production activities decreased by 76.8%, or Ps. 18,037 million, from Ps. 23,473 million in 2008 to Ps. 5,436 million in 2009, primarily as a result of the decrease in the average price of crude oil and a decrease in crude oil production.

Refining

In 2009, trade sales related to refining activities decreased by 4.3%, from Ps. 490,556 million in 2008 to Ps. 469,614 million in 2009, due to a decrease in the average sales prices and volumes of our principal petroleum products. Intersegment sales increased by Ps. 4,009 million, or 7.0%, from Ps. 56,992 million in 2008 to Ps. 61,001 million in 2009, mainly due to higher demand for our principal petroleum products. In 2009, the total loss related to refining activities was Ps. 92,455 million, 22.6% less than the loss of Ps. 119,475 million in 2008. The decrease in loss was primarily due to lower operating costs and expenses.

Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

In 2009, trade sales related to the natural gas and basic petrochemical business segment decreased by 33.4%, from Ps. 167,108 million in 2008 to Ps. 111,245 million in 2009. LPG sales decreased by 11.6%, from Ps. 55,972 million in 2008 to Ps. 49,461 million in 2009, principally due to a decrease in LPG prices. Natural gas

 

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sales decreased by 43.9%, from Ps. 106,821 million in 2008 to Ps. 59,916 million in 2009, mainly due to a decrease in natural gas prices. Income related to natural gas and basic petrochemicals decreased by 152.6%, or Ps. 3,454 million, from Ps. 2,264 million in 2008 to a loss of Ps. 1,190 million in 2009, mainly due to decreased sales, which were partially offset by decreased cost of sales, operating costs and expenses.

Petrochemicals

In 2009, trade sales related to the petrochemicals business segment decreased by 26.2%, from Ps. 25,576 million in 2008 to Ps. 18,885 million in 2009. Prices for petrochemicals sold domestically decreased for a majority of our petrochemical products. In 2009, the volume of petrochemical exports increased by 28.7%, from 590.9 thousand tons in 2008 to 760.3 thousand tons in 2009. Losses related to petrochemical activities increased by 7.1%, from Ps. 18,671 million in 2008 to Ps. 19,998 million in 2009, mainly due to decreased sales.

Corporate and subsidiary companies

In 2009, trade sales relating to PMI’s exports of crude oil and petroleum products to third parties and the trading activities of the PMI Group decreased by 24.1% in peso terms, from Ps. 645,710 million in 2008 to Ps. 490,176 million in 2009, as a result of lower prices of the crude oil that we exported and a reduction in the volume of crude oil exports. In 2009, net income related to corporate and subsidiary companies after inter-company eliminations, which includes the international trading activities of the PMI Group, increased from Ps. 332 million in 2008 to Ps. 13,545 million in 2009, primarily due to a decrease in related expenses and an increase in services income.

2008 Compared to 2007

Exploration and Production

In 2008, Pemex-Exploration and Production’s sales of crude oil to the PMI Group increased by 10.9% in peso terms and by 14.2% in U.S. dollar terms, each as compared to 2007, mainly due to an increase in the average sales prices and volumes of our principal petroleum products. The weighted average price of crude oil sold by Pemex-Exploration and Production to the PMI Group for export was U.S. $84.26 in 2008, as compared to U.S. $61.57 in 2007. Intersegment sales increased by 24.7%, principally as a result of the increase in crude oil export prices. Net income related to exploration and production activities increased by 17.6%, or Ps. 3,507 million, from Ps. 19,966 million in 2007 to Ps. 23,473 million in 2008, primarily as a result of an increase in the average price of crude oil.

Refining

In 2008, trade sales related to refining activities increased by 13.1%, from Ps. 433,604 million in 2007 to Ps. 490,556 million in 2008, due to an increase in the average sales prices and volumes of our principal petroleum products. Intersegment sales increased by Ps. 14,762 million, or 35.0%, to Ps. 56,992 million, mainly due to higher prices of our principal petroleum products. In 2008, the total loss related to refining activities was Ps. 119,475 million, 161.7% more than the loss of Ps. 45,654 million in 2007. The loss was primarily due to higher prices and volume of purchases by Pemex-Refining of imported petroleum products, mainly gasoline and diesel, which reduced its margins.

Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

In 2008, trade sales related to the natural gas and basic petrochemical business segment increased by 19.4%, from Ps. 139,963 million in 2007 to Ps. 167,108 million in 2008. LPG sales increased by 0.6%, from Ps. 55,663 million in 2007 to Ps. 55,972 million in 2008, principally due to an increase in LPG prices. Natural

 

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gas sales increased by 29.8%, from Ps. 82,295 million in 2007 to Ps. 106,821 million in 2008, mainly due to an increase in natural gas prices. Income related to natural gas and basic petrochemicals decreased by 54.3%, or Ps. 2,694 million, from Ps. 4,958 million in 2007 to Ps. 2,264 million in 2008, mainly due to an increase in operating and labor costs.

Petrochemicals

In 2008, trade sales related to the petrochemicals business segment increased by 17.9%, from Ps. 21,702 million in 2007 to Ps. 25,576 million in 2008. Prices for petrochemicals sold domestically increased for a majority of our petrochemical products. In 2008, the volume of petrochemical exports decreased by 11.2%, from 665.6 thousand tons in 2007 to 590.9 thousand tons in 2008. Losses related to petrochemical activities increased by 16.1%, from Ps. 16,086 million in 2007 to Ps. 18,671 million in 2008, mainly due to an increase in the volume of imports of methanol and xylene.

Corporate and subsidiary companies

In 2008, trade sales relating to PMI’s exports of crude oil and petroleum products to third parties and the trading activities of the PMI Group increased by 18.7% in peso terms, from Ps. 543,988 million in 2007 to Ps. 645,710 million in 2008, as a result of increased prices of the crude oil that we exported. In 2008, net income related to corporate and subsidiary companies after inter-company eliminations, which includes the international trading activities of the PMI Group, decreased from Ps. 18,508 million in 2007 to Ps. 332 million in 2008, primarily due to the expense associated with an increase in the reserve for employee benefits.

U.S. GAAP Reconciliation

Net income (loss) under U.S. GAAP differs from net income (loss) under Mexican FRS due to several factors, which include differences in methods of accounting for exploration and drilling costs, pension, seniority premiums and post-retirement benefit obligations, accrued vacation, capitalized interest, impairment of fixed assets, depreciation, derivatives, profit in inventory, deferred taxes, reclassification of Pemex Finance, Ltd. net income to non-controlling interest and our investment in Repsol shares. The amounts of these adjustments vary each year. For further information regarding these and other differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP as they relate to our results, see Note 21 to our consolidated financial statements included herein.

Income (Loss) and Equity (Deficit) under U.S. GAAP

For the year ended December 31, 2009, our loss under U.S. GAAP was approximately Ps. 52.6 billion, representing a Ps. 42.1 billion decrease from the net loss recorded under Mexican FRS. For the year ended December 31, 2008, our net loss under U.S. GAAP was approximately Ps. 67.8 billion, representing a Ps. 44.3 billion decrease from the net loss recorded under Mexican FRS. For the year ended December 31, 2007, our net loss under U.S. GAAP was approximately Ps. 32.6 billion, representing a Ps. 14.3 billion increase from the net loss recorded under Mexican FRS. For further detail regarding the adjustments related to these amounts, see Note 21 to our consolidated financial statements included herein.

Our equity deficit under U.S. GAAP was approximately Ps. 423.2 billion at December 31, 2009, as compared to an equity deficit of Ps. 145.4 billion at December 31, 2008. For further detail regarding the adjustments related to these amounts, see Note 21 to our consolidated financial statements included herein.

 

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards

New Mexican FRS Accounting Standards

Accounting basis for the preparation of financial information

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS as promulgated by the Consejo Mexicano para la Investigación y Desarollo de Normas de Información Financiera, A.C. (Mexican Financial Reporting Standards Board, or CINIF).

Certain line items from the financial statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2008 have been reclassified in order to make the presentation of such financial statements comparable to that of the financial statements as of December 31, 2009.

New NIFs issued by the CINIF

The CINIF has issued the following NIFs, effective for fiscal years beginning as of January 1, 2010 or 2011, as indicated below:

 

   

FRS B-5 “Financial Information by Segments,” which will take effect as of January 1, 2011 and supersedes Bulletin B-5 “Financial Information by Segment.” The principal changes established by this FRS are: (1) it requires that the information to be disclosed by operating segment be that which is regularly used by senior management; (2) it establishes that such information need not be segregated into primary and secondary categories, nor refer to segments identified on the basis of particular goods or services (economic segments), geographic areas or homogeneous groups of customers; (3) it requires that a reporting entity disclose aggregate information about its goods or services, geographical areas and main customers and suppliers; (4) it does not require that, in order to qualify as operating segments, the reporting entity’s business areas be subject to distinct types of risks; (5) it permits the business areas to be classified as operating segments during the pre-operations phase; (6) it requires the disclosure, by segment and separately, of interest income and expenses, as well as other components of the comprehensive financing result; (7) in certain situations, it permits disclosure of net interest income; and (8) it requires disclosure of the amounts of the liabilities included in the operating segment regularly used by senior management in making the reporting entity’s operating decisions. We estimate that the initial effects of this new FRS will not be material.

 

   

FRS B-9 “Financial Information at Interim Dates,” which will take effect as of January 1, 2011 and supersedes Bulletin B-9 “Financial Information at Interim Dates.” The principal changes established by this FRS are: (1) it requires that financial information at interim dates include, in condensed and comparative form, in addition to the statements of financial condition and of income, the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity and the statement of cash flows, as well as—in the case of non-profit entities—presentation of the statement of activities; (2) it establishes that the financial information presented at the close of an interim period be presented comparatively with its equivalent interim period from the prior year, and, in the case of the balance sheet, that it also be compared with such financial statement as at year-end for the immediately preceding period; and (3) it incorporates and defines new terminology. We estimate that the initial effects of this new FRS will not be material.

 

   

FRS C-1 “Cash and Cash Equivalents,” which will take effect as of January 1, 2010 and supersedes Bulletin C-1, “Cash.” The principal changes established by this FRS are: (1) it requires that cash and restricted cash equivalents be presented on the balance sheet under the heading “Cash and cash equivalents”; (2) the term “temporary investments on demand” is replaced by the term “investments available on demand”; (3) it includes, as a criterion for identifying investments available on demand, that they must be immediately available securities, such as investments with a maturity of no more than three months as of their acquisition date; and (4) it includes definitions of the following terms: “acquisition cost,” “cash equivalents,” “cash and restricted cash equivalents,” “investments available on demand,” “net realization value,” “par value” and “fair value.” We estimate that the initial effects of this new FRS will not be material.

 

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New U.S. GAAP Accounting Standards

In October 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2009-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605): “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements” (which we refer to as ASU 2009-13). ASU 2009-13 amends ASC Subtopic 605-25 “Multiple-Element Arrangements” to eliminate the requirement that all undelivered elements have vendor specific objective evidence (VSOE) of selling price or third party evidence (TPE) of selling price before a reporting entity can recognize the portion of an overall arrangement fee that is attributable to items that already have been delivered. In the absence of VSOE and TPE for one or more delivered or undelivered elements in a multiple-element arrangement, entities will be required to estimate the selling prices of those elements. The overall arrangement fee will be allocated to each element (both delivered and undelivered items) based on their relative selling prices, regardless of whether those selling prices are evidenced by VSOE or TPE or are based on the entity’s estimated selling price. Application of the “residual method” of allocating an overall arrangement fee between delivered and undelivered elements will no longer be permitted upon adoption of ASU 2009-13. Additionally, the new guidance will require entities to disclose more information about their multiple-element revenue arrangements. ASU 2009-13 is effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in a reporting entity’s fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. However, early adoption is permitted. We estimate that the initial effects of this new ASU will not be material.

In December 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-16, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets” (which we refer to as ASU 2009-16). ASU 2009-16 removes the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity (QSPE) from ASC Topic 860 “Transfers and Servicing” (which we refer to as Topic 860), and eliminates also the exception from applying ASC Subtopic 810-10 “Consolidation” (which we refer to as Subtopic 810-10) to QSPEs, thereby requiring transferors of financial assets to evaluate whether to consolidate transferees that previously were considered QSPEs. Transferor-imposed constraints on transferees whose sole purpose is to engage in securitization or asset-backed financing activities are evaluated in the same manner under the provisions of ASU 2009-16 as transferor-imposed constraints on QSPEs were evaluated under the provisions of Topic 860 prior to the effective date of ASU 2009-16 when determining whether a transfer of financial assets qualifies for sale accounting. ASU 2009-16 also clarifies the Topic 860 sale accounting criteria pertaining to legal isolation and effective control, and creates more stringent conditions for reporting a transfer of a portion of a financial asset as a sale. ASU 2009-16 is effective for a reporting entity’s annual as well as interim periods, beginning with its first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009. Early adoption is not permitted. We estimate that the initial effects of this new ASU will not be material.

In December 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-17, Consolidations (Topic 810): “Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities” (which we refer to as ASU 2009-17). ASU 2009-17 amends the VIE Subsections of Subtopic 810-10 and, overall, revises the test for determining the primary beneficiary of a VIE—from a primarily quantitative calculation of risks and rewards, based on the VIE’s expected losses and expected residual returns, to a primarily qualitative analysis based on identifying the party or related-party group (if any) with (a) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (b) the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. ASU 2009-17 requires that kick-out rights and participating rights be ignored in evaluating whether a variable interest holder meets the power criterion, unless those rights are unilaterally exercisable by a single party or related party group. ASU 2009-17 also revises the criteria for determining whether fees paid by an entity to a decision maker or another service provider are a variable interest in the entity, and revises the scope characteristic in ASC Topic 810 “Consolidations” that identifies an entity as a VIE if equity-at-risk investors as a group do not have the right to control the entity through their equity interests, in order to address the impact of kick-out rights and participating rights on the analysis. Finally, ASU 2009-17 adds a new requirement to reconsider whether an entity is a VIE if the holders of the equity investment at risk, as a group, lose the power, through the rights of those interests, to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance; it further requires a company to reassess on an ongoing basis whether it is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE. ASU 2009-17 is effective for a reporting entity’s annual as well

 

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as interim periods, beginning with its first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009. Early adoption is not permitted. We estimate that the initial effects of this new ASU will not be material.

 

Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees

Under the Petróleos Mexicanos Law, Petróleos Mexicanos is governed by a 15 member Board of Directors composed as follows:

 

   

The President of Mexico appoints six members, who are Mexican Government representatives. These include the Chairperson, who is the Secretary of Energy.

 

   

The Sindicato de Trabajadores Petroleros de la República Mexicana (Petroleum Workers’ Union) selects five directors from among the employees of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities.

 

   

Four professional members, who are Mexican Government representatives, are appointed by the President of Mexico, subject to ratification by the Senate.

Except in the case of the professional members, who cannot designate alternates, alternate directors are authorized to serve on the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos in place of those who are unable to attend meetings or otherwise participate in the activities of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos. Budgetary actions can only be approved by the directors who are Mexican Government representatives.

Each of the Boards of Directors of the subsidiary entities is to be composed of:

 

   

the Director General of Petróleos Mexicanos, who will be the Chairperson;

 

   

Mexican Government representatives appointed by the President of Mexico; and

 

   

at least two professional members appointed by the President of Mexico, who will be Mexican Government representatives. The number of professional members on each Board of Directors cannot exceed that of the other Mexican Government representatives on such Board of Directors.

As of the date of this report, the professional members have been appointed to the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos, as described below, but have not yet been appointed to the Boards of Directors of the subsidiary entities.

Except in the case of the professional members first appointed under the Petróleos Mexicanos Law, the four professional members will be appointed to six year terms, and may be appointed for an additional term of the same length. Other members of the Boards of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos and each of the subsidiary entities are not appointed for a specific term.

In February 2009, President Calderón nominated the individuals named below to serve as professional members to the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos; their appointments were ratified by the Senate on March 17, 2009. The professional members will serve initial terms as set forth below.

 

   

Mr. Fluvio César Ruíz Alarcón, for three years;

 

   

Mr. Rogelio Gasca-Neri, for four years;

 

   

Mr. Héctor Moreira Rodríguez, for five years; and

 

   

Mr. José Fortunato Álvarez Enríquez, for six years.

On May 14, 2009, Mr. Alejandro Fleming Kauffman, Head of the Legal Affairs Unit of the Ministry of Energy, was ratified as Secretary of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos. On December 18, 2009, Mr. Iván Aleksei Alemán Loza, Technical Secretary of the Director General of Petróleos Mexicanos, was appointed as Alternate Secretary.

 

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On January 15, 2010, Mr. Felipe Mellado Flores was appointed Comisario (Commissioner) of Petróleos Mexicanos by President Calderón. In accordance with the Petróleos Mexicanos Law, the Commissioner, among other activities, will represent the holders of the Citizen Bonds and will report on the operational and financial condition of Petróleos Mexicanos.

The Organic Statute of Petróleos Mexicanos, which became effective as of September 25, 2009, establishes the structure, organizational basis and functions of the administrative units of Petróleos Mexicanos, and also delineates the duties and internal regulations of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos.

On December 18, 2009 and January 25, 2010, the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos authorized several actions relating to the reorganization of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities, which are in the process of being implemented. These include:

 

   

the elimination of the Corporate Engineering and Project Development Office, the activities of which will be carried out in the future by the Corporate Operations Office of Petróleos Mexicanos and by the subsidiary entities;

 

   

the assignment of the finance and management activities previously carried out by the subsidiary entities to the Corporate Finance Office of Petróleos Mexicanos; and

 

   

the creation of the new Corporate Office of Information Technology and Business Processes of Petróleos Mexicanos.

 

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The following tables set forth certain information with respect to directors and executive officers of Petróleos Mexicanos and each of the subsidiary entities as of June 15, 2010.

Petróleos Mexicanos—Directors and Executive Officers

 

Name

 

Position with Petróleos Mexicanos

   Year Appointed

Ms. Georgina Y. Kessel Martínez

 

Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos and Secretary of Energy

 

Born: 1950

 

Business experience: Director General of the Casa de Moneda de México; Head of the Investment Unit of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit; and President of the Energy Regulatory Commission.

 

Other board memberships: Chairwoman of Federal Electricity Commission; Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior, S.N.C.; Nacional Financiera, S.N.C.; and Comisión Nacional de Vivienda.

   2006

Ms. Patricia Flores Elizondo

 

Board Member of Petróleos Mexicanos and Head of the President’s Office

 

Born: 1968

 

Business experience: General Coordinator of Administration of the President’s Office; Delegate of the Board of Trustees of the Transition of President-Elect Felipe Calderón; and General Secretary of the Chamber of Deputies (LXVIII and LIXth Legislatures).

   2008

Mr. Gerardo Ruiz Mateos

 

Board Member of Petróleos Mexicanos and Secretary of Economy

 

Born: 1965

 

Business experience: Head of the President’s Office; Coordinator of Cabinets and Special Projects of the President’s Office; and Management and Finance Coordinator of Felipe Calderón’s presidential campaign.

 

Other board memberships: Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares; Banco del Ahorro Nacional y Servicios Financieros, S.N.C.; Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior, S.N.C. (Vice President); Caminos y Puentes Federales y Servicios Conexos; Chairman of the Centro Nacional de Metrología; Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C.; Comisión Ambiental Metropolitana; Comisión Coordinadora para la Negociación de Precios de Medicamentos y otros Insumos de la Salud; Federal Electricity Commission; Comisión Intersecretarial de Vivienda; Comisión Intersecretarial para Asuntos de la Frontera Norte; Comisión Intersecretarial para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad; Comisión Intersecretarial para el Desarrollo de los

   2007

 

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Petróleos Mexicanos—Directors and Executive Officers

 

Name

  

Position with Petróleos Mexicanos

   Year Appointed
  

Bioenergéticos; Comisión Intersecretarial para el Desarrollo Rural Sustentable; Comisión Intersecretarial para la Prevención y Combate a la Economía Ilegal; Comisión Intersecretarial de Gasto Público, Financiamiento y Desincorporación; Comisión Intersecretarial de Política Industrial; Comisión Intersecretarial de Bioseguridad y Organismos Genéticamente Modificados; Comisión Intersecretarial de Cambio Climático; Comisión Intersecretarial de Desarrollo Social; Comisión Intersecretarial de Precios y Tarifas de los Bienes y Servicios de la Administración Pública Federal; Comisión Intersecretarial para el Desarrollo del Gobierno Electrónico; Comisión Intersecretarial para la Transparencia y el Combate a la Corrupción de la Administración Pública Federal; Chairman of the Comisión Mexicana para la Micro, Pequeña y Mediana Empresa; Chairman of the Comisión Nacional de Inversiones Extranjeras; Comisión Nacional de Vivienda; Comisión Nacional de Agua; Comisión Nacional Forestal; Comisión Intersecretarial para el Manejo Sustentable de Mares y Costas; Chairman of Comisión Intersecretarial de Compras y Obras de la Administración Pública Federal de la Micro, Pequeña y Mediana Empresa; Chairman of Comisión Intersecretarial para la Innovación; Consejo Nacional de Vivienda; Consejo Nacional de Salubridad General; Comisión Nacional de Protección Civil; Consejo Nacional para las Comunidades Mexicanas en el Exterior; Consejo Mexicano para el Desarrollo Rural Sustentable; Consejo Nacional contra las Adicciones; Chairman of Fideicomiso de Fomento Minero; Consejo de Normalización y Certificación de Competencia Laboral, Fideicomiso de los Sistemas Normalizados de Competencia Laboral y de Certificación de Competencia Laboral; Consejo General de Investigación Científica y Desarrollo Tecnológico; Chairman of the Consejo Nacional para la Competitividad de la Micro, Pequeña y Mediana Empresa; Chairman of the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología; Fideicomiso del Fondo de Cobertura Social de Telecomunicaciones: Fideicomiso e-México; Fideicomiso México Emprende; Instituto del Fondo Nacional para el Consumo de los Trabajadores; Instituto Nacional de la Vivienda; Instituto Mexicano de la Juventud; Chairman of Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial; Instituto Mexicano de la Radio; Instituto

  

 

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Petróleos Mexicanos—Directors and Executive Officers

 

Name

  

Position with Petróleos Mexicanos

   Year Appointed
  

Mexicano de las Mujeres; Sistema de Investigación Justo Sierra; Sistema de Investigación Alfonso Reyes; Sistema de Investigación Benito Juárez; Sistema de Investigación Francisco Villa; Sistema de Investigación Golfo de México; Sistema de Investigación Ignacio Zaragoza; Sistema de Investigación José María Morelos; Sistema de Investigación Mar de Cortés; Sistema de Investigación Miguel Hidalgo; Fideicomiso Fondo Institucional para el Fomento de la Ciencia, el Fomento de la Tecnología y el Fomento, Desarrollo y Consolidación de Científicos y Tecnólogos; Chairman of ProMéxico; Servicio Postal Mexicano; Nacional Financiera, S.N.C.; Chairman of the Servicio Geológico Mexicano; and Telecomunicaciones de México.

  

Mr. Ernesto Javier Cordero Arroyo

  

Board Member of Petróleos Mexicanos and Secretary of Finance and Public Credit

 

Born: 1968

 

Business experience: Secretary of Social Development; Undersecretary of Expenditures of the SHCP; and Undesecretary of Energy Planning and Technological Development of the Ministry of Energy.

 

Other board memberships: Chairman of Agroasemex, S.A., Instituto Nacional de Seguros; Chairman of Banco del Ahorro Nacional y Servicios Financieros, S.N.C.; Chairman of Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior, S.N.C.; Chairman of Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos, S.N.C.; CNBV; Comisión Nacional de Seguros y Fianzas; Chairman of Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro; Chairman of Banco Nacional del Ejército, Fuerza Aérea y Armada, S.N.C.; Chairman of Nacional Financiera, S.N.C.; Chairman of Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal, S.N.C.; Chairman of Seguros de Crédito a la Vivienda SHF, S.A. de C.V.; Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares; Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingresos y Servicios Conexos; Chairman of Casa de Moneda de México; Federal Electricity Commission; Comisión Nacional de Vivienda; Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas; Chairman of Comisión Nacional para la Protección y Defensa de los Usuarios de Servicios Financieros; Comité Nacional para el Desarrollo Sustentable de la Caña de

   2009

 

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Petróleos Mexicanos—Directors and Executive Officers

 

Name

  

Position with Petróleos Mexicanos

   Year Appointed
  

Azúcar; Chairman of Financiera Rural; Colegio de Postgraduados; Consejo Nacional de Fomento Educativo; Comisión Nacional Forestal; Fondo de Cultura Económica; Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado; Instituto del Fondo Nacional para el Consumo de los Trabajadores; Instituto Mexicano de la Juventud; Instituto Mexicano de la Radio; Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua; Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Penales; Instituto Nacional para la Educación de los Adultos; Servicio Postal Mexicano; Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia; Telecomunicaciones de México; Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social; Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres; Instituto Nacional de las Personas Adultas Mayores; Instituto para la Protección al Ahorro Bancario; Chairman of Lotería Nacional para la Asistencia Pública; Chairman of Servicio de Administración y Enajenación de Bienes; Chairman of Servicio de Administración Tributaria; Comisión Nacional del Agua; Fideicomiso para la Implantación de los Sistemas Normalizado de Competencia Laboral y de Certificación de Competencia Laboral; Chairman of the Fondo de Operación y Financiamiento Bancario a la Vivienda; ProMéxico; Archivo General de la Nación; Coordinación Nacional del Programa de Desarrollo Humano Oportunidades; Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes; Instituto Nacional del Derecho de Autor; Comisión de Política Gubernamental en materia de Derechos Humanos; Comisión Intersecretarial de Cambio Climático; Comisión Intersecretarial para el Desarrollo del Gobierno Electrónico; Chairman of Comisión Intersecretarial de Gasto Público, Financiamiento y Desincorporación; Comisión Intersecretarial de la Coordinación Operativa en los Puntos de Internación en Territorio Nacional; Comisión Intersecretarial de Política Industrial; Comisión Intersecretarial para la Instrumentación del Registro Nacional de Población; Comisión Intersecretarial para la Prevención y Combate a la Economía Ilegal; Comisión de Transparencia y Combate a la Corrupción en la Administración Pública Federal; Consejo Nacional de Evaluación para la Vida y Trabajo; Comisión Nacional de Inversiones Extranjeras; Consejo Nacional de Infraestructura; Comisión Intersecretarial de Bioseguridad y Organismos Genéticamente Modificados; Comisión

  

 

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Petróleos Mexicanos—Directors and Executive Officers

 

Name

  

Position with Petróleos Mexicanos

   Year Appointed
  

Intersecretarial de Desarrollo Social; Comisión Intersecretarial para el Desarrollo Rural Sustentable; Chairman of the Comisión de Cambios of Banco de México; Consejo Nacional de Vivienda; Consejo Nacional para las Personas con Discapacidad; Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública, A.C.; Comisión Permanente de Servicios de Salud a la Comunidad; Consejo de Salubridad General; Consejo General de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica; Consejo Nacional de Protección Social en Salud; Consejo Nacional para la Competitividad de la Micro, Pequeña y Mediana Empresa; Consejo Nacional para las Comunidades Mexicanas en el Exterior; Comisión Coordinadora para la Negociación de Precios de Medicamentos y Otros Insumos para la Salud; Comisión Ambiental Metropolitana; Comisión Intersecretarial de Compras y Obras de la Administración Pública Federal a la Micro, Pequeña y Mediana Empresa; Fideicomiso e-México; Fideicomiso 850-0 Estado Mayor Presidencial; Fondo de Cobertura Social de Telecomunicaciones; Governor for Mexico of Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo and Corporación Interamericana de Inversiones; Governor for Mexico of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank); and Governor for Mexico of Banco de Desarrollo del Caribe.

  

Mr. Alejandro Mariano Werner Wainfeld

  

Board Member of Petróleos Mexicanos and Undersecretary of Finance and Public Credit

 

Born: 1967

 

Business experience: Head of the Economic Planning Unit of the SHCP; Chief of Staff of the Secretary of Finance and Public Credit; and Director of Economic Studies of Banco de México.

 

Other board memberships: Banco del Ahorro Nacional y Servicios Financieros, S.N.C.; Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior, S.N.C.; Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos, S.N.C.; Banco Nacional del Ejército, Fuerza Aérea y Armada, S.N.C.; Nacional Financiera, S.N.C.; Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal, S.N.C.; Seguros de Crédito a la Vivienda SHF, S.A. de C.V.; Agroasemex, S.A., Instituto Nacional de Seguros; CNBV; Comisión Nacional de Seguros y Fianzas; Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro; Fondo de Operación y Financiamiento

  

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Petróleos Mexicanos—Directors and Executive Officers

 

Name

  

Position with Petróleos Mexicanos

   Year Appointed
  

Bancario a la Vivienda; Fideicomiso que administrará el Fondo para el Fortalecimiento de Sociedades y Cooperativas de Ahorro y Préstamo de Apoyo a sus Ahorradores; Chairman of the Fondo Nacional de Infraestructura; Fideicomiso para la Constitución del Fondo de Capitalización e Inversión del Sector Rural; Fondo de Garantía y Fomento para la Agricultura; Ganadería y Avicultura; Fondo de Garantía y Fomento para las Actividades Pesqueras; Consejo Nacional de Población; Fideicomiso Liquidador de Instituciones y Organizaciones Auxiliares de Crédito; Casa de Moneda de México; Comisión Nacional de Vivienda; Comisión Nacional para la Protección y Defensa de los Usuarios de Servicios Financieros; Financiera Rural; Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado; Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social; Instituto para la Protección al Ahorro Bancario; Servicio de Administración y Enajenación de Bienes; Instituto del Fondo Nacional para el Consumo de los Trabajadores; Governor of Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo and Corporación Interamericana de Inversiones (Alternate); Governor of World Bank (Alternate); Governor of Banco de Desarrollo del Caribe (Alternate); Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica (Alternate); Governor of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Alternate); North American Development Bank (Alternate); Consejo Nacional de Vivienda; Comisión de Comercio Exterior; Chairman of Comité de Recursos Humanos y Desarrollo Institucional of Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal, S.N.C.; Chairman of Comité de Recursos Humanos y Desarrollo Institucional of Banco Nacional del Ejército, Fuerza Aérea y Armada, S.N.C.; Chairman of Comité de Recursos Humanos y Desarrollo Institucional of Banco del Ahorro Nacional y Servicios Financieros, S.N.C.; Chairman of Comité de Recursos Humanos y Desarrollo Institucional of Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior, S.N.C.; Chairman of Comité de Recursos Humanos y Desarrollo Institucional of Nacional Financiera, S.N.C.; Chairman of Comité de Recursos Humanos y Desarrollo Institucional of Financiera Rural; Comisión de Cambios of Banco de México; Comisión Nacional de Inversiones Extranjeras; and Fidecomiso para la Administración de Financiamientos Externos.

  

 

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Petróleos Mexicanos—Directors and Executive Officers

 

Name

 

Position with Petróleos Mexicanos

  Year Appointed

Mr. Salvador Vega Casillas

 

Board Member of Petróleos Mexicanos and Secretary of Public Function

 

Born: 1961

 

Business experience: Undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Function; Federal Deputy of the LIXth Legislature; and Local Deputy of the LXVIIIth Legislature.

  2009

Mr. Fernando Pacheco Martínez

 

Board Member of Petróleos Mexicanos and Union Representative

 

Born: 1952

 

Business experience: Exterior and Propaganda Secretary of the Union; Internal and Agreements Secretary of the Union; and General Secretary of Section 24 of the Union.

  2007

Mr. Jorge Wade González

 

Board Member of Petróleos Mexicanos and Union Representative

 

Born: 1947

 

Business experience: Union commissioner of Petróleos Mexicanos.

  2007

Mr. Luis Ricardo Aldana Prieto

 

Board Member of Petróleos Mexicanos and Union Representative

 

Born: 1954

 

Business experience: Senator of the LIXth Legislature; Chairman of the General Supervision Board of the General Executive Committee of the Union; and Treasury Secretary of the General Executive Committee of the Union.

  2001

Mr. Héctor Manuel Sosa Rodríguez

 

Board Member of Petróleos Mexicanos and Union Representative

 

Born: 1964

 

Business experience: General Secretary of Section 34 of the Union; Officer in the Local Executive Committee of Section 34 of the Union; and Commissioner of the General Executive Committee of the Union.

  2007

Mr. Pedro García Barabata

 

Board Member of Petróleos Mexicanos and Union Representative

 

Born: 1957

 

Business experience: Union commissioner of Petróleos Mexicanos.

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Name

 

Position with Petróleos Mexicanos

  Year Appointed

Mr. José Fortunato Álvarez Enríquez

 

Professional Board Member of Petróleos Mexicanos

 

Born: 1937

 

Business experience: Head of Governmental Audit of the SFP; Head of the Internal Control Body of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Regional Delegate of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social in Baja California and San Luis R.C. Sonora.

  2009

Mr. Héctor Moreira Rodríguez

 

Professional Board Member of Petróleos Mexicanos

 

Born: 1946

 

Business experience: Vice Chancellor of the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey; Undersecretary of Hydrocarbons of the Ministry of Energy; and Undersecretary of Energy Planning and Technology Development of the Ministry of Energy.

  2009

Mr. Rogelio Gasca-Neri

 

Professional Board Member of Petróleos Mexicanos

 

Born: 1942

 

Business experience: Independent Consultant; Chairman of Cintra, S.A.; and Counsel General of Mexico in Austin, Texas.

  2009

Mr. Fluvio César Ruíz Alarcón

 

Professional Board Member of Petróleos Mexicanos

 

Born: 1967

 

Business experience: Advisor on Energy Policy of the Chamber of Deputies (LVIth, LIXth and LXth Legislatures); and Technical Instructor of the Instituto de Capacitación Ferrocarrilera.

  2009

Mr. Juan José Suárez Coppel

 

Director General

 

Born: 1959

 

Business experience: Chief Administrative and Financial Officer of Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V., Chief Financial Officer of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Chief of Staff of the Secretary of Finance and Public Credit.

 

Other board memberships: Federal Electricity Commission; Chairman of I.I.I. Servicios, S.A. de C.V.; Chairman of Instalaciones Inmobiliarias para Industrias, S.A. de C.V.; Corporación Mexicana de Investigación en Materiales, S.A. de C.V.; and Chairman of the Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo.

  2009

 

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Name

 

Position with Petróleos Mexicanos

  Year Appointed

Mr. Carlos Alberto Treviño Medina

 

Chief Financial Officer/Corporate Director of Finance

 

Born: 1970

 

Business experience: Director General of Programming and Budgeting of the SHCP; Administrative Official of the Ministry of Economy; and Administrative Official of the Ministry of Energy.

 

Other board memberships: Instalaciones Inmobiliarias para Industrias, S.A. de C.V.; I.I.I. Servicios, S.A. de C.V.; and Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo.

  2010

Ms. Martha Alicia Olvera Rodríguez

 

Deputy Director of Programming and Budgeting

 

Born: 1954

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Planning and Financial Programming of Petróleos Mexicanos; Associate Managing Director of Budget Control of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Deputy Manager of Programs Integration of Petróleos Mexicanos.

  2002

Mr. Mauricio Alazraki Pfeffer

 

Deputy Director of Finance and Treasury

 

Born: 1965

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Finance of Petróleos Mexicanos; Deputy Manager of Capital Markets of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Manager of Corporate Finance for Latin America of West Merchant Bank, Ltd.

  2006

Mr. Víctor M. Cámara Peón

 

Deputy Director of Financial Information Systems

 

Born: 1943

 

Business experience: Advisor of the Chief Financial Officer of Petróleos Mexicanos; Director of Control and Operational Risk of Banco Nacional de México, S.A.; and Director General of Human Resources of Banco Nacional de México, S.A.

 

Other board memberships: Intermarítima Maya, S.A. de C.V.; Grupo Roche, S.A.; Comercial Salinera de Yucatán, S.A. de C.V.; Infraestructura Maya Peninsular, S.A. de C.V.; and Industria Salinera de Yucatán, S.A. de C.V.

  2003

Mr. Luis Felipe Luna Melo

 

Deputy Director of Economic Planning

 

Born: 1956

 

Business experience: Deputy Director of Planning and Project Development of Petróleos Mexicanos; Deputy Director of Natural Gas of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals; and President of P.M.I. Norteamérica, S.A. de C.V.

  2010

 

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  Year Appointed

Mr. Salvador Ortíz Fernández

 

Acting Deputy Director of Risk Management

 

Born: 1959

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Risk and Insurance of Petróleos Mexicanos; Assistant General Director of Research and Development of Instituto para la Protección al Ahorro Bancario; and Director of Corporate Financing of Banco Unión, S.A.

  2010

Mr. Esteban Levin Balcells

 

Corporate Director of Administration

 

Born: 1972

 

Business experience: Chief Financial Officer of Petróleos Mexicanos; Deputy Director of Finance and Treasury of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Acting Deputy Director of the Financial Information Systems of Petróleos Mexicanos.

 

Other board memberships: Instalaciones Inmobiliarias para Industrias, S.A. de C.V.; and I.I.I. Servicios, S.A. de C.V.

  2010

Ms. Guadalupe Merino Bañuelos

 

Deputy Director of Corporate Services

 

Born: 1971

 

Business experience: Deputy Director of Economic Planning of Petróleos Mexicanos; Associate Managing Director of Finance of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Associate Managing Director of Risk Control of Petróleos Mexicanos.

  2010

Mr. Víctor M. Vázquez Zárate

 

Deputy Director of Health Services

 

Born: 1943

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Medical Services of Petróleos Mexicanos; Administrative Deputy Manager of Medical Services of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Director of Central South High Specialty Hospital of Petróleos Mexicanos.

  2000

Mr. Marco Antonio Murillo Soberanis

 

Deputy Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations

 

Born: 1959

 

Business experience: Acting Corporate Director of Administration of Petróleos Mexicanos; Corporate Associate Managing Director of Human Resources of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Leader of Human Resources Unit of Petróleos Mexicanos.

  2005

 

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Name

 

Position with Petróleos Mexicanos

  Year Appointed

Mr. Ignacio López Rodríguez

 

Corporate Deputy Director of Equity Administration

 

Born: 1971

 

Business experience: Deputy Director of Corporate Services of Petróleos Mexicanos; Private Secretary of the Corporate Director of Administration of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Legal Advisor of the Corporate Director of Administration of Petróleos Mexicanos.

  2010

Mr. Miguel Ángel Pérez Fernández

 

Coordinator of Governmental Programs and Strategic Consolidation

 

Born: 1953

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Corporate Financial Administration of Petróleos Mexicanos; Deputy Manager of Financial Resources of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Deputy Manager of Operative Treasury of Petróleos Mexicanos.

  2010

Mr. Carlos Rafael Murrieta
Cummings
(1)

 

Corporate Director of Operations

 

Born: 1965

 

Business experience: Consultant/Director of McKinsey & Co.

 
2009

Vacant

  Chief of the Unit of Suppliers Development and National Content  

Mr. Guillermo Ruiz Gutiérrez

 

Deputy Director of Strategy and Operative Planning

 

Born: 1959

 

Business experience: Deputy Director of Operations Evaluation of Pemex-Refining; Associate Managing Director of Operations and Evaluation of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Deputy Manager of Economic Studies of Petróleos Mexicanos.

  2004

Mr. Alejandro Martínez Sibaja

 

Deputy Director of Operation and Strategy Execution

 

Born: 1956

 

Business experience: Commercial Associate Managing Director of Transportation of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals; Commercial Associate Managing Director of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals; and Associate Managing Director of Operations of PMI.

  2005

Mr. Luis Fernando Betancourt Sánchez

 

Deputy Director of Operative Discipline, Safety, Health and Environmental Protection

 

Born: 1967

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Operative Discipline and Execution of PEMEX-SSPA

 

2010

 

(1)

Mr. Fausto Barajas Cummings, Board Member of Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals and Pemex-Petrochemicals, is the first cousin of Mr. Carlos Rafael Murrieta Cummings.

 

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Name

 

Position with Petróleos Mexicanos

  Year Appointed
  System of Petróleos Mexicanos; Associate Managing Director of Environmental Protection of Pemex-Refining; and Associate Managing Director of Implementation of PEMEX-SSPA System of Petróleos Mexicanos.  

Mr. Emilio Mario Aguado Calvet

 

Acting Deputy Director of Business Process and Technological Infrastructure

 

Born: 1954

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Strategy Evaluation of Petróleos Mexicanos; Deputy Manager of Performance Evaluation of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Coordinator of Negotiations Allocation of Petróleos Mexicanos.

  2009

Mr. Ramón Guerrero Esquivel

 

Deputy Director of Supplies

 

Born: 1946

 

Business experience: President and Chief Executive Officer of Integrated Trade Systems, Inc.; Director of Supply Process Redesign in Petróleos Mexicanos; and President and Chief Executive Officer of Integrated Trade Systems, Inc.

  2010

Vacant

  Deputy Director of Pipeline Transportation System Coordination  

Mr. Pedro Ismael Hernández Delgado(2)

 

Deputy Director of Maintenance Coordination

 

Born: 1957

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Tracking the Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection System of Petróleos Mexicanos; Associate Managing Director of Refineries Maintenance of Pemex-Refining; and Associate Managing Director of Infrastructure Development of Pemex-Refining.

 

Other board memberships: Corporación Mexicana de Investigación en Materiales, S.A. de C.V. (Alternate).

  2006

Mr. Ernesto Ríos Patrón

 

Acting Corporate Director of Engineering and Project Development

 

Born: 1968

 

Business experience: Corporate Director of Planning and Institutional Development of the Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo; Operative Coordinator of Projects of the Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo; and Associate Managing Director of Strategic Planning of the Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo.

  2010

 

(2)

Mr. Ismael Hernández Amor, President of PMI Holdings North America, Inc., is the half-brother of Mr. Pedro Ismael Hernandez Delgado.

 

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Name

 

Position with Petróleos Mexicanos

  Year Appointed

Mr. Leonardo Cornejo Serrano

 

Deputy Director of Special Projects

 

Born: 1969

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Projects of Petróleos Mexicanos; Associate Managing Director of Projects and Construction of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals; and Technical Specialist of CIATEQ, A.C.

  2009

Vacant

  Deputy Director of Planning and Project Development  

Mr. José Francisco Albarrán Nuñez

 

Deputy Director of Projects Operations

 

Born: 1946

 

Business experience: Advisor to the Corporate Direction of Engineering and Project Development of Petróleos Mexicanos; Associate Managing Director of Projects of ICA Fluor Daniel, S. de R.L. de C.V.; and Director of Operations of ICA Constructora Civil.

  2008

Vacant

  Acting Deputy Director of Industrial Projects  

Mr. Mauricio Abraham Galán Ramírez

 

Corporate Director of Technology and Business Processes

 

Born: 1970

 

Business experience: Director of Systems and Technology of Grupo Comercial Chedraui, S.A.B. de C.V.; Director of SAP Excellence Center of Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V.; and Associate Managing Director of Technology and Information Processes of Pemex-Refining.

  2010

Mr. José Néstor García Reza

 

General Counsel

 

Born: 1965

 

Business experience: Head of Legal Advising Office of Pemex-Exploration and Production; Chief of the Legal Unit of Pemex-Exploration and Production; and Legal Director of Banca Quadrum, S.A.

  2005

Mr. Gustavo Ernesto Ramírez Rodríguez

 

Head of the Internal Control Body

 

Born: 1956

 

Business experience: Alternate Public Commissioner of the Energy Sector of the SFP; Partner and Director General of Consultores and Asesores Independientes Ramírez y Asociados, S.A. de C.V.; and Advisor to the Deputy Director of Management of the Consejo de Promoción Turística de México, S.A. de C.V.

 

2008

 

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  Year Appointed

Vacant

  Acting Head of Liabilities Area and Head of Complaints Area  

Mr. Benjamín Hedding Galeana

 

Head of Control and Evaluation Auditing and Support to Good Governance

 

Born: 1945

 

Business experience: Head of Control and Evaluation Auditing and Support to Good Governance of the CNBV; Coordinator of the Colonial Cities and Urban Centers Program of the Ministry of Tourism; and Chief Executive Officer of Electric Transportation Services of the Federal District Department.

  2005

Mr. Héctor Aguiñaga Pérez

 

Head of the Internal Auditing Area

 

Born: 1950

 

Business experience: National Director of Management Assurance Services of KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C.; General Auditor of Pan-American Beverages, Inc.; and General Auditor of Sears Roebuck, S.A. de C.V.

  2004

 

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Name

 

Position with Pemex-Exploration and Production

  Year Appointed

Mr. Juan José Suárez Coppel

  Chairman of the Board of Pemex-Exploration and Production (refer to Petróleos Mexicanos)   2009

Mr. Miguel Tame Domínguez

  Board Member of Pemex-Exploration and Production (refer to Pemex-Refining)   2009

Mr. Jordy Hernán Herrera Flores

  Board Member of Pemex-Exploration and Production (refer to Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals)   2010

Mr. Rafael Beverido Lomelín

  Board Member of Pemex-Exploration and Production (refer to Pemex-Petrochemicals)   2001

Mr. Mario Gabriel Budebo

 

Board Member of Pemex-Exploration and Production and Undersecretary of Hydrocarbons of the Ministry of Energy

 

Born: 1963

 

Business experience: President of the Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro; Chief of Staff of the Secretary of Finance and Public Credit; and General Coordinator of Revenues Policy of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit.

 

Other board memberships: Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior, S.N.C. (Alternate); and Nacional Financiera, S.N.C. (Alternate).

  2007

Mr. Fausto Barajas Cummings(3)

 

Board Member of Pemex-Exploration and Production and Technical Secretary of Infrastructure and Tourism of the President’s Office

 

Born: 1972

 

Business experience: Deputy Director of Economic Planning of Petróleos Mexicanos; Associate Managing Director of Planning and Economic Performance Evaluation of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Consultant of McKinsey & Co.

  2009

Mr. Dionisio Arturo Pérez-Jácome Friscione

 

 

Board Member of Pemex-Exploration and Production and Undersecretary of Disbursements of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit

 

Born: 1967

 

Business experience: Chief of Staff of the President’s Office; Coordinator of Economy Policy at the Public Policy Unit of the Transition Team of President Elect; Partner of Mercer Management Consulting; and President of the Energy Regulatory Commission.

 

Other board memberships: Federal Electricity Commission (Alternate); Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos, S.N.C.; Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado; and Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior, S.N.C.

 

 

2007

 

(3)

Mr. Carlos Rafael Murrieta Cummings, Corporate Director of Operations of Petróleos Mexicanos, is the first cousin of Mr. Fausto Barajas Cummings.

 

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Name

  

Position with Pemex-Exploration and Production

   Year Appointed

Vacant

   Board Member of Pemex-Exploration and Production   

Mr. Carlos Arnoldo Morales Gil

  

Director General

 

Born: 1954

 

Business experience: Deputy Director of Planning and Evaluation of Pemex-Exploration and Production; Deputy Director (Southern region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production; and Associate Managing Director of Planning of Pemex-Exploration and Production.

 

Other board memberships: Chairman of Compañía Mexicana de Exploraciones, S.A. de C.V.

   2006

Mr. Sergio Aceves Borbolla

  

Deputy Director of Engineering and Strategic Works Development

 

Born: 1959

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Projects (Northeastern Marine region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production; Associate Managing Director of Construction of Pemex-Exploration and Production; and Head of Transition Projects of Pemex-Exploration and Production.

   2005

Mr. Vinicio Suro Pérez

  

Deputy Director of Planning and Evaluation

 

Born: 1956

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Hydrocarbon Reserves of Pemex-Exploration and Production; Chief of the Hydrocarbon Reserves Unit of Pemex-Exploration and Production; and Specialists Coordinator of Pemex-Exploration and Production.

   2006

Mr. J. Javier Hinojosa Puebla

  

Deputy Director of Drilling and Well Maintenance

 

Born: 1958

 

Business experience: Deputy Director (Northeastern Marine region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production; Coordinator of the Executive Commercial Operative Coordination of Pemex-Exploration and Production; and Associate Managing Director of Analysis and Technical Operative Evaluation (Southern region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production.

   2009

 

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Name

  

Position with Pemex-Exploration and Production

   Year Appointed

Mr. Juan Arturo Hernández Carrera

  

Deputy Director (Northern region)

 

Born: 1961

 

Business experience: Manager of Integral Burgos Business Unit of Pemex-Exploration and Production; Associate Managing Director of Planning and Evaluation (Northern region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production; and Associate Managing Director of Planning and Evaluation (Southwestern Marine region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production.

   2009

Mr. Jesús Hernández San Juan

  

Deputy Director of Distribution and Trading

 

Born: 1955

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Transport and Distribution of Hydrocarbons of Pemex-Exploration and Production; Deputy Manager of Transport and Distribution of Gas and Condensates of Pemex-Exploration and Production; and Chief of the Compression Systems Department of Pemex-Exploration and Production.

   2006

Mr. Rogelio Bartolomé Morando Sedas

  

 

Deputy Director of Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection

 

Born: 1948

 

Business experience: Advisor of the Corporate Director of Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection of Petróleos Mexicanos; Director General of Industrias Tecnos, S.A. de C.V.; and Plant Manager of Dupont, S.A. de C.V.

  

 

2003

Mr. Gustavo Hernández García

  

Deputy Director (Southwestern Marine region)

 

Born: 1958

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Planning and Evaluation (Northeastern Marine region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production; Manager of Integral Ku-Maloob-Zaap Business Unit of Pemex-Exploration and Production; and Associate Managing Director of Planning (Northeastern Marine region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production.

   2009

Mr. Mario Alberto Ávila Lizárraga

  

Deputy Director of Marine Services Coordination

 

Born: 1964

 

Business experience: Advisor and Administrative Auditor of several public and private companies.

   2010

 

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Name

  

Position with Pemex-Exploration and Production

   Year Appointed

Mr. Jorge Collard de la Rocha

  

Deputy Director of Management and Finance

 

Born: 1951

 

Business experience: Acting Deputy Director of Supplies of Petróleos Mexicanos; Chief Financial Officer of Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos, S.N.C.; and Director General of Programming and Budget of Energy and Infrastructure of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit.

   2005

Mr. Luis Sergio Guaso Montoya

  

Deputy Director of New Models of Execution

 

Born: 1963

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Economic Analysis of Pemex-Exploration and Production; Associate Managing Director of Investment Resources of Pemex-Exploration and Production; Economic Advisor of P.M.I. Holdings North America, Inc.

   2003

Mr. Francisco Javier Barraza Rodríguez

  

 

Deputy Director of Technology Information Coordination

 

Born: 1943

 

Business experience: Technical Support on Documental Technology of Imaserve; Director of Administrative Systems of Scotiabank Inverlat, S.A.; and External Consultant on Administrative Systems.

  

 

2003

Mr. Pedro Silva López

  

Technical Deputy Director of Exploitation

 

Born: 1953

 

Business experience: Deputy Director (Southwestern Marine region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production; Deputy Director of Operations Coordination of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Executive Director of the SGP of Pemex-Exploration and Production.

   2009

Mr. Joaquín Rosete Téllez

  

Deputy Director (Northeastern Marine region)

 

Born: 1949

 

Business experience: Manager of Integral Ku-Maloob-Zaap Business Unit of Pemex-Exploration and Production; Associate Managing Director of Planning (Northeastern Marine region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production; and Associate Managing Director of Technical and Operative Coordination (Northeastern Marine region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production.

   2009

 

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Name

  

Position with Pemex-Exploration and Production

   Year Appointed

Mr. José R. Serrano Lozano

  

Deputy Director (Southern region)

 

Born: 1956

 

Business experience: Manager of Integral Samaria-Luna Business Unit (Southern region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production; Manager of Integral Burgos Business Unit (Northern region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production; and Associate Managing Director of Planning (Northern region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production.

   2007

Mr. José Antonio Escalera Alcocer

  

Technical Deputy Director of Exploration

 

Born: 1958

 

Business experience: Manager of Integral Burgos Business Unit (Northern region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production; Manager of Integral Poza Rica - Altamira Business Unit (Northern region) of Pemex-Exploration and Production; and Associate Managing Director of Diagnosis and Risk Analysis of Pemex-Exploration and Production.

 

Other board memberships: Compañía Mexicana de Exploraciones, S.A. de C.V.

   2007

Mr. Karim Elías Bobadilla

  

Head of the Internal Control Body

 

Born: 1971

 

Business experience: Director General of Management of the President’s Office; Leader of Government Banking of Grupo Financiero HSBC; and Executive of Commercial Banking of Grupo Financiero HSBC.

   2007

 

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Name

  

Position with Pemex-Refining

   Year Appointed

Mr. Juan José Suárez Coppel

   Chairman of the Board of Pemex-Refining (refer to Petróleos Mexicanos)    2009

Mr. Jordy Hernán Herrera Flores

   Board Member of Pemex-Refining (refer to Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals)    2007

Mr. Carlos A. Morales Gil

   Board Member of Pemex-Refining (refer to Pemex-Exploration and Production)    2006

Mr. Rafael Beverido Lomelín

   Board Member of Pemex-Refining (refer to Pemex-Petrochemicals)    2001

Mr. Antonio Vivanco Casamadrid

  

Board Member of Pemex-Refining and Chief of Staff of the President

 

Born: 1972

 

Business experience: Technical Secretary of the Infrastructure and Tourism Cabinet of the President’s Office; Technical Secretary of the Social Cabinet of the President’s Office; and Public Policy Analyst for the President-Elect.

   2008

Mr. Dionisio Arturo Pérez-Jácome Friscione

  

Board Member of Pemex-Refining (refer to Pemex-Exploration and Production)

  

2007

Vacant

   Board Member of Pemex-Refining   

Vacant

   Board Member of Pemex-Refining   

Mr. Miguel Tame Domínguez

  

Director General

 

Born: 1946

 

Business experience: Director General of Pemex-Refining; Deputy Director of Production of Pemex-Refining; and Associate Managing Director of Refinery “Miguel Hidalgo” of Pemex-Refining.

Other board memberships: Instituto Mexicano de Ingenieros Químicos; and Fundación Politécnico, A.C.

   2009

Mr. Moisés Ithuriel Orozco García

  

Deputy Director of Trading

 

Born: 1968

 

Business experience: Executive Advisor to the Director General Office of Petróleos Mexicanos; Corporate Director of Administration of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Executive Advisor to the Director General’s Office of Petróleos Mexicanos.

   2007

 

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Name

  

Position with Pemex-Refining

   Year Appointed

Mr. Francisco Fernández Lagos

  

Deputy Director of Distribution

 

Born: 1955

 

Business experience: Deputy Director of Pipeline Transportation System Coordination of Petróleos Mexicanos; Associate Managing Director of Maintenance Management of Pemex-Exploration and Production; and Associate Managing Director of Pipelines Maintenance of Pemex-Exploration and Production.

   2010

Mr. José Antonio Gómez Urquiza de la Macorra

  

Deputy Director of Finance and Management

 

Born: 1951

 

Business experience: Director General of Cámara de la Industria del Hierro y del Acero; Deputy Director of Management of Delegación Benito Juárez in Mexico City; and Director General of Trichem de México, S.A. de C.V.

  

2003

Mr. Dionicio Octavio González Rojo

  

Deputy Director of Planning, Coordination and Evaluation

 

Born: 1956

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Refinery “Ing. Héctor R. Lara Sosa” of Pemex-Refining; Head of the Production Negotiation Unit of Pemex-Refining; and Head of the Evaluation and Planning Unit of Pemex-Refining.

   2010

Mr. Antonio Álvarez Moreno

  

Deputy Director of Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection Auditing

 

Born: 1958

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Industrial Safety and Occupational Health of Petróleos Mexicanos; Chief of the Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection Unit of Refinery “Ing. Antonio M. Amor” of Pemex-Refining; and Acting Consultant of Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection of Pemex-Refining.

   2007

Mr. Bernardo de la Garza Hesles

  

Deputy Director of Production

 

Born: 1965

 

Business experience: Commercial Director of Crude Oil of PMI; President of PMI Holdings North America, Inc.; and Vice President of PMI Holdings North America, Inc.

   2010

 

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Name

  

Position with Pemex-Refining

   Year Appointed

Mr. Francisco Javier Fuentes Saldaña

  

Deputy Director of Storage and Allotment

 

Born: 1964

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Business Development and Marketing of Pemex-Refining; Associate Managing Director of Human Resources of Pemex-Refining; and Director General of Planning of Diconsa, S.A. de C.V.

   2010

Ms. Lucía Villalón Trujillo

  

Head of the Internal Control Body

 

Born: 1966

 

Business experience: Head of the Internal Control Body of the Lotería Nacional para la Asistencia Pública; Assistant Legal Secretary of the Instituto para la Protección al Ahorro Bancario; and Associate Managing Director of Regulations of the CNBV.

   2009

 

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Name

  

Position with Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

   Year Appointed

Mr. Juan José Suárez Coppel

   Chairman of the Board of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals (refer to Petróleos Mexicanos)    2009

Mr. Carlos A. Morales Gil

   Board Member of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals (refer to Pemex-Exploration and Production)    2006

Mr. Miguel Tame Domínguez

   Board Member of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals (refer to Pemex-Refining)    2009

Mr. Rafael Beverido Lomelín

   Board Member of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals (refer to Pemex-Petrochemicals)    2001

Mr. Mario Gabriel Budebo

   Board Member of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals (refer to Pemex-Exploration and Production)    2007

Mr. Fausto Barajas Cummings

   Board Member of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals (refer to Pemex-Exploration and Production)    2009

Mr. Dionisio Arturo Pérez-Jácome Friscione

  

 

Board Member of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals (refer to Pemex-Exploration and Production)

  

 

2007

Vacant

  

Board Member of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

  

Mr. Jordy Hernán Herrera Flores

  

Director General

 

Born: 1972

 

Business experience: Undersecretary of Energy Planning and Technological Development of the Ministry of Energy; Director General of the Investments Promotion Unit of the Ministry of Energy; and Private Secretary of the Ministry of Energy.

   2010

Mr. Salvador Ortiz Vértiz

  

Deputy Director of Natural Gas

 

Born: 1949

 

Business experience: Deputy Director of Planning of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals; General Coordinator of Mining of the Ministry of Economy; and Assistant Director of Grupo Financiero Banamex-Accival, S.A.

   2007

 

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Name

  

Position with Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

   Year Appointed

Mr. Fernando Amor Castillo

  

Deputy Director of Liquefied Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

 

Born: 1950

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Reynosa-Burgos GPC of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals; Superintendent General of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals; and Superintendent of Production of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals.

 

Other board memberships: Chairman of Pasco International Ltd.; Chairman of Pasco Terminals, Inc.; Chairman of Pan American Sulphur, Ltd.; Chairman of Terrenos para Industrias, S.A.; and Gasoductos de Chihuahua, S. de R.L. de C.V.

   2009

Mr. Arturo Arregui García

  

Deputy Director of Planning

 

Born: 1957

 

Business experience: Advisor to the General Direction of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Associate Managing Director of Investment Analysis and Operating Expenses of Pemex-Refining.

   2008

Mr. Agustín Castro Pérez

  

Deputy Director of Management and Finance

 

Born: 1962

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Evaluation and Information of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals; Associate Managing Director of Programming of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals; and Deputy Manager of Information of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals.

 

Other board memberships: Instalaciones Inmobiliarias para Industrias, S.A. de C.V.; and I.I.I. Servicios, S.A. de C.V.

   2006

Mr. Armando R. Arenas Briones

  

Deputy Director of Production

 

Born: 1948

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director and Superintendent of Nuevo Pemex PC; and General Coordinator of Acquisitions Engineering of Petróleos Mexicanos.

   1996

 

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Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals—Directors and Executive Officers

 

Name

  

Position with Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

   Year Appointed

Mr. Víctor Domínguez Cuéllar

  

Deputy Director of Pipelines

 

Born: 1959

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Planning and Evaluation of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals; Deputy Manager of Planning of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals; and General Superintendent of Electromechanic Processes and Public Works of Pemex-Exploration and Production.

 

Other board memberships: Gasoductos de Chihuahua, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Gasoductos de Tamaulipas, S. de R.L. de C.V.; and TDF, S. de R.L. de C.V.

   2007

Mr. Francisco Arturo García Agraz Sánchez

  

Head of the Internal Control Body

 

Born: 1961

 

Business experience: Regulatory Comptroller Director of Banco Santander, S. A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander; Director General of Estrategia Corporativa, S.A.; and Associate of Goodrich, Riquelme y Asociados, S.C.

  

2007

 

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Pemex-Petrochemicals—Directors and Executive Officers

 

Name

  

Position with Pemex-Petrochemicals

   Year Appointed

Mr. Juan José Suarez Coppel

   Chairman of the Board of Pemex-Petrochemicals (refer to Petróleos Mexicanos)    2009

Mr. Jordy Hernán Herrera Flores

   Board Member of Pemex-Petrochemicals (refer to Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals)    2007

Mr. Miguel Tame Domínguez

   Board Member of Pemex-Petrochemicals (refer to Pemex-Refining)    2009

Mr. Carlos A. Morales Gil

   Board Member of Pemex-Petrochemicals (refer to Pemex-Exploration and Production)    2006

Vacant

   Board Member of Pemex-Petrochemicals   

Mr. Fausto Barajas Cummings

   Board Member of Pemex-Petrochemicals (refer to Pemex-Exploration and Production)    2009

Mr. Dionisio Arturo Pérez-Jácome Friscione

  

Board Member of Pemex-Petrochemicals (refer to Pemex-Exploration and Production)

  

2007

Vacant

   Board Member of Pemex-Petrochemicals   

Mr. Rafael Beverido Lomelín

  

Director General

 

Born: 1942

 

Business experience: Director General of Industrias Negromex, S.A. de C.V.; Director General of Housmex Inc.; and Director General of Hules Mexicanos, S.A.

   2001

Mr. Manuel Sánchez Guzmán

  

Deputy Director of Planning

 

Born: 1949

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Studies and Projects of Pemex-Petrochemicals; Advisor to the Director General of Pemex-Petrochemicals; and Director General of Human Resource of Grupo ICA, S.A. de C.V.

   2009

Mr. Mario Hugo González Petrikowsky

  

Deputy Director of Management and Finance

 

Born: 1937

 

Business experience: Associate Managing Director of Budgeting of Petróleos Mexicanos; Advisor to the Deputy Direction of Planning and Budgeting of Petróleos Mexicanos; and Deputy Director of Planning of Pemex-Petrochemicals.

  

2001

 

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Pemex-Petrochemicals—Directors and Executive Officers

 

Name

  

Position with Pemex-Petrochemicals

   Year Appointed

Mr. Francisco Arturo Arellano Urbina

  

Deputy Director of Operations

 

Born: 1946

 

Business experience: Director of Petroquímica Cangrejera, S.A. de C.V.; Director General of Micosa División Construcciones, S.A. de C.V.; and Director General of RCR Ingenieros Asociados, S.A. de C.V.

   2005

Mr. Carlos Xavier Pani Espinosa

  

Deputy Director of Trading

 

Born: 1947

 

Business experience: Executive Director of Petrochemical Projects of Pemex-Petrochemicals; Deputy Director of Trading of Pemex-Refining; and Deputy Director of Trading of Pemex-Petrochemicals.

 

Other board memberships: Asociación Petroquimica Latinoamericana

   2007

Mr. Luis Guillermo Pineda Bernal

  

Head of the Internal Control Body

 

Born: 1956

 

Business experience: Head of Liabilities Area and Head of Complaints Area of Pemex-Petrochemicals; Head of Liabilities Area of Petroquímica Cosoleacaque, S.A. de C.V.; Head of Liabilities Area and Head of Complaints Area of Petroquímica Escolín, S.A. de C.V.

   2010

Compensation of Directors and Officers

For the year ended December 31, 2009, the aggregate compensation of executive officers of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities (90 persons) paid or accrued in that year for services in all capacities was approximately Ps. 192.5 million. Except in the case of the professional members, members of the Boards of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities do not receive compensation for their services. The compensation paid or accrued during 2009 to the professional members of the Boards of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos was approximately Ps. 9.3 million.

Board Practices

Except in the case of the professional members, neither the members of the Boards of Directors nor the executive officers of Petróleos Mexicanos or the subsidiary entities are appointed for a specific term. Except for those selected by the Petroleum Workers’ Union and the professional members, the members of the Boards of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos and each of the subsidiary entities, and the Directors General of Petróleos Mexicanos and each of the subsidiary entities, serve subject to the discretion of the President of Mexico. Except in the case of the professional members first appointed under the Petróleos Mexicanos Law, the four professional members will be appointed for six-year terms, and may be appointed for an additional term of the same length.

On June 17, 2009, the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos appointed members to and convened the seven committees established in the Petróleos Mexicanos Law to support its work. The memberships of these

 

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committees consist of the Mexican Government representatives who act as Board members of Petróleos Mexicanos and the professional board members of Petróleos Mexicanos. See “Item 6—Directors, Senior Management and Employees.”

Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee

From March 2008 through June 2009, the Independent Audit Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos oversaw the preparation of the accounting and financial information of PEMEX, and approved the appointment of its external auditors as designated by the SFP. That committee and its members are described in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Petróleos Mexicanos for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on June 30, 2009.

The Petróleos Mexicanos Law provided for the establishment of an Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee which, in July 2009, replaced the Independent Audit Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos. Among other duties, the Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee is required to oversee our management and evaluate our financial and operational performance, as well as to appoint and evaluate our external auditors, set their compensation and make determinations as to whether to select other auditors.

Each member of the Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee is “independent” of Petróleos Mexicanos within the meaning of Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act).

The Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos consists of the following members:

 

   

Mr. José Fortunato Álvarez Enríquez, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos and Chairman of the Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee;

 

   

Mr. Héctor Moreira Rodríguez, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Mr. Fluvio César Ruíz Alarcón, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Ms. Georgina Y. Kessel Martínez, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Mr. Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos; and

 

   

Mr. Salvador Vega Casillas, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos.

A permanent representative of the SFP attends and may speak at the committee’s sessions, but has no voting power.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee is chaired by a professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos and, among other duties, proposes the compensation of the Director General and other members of senior management of Petróleos Mexicanos, up to three levels below the Director General, based on their performance and measurable results.

The Compensation Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos consists of the following members:

 

   

Mr. Héctor Moreira Rodríguez, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos and Chairman of the Compensation Committee;

 

   

Mr. José Fortunato Álvarez Enríquez, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

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Ms. Georgina Y. Kessel Martínez, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos; and

 

   

Mr. Salvador Vega Casillas, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos.

Strategy and Investment Committee

The Strategy and Investment Committee is chaired by a professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos and, among other duties, analyzes the business plan and investment portfolio of Petróleos Mexicanos and its subsidiary entities. This committee also supervises and evaluates investments made by Petróleos Mexicanos.

The Strategy and Investment Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos consists of the following members:

 

   

Mr. Héctor Moreira Rodríguez, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos and Chairman of the Strategy and Investment Committee;

 

   

Mr. José Fortunato Álvarez Enríquez, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Mr. Rogelio Gasca-Neri, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Ms. Patricia Flores Elizondo, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Ms. Georgina Y. Kessel Martínez, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos; and

 

   

Mr. Ernesto Javier Cordero Arroyo, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos.

Transparency and Accountability Committee

This committee, among other duties, proposes to the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos criteria for the disclosure of information. The Transparency and Accountability Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos consists of the following members:

 

   

Mr. Rogelio Gasca-Neri, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos and Chairman of the Transparency and Accountability Committee;

 

   

Mr. Fluvio César Ruíz Alarcón, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Mr. Ernesto Javier Cordero Arroyo, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Mr. Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos; and

 

   

Mr. Salvador Vega Casillas, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos.

Development and Technological Research Committee

This committee, among other duties, proposes to the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos technological research and development plans related to the petroleum industry. The Development and Technological Research Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos consists of the following members:

 

   

Mr. Fluvio César Ruíz Alarcón, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos and Chairman of the Development and Technological Research Committee;

 

   

Mr. Rogelio Gasca-Neri, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Ms. Patricia Flores Elizondo, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Mr. Ernesto Javier Cordero Arroyo, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos; and

 

   

Mr. Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos.

 

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Environmental and Sustainability Committee

This committee, among other duties, is responsible for promoting the development by PEMEX of environmental protection policies and the achievement of sustainable development. The Environmental and Sustainability Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos consists of the following members:

 

   

Mr. Rogelio Gasca-Neri, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos and Chairman of the Environmental and Sustainability Committee;

 

   

Mr. Héctor Moreira Rodríguez, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Mr. José Fortunato Álvarez Enríquez, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Ms. Georgina Y. Kessel Martínez, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Mr. Ernesto Javier Cordero Arroyo, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Mr. Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos; and

 

   

Mr. Salvador Vega Casillas, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos.

A permanent representative of the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources attends and may speak at the committee’s sessions, but has no voting power.

Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services Committee

This committee, among other duties, reviews, evaluates, monitors and develops recommendations regarding the annual programs of Petróleos Mexicanos for acquisition, construction and services contracts, and determines whether an exception to the public bidding process is applicable in specific cases. The Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services Committee consists of the following members:

 

   

Mr. José Fortunato Álvarez Enríquez, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos and Chairman of the Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services Committee;

 

   

Mr. Fluvio César Ruíz Alarcón, professional member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Ms. Patricia Flores Elizondo, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

   

Ms. Georgina Y. Kessel Martínez, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos; and

 

   

Mr. Salvador Vega Casillas, member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos.

A permanent representative of the SFP attends and may speak at the committee’s sessions, but has no voting power.

 

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Employees

Excluding employees of the PMI Group and including those employed by us on a temporary basis, at December 31, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities had 145,146 employees, as compared to 143,421 at December 31, 2008. During 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities employed an average of 18,232 temporary employees. The following table sets forth the number of employees of Petróleos Mexicanos, the subsidiary entities and the PMI Group at year-end for the past five years.

 

     At December 31,    2009
% of Total
     2005    2006    2007    2008    2009   

Pemex-Exploration and Production

   48,371    48,767    49,045    50,273    50,544    34.8

Pemex-Refining

   45,335    45,494    44,811    45,510    43,706    30.1

Pemex-Petrochemicals

   13,939    14,045    13,823    14,028    13,447    9.3

Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

   12,018    12,562    12,397    12,976    12,550    8.6

Petróleos Mexicanos

   19,508    20,407    21,070    20,634    24,899    17.2
                             

Total

   139,171    141,275    141,146    143,421    145,146    100.0
                             

PMI Group

   327    322    320    322    315   

 

Source: Petróleos Mexicanos and the PMI Group.

The Petroleum Workers’ Union represents approximately 72% of the work force of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities. Petroleum Workers’ Union members are our employees and they elect their own leadership from among their ranks. Since the Petroleum Workers’ Union’s official establishment in 1938, we have experienced no labor strikes, and although we have experienced work stoppages for short periods of time, none of these stoppages has had a significant material adverse effect on our operations.

Our relationship with our employees is regulated by the Ley Federal del Trabajo (Federal Labor Law) and a collective bargaining agreement between Petróleos Mexicanos and the Petroleum Workers’ Union. The collective bargaining agreement regulates extensively all aspects of the relationship of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities with their employees. The collective bargaining agreement is subject to renegotiation every two years, although salaries are reviewed annually.

On July 23, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos and the Petroleum Workers’ Union entered into a new collective bargaining agreement that became effective on August 1, 2009. The terms of the agreement provided for a 4.9% increase in wages and a 1.5% increase in other benefits. By its terms, the current collective bargaining agreement is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2011.

In accordance with the collective bargaining agreement and the Federal Labor Law, Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities are under an obligation to pay seniority premiums to retiring employees and pensions to retired employees, as well as death benefits and pensions to the survivors of retired employees. Retirees are entitled to receive increases in their pensions whenever salary increases are granted to current employees. We also provide health and medical benefits to employees, retired employees and their families and, subject to our overall budgetary constraints, we provide an interest-rate subsidy on employees’ mortgage loans.

On November 5, 1997, the SHCP and the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos authorized the formation of a trust called the Pemex Labor Fund. This fund is a vehicle to fund labor liabilities, current pension payments and seniority premiums. We have designed a contribution plan to increase the funds held in this trust and to continue to make payments on outstanding labor and pension liabilities. Our contributions to the plan assets for the retirement benefits of PEMEX totaled Ps. 17,949 million in 2008 and Ps. 20,331 million in 2009.

 

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Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions

Major Shareholders

Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities have no shareholders because they are decentralized public entities of the Mexican Government. The Mexican Government closely regulates and supervises our operations; it incorporates the annual budget and financing programs of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities into its consolidated annual budget, which it submits to the Mexican Congress for approval.

Mexican Government secretaries hold six of the 15 seats on the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos, and the Secretary of Energy is the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos. An additional four seats on the Board of Directors are held by professional members appointed by the President of Mexico and ratified by the Senate. The various committees of the Board of Directors are comprised only of Mexican Government representatives, i.e., a combination of Mexican Government secretaries and professional members of the Board of Directors. The Director General of Petróleos Mexicanos is a member of the President of Mexico’s cabinet. See also “Item 3—Key Information—Risk Factors—Risk Factors Related to the Relationship between PEMEX and the Mexican Government.”

Related Party Transactions

Under Article 8, Section XI of the Ley Federal de Responsabilidades Administrativas de los Servidores Públicos (Federal Law of Administrative Responsibilities of Public Officials), which applies to all of our employees, our employees are obligated to “recuse themselves from intervening in any way in the attention to, processing or resolution of matters in which they might have personal, family or business interest, including those where some benefit can result for themselves, their spouse, blood or affinity relatives up to the fourth degree, or civil relatives, or for third parties with which they have professional, labor or business relations, or for partners or partnerships where the public officials or the persons referred above are or have been members thereof.”

Additionally, in accordance with the Petróleos Mexicanos Law, a member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos or of the board of directors of a subsidiary entity may be removed from his or her position for, among other causes: (1) utilizing for personal benefit or for the benefit of any third party the information made available to him or her in connection with the exercise of his or her duties as a member; (2) disclosing such information in violation of applicable law; or (3) not recusing him or herself from discussion of and voting on matters in respect of which he or she has a conflict of interest. A member of the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos or of the board of directors of a subsidiary entity who acts in contravention of the Petróleos Mexicanos Law may be held liable for any damages thereby caused to Petróleos Mexicanos or a subsidiary entity.

As an employee benefit, we offer salary advances to all of our eligible Petroleum Workers’ Union and non-union workers, including our executive officers, pursuant to the programs set forth in the collective bargaining agreement and in the Reglamento de Trabajo del Personal de Confianza de Petróleos Mexicanos y Organismos Subsidiarios (Employment Regulation of White Collar Employees of Petróleos Mexicanos and Subsidiary Entities), respectively. The salary advances, which are non-interest bearing, are offered to each eligible employee in an amount up to a maximum of four months’ salary and are repaid through salary deductions in equal installments over a period of either one or two years, as elected by the employee. Most of our employees take advantage of this benefit. The largest amount of salary advances outstanding to executive officers at any one time during 2009 was Ps. 20.2 million. As of May 31, 2010, the aggregate amount of salary advances outstanding to our executive officers was Ps. 19.3 million.

 

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Item 8. Financial Information

Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of our business, we are named in a number of lawsuits of various types. We evaluate the merit of each claim and assess the likely outcome, accruing a contingent liability when an unfavorable decision is probable and the amount is reasonably estimable. Other than as disclosed below, we do not believe a materially unfavorable outcome is probable for any known or pending lawsuits or threatened litigation for which we have not made any accruals. At December 31, 2009, the amount claimed in connection with these lawsuits totaled approximately Ps. 44.3 billion. At December 31, 2009, we had accrued a reserve of Ps. 9.9 billion for the contingent liabilities described below.

Labor-Related Proceedings

We are a party to various legal actions involving labor claims of former and present employees. These labor disputes relate to severance payments, life insurance benefits, extensions of labor contracts, level of wages, improper termination and employee housing. We do not expect these lawsuits to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or future results of operations.

For information on our negotiations with the Petroleum Workers’ Union and collective bargaining agreements, see “Item 6—Directors, Senior Management and Employees—Employees.”

Mexican Government Audits and Other Investigations

Certain rules have been enacted in order to promote a culture of ethics and prevent corruption in our daily operations. On July 31, 2002, a Código de Ética de los Servidores Públicos de la Administración Pública Federal (Code of Ethics for Public Servants of the Federal Public Administration) was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, containing rules to promote legality, honesty, integrity, loyalty, impartiality and efficiency in the performance of public work by public officers. On October 3, 2003, we announced a corporate code of conduct for Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities, the Código de Conducta de Petróleos Mexicanos y Organismos Subsidiarios (Code of Conduct of Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities) that defines the code of conduct expected from all employees of Petróleos Mexicanos and its subsidiary entities in the daily performance of their duties, and which is designed to promote transparency and prevent abuses. In addition, on May 12, 2004, the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos adopted a Code of Ethics for our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer and all other employees performing similar functions in Petróleos Mexicanos, the subsidiary entities and the subsidiary companies. For more information on this Code of Ethics, see “Item 16B—Code of Ethics.” We expect that these efforts will result in a more effective system of internal controls.

In July 2007, the SFP announced that it had fined each of Mr. Raúl Muñoz Leos, ex-Director General of Petróleos Mexicanos and Mr. Juan Carlos Soriano Rosas, ex-General Counsel of Petróleos Mexicanos, an amount of Ps. 862.2 million and banned each of them from holding public office for ten years for allegedly breaking budgetary laws and regulations in connection with a side agreement (No. 10275/04) dated August 1, 2004, between Petróleos Mexicanos and the Petroleum Workers’ Union. On August 25, 2005, Petróleos Mexicanos and the Petroleum Workers’ Union amended this side agreement in order to make certain adjustments required by applicable regulations. These penalties have been appealed by the former officers and a final resolution of the matter is pending.

On December 12, 2008, the SEC filed a settled enforcement action charging Siemens AG with violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended. Among other matters, the SEC alleged that two Siemens AG subsidiaries made three illicit payments totaling approximately U.S. $2.6 million to a consultant to assist in settling cost overrun claims in connection with three refinery upgrade projects, and that some portion of those payments was passed on to a senior PEMEX official.

 

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In response to the allegations related to Siemens AG, on December 22, 2008, PEMEX requested an investigation concerning these alleged events, and on December 23, 2008, an investigation was formally initiated by the Internal Control Body of PEMEX, which is independent of PEMEX’s management and under the supervision of the SFP. The investigation is attempting to determine whether any person associated with PEMEX acted improperly in the matters related to the SEC allegations. A Mexican public official who in the course of his or her official duties acts in contravention of, or fails to act in accordance with, applicable law and regulations is subject to administrative penalties and criminal prosecution and punishment. Receipt of a payment to influence a decision regarding a contract would violate Mexican law and the Code of Ethics for Public Servants of the Federal Public Administration.

In May 2010, the SFP filed two criminal complaints and initiated an administrative proceeding against Mary Karen Miyazaki Hara, who served as PMI’s Deputy Director of Trading of Intermediate Distillates, for allegedly committing acts of corruption to the detriment of PMI in the amount of U.S. $13 million. The alleged acts involved the sale of ultra low sulfur diesel, to the economic benefit of foreign companies including Blue Oil Trading Ltd. As of the date of this report, this matter remains under investigation.

In March and April 2010, the SFP filed seven criminal complaints against public officials of Pemex-Refining, arising out of an investigation conducted by the Internal Control Body of Pemex-Refining, beginning in 2006. This investigation related to works executed in connection with a ruptured pipeline in Nanchital, Veracruz. It is alleged that the related agreement was executed in contravention of the applicable legal provisions, causing up to Ps. 1,065 million in damages to Pemex-Refining. In addition, the SFP imposed administrative penalties against these public officials, as well as contractors. These penalties have been appealed, and as of the date of this report, a final resolution is still pending.

Actions Against the Illicit Market in Fuels

In conjunction with the SHCP and the Ministry of Energy, we have implemented a number of measures to combat the illegal market in fuels, with the objective of minimizing losses of refined products caused by acts of theft, illegal extraction, tampering and illicit marketing of petroleum products and the associated risks to personnel, facilities and the environment. We report any unlawful activity of which we become aware to the appropriate local or federal authorities.

We have implemented a workplace operational technical assessment program, which has helped us to identify and eliminate areas of vulnerability. In addition, theft in the workplace has been reduced as a result of our analyzing the information provided by certain measurement systems, field surveillance and control instruments. These include mobile laboratories, volumetric control for service stations, terminal operations measurement, integrated control systems (SIMCOT), a satellite tracking system, closed circuit television and online measurement systems. Additionally, we have obtained information through dedicated interfaces in institutional information systems, which were put in place to detect any inconsistencies in the handling of fuels.

During 2009, we implemented several strategic measures in order to decrease incidents of theft in our facilities, including the following:

 

   

The carrying out of 106 technical operational assessments in PEMEX facilities to detect those areas most vulnerable to illegal activities, along with the issuance of recommendations for preventing such activities.

 

   

The acquisition of 18 new mobile laboratories, for a total of 42 mobile laboratories in operation (which total was increased in March 2010 to 53, upon the activation of 11 more such mobile laboratories). These mobile laboratories made 19,150 visits to service stations to verify the quality of the products being sold and discourage the sale of altered products.

 

   

The detection, through the use of satellite tracking systems, of 25 cases of illegal re-routing of fuel deliveries to service stations and unauthorized sites involving PEMEX fuel tank trucks. A total of 17

 

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PEMEX employees implicated in these cases received administrative sanctions in accordance with applicable law, including monetary fines or the suspension of their employment.

 

   

The monitoring, with closed circuit television systems, of areas at 31 storage and distribution terminals where suspicious transactions were suspected of taking place.

 

   

The performance of automated product handling and operations in 66 storage and distribution terminals, through the use of measurement and integrated control systems, which led to the timely identification of possible cases of illegal fuel extraction. Additionally, the use of the satellite tracking and closed circuit television systems discussed above has provided valuable evidence in resolving related administrative investigations.

 

   

The installation and calibration of 60 flow meters at major custody transfer points, in order to measure volumes and determine product balances. Further, the addition of these flow meters has permitted the full automation of the custody transfer system and facilitated information analysis, which enhances the usefulness of the implemented metering equipment by permitting identification of pipelines where constant pressure drops are registered.

 

   

The monitoring of fuel volumes at the service station level, by comparing PEMEX deliveries against retail sales, and thereby further improving volumetric control monitoring. PEMEX, in conjunction with the Procuraduría General de la República (Office of the Federal Attorney General) and the Tax Administration System, conducts physical product management inspection visits to service stations.

In connection with the effort to combat thefts in the national pipeline system, we carried out the following actions during 2009: the inspection of 4,687 kilometers of pipelines with the use of in-line devices known as go-devils; the re-inspection of certain vulnerable pipelines; and the ongoing evaluation of our monitoring activities. Also during 2009, in coordination with the Ministry of National Defense, the Secretary of the Navy and the Office of the Federal Attorney General, we identified and sealed off 439 illegal pipeline taps, as compared to 367 such taps in 2008. We proceeded, as well, in these cases to file the corresponding criminal reports.

The illicit market in fuels impacts our results of operations due to the loss of revenues that would have been generated from the sale of such products, the production cost of which is already included in our cost of sales. The preventive actions, conducting of in-line inspections and timely monitoring and analysis of pipeline pressure drops, each as described above, have allowed us to more quickly detect illegal pipeline taps, reducing our time of exposure to theft and thereby decreasing the estimated volumes of stolen product. The estimated volume loss for 2009 was 3,078,363 barrels, 38% less than the estimated loss of 4,984,571 barrels in 2008. In the period of May 2009 to December 2009 in particular, estimated lost volumes of product decreased by 69%, as compared to the same period of 2008, from 3,982,135 barrels to 1,228,416 barrels.

On August 18, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos received a payment of U.S. $2.4 million from the Office of the Federal Attorney General to compensate PEMEX for the illegal sale by Trammo Petroleum Inc., a company based in Houston, Texas of condensates stolen from PEMEX facilities. The Office of the Federal Attorney General had received this sum from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

On June 7, 2010, Pemex-Exploration and Production filed a civil claim before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, following an investigation by Mexican and United States authorities of the illicit market for petroleum products originating in the Burgos basin. This investigation revealed the alleged participation of several companies, such as BASF Corporation, Murphy Energy Corporation, Trammo Petroleum Inc., Bio-UN Southwest, Inc., Valley Fuels and U.S. Petroleum Depot, Inc., along with several individuals who have pleaded guilty to criminal charges relating to this scheme. Pemex-Exploration and Production is seeking to recover the value of the petroleum condensate that it believes has been stolen.

 

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As discussed above, in coordination with the SHCP and the Ministry of Energy, we have introduced a number of measures to combat the illegal trade in fuels, and we remain committed to continuing to take actions against such market.

Civil Actions

In September 2001, Conproca, S.A. de C.V. (which we refer to as CONPROCA), the construction company performing construction and maintenance services for Pemex-Refining’s Cadereyta refinery, filed a claim for arbitration before the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (the ICA) against Pemex-Refining and Petróleos Mexicanos (No. 11760/KGA) related to expenses incurred by CONPROCA for, among other things, additional work performed and value added. On December 17, 2008, the ICA issued a general liability award in favor of CONPROCA (of which Pemex-Refining was notified on December 22, 2008), without specifying an amount to be paid by Pemex-Refining or Petróleos Mexicanos. On November 30, 2009, the parties submitted briefs and evidence in support of the respective amounts of their claimed liability. CONPROCA is seeking a total amount of U.S. $424.9 million and Petróleos Mexicanos and Pemex-Refining are seeking U.S. $116 million. As of the date of this report, Petróleos Mexicanos and Pemex-Refining are preparing a brief in connection with a hearing to determine the amounts due to each party.

As of the date of this report, only one of the several claims filed by a group of Congressmen from the LIXth Legislature related to the FPWC program (see “Item 4—Information on the Company—Business Overview—Pemex-Exploration and Production—Financed Public Works Contracts”) remains pending. Pemex-Exploration and Production has obtained favorable judgments in the other similar claims filed by these plaintiffs. This remaining claim (No. 226/2004-IV) is related to the FPWC entered into between Pemex-Exploration and Production and PTD Servicios Múltiples, S. de R.L. de C.V. for the Cuervito natural gas production block, and was filed before the Juzgado Noveno de Distrito en Materia Civil del Distrito Federal (Ninth Civil District Court of the Federal District). The claim does not seek monetary relief, but instead to prevent the performance of this FPWC through a declaration that it is void based on the alleged violation of Article 27 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States. On June 7, 2008, Pemex-Exploration and Production responded to this claim. On April 19, 2010, the court issued a resolution declaring that the period for legal action had lapsed. The plaintiffs filed an appeal of this resolution before the Primer Tribunal Unitario en Materia Civil del Primer Circuito (First Unit Civil Court of the First Circuit), which confirmed the resolution but released the plaintiffs from a requirement that they pay court expenses.

In July 2000, Petroquímica Cosoleacaque, S.A. de C.V. (PECOSA, which has since been merged into Pemex-Petrochemicals) filed a claim (No. 18/2000) against Afianzadora Insurgentes, S.A. de C.V. (Afianzadora Insurgentes) and Fianzas México Bital, S.A., Grupo Financiero Bital (Fianzas México) before the Juzgado Décimo de Distrito (Tenth District Court) in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. The claim seeks an award of approximately Ps. 218.8 million for a surety bond granted in favor of Agronitrogenados, S.A. de C.V., an ammonia customer of PECOSA. In June 2004, a judgment in favor of PECOSA was issued. In October 2004, the defendants filed an appeal. The Segundo Tribunal Colegiado del Décimo Circuito (Second Joint Court of the Tenth Circuit) in Villahermosa, Tabasco issued a new resolution on June 9, 2008 in favor of Pemex-Petrochemicals. Afianzadora Insurgentes was ordered to pay Ps. 141.3 million in principal, Ps. 6.9 million in interest and Ps. 50.7 million for delay. Fianzas México was ordered to pay Ps. 13.9 million in principal, Ps. 278,200 in interest and Ps. 5.8 million for delay. Both defendants were also ordered to pay the corresponding interest and value added tax related to this claim. In July 2008, each party filed a form of constitutional relief known as an amparo against this resolution. On March 4, 2009, the Primer Tribunal Colegiado del Décimo Circuito (First Joint Court of the Tenth Circuit) in the state of Tabasco admitted such amparos (No. 197/2009, No. 198/2009 and No. 199/2009) for consideration. The related resolutions are still pending.

In December 2004, Corporación Mexicana de Mantenimiento Integral, S. de R.L. de C.V. (COMMISA) filed an arbitration claim before the ICA against Pemex-Exploration and Production (arbitration related to project No. IPC-01) for, among other things, a breach of a construction agreement in connection with two platforms in

 

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the Cantarell complex. The detailed claim filed by COMMISA seeks damages of U.S. $319.9 million and Ps. 37.2 million. Pemex-Exploration and Production responded to the claim and filed a counterclaim against COMMISA, seeking U.S. $125.9 million and Ps. 41.5 million. On January 13, 2010, the ICA notified Pemex-Exploration and Production that it had rendered a decision, dated December 16, 2009, requiring Pemex-Exploration and Production to pay COMMISA sums of approximately U.S. $293.6 million and Ps. 34.5 million, plus interest, but also requiring COMMISA to pay Pemex-Exploration and Production a sum of approximately U.S. $5.7 million, plus interest. On January 11, 2010, Pemex-Exploration and Production had been notified that COMMISA had filed a motion before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York requesting the enforcement of the ICA award in its favor. As of the date of this report, Pemex-Exploration and Production is seeking to have this action dismissed. On July 1, 2010, a hearing will be held. In addition, Pemex-Exploration and Production has filed a motion before the Juzgado Quinto de Distrito en Materia Civil (Fifth Civil District Court), requesting that the award be declared null and void. The resolution of this claim is still pending.

In January 2006, Tejas Gas de Toluca, S. de R.L. de C.V. (TGT) commenced an arbitration proceeding against Gas Natural México, S.A. de C.V. (GNM) and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, seeking, among other things, to enforce compliance with a transportation agreement and its amendments dated February 2001 and November 2001. This agreement was entered into for the operation of the Palmillas-Toluca pipeline. On May 27, 2010, the parties executed a settlement agreement in connection with this claim. Additionally, they agreed to execute a new transportation agreement. On May 28, 2010, the parties notified the ICA of the settlement agreement, to facilitate its issuance of a final award on such terms.

On December 16, 2005, Asociación de Transportistas al Servicio de Petróleos Mexicanos, Clientes o Empresas Sustitutos, A.C. (Asociación de Transportistas) filed a claim (No. 271/2005-I) before the Juzgado Quinto de Distrito en Materia Civil (Fifth Civil District Court) in the Federal District seeking a declaration that Pemex-Refining was in breach of a transportation agreement dated March 26, 1993, as well as the payment of related damages. Asociación de Transportistas is also seeking that Pemex-Refining authorize the plaintiff to replace tank trucks older than ten years, register these new tank trucks and assign them a cargo. On April 29, 2008, a judgment was issued against Pemex-Refining. Pemex-Refining filed an appeal (No. 425/2008) against this resolution before the Primer Tribunal Unitario en materia Civil y Administrativa del Primer Circuito (First Unit Civil and Administrative Court of the First Circuit), which was granted on October 26, 2009. The plaintiff filed an amparo (No. 696/2009) against this resolution before the Décimo Segundo Tribunal Colegiado (Twelfth Joint Court), which affirmed the previous resolution in favor of Pemex-Refining. This proceeding has therefore concluded. In three other claims filed separately by Asociación de Transportistas against Pemex-Refining, judgments have been granted in favor of Pemex-Refining.

On August 20, 2007, Petróleos Mexicanos and Pemex-Refining were summoned before the Juzgado Decimocuarto de Distrito del Décimo Circuito (Fourteenth District Court of the Tenth Circuit) in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz in connection with a civil claim (No. 12/2007) filed by Leoba Rueda Nava, seeking approximately Ps. 2,896.9 million for, among other things, civil liability and damages resulting from the pollution of land used to store oil waste. On May 19, 2010, a final judgment was issued in favor of the plaintiff. Petróleos Mexicanos and Pemex-Refining were ordered to pay Ps. 995.1 million plus interest, as well as expenses related to the claim. On May 26, 2010, the defendants filed an appeal against this judgment before a Tribunal Unitario del Décimo Circuito (Unit Court of the Tenth Circuit) in Villahermosa, Tabasco. As of the date of this report, a final resolution is still pending.

In December 2003, Unión de Sistemas Industriales, S.A. de C.V. filed a claim (No. 202/2003) before the Juzgado Tercero de Distrito en Materia Civil (Third Civil District Court) in the Federal District against Pemex-Refining, seeking approximately Ps. 393 million for, among other things, work performed and not paid for under a pipeline construction agreement, as well as expenses related to the claim. A final judgment was issued against Pemex-Refining in which it was ordered to pay Ps. 89.0 million. Both parties filed appeals (No. 204/2009 and No. 205/2009) against this resolution before the Segundo Tribunal Unitario en Materia Civil y Administrativa del Primer Circuito (Second Unit Civil and Administrative Court of the First Circuit). On November 23, 2009, a resolution was granted in favor of Pemex-Refining. The plaintiff filed an amparo (D.C. 03/2010) before the

 

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Décimo Tribunal Colegiado en material Civil (Tenth Joint Civil Court) against this resolution. Pemex-Refining also filed an amparo (D.C. 04/2010) before the Tenth Joint Civil Court since it was ordered to grant a discharge in favor of the plaintiff. On May 26, 2010, a resolution was issued against Pemex-Refining’s amparo and in favor of the plaintiff’s. The court ordered that the pleadings filed by the plaintiff be analyzed. As of the date of this report, a final resolution is still pending.

On August 16, 2006, two separate amparos (No. 723/2006 and No. 724/2006) were filed by Minera Carbonífera Río Escondido, S.A. de C.V. and Minerales Monclova, S.A. de C.V. before the Juzgado Cuarto de Distrito en Materia Administrativa (Fourth Administrative District Court) in the Federal District, alleging that the Regulatory Law was unconstitutional and that Pemex-Exploration and Production had violated each entity’s constitutional rights by carrying out development, infrastructure and maintenance projects in non-associated gas fields under a public works contract. A constitutional hearing will be held on July 6, 2010. An expert’s opinion on geology to be filed by Pemex-Exploration and Production is still pending.

On April 14, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals were summoned before the Juzgado Séptimo de Distrito (Seventh District Court) in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, in connection with a claim filed by Irma Ayala Tijerina de Barroso and others, seeking approximately Ps. 1,490.9 million for, among other things, civil liability and damages resulting from the pollution of land used for water treatment in the Reynosa GPC. On May 7, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals responded to this claim, objecting that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear it. This objection was admitted and the principal claim has therefore been suspended. A final resolution is still pending.

In January 1993, Pemex-Refining entered into a joint venture with Impulsora Jalisciense, S.A. de C.V. (Impulsora) to establish a new company called Mexicana de Lubricantes, S.A. de C.V. (Mexicana de Lubricantes), which manufactures, bottles and distributes automotive and industrial lubricants and greases. Currently, Pemex-Refining is involved in certain litigation and administrative proceedings in connection with this joint venture, including the following:

 

   

On December 5, 2005, Impulsora filed an amparo (No. 1519/2005) before the Juzgado Quinto de Distrito en Materia Administrativa (Fifth Administrative District Court) in the state of Jalisco, in connection with a constitutional challenge to the Ley Federal de Procedimiento Administrativo (Federal Law of Administrative Procedure) and a resolution (Acuerdo No. PMREF-00-002) modifying the franchise agreement among Pemex-Refining and the service stations franchised by Pemex-Refining. This proceeding has been joined with a pending claim filed by Bardahl de México, S.A. de C.V. (Bardahl), a competitor in the lubricants market, in which Bardahl asserts that it is the owner of the “Mexlub” trademark. As described further below, Bardahl seeks a ruling under which it would be permitted to sell its products in the service stations franchised by Pemex-Refining, thereby eliminating Mexicana de Lubricantes’ exclusive right to sell its lubricants in these service stations. A constitutional hearing will be held on July 9, 2010.

 

   

On December 20, 2005, Pemex-Refining filed a commercial claim (No. 127/2005) against Mexicana de Lubricantes before the Juzgado Segundo de Distrito en Materia Civil (Second Civil District Court) in the state of Jalisco, to compel Impulsora to convene a general shareholders’ meeting to discuss Mexicana de Lubricantes’ financial information, as well as the appointment of its new board members and comptroller. On June 29, 2007, a judgment was issued in favor of Pemex-Refining, and Mexicana de Lubricantes was ordered to convene a general shareholders’ meeting. As of the date of this report, compliance with this final resolution is still pending.

 

   

On June 7, 2006, Pemex-Refining filed a criminal complaint before the Federal Attorney General’s Office for fraud allegedly committed by members of the board of directors of Mexicana de Lubricantes. On July 17, 2009, Pemex-Refining filed an accounting report stating that it had suffered up to Ps. 25.8 million in damages as a result of this alleged fraud. As of the date of this report, an expert’s opinion to be provided by the Federal Attorney General’s Office is still pending, and the matter remains under investigation.

 

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On October 17, 2006, Pemex-Refining filed a commercial claim (No. 222/2006) against Impulsora before the Juzgado Octavo de Distrito en Materia Civil (Eight Civil District Court) in Mexico City, seeking to enforce its contractual right to exercise an option to purchase those shares of Mexicana de Lubricantes owned by Impulsora. On November 30, 2009, a judgment was issued in favor of Impulsora on the basis of Mexicana de Lubricantes’ financial statements not yet having been approved—which would be necessary in determining whether it had realized any profit. Pemex-Refining filed an appeal against this resolution, which was denied on April 29, 2010. Pemex-Refining was ordered to pay court expenses and filed an amparo (No. 345/2010) against this resolution before the Sexto Tribunal Colegiado en Materia Civil del Primer Circuito (Sixth Joint Civil Court of the First Circuit). A final resolution is still pending.

 

   

On February 2, 2007, Mexicana de Lubricantes filed a commercial claim (No. 28/2007) against Pemex-Refining before the Juzgado Primero de Distrito en Materia Civil (First Civil District Court) in the Federal District seeking, among other things, a judgment declaring null and void any advance termination or cancellation of the following agreements executed between Mexicana de Lubricantes and Pemex-Refining: (i) a license and trademark contract; (ii) a basic greases supply contract; and (iii) a contract for the manufacture of lubricants and greases for Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities. On March 16, 2010, a judgment was issued in favor of Pemex-Refining. Mexicana de Lubricantes and Pemex-Refining each filed an appeal against this resolution before the First Unit Civil and Administrative Court of the First Circuit. A final resolution is still pending.

 

   

On May 2, 2007, Bardahl filed a commercial claim (No. 95/2007) against Mexicana de Lubricantes and Pemex-Refining before the Juzgado Quinto de Distrito en Materia Civil del Tercer Circuito (Fifth Civil District Court of the Third Circuit) in Guadalajara, Jalisco, seeking that a trademark license agreement between Pemex-Refining and Mexicana de Lubricantes and its amendments be declared invalid because of an exclusivity clause that prevents the sale of Bardahl’s products in the service stations franchised by Pemex-Refining, as well as related damages. The plaintiff’s expert claims that Bardahl’s damages total up to Ps. 18,008 million, while the defendants’ expert claims that there are no damages. The trial is in the evidentiary stage, with the opinion of an independent expert still pending.

 

   

On November 3, 1997, the Comisión Federal de Competencia (Federal Competition Commission) initiated an investigation into Pemex-Refining’s business practices in connection with an exclusivity clause included in its license and trademark contracts executed with service stations franchised by Pemex-Refining, which provided that those service stations could only sell lubricants and greases bearing PEMEX or Mexicana de Lubricantes trademarks. On July 10, 2003, the Federal Competition Commission issued a resolution prohibiting Pemex-Refining from engaging in anti-competitive practices in relation to that exclusivity clause, requiring amendment of the related contracts within a period of six months to remove the clause and imposing a fine of 1,500 daily minimum wage units per day until such contracts were brought into compliance. However, this six-month deadline was suspended due to a motion filed by Impulsora. On January 23, 2008, the Federal Competition Commission notified Pemex-Refining that it would require compliance with the resolution described above within a period of no more than 15 business days, except for the requirement to amend the relevant contracts. On February 12, 2008, Pemex-Refining filed a response stating that it would be unable to comply with the resolution due to a definitive suspension granted to Bardhal in a related amparo (No. 373/2006, which is currently joined with amparo No. 1519/2005). On April 10, 2008, the Federal Competition Commission rejected this response and Pemex-Refining filed a subsequent motion to suspend the Federal Competition Commission’s resolution. That motion was granted on May 6, 2008. An amparo had been granted on April 30, 2008 in favor of Pemex-Refining, declaring unconstitutional the resolution originally issued by the Federal Competition Commission. The Federal Competition Commission filed a revised motion (No. R.A. 246/2008) before the Décimo Tribunal Colegiado del Primer Circuito (Tenth Joint Court of the First Circuit) objecting to the amparo, but that motion was denied. On September 28, 2009, the Federal Competition Commission reviewed the evidence filed by Pemex-Refining and ratified its initial resolution. On October 20, 2009, Pemex- Refining filed a new amparo (No. 1691/2009) before the Juzgado Décimo Tercero de Distrito en Materia Administrativa (Thirteenth Administrative District Court) in the Federal District, and a provisional suspension was granted. A constitutional hearing was to be held on June 17, 2010.

 

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The result of these proceedings is uncertain until the final resolutions are issued by the appropriate authorities.

Dividends

In March 1990, as a result of the implementation of the 1989-92 Financing Package for Mexico, our commercial bank creditors exchanged U.S. $7.58 billion of Petróleos Mexicanos’ external indebtedness for Brady Bonds issued by the Mexican Government. At the same time, Petróleos Mexicanos’ indebtedness to the Mexican Government was increased by the same amount; the new indebtedness was denominated in currencies other than pesos. In December 1990, the Mexican Government and Petróleos Mexicanos agreed to capitalize this indebtedness, converting it into Certificates of Contribution “A.” As a condition of this capitalization, Petróleos Mexicanos agreed to pay a minimum guaranteed dividend to the Mexican Government equal to the debt service on the capitalized debt. The Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos approves the total dividend on the Certificates of Contribution “A” after the end of each fiscal year, although until January 2007 Petróleos Mexicanos paid an amount equal to the minimum guaranteed dividend to the Mexican Government in monthly advance payments during the year. During 2005, 2006 and 2007, Petróleos Mexicanos made advance payments to the Mexican Government in aggregate annual amounts of Ps. 16,501 million, Ps. 269 million and Ps. 4,260 million, respectively, toward the minimum guaranteed dividends for those years. On January 2, 2007, Petróleos Mexicanos made its final advance payment of minimum guaranteed dividends. We do not have a dividend policy; the Mexican Government may require that we make dividend payments at any time. On August 20, 2008, the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos approved the payment of a Ps. 4,270 million dividend to the Mexican Government. No dividends were declared or paid in 2009. See “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Equity Structure and Certificates of Contribution ‘A.’”

 

Item 9. The Offer and Listing

Trading in the debt securities issued by Petróleos Mexicanos takes place primarily in the over-the-counter market. All the debt securities issued by Petróleos Mexicanos that are registered pursuant to the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (which we refer to as the Securities Act) are also listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and traded on the Euro MTF, the alternative market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

 

Item 10. Additional Information

Memorandum and Articles of Association

The Mexican Congress established Petróleos Mexicanos by a decree dated June 7, 1938, effective July 20, 1938. None of Petróleos Mexicanos or the subsidiary entities has bylaws or articles of association. On July 17, 1992, the Mexican Congress created the subsidiary entities out of operations that had previously been directly managed by Petróleos Mexicanos. Petróleos Mexicanos and its four subsidiary entities, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals and Pemex-Petrochemicals, are decentralized public entities of the Mexican Government, and each is a legal entity empowered to own property and carry on business in its own name. The activities of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities are regulated by the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, the Regulatory Law, the Petróleos Mexicanos Law, Regulations to the Petróleos Mexicanos Law, regulations issued pursuant to the Regulatory Law and other federal laws and regulations. See “Item 4—Information on the Company—History and Development.” Under the Petróleos Mexicanos Law, the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos has the following committees: Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee, Transparency and Accountability Committee, Strategy and Investment Committee, Compensation Committee, Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services Committee, Environmental and Sustainability Committee and Development and Technological Research Committee. See “Item 6—Directors, Senior Management and Employees.”

 

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Under the Federal Law of Administrative Responsibilities of Public Officials, our directors are obligated to abstain from voting on a proposal, arrangement or contract in which they have a personal, family or business interest. Our directors do not have the power to vote compensation to themselves or any other member of the board. Except in the case of the professional board members, our directors do not receive compensation for their services as members of the Boards of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities. Under the Federal Law of Administrative Responsibilities of Public Officials, our directors must perform their duties without obtaining or attempting to obtain any benefits greater than those granted by law. Therefore, our directors do not have borrowing powers exercisable by themselves. There is no requirement for early retirement for our directors.

Material Contracts

On November 10, 1998, Petróleos Mexicanos, The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York) and The Bank of New York (Delaware) entered into a Trust Agreement, which created the Master Trust and designated The Bank of New York Mellon as Managing Trustee and The Bank of New York (Delaware) as Delaware Trustee. On the same date, Petróleos Mexicanos, the subsidiary entities (except for Pemex-Petrochemicals) and the Master Trust, acting through The Bank of New York Mellon, entered into an Assignment and Indemnity Agreement. This agreement provided for the assignment by such subsidiary entities to the Master Trust of certain payment obligations relating to PIDIREGAS, the arrangement by Petróleos Mexicanos of financing on behalf of the Master Trust to meet such payment obligations, the payment by Petróleos Mexicanos and such subsidiary entities to the Master Trust of the amounts necessary to meet the Master Trust’s obligations under such financings and the indemnification of the Master Trust by Petróleos Mexicanos and such subsidiary entities. The Trust Agreement was amended on each of November 17, 2004, December 22, 2004 and August 17, 2006, and the Assignment and Indemnity Agreement was amended on August 17, 2006. The purpose of the August 17, 2006 amendment was to include Pemex-Petrochemicals as a party to the Assignment and Indemnity Agreement. Effective January 30, 2009, the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163 assigned certain rights to Petróleos Mexicanos in consideration of the cancellation of debt that these entities had issued to Petróleos Mexicanos between 2006 and 2008 pursuant to several inter-company private placements. In addition, effective January 1, 2009, in connection with amendments to the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability, Petróleos Mexicanos agreed to assume primary responsibility for the payment of all indebtedness of the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163, respectively. However, the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163 continued to act as servicers of all of this indebtedness until such time as Petróleos Mexicanos legally assumed, as primary obligor, their indebtedness under the related agreements. These assumptions occurred during the second half of 2009.

On December 30, 2004, the Master Trust and Petróleos Mexicanos entered into an indenture with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (Deutsche Bank), as Trustee. This agreement provided for the issuance by the Master Trust from time to time of unsecured debt securities. All issuances of debt securities under this indenture were unconditionally guaranteed by Petróleos Mexicanos. Pursuant to a guaranty agreement, dated as of July 29, 1996, Petróleos Mexicanos’ obligations are jointly and severally guaranteed by Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals. Under the indenture, Petróleos Mexicanos was permitted, without the consent of the holders of the outstanding debt securities, to assume as primary obligor all of the Master Trust’s obligations under such debt securities in substitution of the Master Trust and, upon such assumption, the Master Trust would be released from its obligations under such debt securities. Effective September 30, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos assumed all of the Master Trust’s obligations under the 2004 indenture and the debt securities issued under the 2004 indenture, and all of the Master Trust’s obligations under an indenture dated as of July 31, 2000, among the Master Trust, Petróleos Mexicanos and Deutsche Bank, as well as the debt securities issued under the 2000 indenture.

On each of February 11, 2005, February 23, 2007, October 11, 2007 and July 18, 2008, the Master Trust further increased the aggregate amount of debt securities issuable under its Medium-Term Notes program to U.S. $20,000,000,000, U.S. $30,000,000,000, U.S. $40,000,000,000 and U.S. $60,000,000,000, respectively.

 

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Following these increases and pursuant to the 2004 indenture referred to above, the Master Trust issued various new series of securities. See “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Financing Activities.” All of the Master Trust’s obligations under these securities were assumed by Petróleos Mexicanos effective as of September 30, 2009.

As of December 31, 2008 and 2009, we have entered into contracts with various contractors for approximate amounts of Ps. 483,256 million and Ps. 195,097 million, respectively. These contracts are for the development of investment projects under the PIDIREGAS program, which projects will continue notwithstanding the changes to the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability described above. See Note 3(g) to our consolidated financial statements included herein.

On January 27, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos entered into an indenture with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee. This agreement provides for the issuance by Petróleos Mexicanos from time to time of unsecured debt securities. On the same date, Petróleos Mexicanos entered into a distribution agreement with Calyon Securities (USA) Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Limited, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Santander Investment Securities Inc. pursuant to which Petróleos Mexicanos established a U.S. $7 billion medium-term note, Series C, program. Pursuant to the 1996 guaranty agreement referred to above, Petróleos Mexicanos’ obligations under all notes issued under this program are jointly and severally guaranteed by Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals. Petróleos Mexicanos issued approximately U.S. $6.1 billion of notes under this program in 2009. In January 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos increased the size of this program to U.S. $12 billion.

Exchange Controls

Mexico has had a free market for foreign exchange since 1991, and the Mexican Government has allowed the peso to float freely against the U.S. dollar since December 1994. PEMEX has no control over or influence on this exchange rate policy. The Mexican Government has announced that it does not intend to change its floating exchange rate policy, but there is no guarantee that the Mexican Government will not change this policy. See “Item 3—Key Information—Exchange Rates” and “Item 3—Key Information—Risk Factors—Considerations Related to Mexico.”

Taxation

The 1997 Securities, the 1998 Securities, the 1999 Securities, the 2001 Securities, the 2003 Securities, the 2004 Securities, the 2006 Securities, the 2008 Securities and the 2009 Securities.

Pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-7796), which was declared effective by the SEC on October 17, 1997, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals registered pursuant to the Securities Act up to U.S. $400,000,000 of 9.50% Global Guaranteed Bonds due 2027, which we refer to as the 1997 Securities. In December 2004 and February 2006, an aggregate amount of U.S. $376,250,000 of the 1997 Securities were exchanged for bonds issued by the Master Trust.

Pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-9310), which was declared effective by the SEC on August 24, 1998, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals registered pursuant to the Securities Act up to U.S. $350,000,000 of 9 1/4% Global Guaranteed Bonds due 2018, which we refer to as the 1998 Securities. In December 2004 and February 2006, an aggregate amount of U.S. $340,427,000 of the 1998 Securities were exchanged for bonds issued by the Master Trust.

Pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-10706), which was declared effective by the SEC on October 1, 1999, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals registered pursuant to the Securities Act up to U.S. $500,000,000 of

 

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9.50% Puttable or Mandatorily Exchangeable Securities (POMESSM) due 2027, which we refer to as the 1999 Securities. In December 2004 and February 2006, an aggregate amount of U.S. $421,522,000 of the 1999 Securities were exchanged for POMESSM issued by the Master Trust. All outstanding 1999 Securities of Petróleos Mexicanos were, on March 16, 2006, mandatorily exchanged for 9.50% Global Guaranteed Bonds due 2027 issued by Petróleos Mexicanos, thereby increasing the outstanding amount of the 1997 Securities.

Pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-13812), which was declared effective by the SEC on August 29, 2001, the Master Trust, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals registered pursuant to the Securities Act up to U.S. $1,000,000,000 of 9.125% Notes due 2010, which we refer to as the 2001 Securities.

Pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-103197), which was declared effective by the SEC on February 24, 2003, the Master Trust, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals registered pursuant to the Securities Act up to U.S. $750,000,000 of 8.00% Notes due 2011, up to U.S. $500,000,000 of 8.625% Bonds due 2022 and up to U.S. $1,000,000,000 of 7.375% Notes due 2014. Pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-107905), which was declared effective by the SEC on August 21, 2003, the Master Trust, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals registered pursuant to the Securities Act up to U.S. $510,154,000 of 8.625% Bonds due 2022 and up to U.S. $757,265,000 of 7.375% Notes due 2014. Pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-103197), which was declared effective by the SEC on August 21, 2003, the Master Trust, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals registered pursuant to the Securities Act up to U.S. $36,977,000 of 8.00% Notes due 2011. Pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-108257), which was declared effective by the SEC on August 28, 2003, the Master Trust, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals registered pursuant to the Securities Act up to U.S. $9,841,000 of 9.125% Notes due 2010. The securities registered in 2003 under these registration statements are collectively referred to as the 2003 Securities.

Pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-118373), which was declared effective by the SEC on August 31, 2004, the Master Trust, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals registered pursuant to the Securities Act up to U.S. $18,095,000 of 7.375% Notes due 2014 and up to U.S. $47,085,000 of 8.625% Bonds due 2022. The securities registered in 2004 are collectively referred to as the 2004 Securities.

Pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-126941), which was declared effective by the SEC on January 13, 2006, the Master Trust, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals registered pursuant to the Securities Act up to U.S. $324,220,000 of 9 1/4% Bonds due 2018, U.S. $228,735,000 of 8.625% Bonds due 2023, U.S. $354,477,000 of 9.50% Bonds due 2027, U.S. $403,746,000 of POMESSM due 2027, U.S. $1,000,000,000 of 5.75% Notes due 2015 and U.S. $500,000,000 of 6.625% Guaranteed Bonds due 2035. Pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-126948), which was declared effective by the SEC on January 13, 2006, the Master Trust, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals registered pursuant to the Securities Act up to U.S. $25,780,000 of 9 1/4% Bonds due 2018, U.S. $21,265,000 of 8.625% Bonds due 2023, U.S. $45,523,000 of 9.50% Bonds due 2027 and U.S. $96,254,000 of POMESSM due 2027. All outstanding POMES registered under these registration statements were, on March 15, 2006, mandatorily exchanged for 9.50% Bonds due 2027. Pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-136674), which was declared effective by the SEC on November 3, 2006, the Master Trust, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals registered pursuant to the Securities Act up to U.S. $759,254,000 of 5.75% Notes due 2015 and U.S. $751,995,000 of 6.625% Guaranteed Bonds due 2035. The securities registered in 2006 under these registration statements are collectively referred to as the 2006 Securities.

 

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Pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-152486), which was declared effective by the SEC on December 18, 2008, the Master Trust, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals registered pursuant to the Securities Act up to U.S. $2,500,000,000 of 5.75% Guaranteed Notes due 2018, up to U.S. $501,000,000 of 6.625% Guaranteed Bonds due 2035 and up to U.S. $500,000,000 of 6.625% Guaranteed Bonds due 2038. The securities registered in 2008 are collectively referred to as the 2008 Securities.

Pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-160799), which was declared effective by the SEC on August 25, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals registered pursuant to the Securities Act up to U.S. $2,000,000,000 of 8.00% Notes due 2019. The securities registered in 2009 are referred to as the 2009 Securities, and together with the 1997 Securities, the 1998 Securities, the 2001 Securities, the 2003 Securities, the 2004 Securities, the 2006 Securities and the 2008 Securities, are collectively referred to as the Registered Securities.

Effective as of September 30, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos assumed, as primary obligor, all of the Master Trust’s obligations as issuer of the 2001 Securities, the 2003 Securities, the 2004 Securities, the 2006 Securities and the 2008 Securities. As a result, effective as of September 30, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos is the issuer of all Registered Securities.

Taxation Generally

The following summary contains a description of the principal Mexican and U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the Registered Securities, but it does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all of the tax considerations that may be relevant to a decision to invest in, or dispose of, the Registered Securities.

This summary is based on the federal tax laws of Mexico and the United States in force on the date of this Form 20-F, including the provisions of the income tax treaty between the United States and Mexico together with related protocols (which are subject to change), and does not describe any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state or municipality in Mexico, the United States or any other jurisdiction, or the laws of any taxing jurisdiction other than the federal laws of Mexico and the United States.

Mexico has also entered into, or is negotiating, tax treaties with various countries that may have effects on holders of Registered Securities. This summary does not discuss the consequences (if any) of such treaties.

Each holder or beneficial owner of Registered Securities should consult its tax advisor as to the Mexican, United States or other tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of those securities, including the effect of any foreign, state or municipal tax laws, and the consequences of the application of any tax treaty to which Mexico is a party.

Mexican Taxation

This summary of certain Mexican federal tax considerations refers only to holders of Registered Securities that are not residents of Mexico for Mexican tax purposes and that will not hold the Registered Securities or a beneficial interest therein through a permanent establishment for tax purposes (we refer to any such non-resident holder as a Foreign Holder). For purposes of Mexican taxation, an individual is a resident of Mexico if he/she has established his/her domicile in Mexico. When an individual also has a place of residence in another country, that individual will be considered a resident of Mexico for tax purposes, if such individual has his/her center of vital interest in Mexico. An individual would be deemed to have his/her center of vital interest in Mexico if, among other things: (a) more than 50% of his/her total income for the year were derived from Mexican sources, or (b) his/her principal center of professional activities were located in Mexico.

 

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A legal entity is a resident of Mexico if:

 

   

it maintains the principal administration of its business in Mexico; or

 

   

it has established its effective management in Mexico.

A Mexican national is presumed to be a resident of Mexico unless such person can demonstrate the contrary. If a legal entity or individual has a permanent establishment in Mexico, such permanent establishment shall be required to pay taxes in Mexico on income attributable to such permanent establishment in accordance with Mexican federal tax law.

Taxation of Interest. Under the Mexican Income Tax Law and rules issued by the SHCP applicable to PEMEX, payments of interest (which is deemed to include any amounts paid in excess of the original issue price of the relevant securities), made by a Mexican issuer (including Petróleos Mexicanos) in respect of notes or bonds and other debt securities to a Foreign Holder will generally be subject to a Mexican withholding tax assessed at a rate of 4.9%, if the following requirements are met:

 

   

notice relating to the offering of such notes or bonds is given to the National Banking and Securities Commission as required under the Securities Market Law and evidence of such notice is timely filed with the SHCP;

 

   

such notes or bonds are placed outside of Mexico through banks or brokerage houses in a country that has entered into a treaty to avoid double taxation with Mexico; and

 

   

the issuer duly complies with the information requirements established in the general rules issued by the SHCP for such purposes.

If the effective beneficiaries, directly or indirectly, individually or jointly with related parties, receive more than 5% of the interest paid on such notes or bonds and are holders, directly or indirectly, individually or jointly, with related parties of more than 10% of the voting stock of the issuer or entities 20% or more of whose stock is owned directly or indirectly, individually or jointly, by parties related to the issuer, the withholding tax rate applicable to payment of interest on such notes or bonds may be significantly higher.

Payments of interest made by Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining or Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals in respect of the Registered Securities to non-Mexican pension or retirement funds will be exempt from Mexican withholding taxes, provided that:

 

   

such fund is duly organized pursuant to the laws of its country of origin and is the effective beneficiary of the interest payment;

 

   

the income from such interest payment is exempt from income tax in such country of residence; and

 

   

such fund is registered with the SHCP for that purpose.

Additional Amounts. Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals have agreed, subject to specified exceptions and limitations, to:

 

   

pay Additional Amounts (as defined in the indenture dated as of September 18, 1997, between Petróleos Mexicanos and Deutsche Bank (the 1997 Indenture)) to the holders of the 1997 Securities in respect of the Mexican withholding taxes mentioned above;

 

   

pay Additional Amounts (as defined in the indenture dated as of August 7, 1998, between Petróleos Mexicanos and Deutsche Bank (the 1998 Indenture)) to the holders of the 1998 Securities in respect of the Mexican withholding taxes mentioned above;

 

   

pay Additional Amounts (as defined in the indenture dated as of July 31, 2000, as supplemented, between Petróleos Mexicanos and Deutsche Bank) to the holders of the 2001 Securities, the 2003 Securities and the 2004 Securities in respect of the Mexican withholding taxes described above;

 

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pay Additional Amounts (as defined in the indenture dated as of December 30, 2004, as supplemented, between Petróleos Mexicanos and Deutsche Bank) to the holders of the 2006 Securities and the 2008 Securities in respect of the Mexican withholding taxes described above; and

 

   

pay Additional Amounts (as defined in the indenture dated as of January 27, 2009, between Petróleos Mexicanos and Deutsche Bank) to the holders of the 2009 Securities in respect of the Mexican withholding taxes described above.

If Petróleos Mexicanos pays Additional Amounts in respect of such Mexican withholding taxes, any refunds received with respect to such Additional Amounts will be for the account of Petróleos Mexicanos.

Holders or beneficial owners of the Registered Securities may be requested to provide certain information or documentation necessary to enable Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining or Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals to establish the appropriate Mexican withholding tax rate applicable to such holders or beneficial owners. In the event that the specified information or documentation concerning such holder or beneficial owner, if requested, is not provided on a timely basis, the obligation of Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining or Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals to pay Additional Amounts may be limited.

Taxation of Dispositions. Capital gains resulting from the sale or other disposition of the Registered Securities by a Foreign Holder will not be subject to Mexican income or withholding taxes.

Other Mexican Tax Considerations. Under the Income Tax Law, any discount received by a non-resident upon purchase of the notes or bonds from a Mexican resident or a non-resident with a permanent establishment in Mexico is deemed interest income, and therefore, subject to taxes in Mexico. Such interest income results from the difference between the face value (plus accrued interest not subject to withholding) and the purchase price of such notes or bonds.

Transfer and Other Taxes. There are no Mexican stamp, registration or similar taxes payable by a Foreign Holder in connection with the purchase, ownership or disposition of the Registered Securities. A Foreign Holder of the Registered Securities will not be liable for Mexican estate, succession, gift, inheritance or similar tax with respect to such securities.

United States Taxation

This summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations deals principally with persons that hold the Registered Securities as capital assets and whose functional currency is the U.S. dollar. As used in this section “Taxation,” the term “United States Holder” means an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a U.S. domestic corporation or any other person that is subject to U.S. federal income taxation on a net income basis in respect of its investment in the Registered Securities.

This summary does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all the tax considerations that may be relevant to any particular investor, including tax considerations that arise from rules of general application or that are assumed to be known to investors. This summary generally does not address the tax treatment of holders that may be subject to special tax rules, such as banks, insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations, dealers in securities or currencies, certain short-term holders of Registered Securities, traders in securities electing to mark to market, or persons that hedge their exposure in the Registered Securities or hold the Registered Securities as a position in a “straddle” for tax purposes or as part of a “synthetic security” or a “conversion transaction” or other integrated investment comprised of such securities and one or more other investments, nor does it address the tax treatment of holders that did not acquire the Registered Securities at their issue price as part of the initial distribution. Investors who purchased the Registered Securities at a price other than the issue price should consult their tax advisor as to the possible applicability to them of the amortizable bond premium or market discount

 

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rules. United States Holders should be aware that the U.S. federal income tax consequences of holding the Registered Securities may be materially different for investors described in the prior sentence, including as a result of recent changes in law applicable to investors with short holding periods or that engage in hedging transactions.

Taxation of Interest and Additional Amounts. A United States Holder will treat the gross amount of interest and Additional Amounts (i.e., without reduction for Mexican withholding taxes) as ordinary interest income in respect of the Registered Securities. Mexican withholding taxes paid at the appropriate rate applicable to the United States Holder will be treated as foreign income taxes eligible, subject to generally applicable limitations and conditions, for credit against such United States Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, at the election of such United States Holder, or for deduction in computing such United States Holder’s taxable income, provided that the United States Holder does not elect to claim a foreign tax credit for any foreign income taxes paid or accrued for the relevant taxable year. Interest and Additional Amounts will constitute income from sources without the United States and generally will be treated separately along with other items of “passive” income for purposes of determining the credit for foreign income taxes allowed under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The calculation and availability of foreign tax credits or deductions involves the application of rules that depend on a United States Holder’s particular circumstances. United States Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of foreign tax credits and the treatment of Additional Amounts.

Foreign tax credits may not be allowed for withholding taxes imposed in respect of certain short-term or hedged positions in securities or in respect of arrangements in which a United States Holder’s expected economic profits is insubstantial. United States Holders should consult their own advisors concerning the implications of these rules in light of their particular circumstances.

Taxation of Dispositions. Upon the sale, exchange or retirement of a Registered Security, a United States Holder will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized (less any amounts attributable to accrued and unpaid interest not previously includible in gross income, which will be taxable as ordinary income) and the holder’s tax basis in such security. Gain or loss recognized by a United States Holder on the sale, redemption or other disposition of the Registered Securities generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if, at the time of disposition, the securities have been held for more than one year. Long-term capital gain realized by an individual United States Holder is generally taxed at lower rates than short-term capital gains or ordinary income.

Non-United States Holders. Holders of the Registered Securities that are, with respect to the United States, non-resident aliens or foreign corporations (which we refer to as Non-United States Holders) will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes, on payments of interest on the securities so long as the requirements described under “Backup Withholding and Information Reporting” are satisfied, unless such income is effectively connected with the conduct by the Non-United States Holder of a trade or business in the United States.

The gain realized on any sale or exchange of the Registered Securities by a Non-United States Holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, including withholding tax, unless (1) such gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the holder of a trade or business in the United States or (2) in the case of gain realized by an individual holder, the holder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the sale and either (A) such gain or income is attributable to an office or other fixed place of business maintained in the United States by such holder or (B) such holder has a tax home in the United States.

A Registered Security held by an individual holder who at the time of death is a non-resident alien will not be subject to U.S. federal estate tax.

 

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Backup Withholding and Information Reporting. The principal paying agent for each of the Registered Securities will be required to file information returns with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to payments made to certain United States Holders of those securities. In addition, certain United States Holders may be subject to a backup withholding tax in respect of such payments, unless they (1) provide their accurate taxpayer identification numbers to the principal paying agent and certify that they are not subject to backup withholding or (2) otherwise establish an exemption from the backup withholding tax. Non-United States Holders may be required to comply with applicable certification procedures to establish that they are not United States Holders in order to avoid the application of such information reporting requirements and backup withholding tax.

Documents on Display

We are subject to the information requirements of the Exchange Act. In accordance with these requirements, we file reports, including annual reports on Form 20-F, and other information with the SEC. These materials, including this annual report, and the exhibits thereto, may be inspected and copied at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms. In addition, any filings we make electronically with the SEC will be available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Risk Management and Financial Instruments

PEMEX faces market risks caused by the volatility of hydrocarbon prices, exchange rates and interest rates. In order to monitor and manage these risks, Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities have developed regulations relating to market risk management, which are comprised of policies and guidelines applicable to Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities that promote an integrated scheme for market risk management, regulate the use of DFIs, guide the development of hedging strategies and provide strategies for the formulation of risk limits.

Risk management regulations of Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities establish that DFIs should generally be used only for the purpose of hedging. The use of DFIs for any other purpose must be approved in accordance with PEMEX’s internal procedures.

Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities have a policy of reducing the impact of market risk on their financial results by promoting a balance between expected incoming cash flows from operations and outgoing cash flows relating to their liabilities.

Finally, the PMI Group has implemented separate policies for risk management, based on their “General Guidelines for Risk Management,” and which contains procedures and instructions to ensure the realization of essential risk controls, in accordance with industry best practices, such as generation of a periodic portfolio risk report for risk takers and management. The PMI Group also has its own internal audit unit and a risk management subcommittee.

Hydrocarbon Price Risk

Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities periodically evaluate their exposure to international hydrocarbon prices and use DFIs as a mechanism to mitigate identified potential sources of risk.

Since 2003, PEMEX has been required to trade LPG under a price scheme imposed by the Mexican Government. This scheme fixes the sale price of LPG throughout Mexico and generates a risk exposure in the geographic areas where PEMEX sells imported LPG. During 2009, PEMEX mitigated the market risk generated by this exposure by employing a hedging strategy consisting of propane swaps. Propane is the primary component of LPG.

 

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P.M.I. Trading, Ltd. periodically enters into DFIs to mitigate risk generated in the purchase and sale of refined products and liquid gas, thereby reducing the potential volatility of its income. P.M.I. Trading, Ltd. policies establish an upper limit for capital at risk, which is compared on a daily basis with the value-at-risk portfolio in order to execute risk mitigation mechanisms if necessary.

We did not hedge any of our crude oil production for the years 2006, 2007, 2008 or 2009.

Exchange Rate and Interest Rate Risks

Exchange Rate Risk

A significant amount of our revenues is derived from exports of crude oil and petroleum products, which are priced and payable in U.S. dollars. Moreover, our revenues net of the IEPS tax from domestic sales of petroleum products and petrochemicals are related to the international dollar-denominated prices of these products. By contrast, most of our costs of sales and other expenses, other than hydrocarbon duties and investment expenditures, are payable in pesos and are not linked to the U.S. dollar. As a result, the peso’s depreciation against the U.S. dollar increases our income in peso terms. Appreciation of the peso relative to the U.S. dollar has the opposite effect. We perceive this risk as manageable, without the need for hedging instruments, because most of our investments and debt issuances are made in U.S. dollars and therefore, the impact of the fluctuation in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the peso on our revenues is offset by its impact on our obligations.

Cross-Currency Swaps

Most of our debt is denominated in U.S. dollars or pesos. However, we borrow in currencies other than the peso or the U.S. dollar. Therefore, fluctuations in non-dollar currencies (other than pesos) can increase our costs of funding. Since 1991, we have entered into currency swaps to hedge against movements in exchange rates when we borrow in currencies other than pesos and U.S. dollars.

In 2009, we entered into various cross-currency swaps to hedge currency risk arising from debt obligations denominated in euros, pounds, and Swiss francs for an aggregate notional amount of U.S. $2,667.7 million.

During the first five months of 2010, we entered into further cross-currency swaps whose aggregate notional amounts as of May 31, 2010 were U.S. $139.7 million and Ps. 3,540.2 million.

As described above, most of our revenues are either in U.S. dollars or indexed to the U.S. dollar and our policy for debt issuances is either to issue debt in pesos or U.S. dollars or to swap debt issued in other currencies back to U.S. dollar terms, or, in the case of debt denominated in UDIs, to pesos. As a result of this policy, we believe that our debt portfolio’s sensitivity to currencies other than the peso and U.S. dollar is negligible.

In 2002 and 2004, the Master Trust entered into cross-currency swaps to hedge its exposure in Japanese yen and euros, with termination dates in 2023 and 2016. Given the long-term nature of these obligations, the swaps used to hedge these risks include an option linked to a well-defined set of credit default events. In case such an event occurs, the swaps terminate without any payment obligation by either party. These swaps have a notional amount of U.S. $241.4 million and U.S. $1,028.5 million, respectively.

We recorded total net foreign exchange losses in the comprehensive financing cost item of Ps. 1,435 million and Ps. 71,063 million in 2007 and 2008, respectively, and total net foreign exchange gains in this item of Ps. 14,685 million in 2009. The significant increase in our foreign exchange losses in 2008 was due to the effect of the depreciation of the peso on the value in pesos of our U.S. dollar-denominated debt. Our foreign exchange gains recorded in 2009 were primarily the result of the appreciation of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar, which resulted in the opposite effect on the value of such debt.

 

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Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates on short- and long-term floating rate instruments. We are predominantly exposed to U.S. dollar LIBOR interest rates because, as discussed above, our borrowings are primarily denominated in, or swapped into, U.S. dollars. We use derivative instruments as described below to achieve a desired mix of fixed and floating rate instruments in our debt portfolio. As of December 31, 2009, approximately 42.4% of our total net debt outstanding consisted of floating rate debt.

Interest Rate Swaps

Under interest rate swap agreements, we are obligated to make payments based on a fixed interest rate and are entitled to receive payments based on either the floating six-month LIBOR, for U.S. dollar-denominated swaps, or the Mexican Interbank Interest Rate (TIIE) for peso-denominated swaps. Some interest rate swaps have as their underlying rate, not the TIIE, but a rate referenced to or calculated from the TIIE. As of December 31, 2009, we were a party to interest rate swap agreements for a notional amount of U.S. $1,135.2 million, an average fixed interest rate of approximately 4.94% in U.S. dollars and 11.36% in pesos, respectively, and a weighted average term of approximately 3.0 years. In 2008, 2009 and the first five months of 2010, we did not enter into any new interest rate swap agreements.

The market value of our foreign exchange, equity and interest rate derivatives position was Ps. (2,018.8 million) as of December 31, 2008, and Ps. 8,511.7 million as of December 31, 2009.

The effects on the consolidated statements of income of entering into swap transactions designated as hedges are recorded as incurred, and when the precise settlement amounts are known. The effects on the consolidated statements of income of derivative instruments not designated as hedges are recognized in earnings according to changes in their fair value. Such amounts are included in the consolidated statements of income within the “Interest, Net” caption. See Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements included herein.

Credit Risk

When the fair value of DFIs is favorable to PEMEX, we face the risk that counterparties will not be able to meet their obligations. To reduce this risk, we monitor our counterparties’ creditworthiness and credit exposure risk in our DFIs. During 2009, we entered into various long-term cross-currency swap agreements containing recouponing provisions for hedging purposes, thereby limiting our exposure with our counterparties to a specific threshold amount. Additionally, we enter into agreements mostly with major financial institutions and maintain a diversified portfolio.

Instruments Entered into for Trading Purposes

We enter into derivative transactions with the purpose of hedging financial risks related to our operations, assets or liabilities. Nonetheless, some of these transactions do not qualify for accounting treatment as hedges and are recorded in our financial statements as entered into for trading purposes, despite the fact that the profits or losses are offset by the profits or losses of the positions to which they relate.

Petróleos Mexicanos retains a synthetic long position on 58,679,799 shares of Repsol YPF, with the objective of maintaining corporate rights over these shares. This is accomplished by using four total return swaps under which Petróleos Mexicanos pays fixed amounts and receives total return on Repsol shares. Two of the aforementioned DFIs contain an option structure comprised of one short call and one long put spread.

Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals offers DFIs to its domestic customers to help them mitigate the risk associated with natural gas prices. Through its subsidiary, MGI Supply Ltd., Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals enters into DFIs with the position opposite those DFIs it offers to its customers, in order to cancel

 

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out the market risk it bears under such offered DFIs. MGI Supply Ltd. enters into these opposite position DFIs with international counterparties, in order to transfer the related price risk to such parties. This system allows Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals to maintain overall its natural risk profile. Because neither Bulletin C-10 nor ASC Topic 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” allows derivative positions to serve as hedges for other derivatives, these operations are treated, for accounting purposes, as having been entered into for trading purposes.

The following tables set forth our portfolio of debt and DFIs as of December 31, 2009. It should be noted that:

 

   

for debt obligations, this table presents principal cash flows and related weighted average interest rates for fixed rate debt;

 

   

for interest rate and currency swaps, this table presents notional amounts and weighted average interest rates by expected (contractual) maturity dates;

 

   

for natural gas DFIs, volumes are presented in millions of British thermal units (MMBtu), and average fixed and strike prices are presented in U.S. dollars per MMBtu;

 

   

weighted average variable rates are based on implied forward rates in the yield curve at the reporting date;

 

   

fair values are obtained from market quotes received from market sources such as Reuters and Bloomberg;

 

   

where quotes are not available, fair value is calculated internally, discounting from the corresponding zero coupon yield curve in the original currency;

 

   

for all instruments, the tables show the contract terms in order to determine future cash flows categorized by expected maturity dates;

 

   

the information is presented in equivalents of the peso, which is our reporting currency; and

 

   

each instrument’s actual cash flows are denominated in U.S. dollars or other foreign currencies as indicated in parentheses.

 

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Quantitative Disclosure of Market Risk (Interest Rate Sensitivity) as of December 31, 2009(1)

 

    Year of Expected Maturity Date   Total
Carrying
Value
    Fair Value
    2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   Thereafter    
    (in thousands of nominal pesos)      

Liabilities

               

Outstanding debt

               

Fixed rate (U.S. dollars)

  17,863,148   6,627,398   3,404,755   3,408,276   31,236,790   139,288,517   201,828,884      207,790,860

Average Interest Rate (%)

  —     —     —     —     —     —     6.5447   —  

Fixed rate (Japanese yen)

  2,252,696   1,272,216   1,272,216   1,272,216   1,272,216   6,713,749   14,055,306      13,471,717

Average Interest Rate (%)

  —     —     —     —     —     —     2.6415   —  

Fixed rate (Pounds)

  —     —     —     8,434,360   —     7,380,065   15,814,425      17,518,113

Average Interest Rate (%)

  —     —     —     —     —     —     7.8500   —  

Fixed rate (pesos)

  6,172,000   2,000,000   2,000,000   —     —     17,000,000   27,172,000      27,628,876

Average Interest Rate (%)

  —     —     —     —     —     —     9.5132   —  

Fixed rate (UDIs)

  —     —     —     —     —     13,512,998   13,512,998      7,064,549

Average Interest Rate (%)

  —     —     —     —     —     —     9.0427   —  

Fixed rate (euros)

  14,052,467   992   992   9,368,642   520   57,142,737   80,566,349      81,559,861

Average Interest Rate (%)

  —     —     —     —     —     —     5.9691   —  

Fixed rate (Swiss Francs)

  —     —     —     —     4,423,230   —     4,423,230      4,314,013

Average Interest Rate (%)

  —     —     —     —     —     —     3.5000   —  
                                 

Total fixed rate debt

  40,340,310   9,900,605   6,677,962   22,483,494   36,932,756   241,038,066   357,373,192      359,347,988
                                 

Variable rate
(U.S. dollars)

  37,616,294   36,296,424   42,177,784   31,079,262   9,773,262   13,493,060   170,436,086      163,885,591

Variable rate
(Japanese yen)

  1,502,982   2,941,380   —     —     2,941,380   8,985,600   16,371,342      14,526,474

Variable rate (pesos)

  16,412,600   23,083,333   16,633,333   13,820,733   11,000,000   —     80,950,000      79,152,610
                                 

Total variable rate debt

  55,531,876   62,321,138   58,811,117   44,899,995   23,714,642   22,478,660   267,757,428      257,564,675
                                 

Total Debt

  95,872,186   72,221,743   65,489,080   67,383,489   60,647,397   263,516,725   625,130,620      616,912,662
                                 

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(1) The information in this table has been calculated using exchange rates at December 31, 2009 of: Ps. 13.0587 = U.S. $1.00; Ps. 0.1404 = 1.00 Japanese yen; Ps. 21.0859 = 1.00 British pound; Ps. 4.340166 = 1.00 UDI; Ps. 18.7353 = 1.00 euro and Ps. 12.6378 = 1.00 Swiss Franc.

Source: Petróleos Mexicanos.

 

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Quantitative Disclosure of Market Risk (Interest Rate and Currency Risk) as of December 31, 2009(1)

Derivative financial instruments held or issued for purposes other than trading:

 

    Year of Expected Maturity Date   Total
Notional
Amount
    Fair
Value(2)
 
    2010     2011     2012     2013     2014   Thereafter    
   

(in thousands of nominal pesos, except as noted)

           

Hedging Instruments

               

Interest Rate Swaps (U.S. dollars)

               

Variable to Fixed

  496,328      —        —        —        —     —     496,328      (15,097

Average pay rate

  4.94   —        —        —        —     —     4.94   n.a.   

Average receive rate

  0.95   —        —        —        —     —     0.95   n.a.   

Interest Rate Swaps (pesos)

               

Variable to Fixed

  600,000      1,200,000      1,200,000      7,500,000      —     —     10,500,000      (1,379,864

Average pay rate

  11.27   11.30   11.38   11.48   —     —     11.36   n.a.   

Average receive rate

  5.37   6.78   7.79   8.34   —     —     7.07   n.a.   

Cross Currency Swaps

               

Receive euros/ Pay U.S. dollars

  12,771,409      —        —        8,475,096      —     53,607,622   74,854,127      5,734,924   

Receive Japanese yen/ Pay U.S. dollars

  3,071,706      3,686,864      1,075,124      1,075,124      3,686,862   13,135,861   25,731,540      4,104,397   

Receive Pounds/ Pay U.S. dollars

  —        —        —        8,913,738      —     7,509,405   16,423,143      (472,517

Receive UDI/ Pay pesos

  —        —        —        —        —     13,464,756   13,464,756      607,198   

Receive Swiss Francs/ Pay U.S. dollars

  —        —        —        —        4,424,107   —     4,424,107      (972
    (in thousands of shares)     (in thousands of
nominal pesos)
 

Non-Hedging Instruments

               

Equity Swaps

  10,000      11,322      —        —        —     —     21,322      662,778   

Equity Swaps with Embedded Options(3)

  —        37,358      —        —        —     —     37,358      (542,387

 

Notes: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
     n.a. = not applicable.
(1) The information in this table has been calculated using the exchange rate at December 31, 2009 of Ps. 13.0587 = U.S. $1.00.
(2) Positive numbers represent a favorable fair value to PEMEX.
(3) Equity swaps with one embedded short call and one embedded long put spread.

Source: Petróleos Mexicanos.

 

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Quantitative Disclosure of Market Risk (Natural Gas Derivatives) as of December 31, 2009(1)

Derivative financial instruments held for trading purposes:

 

    2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   Thereafter   Total
Volume
  Fair
Value(2)
 
    (in MMBtu, except that average fixed and strike prices are in U.S. $ per
MMBtu)
  (in thousands of
nominal pesos)
 

Derivatives entered into with Customers of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

  

Short

               

European Call Option

  12,006,603   4,584,580   1,193,308   —     —     —     17,784,491   (123,831

Average strike price

  8.08   7.03   5.63   —     —     —     7.64   n.a.   

European Put Option

  —     —     —     —     —     —     —     —     

Average strike price

  —     —     —     —     —     —     —     n.a.   

Variable to Fixed Swap(3)

  78,299,746   41,259,645   3,708,035   2,098,054   18,750   —     125,384,231   5,041,887   

Average fixed price

  8.94   9.20   8.30   8.36   6.92   —     9.00   n.a.   

Long

               

Digital Call(4)

  6,071,863   1,159,590   —     —     —     —     7,231,453   3,794   

Average strike price

  9.77   10.19   —     —     —     —     9.84   n.a.   

Digital Put(5)

  2,470,380   1,099,790   —     —     —     —     3,570,170   37,441   

Average strike price

  7.29   7.30   —     —     —     —     7.30   n.a.   

European Call Option

  2,871,519   561,506   —     —     —     —     3,433,025   2,565   

Average strike price

  10.47   12.16   —     —     —     —     10.75   n.a.   

European Put Option

  4,336,695   991,506   —     —     —     —     5,328,201   149,213   

Average strike price

  7.57   7.44   —     —     —     —     7.55   n.a.   

Variable to Fixed Swap(6)

  1,524   1,016   —     —     —     —     2,540   (118

Average fixed price

  9.45   9.45   —     —     —     —     9.45   n.a.   

Derivatives entered into to Hedge Transactions entered into with Customers

  

Short

               

Digital Call(7)

  6,099,840   1,159,590   —     —     —     —     7,259,430   (3,825

Average strike price

  9.77   10.19   —     —     —     —     9.84   n.a.   

Digital Put(8)

  2,470,380   1,099,790   —     —     —     —     3,570,170   (37,472

Average strike price

  7.29   7.30   —     —     —     —     7.30   n.a.   

European Call Option

  3,447,515   705,505   —     —     —     —     4,153,020   (3,413

Average strike price

  10.39   11.72   —     —     —     —     10.62   n.a.   

European Put Option

  4,313,831   991,505   —     —     —     —     5,305,336   (148,996

Average strike price

  7.59   7.44   —     —     —     —     7.56   n.a.   

Variable to Fixed Swap(3)

  669,120   —     —     —     —     —     669,120   (3,882

Average fixed price

  5.08   —     —     —     —     —     5.08   n.a.   

Long

               

European Call Option

  12,582,725   4,728,650   1,193,308   —     —     —     18,504,683   124,867   

Average strike price

  8.16   7.12   5.63   —     —     —     7.73   n.a.   

European Put Option

  —     —     —     —     —     —     —     —     

Average strike price

  —     —     —     —     —     —     —     n.a.   

Variable to Fixed Swap(6)

  78,940,004   41,243,223   3,705,042   2,096,054   18,750   —     126,003,073   (4,840,508

Average fixed price

  8.80   9.04   8.23   8.31   5.69   —     8.86   n.a.   

 

Notes: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
     n.a. = not applicable.
(1) The information in this table has been calculated using the exchange rate at December 31, 2009 of Ps. 13.0587 = U.S. $1.00.
(2) Positive numbers represent a favorable fair value to PEMEX.
(3) Under short variable to fixed swaps entered into with customers of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, PEMEX will pay a variable price and receive the fixed price specified in the contract.
(4) Under long digital call contracts entered into with customers of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, PEMEX will receive U.S. $1.00 per MMBtu if and only if the market price of natural gas equals or exceeds the strike price specified in the contract. If the market price is less than the strike price, the option expires worthless.
(5) Under long digital put contracts entered into with customers of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, PEMEX will receive U.S. $1.00 per MMBtu if and only if the market price of natural gas equals or is less than the strike price specified in the contract. If the market price is greater than the strike price, the option expires worthless.
(6) Under long variable to fixed swaps entered into with customers of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, PEMEX will pay the fixed price specified in the contract and receive a variable price.
(7) Under short digital call contracts entered into with customers of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, PEMEX will pay U.S. $1.00 per MMBtu if and only if the market price of natural gas equals or exceeds the strike price specified in the contract. If the market price is less than the strike price, the option expires worthless.
(8) Under short digital put contracts entered into with customers of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, PEMEX will pay U.S. $1.00 per MMBtu if and only if the market price of natural gas equals or is less than the strike price specified in the contract. If the market price is greater than the strike price, the option expires worthless.

Source: Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals.

 

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Quantitative Disclosure of Market Risk (Petroleum Products) as of December 31, 2009(1)

Derivative financial instruments held or issued for purposes other than trading:

 

     2010     2011    2012    2013    Thereafter    Total
Volume
    Fair
Value(2)
 
     (in thousands of barrels)(3)     (in thousands of
nominal pesos)
 

Hedging Instruments

                  

Exchange traded Futures

   (7,147   —      —      —      —      (7,147   (338,418

Exchange traded Swaps(4)

   (2,855   —      —      —      —      (2,855   (33,989

 

Notes: Numbers may not total due to rounding.
     OTC = Over-The-Counter.
(1) The information in this table has been calculated using the exchange rate at December 31, 2009 of Ps. 13.0587 = U.S. $1.00.
(2) Positive numbers represent a favorable fair value to P.M.I. Trading, Ltd.
(3) Negative volumes represent short positions in those instruments.
(4) OTC transactions registered in NYMEX Clearport are included in these figures.

Source: P.M.I. Trading, Ltd.

 

Item 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities

Not applicable.

 

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Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies

Not applicable.

 

Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

 

Item 15. Controls and Procedures

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Director General and our chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2009. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, effective disclosure controls and procedures can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.

Based upon our evaluation, our Director General and our chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2009 were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Director General and our chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

(b) Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with Mexican FRS. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

 

  (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of PEMEX;

 

  (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with Mexican FRS, including the reconciliation to U.S. GAAP in accordance with Item 18 of Form 20-F, and that receipts and expenditures of PEMEX are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the relevant entity; and

 

  (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of PEMEX’s assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of PEMEX’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of

 

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Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in its Internal Control-Integrated Framework and the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) created by the IT Governance Institute.

Management relied on Auditing Standards No. 2 and 5 of the PCAOB (as defined below) in order to create an appropriate framework to evaluate the effectiveness of the design and operation of PEMEX’s internal control over financial reporting.

Based on our assessment and those criteria, management concluded that PEMEX maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009.

(4) The effectiveness of our control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 has been audited by KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C., our independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their attestation report dated as of June 28, 2010, which appears below in Item 15(c) (Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm).

(c) Attestation report of the independent registered public accounting firm

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the General Comptroller’s Office

and the Board of Directors of

Petróleos Mexicanos

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Petróleos Mexicanos as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Petróleos Mexicanos’ management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Petróleos Mexicanos’ internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (which we refer to as the PCAOB). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

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In our opinion, Petróleos Mexicanos maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards issued by the PCAOB and with auditing standards generally accepted in Mexico, the consolidated balance sheets of Petróleos Mexicanos, Subsidiary Entities and Subsidiary Companies as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in equity for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2009, the related consolidated statements of cash flows for the two-year period ended December 31, 2009 and the related consolidated statement of changes in financial position for the year ended December 31, 2007, and our report dated June 28, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C.

/s/ Eduardo Palomino

Mexico City, Mexico

June 28, 2010

(d) Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Mr. Salvador Vega Casillas and Mr. José Fortunato Álvarez Enríquez, Members of the Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos, qualify as audit committee financial experts and are independent, within the meaning of this Item 16A.

 

Item 16B. Code of Ethics

We have adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 16B of Form 20-F under the Exchange Act. Our Code of Ethics applies to our Director General (chief executive officer), our chief financial officer, our chief accounting officer and all other employees performing similar functions in Petróleos Mexicanos, the subsidiary entities and the subsidiary companies. Our Code of Ethics is available on our website at http://www.pemex.com. If we amend the provisions of our Code of Ethics that apply to our chief executive officer, our chief financial officer, our chief accounting officer and persons performing similar functions, or if we grant any waiver of such provisions, we will disclose such amendment or waiver on our website at the same address.

In addition, all of our employees are currently also subject to the Code of Ethics for Public Servants of the Federal Public Administration, which was issued by the SFP in July 2002 pursuant to the requirements of the Federal Law of Administrative Responsibilities of Public Officials in order to establish clear rules to promote and enforce legal and ethical standards of conduct and to prevent corruption and corporate abuses by Mexican public officials. See “Item 8—Financial Information—Legal Proceedings—Mexican Government Audits and Other Investigations” for more information.

 

Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The Independent Audit Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos, in its meeting held on August 26, 2008, approved the appointment of KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C., which had been designated by the SFP as external auditor of the financial statements of Petróleos Mexicanos and of the consolidated financial statements of

 

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Petróleos Mexicanos and its subsidiary entities for the fiscal year 2008, prepared in accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards. The Independent Audit Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos also approved KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C., as designated by the SFP, to audit the consolidated financial statements of Petróleos Mexicanos, its subsidiary entities and subsidiary companies for the fiscal year 2008, prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS, as well as to perform other services associated with the auditing of such consolidated financial statements. See “Item 6—Directors, Senior Management and Employees—Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee.”

In accordance with the Petróleos Mexicanos Law, the Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos, in its meeting held on October 27, 2009, appointed KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C. as external auditor of the financial statements of Petróleos Mexicanos and of the consolidated financial statements of Petróleos Mexicanos and its subsidiary entities for the fiscal year 2009, prepared in accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards. The Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos also appointed KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C., as external auditor, to audit the consolidated financial statements of Petróleos Mexicanos and its subsidiary entities and subsidiary companies for the fiscal year 2009, prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS and standards issued by the PCAOB, as well as to perform other services associated with the auditing of such consolidated financial statements. See “Item 6—Directors, Senior Management and Employees—Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee.”

Audit and Non-Audit Fees

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed and billable to us by KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C., our independent registered public accounting firm, during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.

 

     Year ended December 31,
             2009                    2008        
     (in thousands of nominal pesos)

Audit fees

   Ps. 51,466    Ps. 23,962

Audit-related fees

     10,233      14,347

Tax fees

     41      348

Other fees

     3,619      3,770
             

Total fees

   Ps. 65,359    Ps. 42,427
             

Audit fees in the above table are the aggregate fees billed and billable by KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C. in connection with the audits of our annual financial statements in 2009 and 2008, services provided in connection with statutory filings and statutory audits, the attestation report relating to internal control over financial reporting, in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as services provided in accordance with the instructions of the Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos and the SFP, respectively.

Audit-related fees in the above table are the aggregate fees billed by KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C. for services provided in 2009 and 2008 in connection with regulatory filings, limited reviews of interim financial information, review of public filings of financial information and review of documents related to the offering of securities.

Tax fees in the above table are fees billed by KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C. in 2009 and 2008 for tax compliance services, which generally involved the review of original and amended tax returns and claims for tax refunds.

Other fees in the above table are fees billed by KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C. in 2009 and 2008 related to (i) the issuance of a review report, in accordance with the Standard for Assurance Engagements (ISAE 3000): Assurance Engagements other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information developed by

 

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International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board in connection with PEMEX’s sustainability report and (ii) an agreed-upon procedures report in order to comply with a contract entered into by a subsidiary company.

Audit Committee Approval Policies and Procedures

In accordance with the Petróleos Mexicanos Law, the Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos appoints and evaluates the external auditor, as well as supervises the preparation of the external auditor’s report on our financial statements. See “Item 6—Directors, Senior Management and Employees—Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee.”

The Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos, in its meeting held on October 27, 2009, appointed KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C. as external auditor of the financial statements of Petróleos Mexicanos and of the consolidated financial statements of Petróleos Mexicanos and its subsidiary entities for the fiscal year 2009, prepared in accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards. The Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos also appointed KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C. to audit the consolidated financial statements of Petróleos Mexicanos and its subsidiary entities and subsidiary companies for the fiscal year 2009, prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS and standards issued by the PCAOB, as well as to perform other services associated with the auditing of such consolidated financial statements. See “Item 6—Directors, Senior Management and Employees—Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee.”

On December 8, 2009, the Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos issued criteria for the performance of services by the external auditor. In accordance with these criteria, the external auditor may audit the financial statements of Petróleos Mexicanos and its subsidiary entities and subsidiary companies for no more than four consecutive fiscal years. An auditing firm that has performed such services may again be considered in the selection process for our external auditor after a period of at least two years since concluding such services.

 

Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees

Not applicable.

 

Item 16E. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

Not applicable.

 

Item 16F. Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant

Not applicable.

 

Item 16G. Corporate Governance

Not applicable.

 

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Item 17. Financial Statements

Not applicable.

 

Item 18. Financial Statements

See pages F-1 through F-124, incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 19. Exhibits. Documents filed as exhibits to this Form 20-F:

 

  1.1    Ley de Petróleos Mexicanos (Petróleos Mexicanos Law), effective November 29, 2008 (English translation) (previously filed as Exhibit 2.5 to Petróleos Mexicanos’ Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 0-99) on June 30, 2009 and incorporated by reference herein).
  1.2    Reglamento de la Ley de Petróleos Mexicanos (Regulations to the Petróleos Mexicanos Law) effective September 5, 2009 (English translation).
  2.1    Indenture, dated as of September 18, 1997, between Petróleos Mexicanos and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (formerly known as Bankers Trust Company) (previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Petróleos Mexicanos’ Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-7796) on October 17, 1997 and incorporated by reference herein).
  2.2    Indenture, dated as of August 7, 1998, between Petróleos Mexicanos and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (formerly known as Bankers Trust Company) (previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Petróleos Mexicanos’ Registration Statement on Form F-4 on August 11, 1998 and incorporated by reference herein).
  2.3    Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2000, among the Master Trust, Petróleos Mexicanos and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (formerly known as Bankers Trust Company) (previously filed as Exhibit 2.5 to Petróleos Mexicanos’ annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 0-99) on June 28, 2001 and incorporated by reference herein).
  2.4    First supplemental indenture dated as of September 30, 2009, between Petróleos Mexicanos and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, to the indenture dated as of July 31, 2000.
  2.5    Indenture, dated as of December 30, 2004, among the Master Trust, Petróleos Mexicanos and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (previously filed as Exhibit 2.7 to Petróleos Mexicanos’ Annual Report on Form 20-F on June 30, 2005 (File No. 0-99) and incorporated by reference herein).
  2.6    First supplemental indenture dated as of September 30, 2009, between Petróleos Mexicanos and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, to the indenture dated as of December 30, 2004.
  2.7    Indenture, dated as of January 27, 2009, between Petróleos Mexicanos and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (previously filed as Exhibit 2.5 to Petróleos Mexicanos’ Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 0-99) on June 30, 2009 and incorporated by reference herein).
  2.8    Fiscal Agency Agreement between Petróleos Mexicanos and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (formerly known as Bankers Trust Company), dated as of June 16, 1993, and amended and restated as of February 26, 1998 (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Petróleos Mexicanos’ annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 0-99) on June 29, 2000 and incorporated by reference herein).
  2.9    Trust Agreement, dated as of November 10, 1998, among The Bank of New York, The Bank of New York (Delaware) and Petróleos Mexicanos (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Petróleos Mexicanos’ annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 0-99) on June 30, 1999 and incorporated by reference herein).
  2.10    Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 17, 2004, to the Trust Agreement among The Bank of New York, The Bank of New York (Delaware) and Petróleos Mexicanos (previously filed as Exhibit 2.10 to Petróleos Mexicanos’ Annual Report on Form 20-F on June 30, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

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  2.11    Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 22, 2004, to the Trust Agreement among The Bank of New York, The Bank of New York (Delaware) and Petróleos Mexicanos (previously filed as Exhibit 2.11 to Petróleos Mexicanos’ Annual Report on Form 20-F on June 30, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein).
  2.12    Amendment No. 3, dated as of August 17, 2006, to the Trust Agreement among The Bank of New York, The Bank of New York (Delaware) and Petróleos Mexicanos (previously filed as Exhibit 3.4 to the Petróleos Mexicanos Registration Statement on Form F-4/A (File No. 333-136674) on October 27, 2006 and incorporated by reference herein).
  2.13    Assignment and Indemnity Agreement, dated as of November 10, 1998, among Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploración y Producción, Pemex-Refinación, Pemex-Gas y Petroquímica Básica and the Master Trust, (previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Petróleos Mexicanos’ annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 0-99) on June 30, 1999 and incorporated by reference herein).
  2.14    Amendment No. 1, dated as of August 17, 2006, to the Assignment and Indemnity Agreement among Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploración y Producción, Pemex-Refinación, Pemex-Gas y Petroquímica Básica and the Master Trust (previously filed as Exhibit 4.7 to the Petróleos Mexicanos Registration Statement on Form F-4/A (File No. 333-136674) on October 27, 2006 and incorporated by reference herein).
  2.15    Guaranty Agreement, dated July 29, 1996, among Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploración y Producción, Pemex-Refinación and Pemex-Gas y Petroquímica Básica (previously filed as Exhibit 4.4 to Petróleos Mexicanos’ Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-7796) on October 17, 1997 and incorporated by reference herein).

The registrant agrees to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, copies of any instruments that define the rights of holders of long-term debt of the registrant that are not filed as exhibits to this annual report.

 

  4.1    Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 1, 1998, by and among Pemex Finance, Ltd., P.M.I. Comercio Internacional, S.A. de C.V., P.M.I. Services, B.V. and Pemex-Exploración y Producción. (previously filed as Exhibit 3.3 to Petróleos Mexicanos’ annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 0-99) on June 30, 1999 and incorporated by reference herein).
  7.1    Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
  8.1    For a list of subsidiaries, their jurisdiction of incorporation and the names under which they do business, see “Consolidated Structure of PEMEX” on page 3.
10.1    Consent letter of Ryder Scott Company, L.P.
10.2    Report on Reserves Data by Ryder Scott Company, L.P., Independent Qualified Reserves Evaluator or Auditor, as of December 31, 2009.
10.3    Consent letters of Netherland, Sewell International, S. de R.L. de C.V.
10.4    Reports on Reserves Data by Netherland, Sewell International, S. de R.L. de C.V., Independent Qualified Reserves Evaluator or Auditor, as of January 1, 2010.
10.5    Consent letter of DeGolyer and MacNaughton.
10.6    Report on Reserves Data by DeGolyer and MacNaughton, Independent Qualified Reserves Evaluator or Auditor, as of January 1, 2010.
12.1    CEO Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
12.2    CFO Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
13.1    Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 1350.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.

 

PETRÓLEOS MEXICANOS
By:  

/s/    Carlos Alberto Treviño Medina

Name:   Carlos Alberto Treviño Medina
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
  DCF-360/2010

Date: June 28, 2010

 

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DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

INDEX

 

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Page

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   F-1

Consolidated financial statements:

  

Consolidated balance sheets

   F-2

Consolidated statements of operations

   F-3

Consolidated statements of changes in equity

   F-4

Consolidated statements of cash flows

   F-5

Consolidated statement of changes in financial position

   F-6

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the General Comptroller’s Office

and the Board of Directors of

Petróleos Mexicanos:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Petróleos Mexicanos, Subsidiary Entities and Subsidiary Companies (“PEMEX”) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations and changes in equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009, the related consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008; and the related consolidated statement of changes in financial position for the year ended December 31, 2007. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the management of PEMEX. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and with auditing standards generally accepted in Mexico. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Petróleos Mexicanos, Subsidiary Entities and Subsidiary Companies as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009, the results of their cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009; and the changes in their financial position for the year ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with Mexican Financial Reporting Standards.

As disclosed in note 3 (y) to the consolidated financial statements, on January 1, 2008, PEMEX adopted the FRS B-2 “Statement of Cash Flows”, FRS B-10 “Effect of Inflation”, FRS B-15 “Translation of Foreign Currencies”, D-3 “Employee Benefits” and D-4 “Taxes on Profit”.

Mexican Financial Reporting Standards vary in certain significant respects from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Information relating to the nature and effect of such differences is presented in note 21 to the consolidated financial statements.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Petróleos Mexicanos’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated June 28, 2010, expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Petróleos Mexicanos’ internal control over financial reporting.

 

KPMG Cárdenas Dosal, S.C.
/s/  EDUARDO PALOMINO        
Eduardo Palomino
Mexico City, Mexico
June 28, 2010.

 

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PETRÓLEOS MEXICANOS, SUBSIDIARY ENTITIES AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

    2009     2009     2008  
    (Unaudited; in
thousands of U.S.
dollars)
             

ASSETS:

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents (Note 5)

  U.S. $ 9,815,650      Ps. 128,179,628      Ps. 114,224,395   
                       

Accounts, notes receivable and other—Net (Note 6)

    12,124,949        158,336,065        162,309,939   

Inventories—Net (Note 7)

    2,825,938        36,903,080        65,471,577   

Financial instruments (Note 11)

    2,012,292        26,277,917        22,285,896   
                       
    16,963,179        221,517,062        250,067,412   
                       

Total current assets

    26,778,829        349,696,690        364,291,807   
                       

Investments in shares of non-consolidated subsidiaries, affiliates and others (Note 8)

    747,578        9,762,401        11,177,184   

Wells, pipelines, properties, plant and equipment—Net
(Note 9)

    74,095,545        967,591,500        845,062,005   

Other assets—Net

    381,859        4,986,588        16,306,408   
                       

Total assets

  U.S. $ 102,003,811      Ps. 1,332,037,179      Ps. 1,236,837,404   
                       

LIABILITIES:

     

Current liabilities:

     

Current portion of long-term debt (Note 10)

  U.S.$ 7,856,856      Ps. 102,600,324      Ps. 91,223,879   

Suppliers

    4,845,636        63,277,711        35,381,771   

Accounts and accrued expenses payable

    887,601        11,590,917        7,970,593   

Taxes and duties payable

    3,710,423        48,453,301        16,672,511   

Financial instruments (Note 11)

    1,304,735        17,038,139        24,715,832   
                       

Total current liabilities

    18,605,251        242,960,392        175,964,586   

Long-term liabilities:

     

Long-term debt (Note 10)

    40,529,182        529,258,434        495,486,625   

Reserve for sundry creditors and others

    3,332,975        43,524,319        36,377,238   

Reserve for employee benefits (Note 12)

    44,123,912        576,200,934        495,083,543   

Deferred taxes (Note 18(k) and (m))

    530,920        6,933,120        7,039,978   
                       
    88,516,989        1,155,916,807        1,033,987,384   
                       

Total liabilities

    107,122,240        1,398,877,199        1,209,951,970   
                       

EQUITY (Note 14):

     

Certificates of Contribution “A”

    7,424,781        96,957,993        96,957,993   

Mexican Government increase in equity of Subsidiary Entities

    13,813,190        180,382,301        179,915,091   

Equity

    271,555        3,546,159        3,546,159   

Legal reserve

    75,623        987,535        987,535   

Donation surplus

    76,910        1,004,346        884,462   

Comprehensive result

    519,473        6,783,643        6,434,173   
                       
    22,181,532        289,661,977        288,725,413   
                       

Accumulated losses:

     

From prior years

    (20,050,999     (261,839,979     (149,763,535

Net loss for the year

    (7,248,962     (94,662,018     (112,076,444
                       
    (27,299,961     (356,501,997     (261,839,979
                       

Total equity

    (5,118,429     (66,840,020     26,885,434   
                       

Commitments and contingencies (Notes 15 and 16)

    —          —          —     
                       

Subsequent events (Note 20)

    —          —          —     
                       

Total liabilities and equity

  U.S. $102,003,811      Ps.  1,332,037,179      Ps. 1,236,837,404   
                       

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PETRÓLEOS MEXICANOS, SUBSIDIARY ENTITIES

AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

    2009     2009     2008     2007  
    (Unaudited; in
thousands of U.S.
dollars)
                   

Net sales:

       

Domestic

  U.S. $ 45,668,368      Ps. 596,369,519      Ps. 679,754,126      Ps. 592,047,961   

Export

    37,389,656        488,260,296        644,418,238        542,926,858   

Services income

    405,210        5,291,516        4,777,588        4,281,799   
                               

Total revenues

    83,463,234        1,089,921,331        1,328,949,952        1,139,256,618   

Cost of sales (Note 3(e))

    42,970,200        561,134,955        654,032,459        460,665,742   
                               

Gross income

    40,493,034        528,786,376        674,917,493        678,590,876   
                               

General expenses:

       

Transportation and distribution expenses

    2,439,462        31,856,197        33,961,895        24,798,539   

Administrative expenses

    5,257,247        68,652,803        69,844,149        60,140,465   
                               

Total general expenses

    7,696,709        100,509,000        103,806,044        84,939,004   
                               

Operating income

    32,796,325        428,277,376        571,111,449        593,651,872   
                               

Other revenues (principally IEPS benefit)—Net (Note 18(j))

    3,085,531        40,293,018        197,990,840        79,797,820   
                               

Comprehensive financing result:

       

Interest paid—Net (includes valuation effects of financial instruments) (Notes 3(v) and 11(vii))

    (2,296,742     (29,992,464     (36,449,189     (31,478,006

Exchange gain (loss)—Net
(Note 3(v))

    1,124,507        14,684,597        (71,062,527     (1,434,868

Gain on monetary position
(Note 3(v))

    —          —          —          12,866,287   
                               
    (1,172,235     (15,307,867     (107,511,716     (20,046,587
                               

(Loss) profit sharing in non-consolidated subsidiaries, affiliates and others (Note 8)

    (98,899     (1,291,487     (1,965,213     5,545,054   
                               

Income before taxes and duties

    34,610,722        451,971,040        659,625,360        658,948,159   
                               

Hydrocarbon extraction duties and others (Note 18)

    41,533,580        542,374,559        767,521,945        667,999,120   

Hydrocarbon income tax (Note 18(k))

    191,646        2,502,651        1,582,910        6,030,367   

Income tax (Note 18(m))

    134,458        1,755,848        2,596,949        3,226,241   
                               
    41,859,684        546,633,058        771,701,804        677,255,728   
                               

Net loss for the year

  U.S. $(7,248,962   Ps. (94,662,018   Ps. (112,076,444   Ps. (18,307,569
                               

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

    Certificates
of
Contribution
“A”
  Mexican
Government
increase
in equity of
Subsidiary
Entities
  Equity     Legal
reserve
    Surplus
donation
  Surplus in
restatement of
equity
    Effect on
equity from
employee

benefits
    Financial
instruments
    Deferred
income
tax effect
    Cumulative
currency
translation
effect
    Retained earnings
(Accumulated losses)
    Total  
                      From
prior years
    For the
year
   

Balances as of January 1, 2007

  Ps. 96,957,993   Ps. 133,296,805   Ps. 4,010,200      Ps. 857,100      Ps. 193,129   Ps. 152,371,341      Ps. (48,326,747    Ps.  (1,762,328    Ps. 3,636      Ps. 2,457,987      Ps. (345,556,695    Ps. 46,953,205       Ps. 41,455,626   

Transfer to prior years’ accumulated losses

    —       —       —          —          —       —          —          —          —          —          46,953,205        (46,953,205     —     

Minimum guaranteed dividends paid to the Mexican Government approved by the Board of Directors on August 29, 2007 (Note 14)

    —       —       —          —          —       —          —          —          —          —          (263,329     —          (263,329

Increase in equity of the Subsidiary Entities made by the Mexican Government (Note 14)

    —       11,160,824     —          —          —       —          —          —          —          —          —          —          11,160,824   

Increase in equity

    —       —       34,978        —          —       —          —          —          —          —          —          —          34,978   

Decrease in legal reserve

    —       —       —          (24,482     —       —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (24,482

Increase in surplus donation

    —       —       —          —          300,939     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          300,939   

Comprehensive loss for the year (Note 13)

    —       —       —          —          —       19,309,736        (3,432,792     656,699        (40     (982,729     —          (18,307,569     (2,756,695
                                                                                                 

Balances as of December 31, 2007

    96,957,993     144,457,629     4,045,178        832,618        494,068     171,681,077        (51,759,539     (1,105,629     3,596        1,475,258        (298,866,819     (18,307,569     49,907,861   

Transfer to prior years’ accumulated losses approved by the Board of Directors

    —       —       —          —          —       —          —          —          —          —          (18,307,569     18,307,569        —     

Minimum guaranteed dividends paid to the Mexican Government approved by the Board of Directors on August 20, 2008 (Note 14)

    —       —       —          —          —       —          —          —          —          —          (4,270,224     —          (4,270,224

Increase in equity of the Subsidiary Entities made by the Mexican Government (Note 14)

    —       35,457,462     —          —          —       —          —          —          —          —          —          —          35,457,462   

Decrease in equity

    —       —       (499,019     —          —       —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (499,019

Increase in legal reserve

    —       —       —          154,917        —       —          —          —          —          —          —          —          154,917   

Increase in surplus donation

    —       —       —          —          390,394     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          390,394   

Comprehensive loss for the year (Note 13)

    —       —       —          —          —       (171,681,077     51,759,539        (1,268,722     (3,596     7,333,266        171,681,077        (112,076,444     (54,255,957
                                                                                                 

Balances as of December 31, 2008

    96,957,993     179,915,091     3,546,159        987,535        884,462     —          —          (2,374,351     —          8,808,524        (149,763,535     (112,076,444     26,885,434   

Transfer to prior years’ accumulated losses approved by the Board of Directors

    —       —       —          —          —       —          —          —          —          —          (112,076,444     112,076,444        —     

Increase in equity of the Subsidiary Entities made by the Mexican Government (Note 14)

    —       467,210     —          —          —       —          —          —          —          —          —          —          467,210   

Increase in surplus donation

    —       —       —          —          119,884     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          119,884   

Comprehensive loss for the year (Note 13)

    —       —       —          —          —       —          —          2,532,882        —          (2,183,412     —          (94,662,018     (94,312,548
                                                                                                 

Balances as of December 31, 2009

  Ps. 96,957,993   Ps. 180,382,301   Ps. 3,546,159      Ps. 987,535      Ps. 1,004,346   Ps. —        Ps. —        Ps. 158,531      Ps. —        Ps. 6,625,112      Ps. (261,839,979    Ps. (94,662,018    Ps. (66,840,020
                                                                                                 

Unaudited (in thousands of U.S. dollars)

  U.S.$ 7,424,781   U.S.$ 13,813,190   U.S.$ 271,555      U.S.$ 75,623      U.S.$ 76,910   U.S.$ —        U.S.$ —        U.S.$ 12,140      U.S.$ —        U.S.$ 507,333      U.S.$ (20,050,999    U.S.$ (7,248,962    U.S.$ (5,118,429
                                                                                                 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PETRÓLEOS MEXICANOS, SUBSIDIARY ENTITIES

AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

    2009     2009     2008  
   

(Unaudited; in

thousands of U.S.
dollars)

             
     

Operating activities:

     

Net income before taxes and duties

  U.S. $ 35,105,202      Ps.458,428,302      Ps.536,298,843   

Items with no effect on cash:

     

Net periodic cost of employee benefits

    8,090,537      105,651,891      112,643,677   

Activities related to investing activities:

     

Depreciation and amortization

    5,888,081      76,890,687      89,840,495   

Impairment of properties, plant and equipment

    132,573      1,731,229      107,203   

Profit sharing in non-consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates—Net

    98,899      1,291,487      1,965,213   

Unsuccessful wells

    1,067,068      13,934,521      —     

Activities related to financing activities:

     

Deferred income taxes

    (8,183   (106,858   (273,980

Income (loss) from foreign exchange fluctuations

    (1,036,357   (13,533,476   94,227,572   

Interest income (loss)

    99,969      1,305,465      (2,800,590
                   
    49,437,789      645,593,248      832,008,433   

Funds (used in) provided by operating activities:

     

Financial instruments

    (699,674   (9,136,831   (4,346,951

Accounts and notes receivable

    304,309      3,973,873      (9,205,412

Inventories

    2,187,698      28,568,497      27,671,560   

Other assets

    866,841      11,319,820      (13,504,232

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    277,235      3,620,325      (4,172,038

Taxes payable

    (39,920,477   (521,309,530   (778,296,131

Suppliers

    2,136,196      27,895,940      243,426   

Reserve for sundry creditors and others

    547,304      7,147,081      4,909,986   

Contributions and payments for employee benefits

    (1,878,786   (24,534,500   (21,993,032

Deferred income taxes

    —        —        902,061   
                   

Net cash flows from operating activities

    13,258,435      173,137,923      34,217,670   
                   

Investing activities:

     

Acquisition of fixed assets

    (16,534,171   (215,914,773   (141,091,050

Disposal of fixed assets

    72,651      948,725      317,194   
                   

Net cash flows from investing activities

    (16,461,520   (214,966,048   (140,773,856
                   

Cash flow to be obtained from financing activities

    (3,203,085   (41,828,125   (106,556,186

Financing activities:

     

Increase in equity from the Mexican Government

    35,778      467,210      35,457,462   

Loans obtained from financial institutions

    8,473,828      110,657,181      146,933,588   

Debt payments, principal only

    (4,237,867   (55,341,033   (132,607,709
                   

Net cash flows from financing activities

    4,271,739      55,783,358      49,783,341   
                   

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    1,068,654      13,955,233      (56,772,845

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

    8,746,996      114,224,395      170,997,240   
                   

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

  U.S. $ 9,815,650      Ps.128,179,628      Ps.114,224,395   
                   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PETRÓLEOS MEXICANOS, SUBSIDIARY ENTITIES

AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos)

 

     2007  

Operating activities:

  

Net loss for the year

   Ps. (18,307,569

Charges to operations not requiring the use of funds:

  

Depreciation and amortization

     72,591,718   

Reserve for employee benefits cost

     85,306,866   

Profit sharing in non-consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates

     5,545,054   

Deferred taxes

     1,927,847   
        
     147,063,916   

Funds (used in) provided by operating activities:

  

Accounts, notes receivable and other

     (14,347,438

Inventories

     (12,554,059

Other assets

     1,373,515   

Suppliers

     (1,964,639

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     3,974,633   

Taxes payable

     101,586,711   

Reserve for sundry creditors and others

     (45,820

Financial instruments

     (8,120,165
        

Funds provided by operating activities

     216,966,654   
        

Financing activities:

  

Minimum guaranteed dividends paid to the Mexican Government

     (263,329

Decrease in Debt—Net

     (89,836,920

Increase in equity of Subsidiary Entities made by the Mexican Government

     11,160,824   

Retirement, seniority premiums and other post-retirement benefits payments

     (27,717,270
        

Funds used in financing activities

     (106,656,695
        

Investing activities:

  

Investment in shares

     (5,847,462

Increase in fixed assets—Net

     (129,241,714
        

Funds used in investing activities

     (135,089,176
        

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (24,779,217

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

     195,776,457   
        

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

   Ps.  170,997,240   
        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PETRÓLEOS MEXICANOS, SUBSIDIARY ENTITIES AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

NOTE 1—APPROVAL:

On April 14, 2010, the attached consolidated financial statements under Normas de Información Financiera Mexicanas (Mexican Financial Reporting Standards, or “Mexican FRS” or “NIFs”) and the notes thereto were authorized by the following officers: Public Accountant Víctor M. Cámara Peón, Deputy Director of Financial Information Systems, and Public Accountant Enrique Díaz Escalante, Associate Managing Director of Accounting.

Such consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto will be submitted for approval to the Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos (the “Board”), in a meeting, where it is expected that the Board will approve such statements pursuant to the terms of Article 104 Fraction III, paragraph a, of the Mexican Ley del Mercado de Valores (Securities Market Law), and of Article 33 Fraction I, paragraph a, section 3 and Article 78 of the general provisions applicable to Mexican securities issuers and other participants in the Mexican securities market.

These consolidated financial statements consist of those Mexican FRS consolidated financial statements and notes described above, as supplemented by the accompanying disclosures under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) presented in Notes 21, 22 and 23. The final consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance herein by Public Accountant Víctor M. Cámara Peón, Deputy Director of Financial Information Systems, and Public Accountant Enrique Díaz Escalante, Associate Managing Director of Accounting, on June 28, 2010, as updated to consider subsequent events, including those related to Notes 16 and 20, through such date.

NOTE 2—STRUCTURE AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS OF PETRÓLEOS MEXICANOS, SUBSIDIARY ENTITIES AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES:

Petróleos Mexicanos was created on June 7, 1938, and began operations on July 20, 1938 in accordance with a decree of the Mexican Congress stating that all foreign-owned oil companies in operation at that time in the United Mexican States (“Mexico”) were thereby nationalized. Petróleos Mexicanos and its four Subsidiary Entities (as defined below) are decentralized public entities of the Federal Government of Mexico (the “Mexican Government”) and together comprise the Mexican oil and gas industry.

The operations of Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities are regulated by the Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, or the “Mexican Constitution”), the Ley Reglamentaria del Artículo 27 Constitucional en el Ramo del Petróleo (Regulatory Law to Article 27 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States concerning Petroleum Affairs, or the “Regulatory Law”), effective on November 29, 2008, which establishes that the State will be exclusively entrusted with the activities in the strategic areas of petroleum, hydrocarbons and basic petrochemicals through Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities in accordance with the Regulatory Law and its regulations pursuant to which Petróleos Mexicanos is entitled to exercise control over the management and strategic direction of the business.

On November 28, 2008, amendments to the following laws were published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Gazette of the Federation):

 

   

the Regulatory Law;

 

   

the Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal (Federal Public Administration Organic Law);

 

   

the Ley de la Comisión Reguladora de Energía (Energy Regulatory Commission Law); and

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

   

the Ley Federal de las Entidades Paraestatales (Federal Law of Decentralized Public Entities).

On that same date, the following new laws were issued:

 

   

the Petróleos Mexicanos Law, which replaced the Ley Orgánica de Petróleos Mexicanos y Organismos Subsidiarios (Organic Law of Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities);

 

   

the Ley de la Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (National Hydrocarbons Commission Law);

 

   

the Ley para el Aprovechamiento de Energías Renovables y el Financiamiento de la Transición Energética (Law of Use of Renewable Energy and Financing of the Energy Transition); and

 

   

the Ley para el Aprovechamiento Sustentable de la Energía (Sustainable Use of Energy Law).

This new legal framework, among other aspects, includes changes in the structure of the Board, the development of specific contracting procedures for substantive production activities, increased flexibility to invest excess funds generated through surplus income, a differentiated fiscal regime that takes into consideration the complexity of crude oil and natural gas fields and the ability to issue bonos ciudadanos (Citizen Bonds).

In addition, on November 13, 2008, amendments to the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability were published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. The principal effects of these amendments were the following:

 

   

Elimination of the Proyectos de Infraestructura Productiva de Largo Plazo (long-term productive infrastructure projects, or “PIDIREGAS”) legal framework. On January 1, 2009, Norma Específica de Información Financiera Gubernamental para el Sector Paraestatal (Specific Standard for Governmental Financial Information of the State-owned Sector, or “NEIFGSP”) 009 (“NEIFGSP 009”) was declared ineffective, pursuant to which, PEMEX (as defined below) immediately was required to recognize the investments and related liabilities for which it had contracted, thereby eliminating one of the principal differences between NEIFGSP and Mexican FRS.

 

   

As of January 31, 2009, PEMEX recognized as direct public debt, for accounting and budgeting purposes, all financings relating to PIDIREGAS.

 

   

As of December 31, 2009, PEMEX formally recognized, as direct public debt, all obligations derived from PIDIREGAS-related financings that had been entered into by the Pemex Project Funding Master Trust (the “Master Trust”) and Fideicomiso Irrevocable de Administración No. F/163 (“Fideicomiso F/163”).

In September 2009, new regulations to the Reglamento de la Ley de Petróleos Mexicanos (Regulations to the Petróleos Mexicanos Law) and to the Reglamento de la Ley Reglamentaria del Artículo 27 Constitucional en el Ramo del Petróleo (Regulations to the Regulatory Law to Article 27 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States concerning Petroleum Affairs, or the “Regulations”) were published. These new regulations regulate the application of the Petróleos Mexicanos Law and relate to the oversight of Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities, as well as their relationship with the Mexican Government, respectively.

In addition, on September 4, 2009, the Board approved the Estatuto Orgánico de Petróleos Mexicanos (Organic Statute of Petróleos Mexicanos), which establishes the structure, organizational basis and functions of the administrative units of Petróleos Mexicanos, and also delineates the internal regulations and powers of the Board. The Organic Statute of Petróleos Mexicanos became effective as of September 25, 2009.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Petróleos Mexicanos’ purpose is the exploration, exploitation and other activities mentioned above, as well as the central business management and strategic direction of Mexico’s petroleum industry, in accordance with the Petróleos Mexicanos Law.

Petróleos Mexicanos may rely on decentralized Subsidiary Entities to carry out the activities that constitute the petroleum industry. The Petróleos Mexicanos Law establishes that the four Subsidiary Entities (as listed below) will continue carrying out their activities in accordance with their objectives, guaranteeing the commitments they have already assumed in Mexico and abroad, until the Mexican Government issues the corresponding decrees of reorganization based on a proposal by the Board.

The Subsidiary Entities are decentralized public entities of a technical, industrial and commercial nature with their own corporate identity and equity and with the legal authority to own property and conduct business in their own names. The Subsidiary Entities are controlled by and have the characteristics of subsidiaries of Petróleos Mexicanos. The Subsidiary Entities are:

 

   

Pemex-Exploración y Producción (“Pemex-Exploration and Production”);

 

   

Pemex-Refinación (“Pemex-Refining”);

 

   

Pemex-Gas y Petroquímica Básica (“Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals”); and

 

   

Pemex-Petroquímica (“Pemex-Petrochemicals”).

The strategic activities entrusted to Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities, other than those entrusted to Pemex-Petrochemicals, can be performed only by Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities and cannot be delegated or subcontracted. Pemex-Petrochemicals is an exception and may delegate and/or subcontract certain of its entrusted activities.

The principal objectives of the Subsidiary Entities are as follows:

 

  I. Pemex-Exploration and Production explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas; additionally, this entity transports, stores and markets such products;

 

  II. Pemex-Refining refines petroleum products and derivatives thereof that may be used as basic industrial raw materials; additionally, this entity stores, transports, distributes and markets such products and derivatives;

 

  III. Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals processes natural gas, natural gas liquids and derivatives thereof that may be used as basic industrial raw materials, and stores, transports, distributes and markets such products; additionally, this entity stores, transports, distributes and markets basic petrochemicals; and

 

  IV. Pemex-Petrochemicals engages in industrial petrochemical processing of products that do not form part of the basic petrochemicals industry, as well as stores, distributes and markets these products.

Petróleos Mexicanos assigned to the Subsidiary Entities all the assets and liabilities needed to carry out these activities; these assets and liabilities were incorporated into the Subsidiary Entities’ initial capital contribution. Additionally, Petróleos Mexicanos assigned to the Subsidiary Entities all the personnel needed for their operations, and the Subsidiary Entities assumed all the related labor liabilities. There were no changes in the carrying value of assets and liabilities upon their contribution by Petróleos Mexicanos to the Subsidiary Entities.

For purposes of these consolidated financial statements, any capitalized word that is not defined herein will have the meaning attributed to it in the Regulatory Law or in the Petróleos Mexicanos Law.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The principal distinction between the Subsidiary Entities and the Subsidiary Companies (as defined below) is that the Subsidiary Entities are decentralized public entities created by the Organic Law of Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities, whereas the Subsidiary Companies are companies that have been formed in accordance with the applicable laws of each of the respective jurisdictions in which they have been incorporated, and are managed in the same way as any other private corporations subject to the laws and regulations of their respective jurisdictions.

As used herein, the “Subsidiary Companies” are defined as (a) those companies which are not the Subsidiary Entities but in which Petróleos Mexicanos has more than 50% ownership investment and effective control, (b) the Master Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, (c) Fideicomiso F/163, a Mexican statutory trust incorporated in 2003 in Mexico (both the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163 are controlled by Petróleos Mexicanos), (d) RepCon Lux, S.A. (“RepCon Lux”), a Luxembourg finance vehicle whose debt is guaranteed by Petróleos Mexicanos, and (e) Pemex Finance, Ltd. (see Note 3(b)).

“Non-consolidated subsidiary companies,” as used herein, means (a) those non-material subsidiary companies which are not Subsidiary Entities or Subsidiary Companies, as defined above in this Note, and (b) those companies in which PEMEX (as defined below) has 50% or less ownership investment and does not have effective control.

Petróleos Mexicanos, the Subsidiary Entities and the Subsidiary Companies are referred to collectively herein as “PEMEX.”

NOTE 3—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

The preparation of the financial statements requires the use of estimates and assumptions made by PEMEX’s management that affect the recorded amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements, as well as the recorded amounts of income and expenses during the year. The important items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the carrying value of properties, plant and equipment, the valuation of the allowance for doubtful accounts, inventories, work in progress, deferred tax assets and liabilities, and the valuation of financial instruments and liabilities related to employee benefits. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.

In these consolidated financial statements and the related notes, “pesos” or “Ps.” refers to Mexican pesos, “U.S. dollars” or “U.S. $” refers to dollars of the United States of America, “yen” or “¥” refers to Japanese yen, “euros” or “€” refers to the legal currency of the European Economic and Monetary Union, “Pounds sterling” or “£” refers to the legal currency of the United Kingdom and “Swiss francs” or “CHF” refers to Swiss francs. Figures in all currencies are presented in thousands of the relevant currency unit, except exchange rates and product prices.

The U.S. dollar amounts shown in the consolidated balance sheets, the consolidated statements of operations, the consolidated statements of changes in equity and the consolidated statements of cash flows have been included solely for the convenience of the reader and are unaudited. Such amounts have been translated from amounts in pesos, as a matter of arithmetic computation only, at the exchange rate for the settlement of obligations in foreign currencies provided by Banco de México and the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, or the “SHCP”) at December 31, 2009 of 13.0587 pesos per U.S. dollar. Translations herein should not be construed as a representation that the peso amounts have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars at the foregoing or any other rate.

For accounting purposes the functional currency of PEMEX is the Mexican peso.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Below is a summary of the principal accounting policies followed by PEMEX in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements:

(a) Effects of inflation on the financial information

PEMEX recognizes the effects of inflation on its financial information in accordance with FRS B-10 “Effects of Inflation” (“FRS B-10”).

These consolidated financial statements include recognition of the effects of inflation on the financial information until December 31, 2007, based on the Mexican National Consumer Price Index (“NCPI”) issued by Banco de México. In accordance with FRS B-10, in 2008 and 2009, effects of inflation were not recognized in the financial statements because the accumulated inflation over the three-year periods ended December 31, 2008 and 2009 was less than 26%, and the economic environment therefore did not qualify as “inflationary.”

If at the end of the year in future years the accumulated inflation over the most recent three-year period were to be equal to or higher than 26%, the economic environment would be considered “inflationary,” and PEMEX would therefore be required to retroactively recognize the effects of inflation not previously included in its financial statements while the economic environment was considered non-inflationary.

The indexes used for the recognition of inflation were as follows:

 

December 31,

   Inflation  
   NCPI    For the year     Accumulated  

2009

   138.5410    3.57   14.48

2008

   133.7610    6.52   15.01

2007

   125.5640    3.76   11.56

(b) Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Petróleos Mexicanos, the Subsidiary Entities and the Subsidiary Companies. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation, and the consolidation has been made based on the audited financial statements of the Subsidiary Companies as of December 31, 2009 and 2008.

The consolidated Subsidiary Companies are as follows: P.M.I. Comercio Internacional, S.A. de C.V. (“PMI CIM”); P.M.I. Trading, Ltd. (“PMI Trading”); P.M.I. Holdings North America, Inc. (“PMI HNA”); P.M.I. Holdings Petróleos España, S.L. (“PMI HPE”); P.M.I. Holdings, B.V. (“PMI HBV”); P.M.I. Norteamérica, S.A. de C.V. (“PMI NASA”); Kot Insurance Company, AG (“KOT”); Integrated Trade Systems, Inc. (“ITS”); P.M.I. Marine, Ltd. (“PMI Mar”); P.M.I. Services, B.V. (“PMI-SHO”); Pemex Internacional España, S.A. (“PMI-SES”); Pemex Services Europe, Ltd. (“PMI-SUK”); P.M.I. Services North America, Inc. (“PMI-SUS”); Mex Gas International, Ltd. (“MGAS”); the Master Trust (i.); Fideicomiso F/163 (i.); RepCon Lux (ii.) and Pemex Finance, Ltd.

 

  i.

The principal function of the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163 (the “Trusts”) consisted of issuing bonds and entering into other financings for the purpose of funding PIDIREGAS. As discussed in Note 2, amendments to the Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on November 13, 2008 prohibited PEMEX from continuing to apply the PIDIREGAS framework. Therefore, during 2009, the Trusts transferred all of the rights and obligations derived from PIDIREGAS financings to PEMEX, which recognized them as direct public debt, while the Trusts

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

 

ceased to act as financing vehicles. Consequently, the continued existence of the Trusts will depend on decisions taken by PEMEX’s management. The changes described here have had no impact on the financial information, since the Trusts have been consolidated in the financial statements of PEMEX.

 

  ii. Historically, PEMEX has consolidated the financial information of RepCon Lux pursuant to an administration contract with that company. Under the terms of that contract, PEMEX had the right to veto resolutions adopted by RepCon Lux’s board of directors if such resolutions were against PEMEX’s interest, or related to the issuance of bonds exchangeable for shares of Repsol (see Note 8). The contract provided for termination if RepCon Lux were to dissolve, and on July 28, 2009, RepCon Lux was formally liquidated. Therefore, as of such date, RepCon Lux has no longer been consolidated in the financial statements of PEMEX.

(c) Translation of foreign currency financial statements

Effective January 1, 2008 the financial statements of consolidated foreign subsidiaries are translated into the reporting currency by initially determining if the functional currency and the currency for recording the foreign operations are different and then translating the functional currency to the reporting currency, using the historical exchange rate or the exchange rate at year end and the inflation index of the country of origin, depending on whether the inflation derives from a non-inflationary or an inflationary economy.

(d) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of checking accounts, foreign currency and other highly liquid instruments. As of the date of these consolidated financial statements, earned interest income and foreign exchange gains or losses are included in the results of operations, under comprehensive financing result (“CFR”).

(e) Inventories and cost of sales

Inventories are valued as follows:

 

  I. Crude oil, refined products, derivatives and petrochemicals are valued at the lowest of their production, acquisition or market costs.

 

  II. Materials, spare parts and fixtures are valued at their average acquisition cost and are presented net of an allowance for slow-moving and obsolete materials.

 

  III. Materials in transit are valued at their acquisition cost.

PEMEX records the necessary allowance for inventory impairment arising from obsolescence, slow-moving inventory and other factors that may indicate that the realization value of inventory may be lower than the recorded value.

Cost of sales is determined by adding to inventories at the beginning of the year the operating cost of oil fields, refineries and plants (including internally-consumed products) and the purchase cost of refined and other products, then deducting the value of inventories at the end of the year. Until December 31, 2007, the result of this calculation was adjusted for inflation based on factors derived from the NCPI. Cost of sales also includes the depreciation and amortization expense associated with assets used in operations, as well as the expense associated with the reserve for abandonment cost of wells.

(f) Investment in shares of non-consolidated subsidiary companies and affiliates

Investments in shares of non-consolidated subsidiary companies are valued by the equity method, based on the unaudited financial statements of the issuing companies as of December 31, 2009 and 2008. Other

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

non-consolidated affiliates and subsidiary companies were recorded at their acquisition cost, and based on their insignificance relative to the total assets and revenues of PEMEX, have been neither consolidated nor valued by the equity method. Until December 31, 2007, these companies were adjusted for inflation using factors derived from the NCPI.

(g) Long-term productive infrastructure projects (PIDIREGAS)

Until December 31, 2008, PIDIREGAS investments and related liabilities were recorded for accounting purposes in accordance with NEIFGSP 009 applicable to Entidades Paraestatales de la Administración Pública Federal (“State-owned Entities of the Federal Public Administration”), which provided that only liabilities maturing within two years should be recognized. In addition to establishing specific accounting treatment, NEIFGSP 009 identified specific legal and budgetary requirements relating to PIDIREGAS.

As of January 1, 2009, the provisions of NEIFGSP 009 were declared ineffective (see Note 2). Therefore, all PIDIREGAS-related accounting items have since such date been incorporated into the NEIFGSP consolidated financial statements. For Mexican FRS purposes, there has been no effect on the financial information.

(h) Wells, pipelines, properties, plant and equipment

Investments in properties, wells, pipelines, furniture and equipment are recorded at the cost of acquisition or construction, using—in the case of wells—the successful efforts method. Until December 31, 2007, these costs were adjusted for inflation using factors derived from the NCPI.

During the construction period, the CFR directly related to these assets is capitalized as part of the construction cost of these assets.

Depreciation is calculated from the month following the date when the asset was placed in service, using the straight-line method of accounting based on the expected useful lives of the assets, based on appraisals prepared by independent appraisers. The annual depreciation rates used by PEMEX are as follows:

 

     %    Years

Buildings

   3    33

Plants and drilling equipment

   3-5    20-33

Furniture and fixtures

   10-25    4-10

Offshore platforms

   4    25

Transportation equipment

   4-20    5-25

Pipelines

   4    25

Software/computers

   10-25    4-10

The gains or losses generated by the sale or disposal of fixed assets are recognized in income for the period in which they are incurred.

The amortization of wells is determined based on the estimated commercial life of the field in which they are located, considering the ratio of the production of barrels of crude oil equivalent for the period to proved developed reserves of the field, as determined at the beginning of the year.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The carrying value of these assets is subject to an annual impairment assessment (see Note 9(d)).

(i) Impairment of the value of long-lived assets

Long-lived assets are subject to an annual study to determine their value of use and whether there is any impairment. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying value of an asset to future net revenues expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying value of an asset exceeds its estimated net revenues, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the asset’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. During 2009 and 2008, an impairment was recorded of Ps. 1,731,229 and Ps. 807,050, respectively. Additionally in 2008, a reversal of impairment in the amount of Ps. 699,847 was recorded. Therefore, for the year ended December 31, 2008, the net effect of the impairment of the value of long-lived assets represented an expense of Ps. 107,203, which was recognized directly in the statement of operations. For the year ended December 31, 2007, no impairment of assets was recognized.

(j) Exploration and drilling costs and specific oil-field exploration and depletion of fields reserve

PEMEX uses the successful efforts method of accounting for the recording of oil and gas exploration and drilling costs. Exploration costs are charged to income when incurred, while expenditures for exploratory drilling costs are included in fixed assets while pending determination of proven reserves. Exploration wells more than 12 months old are expensed unless: (a) (i) they are in an area requiring major capital expenditure before production can begin, (ii) commercially productive quantities of reserves have been found, and (iii) they are subject to further exploration or appraisal activity, in that either drilling of additional exploratory wells is underway or firmly planned for the near future; or (b) proved reserves are recorded within 12 months following the completion of exploratory drilling. The costs for the drilling of development wells are capitalized, whether or not successful.

PEMEX’s management makes semi-annual assessments of the amounts included within fixed assets to determine whether capitalization is initially appropriate and can continue. Exploration wells capitalized beyond 12 months are subject to additional scrutiny as to whether the facts and circumstances have changed and therefore whether the conditions described in clauses (a) and (b) of the preceding paragraph no longer apply.

(k) Reserve for abandonment cost of wells

The Reglamento de Trabajos Petroleros (Petroleum Works Law) provides that once a well turns out to be dry, is invaded with salt water or is abandoned due to mechanical failure, or when the well’s production has been depleted such that abandonment is necessary due to economic unfeasibility of production, it must be plugged to ensure the maintenance of sanitary and safe conditions and to prevent the seepage of hydrocarbons to the surface. All activities required for plugging a well are undertaken for the purpose of properly and definitively isolating the cross formations in the perforation that contains oil, gas or water, to ensure that hydrocarbons do not seep to the surface. This law also requires that PEMEX obtain approval from the Secretaría de Energía (Ministry of Energy) for the dismantlement of hydrocarbon installations, either for the purpose of replacing them with new installations or for permanent retirement.

The abandonment costs related to wells currently in production and wells temporary closed are recorded based on the Units of Production (“UOP”) method. In the case of non-producing wells subject to abandonment

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

and dismantlement the full cost is recognized at the end of each period. All estimates are based on the useful life of the wells, considering their present value (discounted). Salvage values are not considered, as these values commonly have not existed. These costs are initially capitalized as part of the well value, and amortized according to its useful life.

The reserve for abandonment costs of wells (plugging and dismantling), as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 was Ps. 24,488,953 and Ps. 18,775,600, respectively, and is included in long-term liabilities.

(l) Accruals

PEMEX recognizes, based on management estimates, accruals for those present obligations for which the transfer of assets or the rendering of services is probable and arises as a consequence of past events—primarily the payment of salaries and other employee payments, as well as environmental liabilities. In certain cases, such amounts are recorded at their present value.

(m) Employee benefits

Effective January 1, 2008, PEMEX adopted the provisions of FRS D-3 “Employee Benefits,” as issued by the Consejo Mexicano para la Investigación y Desarollo de Normas de Información Financiera, A.C. (Mexican Financial Reporting Standards Board, or “CINIF”), which has the principal objective of anticipating the recognition of the liabilities generated with respect to the benefits provided to employees.

The accumulated benefits related to pensions, seniority premiums, other post-retirement benefits and employment termination for causes other than restructuring, to which all employees are entitled, are recorded in the statement of operations of each year based on actuarial valuations performed by independent experts, using the projected unit-credit method (see Note 12).

The amortization periods of the unamortized items are as follows:

 

   

Retirement benefits:

 

  i. Initial transition liability and salary increases due to promotions, over a maximum of five years.

 

  ii. Plan amendments and actuarial gains and losses for the period, over the employees’ average remaining labor life.

 

   

Termination benefits:

 

  i. Initial transition liability and plan amendments, over a maximum of five years.

 

  ii. Salary increases due to promotions, over a maximum of one year.

 

  iii. Actuarial gains and losses, immediate recognition.

As of December 31, 2009, the employees’ average remaining labor life for those employees entitled to benefits in the plan was approximately nine years. PEMEX has incorporated the effect of its labor obligations into these consolidated financial statements.

The plan for other post-retirement benefits includes medical services for retired personnel and their dependents, as well as benefits payable in cash for gas, gasoline and basic necessities.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

(n) Financial instruments and hedging operations

As of January 1, 2005, PEMEX adopted the provisions of Bulletin C-10 “Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Operations” (“Bulletin C-10”), as issued by the Mexican Institute of Public Accountants, A.C., which details the criteria for the recognition, valuation, registration, disclosure, presentation and, where appropriate, bifurcation from the host contract, that are applicable to derivative financial instruments (“DFIs”) for trading and hedging purposes, and to embedded derivatives.

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the DFIs recognized in the balance sheet were valued at their fair value, in accordance with the provisions of Bulletin C-10 (see Note 11). Changes in the fair value of DFIs held for trading purposes are recorded in the CFR. DFIs that are designated as hedges are recorded using cash flow or fair value hedge accounting, as is established in Bulletin C-10.

(o) Financial instruments with characteristics of liability, equity or both

Financial instruments issued by PEMEX with characteristics of liability, equity or both, are recorded at the time of issuance as a liability, equity or both, depending on their components, in accordance with FRS C-12 “Financial Instruments with characteristics of Liability, Equity or both.”

Initial costs incurred in the issuance of those instruments are assigned to liabilities and equity in the same proportion as the amounts of their components. Gains or losses related to the components of financial instruments classified as liabilities are recorded in the CFR. The distribution of profits to the owners of the components of financial instruments classified as equity is charged to equity.

(p) Restatement of equity, other contributions and retained earnings

Until December 31, 2007, the restatement of equity, other contributions and accumulated losses was determined by applying factors derived from the NCPI measuring accumulated inflation from the dates when the contributions were made; accumulated losses were generated to the 2007 year-end. As discussed above, as of December 31, 2007, the economic environment became non-inflationary, as defined by FRS B-10.

(q) Surplus in the restatement of equity

Until December 31, 2007, the surplus in the restatement of equity represented the cumulative results from the initial net monetary position and the results from holding non-monetary assets (mainly inventories and properties and equipment), restated in Mexican pesos with purchasing power as of the most recent balance sheet date. In 2008, the surplus in the restatement of equity was reclassified to accumulated results.

(r) Taxes and federal duties

Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities are subject to special tax laws, which are based mainly on petroleum production, price forecasts and revenues from oil and refined products. Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities are not subject to the Ley del Impuesto Sobre la Renta (Income Tax Law) or the Ley del Impuesto Empresarial a Tasa Única (Flat Rate Business Tax, or “IETU”) (see Note 18).

(s) Special Tax on Production and Services (“IEPS Tax”)

The IEPS Tax charged to customers is a tax on domestic sales of gasoline and diesel. The applicable rates depend on, among other factors, the product, producer’s price, freight costs, commissions and the region in which the respective product is sold.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

(t) Revenue recognition

For all export products, risk of loss and ownership (title) is transferred upon shipment. PEMEX therefore records sales revenue upon shipment to customers abroad. In the case of certain domestic sales in which the customer takes product delivery at a PEMEX facility, sales revenues are recorded at the time of delivery. For domestic sales in which PEMEX is responsible for product delivery, risk of loss and ownership is transferred at the delivery point, and PEMEX records sales revenue upon delivery.

(u) Comprehensive result

Comprehensive result represents the sum of net income (loss) for the period, and the accumulated translation effect, plus the effect of valuation of financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges. Until December 31, 2007, comprehensive result included the effects of inflation restatement, the equity effect of the employee benefits provision as well as items required by specific accounting standards to be reflected in equity but not constituting equity contributions, reductions or distributions, and was adjusted for inflation using factors derived from the NCPI.

(v) Comprehensive financing result (CFR)

CFR includes interest income and expense, foreign exchange gains and losses, the valuation effects of financial instruments and, until December 31, 2007, the gain or loss attributable to the effects of inflation on monetary assets and liabilities, minus any portion of the CFR capitalized (see Notes 9 and 11).

Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the exchange rate in effect on the date of execution or settlement. Foreign currency assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. Foreign exchange differences arising from assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recorded in income for the year.

Until December 31, 2007, the monetary position presented was determined by multiplying the difference between monetary assets and liabilities at the beginning of each month, including deferred taxes, by inflation rates through year-end. The aggregate of these results represented the monetary gain or loss for the year arising from inflation, which was reported in the statement of operations for the year.

(w) Contingencies

Liabilities for loss contingencies are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount thereof can be reasonably estimated. When a reasonable estimation cannot be made, qualitative disclosure is provided in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. Contingent revenues, earnings or assets are not recognized until realization is assured (see Note 16).

(x) Deferred taxes

Deferred taxes are recorded based on the assets and liabilities method, which consists of the recognition of deferred taxes by applying the rate of the tax on hydrocarbon income to the temporary differences between the book and the tax values of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. One Subsidiary Entity generated deferred hydrocarbon taxes, derived mainly from customer advances, accruals and fixed assets (see Note 18).

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

(y) Accounting changes

The CINIF issued the following FRS effective for fiscal years beginning January 1, 2008.

 

  (i) FRS B-10 “Effects of Inflation”—FRS B-10 superseded the previous Bulletin B-10 “Recognition of the effects of inflation on the financial information” and its five amendments, as well as the related circulars and Interpretation of Financial Reporting Standards (“INIF”) No. 2. The principal guidelines established by this FRS include:

 

  Recognition of the effects of inflation. An entity operates in either a) an “inflationary” economic environment, when cumulative inflation over the immediately preceding 3-year period is equal to or greater than 26%; or b) a “non-inflationary” economic environment, when inflation over the aforementioned period is less than 26%.

In case a), as under the superseded previous Bulletin B-10, the comprehensive recognition of the effects of inflation is required. In case b), the effects of inflation are not recognized. However, as of the effective date of this FRS and when an entity ceases to operate in an inflationary economic environment, the restatement effects determined through the last period in which the entity operated in an inflationary economic environment (in PEMEX’s case, the 2007 year), must be retained and reclassified on the same date and using the same procedure as that of the corresponding assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity. Should the entity in the future be once again operating in an inflationary economic environment, the cumulative effects of inflation not recognized in the periods when the environment was non-inflationary must be recognized retroactively.

 

  Price index. The change in the NCPI or in the value of the Unidad de Inversión (Investment Unit, or “UDI”) may be used for determining the inflation for a given period.

 

  Valuation of inventories and of foreign machinery and equipment. The use of replacement costs for inventories and of specific indexation for foreign machinery and equipment are no longer allowed.

 

  Equity adjustment for non-monetary assets. As of the effective date of this FRS, the unrealized portion of the equity adjustment for non-monetary assets maintained in equity should be identified, in order to be reclassified to earnings for the year when the originating item is realized. The realized portion, or when it is not feasible to identify the unrealized portion then both the realized and unrealized portions, should be reclassified to retained earnings.

 

  Monetary position gains or losses. Such gains or losses (included under deficit or surplus in the restatement of equity) were reclassified to retained earnings as of the effective date of this FRS.

As a consequence of the adoption of this FRS, as of January 1, 2008, equity items were reclassified as shown in the statement of changes in equity.

In these consolidated financial statements, amounts pertaining to the year ended December 31, 2007 are presented in constant pesos at December 31, 2007, the date on which the comprehensive method for recognizing the effects of inflation was last used.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

  (ii) FRS D-3 “Employee benefits”—FRS D-3 superseded the previous Bulletin D-3 “Labor Obligations” and the portions of Bulletin D-4 “Accounting for income and asset taxes and employee statutory profit sharing” and INIF 4 that are applicable to Employee Statutory Profit Sharing (“ESPS”). The principal guidelines established by this FRS are:

 

  A change in the rates for the financial assumptions to be used in actuarial valuations from real rates to nominal rates.

 

  The incorporation of the term “salary increases due to promotions” with effect in liability and in cost.

 

  A maximum five-year period for amortizing unrecognized/unamortized items and, in the context of retirement benefits, for amortizing salary increases due to promotions.

 

  Unlike termination benefits, post-employment benefits and actuarial gains or losses may be immediately recognized in the results of operations or amortized over the employees’ average remaining labor life or a maximum of five years.

 

  Elimination of the recognition of an additional liability, the related intangible asset and the effect on equity from labor obligations.

As a result of the adoption of this FRS, PEMEX eliminated in 2008 an intangible asset of Ps. 72,008,835 and additional minimum pension liability of Ps. 123,768,374 previously reflected in the balance sheet, as well as an effect on equity from labor obligations of Ps. 51,759,539 previously presented in equity.

 

  (iii) FRS D-4 “Taxes on income”—FRS D-4 superseded Bulletin D-4 and Circulars 53 and 54. The principal guidelines established by this FRS are:

 

  Reclassification, on January 1, 2008, of the balance of the cumulative income tax effects resulting from the initial adoption of Bulletin D-4 in 2000 to retained earnings, unless identified with any other comprehensive item pending reclassification.

 

  Transfer of the accounting treatment of ESPS (current and deferred) to FRS D-3, as outlined above.

As a result of the recognition of this FRS, the deferred income tax effect of Ps. 3,596 was reclassified to the comprehensive result within equity as of December 31, 2008.

 

  (iv) FRS B-2 “Statement of cash flows”—FRS B-2 superseded Bulletin B-12 “Statement of changes in financial position” and paragraph 33 of Bulletin B-16. The principal guidelines established by this FRS are:

 

  Replacement in the financial statements of the statement of changes in financial position with the statement of cash flows for all periods, except those for periods prior to 2008, presented comparatively with those of the current period.

 

  Reporting of cash inflows and cash outflows in nominal currency units, i.e., not including the effects of inflation.

 

  Establishment of two alternative preparation methods (direct and indirect), without stating a preference for either method. In addition, cash flows from operating activities are to be reported first, followed by cash flows from investing activities and finally cash flows from financing activities.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

  Reporting of captions of principal items as gross, with certain exceptions, and required disclosure of the composition of items considered cash equivalents.

Accordingly, PEMEX has prepared a statement of changes in financial position for 2007 and statements of cash flows for 2008 and 2009 under the indirect method.

 

  (v) FRS B-15 “Translation of foreign currencies”—FRS B-15 superseded the previous Bulletin B-15 “Foreign currency transactions and translation of financial statements of foreign operations.” The principal guidelines established by this FRS are:

 

  Substitution of the integrated foreign operation and foreign entity concepts for determining recording, functional and reporting currencies, requiring that translation be made based on the economic environment in which the entity operates, regardless of its dependency on a holding company.

 

  Inclusion of translation procedures for those cases where the recording and reporting currencies differ from the functional currency, providing the option not to conduct such translation to companies not subject to consolidation or valuation based on the equity method.

 

  The requirement that the accounting changes produced by the initial application of this standard be recognized prospectively; i.e., in a non-inflationary economic environment, without modifying the translation already recognized in the consolidated financial statements of prior periods.

The effect as of December 31, 2008 on the consolidated financial statements of the adoption of this FRS is a credit to equity of Ps. 2,809,574, as part of foreign operations translation effect, and a loss in the statement of operations of Ps. 2,847,846.

(z) Reclassifications

PEMEX’s consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 have been reclassified in certain accounts with the purpose of making them comparable with the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2009.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

NOTE 4—FOREIGN CURRENCY EXPOSURE:

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the consolidated financial statements of PEMEX included the following assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies:

 

     Amounts in foreign currency
(thousands)
    Year-end
exchange rate
   Amounts in pesos  
     Assets    Liabilities     Net liability
position
      

2009:(1)

            

U.S. dollars

   9,906,510    (28,261,566   (18,355,056   13.0587    Ps.(239,693,170

Japanese yen

   10,424    (217,419,399   (217,408,975   0.1404    (30,524,220

Pounds sterling

   7,294    (773,764   (766,470   21.0859    (16,161,710

Euros

   29,152    (4,464,617   (4,435,465   18.7353    (83,099,767

Swiss francs

   356,632    (707,705   (351,073   12.6378    (4,436,790

Canadian dollars

   —      (14,418   (14,418   12.4665    (179,742
                

Total liability position, before foreign currency hedging

             Ps.(374,095,399
                

 

     Amounts in foreign currency
(thousands)
    Year-end
exchange rate
   Amounts in pesos  
     Assets    Liabilities     Net liability
position
      

2008:(1)

            

U.S. dollars

   12,303,708    (32,368,723   (20,065,015   13.5383    Ps.(271,646,192

Japanese yen

   3,029,369    (246,581,546   (243,552,177   0.1501    (36,557,182

Pounds sterling

   528    (401,509   (400,981   19.5304    (7,831,319

Euros

   23,055    (3,244,916   (3,221,861   19.1432    (61,676,729

Swedish crowns

   —      (12,931   (12,931   1.7413    (22,517

Canadian dollars

   79    —        79      11.0463    873   
                

Total liability position, before foreign currency hedging

             Ps.(377,733,066
                

 

(1) As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, PEMEX had foreign exchange hedging instruments, which are discussed in Note 11.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

NOTE 5—CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, cash and cash equivalents were as follows:

 

     2009    2008

Cash on hand and in banks

   Ps. 97,387,736    Ps. 60,704,660

Marketable securities

     30,791,892      53,519,735
             
   Ps. 128,179,628    Ps. 114,224,395
             

NOTE 6—ACCOUNTS, NOTES RECEIVABLE AND OTHER:

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, accounts, notes receivable and other receivables were as follows:

 

     2009    2008

Domestic customers

   Ps. 38,142,868    Ps. 37,036,622

Export customers

     39,082,063      5,881,394

Negative IEPS Tax pending to be credited (Note 18)

     10,711,206      6,816,821

Specific funds (Note 14)

     31,580,688      44,656,862

Employees and officers

     4,476,052      4,067,658

Tax receivable

     9,478,236      41,206,169

Other accounts receivable

     26,219,801      24,382,512
             
     159,690,914      164,048,038

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

     1,354,849      1,738,099
             
   Ps. 158,336,065    Ps. 162,309,939
             

NOTE 7—INVENTORIES:

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, inventories were as follows:

 

     2009    2008

Crude oil, refined products, derivatives and petrochemical products

   Ps. 31,878,174    Ps. 60,366,216

Materials and supplies in stock

     6,382,505      6,765,361

Materials and products in transit

     107,735      136,458
             
     38,368,414      67,268,035

Less allowance for slow-moving and obsolete inventory

     1,465,334      1,796,458
             
   Ps. 36,903,080    Ps. 65,471,577
             

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

NOTE 8—INVESTMENT IN SHARES OF NON-CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES AND OTHERS:

The investments in shares of non-consolidated subsidiaries, affiliates and others were as follows:

 

     Percentage  of
Investment
    Carrying value as of December 31,

Subsidiaries and affiliates shares:

     2009     2008

Repsol YPF, S.A.(1)

     0.00%      Ps. —        Ps. —  

Deer Park Refining Limited(2)

     50.00%        6,081,339        7,547,905

Instalaciones Inmobiliarias para Industrias, S.A. de C.V.

     100.00%        1,384,753        1,312,439

Servicios Aéreos Especializados Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V.

     49.00%        5,147        5,147

Other—Net

     Various        2,291,162        2,311,693
                

Total investments

     Ps. 9,762,401      Ps. 11,177,184
                
     For the year ended December 31,

Profit sharing in subsidiaries and affiliates:

   2009     2008     2007

Repsol YPF, S.A.(1)

   Ps. —        Ps. (3,780,783   Ps. 588,729

Deer Park Refining Limited(2)

     (1,363,510     1,748,582        4,944,329

Instalaciones Inmobiliarias para Industrias, S.A. de C.V.

     72,023        66,988        11,996
                      

Total profit sharing

   Ps. (1,291,487   Ps. (1,965,213   Ps. 5,545,054
                      

 

(1) As of December 31, 2007, the investment in Repsol YPF, S.A. (“Repsol”) consisted of 59,884,453 shares. On September 24, 2008, RepCon Lux announced the early redemption of its bonds exchangeable for Repsol shares, exercising its right of redemption in cash to certain holders. For such purpose, the equivalent shares were sold in the market through financial institutions. The settlement was realized and carried out in its entirety on October 24, 2008. However, the majority of the holders chose to exchange their bonds for shares prior to the date of the settlement. Considering that the holders had the right to exchange their bonds for Repsol shares prior to redemption, the intrinsic value of the bonds at the time of the redemption proved substantially equivalent to the value of the Repsol shares.

In order to retain the economic and voting rights in respect of 58,679,800 Repsol shares, or approximately 4.81% of Repsol’s share capital, PEMEX entered into four equity swaps with financial institutions, thereby obtaining the economic and voting rights in respect of 58,679,799 Repsol shares; PEMEX holds the remaining Repsol share through PMI-SES (see Note 11(v)).

(2) PMI NASA has a 50% joint venture with Shell Oil Company for the operation of a refinery located in Deer Park, Texas. The investment is accounted for under the equity method. During 2009, 2008 and 2007, PEMEX recorded Ps. (1,363,510), Ps. 1,748,582 and Ps. 4,944,329 of (loss) and profit, respectively, related to its equity in the results of the joint venture, which has been recorded under “profit sharing in non-consolidated subsidiaries, affiliates and others” in the statement of operations.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

NOTE 9—WELLS, PIPELINES, PROPERTIES, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the components of wells, pipelines, properties, plant and equipment were as follows:

 

     2009    2008

Plants

   Ps. 423,699,655    Ps. 399,769,820

Drilling equipment

     25,713,299      23,370,046

Pipelines

     308,025,098      296,436,602

Wells

     678,534,523      568,274,197

Buildings

     55,713,561      51,611,161

Offshore platforms

     189,729,704      169,308,888

Furniture and equipment

     39,587,111      37,387,996

Transportation equipment

     18,437,580      17,771,354
             
     1,739,440,531      1,563,930,064

Less:

     

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     924,133,494      843,858,575
             

Net value

     815,307,037      720,071,489

Land

     39,696,349      39,144,853

Construction in progress

     111,552,872      85,148,023

Fixed assets to be disposed of

     1,035,242      697,640
             

Total

   Ps. 967,591,500    Ps. 845,062,005
             

 

a. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the CFR identified with fixed assets in the construction or installation stage, capitalized as part of the value of such fixed assets, was Ps. 2,054,190 and Ps. 1,057,440, respectively.

 

b. The combined depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of wells for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, recognized in operating costs, was Ps. 76,890,687, Ps. 89,840,495 and Ps. 72,591,718, respectively, which includes amortization costs related to dismantlement and abandonment of wells for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 of Ps. 1,648,884, Ps. 2,144,911 and Ps. 2,554,062, respectively.

 

c. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the capitalized portion related to dismantlement and abandonment costs, net of accumulated amortization, and determined based on the present value (discounted) of the project cost, was Ps. 24,488,953 and Ps. 18,775,600, respectively.

 

d. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, an impairment of Ps. 1,731,229 and Ps. 807,050, respectively, was recorded. Additionally, in 2008, there was a reversal of impairment of Ps. 699,847 related to the Cosoleacaque petrochemical complex due to the recovery of the markets where that complex’s main product is sold. Therefore, for the year ended December 31, 2008, the net impairment of long-lived assets under FRS C-15 was Ps. 107,203, which was recorded in the statement of operations. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, PEMEX recognized cumulative impairment charges in the value of long-lived assets amounting to Ps. 16,217,180 and Ps. 14,485,951, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

NOTE 10—DEBT:

Under the Ley General de Deuda Pública (General Law of Public Debt), the SHCP authorizes Mexican Government entities, including Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities, to negotiate and execute external financing agreements, defining the requirements that must be observed in each case.

Pursuant to the amendments to the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability discussed in Note 2, Petróleos Mexicanos assumed during 2009, as primary obligor, all payment obligations under PIDIREGAS financings entered into by the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163, which had been guaranteed by Petróleos Mexicanos.

During 2009, the significant financing activities of Petróleos Mexicanos were as follows:

 

  a. During the period from January 1 to December 31, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained U.S. $1,350,000 in nominal terms in loans made or guaranteed by export credit agencies for use in financing its investment program.

 

  b. On January 21, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos borrowed U.S. $984,000 under a revolving credit line, which it entered into on September 7, 2007.

 

  c. On February 3, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued U.S. $2,000,000 of its 8.00% Notes due 2019; the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C. These notes are guaranteed.

 

  d. On March 26, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained, in the domestic Mexican market, a bank loan for a total of Ps. 2,500,000 at the Tasa de Interés Interbancaria de Equilibrio (Mexican Interbank Interest Rate, or “TIIE”), plus 200 basis points; the loan matured in March 2010.

 

  e. On April 3, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued, in the domestic Mexican market, Ps. 10,000,000 of publicly traded notes in two tranches; one at a variable rate for Ps. 6,000,000 and three-year maturity and the other at a fixed rate for Ps. 4,000,000 and seven-year maturity. These notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ Ps. 70,000,000 Notes Program.

 

  f. On May 22, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued, in the domestic Mexican market, Ps. 10,000,000 of publicly traded notes in two tranches; one at a variable rate for Ps. 6,500,000 and three-year maturity and the other at a fixed rate for Ps. 3,500,000 and seven-year maturity. These notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ Ps. 70,000,000 Notes Program.

 

  g. On June 2, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued £350,000 of its 8.25% Notes due 2022; the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C. These notes are guaranteed.

 

  h. On June 18, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained, in the domestic Mexican market, a bank loan for a total of Ps. 6,750,000, bearing interest at a floating rate; the loan matures in June 2011.

 

  i. On June 26, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos borrowed U.S. $6,000 under the revolving credit facility established on September 7, 2007.

 

  j. On July 29, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained, in the domestic Mexican market, a bank loan for Ps. 6,700,000, bearing interest at a variable rate, which matures in January 2011.

 

  k. On August 17, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained, in the domestic Mexican market, a bank loan for Ps. 5,000,000, bearing interest at a variable rate, which matures in July 2014.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

  l. On August 18, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued €200,000 of its 5.779% Notes due 2017; the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C. These notes are guaranteed.

 

  m. On September 18, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued U.S. $1,500,000 of its 4.875% Notes due 2015; the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C. These notes are guaranteed.

 

  n. On September 30, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained, in the domestic Mexican market, a bank loan for Ps. 3,750,000, bearing interest at a variable rate, which matures in September 2011. The payment was advanced on December 30, 2009.

 

  o. On October 8, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued €1,000,000 of its 5.5% Notes due 2017; the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C. These notes are guaranteed.

 

  p. On October 13, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos issued CHF 350,000 of its 3.500% Notes due 2014; the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C. These notes are guaranteed.

During 2008, the significant financing activities of Petróleos Mexicanos were as follows:

 

  a. On February 29, 2008, Petróleos Mexicanos drew down U.S. $1,000,000 from the syndicated revolving credit facility established on September 7, 2007. This credit line can be used by Petróleos Mexicanos. All drawdowns by the Master Trust, which originally could also use this credit line, were guaranteed by Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, and drawdowns by Petróleos Mexicanos are guaranteed by Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals.

 

  b. On March 28, 2008, Petróleos Mexicanos entered into a Ps. 10,000,000 credit line with a banking institution in the domestic market, bearing interest at the 28-day TIIE, plus 12 basis points, maturing on December 31, 2008; borrowings through this credit line were guaranteed by Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals.

 

  c. On March 28, 2008, Petróleos Mexicanos entered into a Ps. 4,000,000 credit line with a banking institution in the domestic market, bearing interest at the 28-day TIIE, maturing on June 20, 2008; borrowings through this credit line were guaranteed by Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals.

 

  d. On March 28, 2008, Petróleos Mexicanos entered into a Ps. 3,500,000 credit line with a banking institution in the domestic market, bearing interest at the 28-day TIIE plus 7.5 basis points, maturing on December 31, 2008; borrowings through this credit line were guaranteed by Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals.

During 2008, the Master Trust undertook the following significant financing activities:

 

  a. The Master Trust obtained U.S. $1,471,126 in nominal terms in loans made or guaranteed by export credit agencies for PIDIREGAS financings.

 

  b.

On June 2, 2008, the Master Trust obtained from a financial institution a credit in an amount of ¥41,900,000—equivalent to U.S. $400,000—distributed in two tranches of ¥20,950,000 each, with maturities in 2011 and 2014 respectively, both bearing interest at the three-month LIBOR rate. This

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

 

credit was guaranteed by Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals. The Master Trust’s obligations in respect of its indebtedness thereunder were legally assumed by Petróleos Mexicanos, as primary obligor, during the second half of 2009.

 

  c. On June 4, 2008, the Master Trust issued notes in the amount of U.S. $1,500,000, of which U.S. $1,000,000 consisted of notes due in 2018 with an interest rate of 5.75% and U.S. $500,000 consisted of bonds due in 2038 with an interest rate of 6.625%. The issuance of the 5.75% notes was a reopening of the Master Trust’s October 22, 2007 note issuance. These notes and bonds were guaranteed by Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals. The Master Trust’s obligations in respect of its indebtedness thereunder were legally assumed by Petróleos Mexicanos, as primary obligor, during the second half of 2009.

 

  d. On September 29, 2008, the Master Trust issued ¥64,000,000 of its Floating Rate Bonds due 2020, which were insured by Nippon Export and Investment Insurance and guaranteed by Petróleos Mexicanos, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals. The Master Trust’s obligations in respect of its indebtedness thereunder were legally assumed by Petróleos Mexicanos, as primary obligor, during the second half of 2009.

Various credit facilities require compliance with various operating covenants that, among other things, place restrictions on the following types of transactions by PEMEX:

 

   

the sale of substantial assets essential for the continued operations of its business;

 

   

the incurrence of liens against its assets; and

 

   

transfers, sales or assignments of rights to payment not yet earned under contracts for the sale of crude oil or natural gas, accounts receivable or other negotiable instruments.

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, PEMEX was in compliance with the operating covenants described above.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, long-term debt was as follows:

 

            December 31, 2009   December 31, 2008
   

Rate of Interest(2)

  Maturity   Pesos
(thousands)
  Foreign
currency
(thousands)
  Pesos
(thousands)
  Foreign
currency
(thousands)

U.S. dollars:

           

Bonds

  Fixed from 4.875 to 9.5% and LIBOR plus 0.6% to 1.3%   Various
to 2038
  Ps. 196,358,358   15,036,593   Ps. 177,500,544   13,110,942

Purchasing loans and project financing

 

Fixed from 3.27% to 6.64% and

  Various        
 

LIBOR plus 2.25%

  to 2019     96,418,120   7,383,439     98,010,575   7,239,503

Credit lines

 

LIBOR plus 0.20% and 0.25%

  Various        
    to 2012     —     —       20,307,450   1,500,000

Direct loans

  Fixed from 5.44% to 8.3077% and LIBOR plus 1.9%   Various
to 2014
    4,261,246   326,315     —     —  

External trade loans and syndicated loans

 

LIBOR plus 0.325% to 0.475%

  Various        
    to 2013     55,499,475   4,250,000     57,537,775   4,250,000

Bank loans

  Fixed at 5.44% and LIBOR plus 1.9%   Various
to 2018
    2,611,740   200,000     9,169,191   677,278

Financial leases(4)

 

Fixed 1.99%

  Various        
    to 2019     3,826,822   293,048     5,892,346   435,235
                       

Total financing in U.S. dollars

        358,975,761   27,489,395     368,417,881   27,212,958

Euros:

           

Bonds

 

Fixed from 5.5% to 6.625%

  Various        
    to 2025     80,561,790   4,300,000     59,343,920   3,100,000

Unsecured loans, banks and project financing

 

Fixed at 2%

  2016     4,559   243     5,671   296
                       

Total financing in euros

        80,566,349   4,300,243     59,349,591   3,100,296

Pesos:

           

Certificados bursátiles (debt securities)

 

TIIE less 0.07%, Cetes plus

         
  0.35% to 0.57% and Fixed from 8.33% to 9.91%   Various
to 2019
    76,172,000       69,672,000  

Project financing and syndicated bank loans

 

Fixed at 11% and TIIE plus 0.4% to 0.48%

  Various
to 2012
    —         11,444,444  

Direct loans

  Fixed at 11% and TIIE plus 0.225% to 2.4%   Various
to 2014
    31,950,000       —    
                   

Total financing in pesos

        108,122,000       81,116,444  

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

            December 31, 2009   December 31, 2008
   

Rate of Interest(2)

  Maturity   Pesos
(thousands)
  Foreign
currency
(thousands)
  Pesos
(thousands)
  Foreign
currency
(thousands)

Japanese yen:

           

Direct loans

 

LIBOR yen plus 0.5% to 0.71%

  Various        
    to 2014   Ps. 5,882,760   41,900,000   Ps. 6,650,233   44,305,348

Bonds

  Fixed from 3.5% and LIBOR yen plus 0.75%   Various
to 2023
    13,197,600   94,000,000     14,113,049   94,000,000

Project financing

  Fixed from 2.9079% and Prime yen from 1% to 2.4%   Various
to 2017
    9,843,306   70,109,017     13,983,565   93,137,574

Bank loans

        1,503,947   10,711,873     —     —  
                       

Total financing in yen

        30,427,613   216,720,890     34,746,847   231,442,922

“Unidades de Inversión Certificados Bursátiles”

 

Zero

  2019     13,512,998       13,027,763  

Other currency:

           

Bonds

  Fixed 3.5% to 8.25%   Various        
    to 2022     20,237,655       7,812,160  
                   

Total principal in pesos(1)

        611,842,376       564,470,686  

Plus: Accrued interest

        6,728,300       7,073,181  

Notes payable to contractors(3)

        13,288,082       15,166,637  
                   

Total principal and interest

        631,858,758       586,710,504  

Less: Short-term maturities

        90,550,672       91,198,944  

Current portion of notes payable to contractors

        5,321,352       24,935  

Accrued interest

        6,728,300       —    
                   

Total short-term debt

        102,600,324       91,223,879  
                   

Long-term debt

      Ps. 529,258,434     Ps. 495,486,625  
                   

 

    2010   2011   2012   2013   2014 and thereafter   Total

Maturity of the principal outstanding, including accrued interest for each of the years ending December 31,

  Ps. 102,600,324   Ps. 72,221,743   Ps. 65,489,080   Ps. 67,383,489   Ps. 324,164,122   Ps. 631,858,758
                                   

 

Notes to table:

(1) Includes financing from foreign banks of Ps. 467,885,124 and Ps. 472,130,204 as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
(2) As of December 31, 2009 and 2008 the rates were as follows: LIBOR, 0.42969% and 1.75%, respectively; the prime rate in Japanese yen, 1.475% and 1.675%, respectively; the Cetes rate, 4.61% for 91 days and 8.15% for 182 days and 4.86% for 91 days and 7.20% for 182 days, respectively; TIIE, 5.1121% and 8.7018%, respectively.
(3) The total amounts of notes payable to contractors as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, current and long-term, are as follows:

 

     2009    2008

Total notes payable to contractors(a)(b)(c)

   Ps. 13,288,082    Ps. 15,166,637

Less: Current portion of notes payable to contractors

     5,321,352      24,935
             

Notes payable to contractors (long-term)

   Ps. 7,966,730    Ps. 15,141,702
             

 

  (a)

On November 26, 1997, Petróleos Mexicanos and Pemex-Refining entered into a financed public works contract and a unit-price public works contract with Consorcio Proyecto Cadereyta Conproca, S.A. de C.V. The related contracts are for the reconfiguration and modernization of the Ing. Héctor R. Lara Sosa refinery in Cadereyta, N.L. The original amount of the financed public works contract was U.S. $1,618,352, plus a financing cost of U.S. $805,648, due in twenty semi-annual payments of U.S. $121,200. The original amount of the unit-price public works contract was U.S. $80,000, including a financing cost of U.S. $47,600 payable monthly based on the percentage of completion. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the outstanding balances of the respective contracts were Ps. 1,447,779 and Ps. 4,561,189, respectively. Pursuant to the amendments discussed

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

 

above to the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability, as of January 1, 2009 these outstanding balances have been recognized as direct public debt.

  (b) PEMEX has Financed Public Works Contracts (“FPWC”) (formerly known as Multiple Services Contracts, or “MSCs”) pursuant to which the hydrocarbons and construction in progress are property of PEMEX. Pursuant to the FPWC, the contractors manage the work in progress, classified as development, infrastructure and maintenance. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, PEMEX had an outstanding payable amount of Ps. 9,053,727 and Ps. 5,930,523, respectively.
  (c) During 2007, a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (“FPSO”) vessel was purchased. The investment in the vessel totaled U.S. $723,575. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the outstanding balances were Ps. 4,234,356 (U.S. $324,255) and Ps. 4,674,925 (U.S. $345,311), respectively.
(4) During 2008, PEMEX entered into certain capital lease arrangements for tankers. These leases expire on various dates over the next 10 years. As of December 31, 2009, assets acquired through these capital leases were as follows:

 

Investment in tankers

   Ps. 3,075,142

Less accumulated depreciation

     144,105
      
   Ps. 2,931,037
      

The liabilities relating to the assets listed above are payable in each of the following years ending December 31, as presented below:

 

Year

   Pesos    U.S. dollars

2010

     Ps.   575,277    U.S.  $44,053

2011

     575,276    44,053

2012

     575,276    44,053

2013

     575,276    44,053

2014

     575,276    44,053

2015 and later

     2,231,950    170,917
           
     5,108,331    391,182

Less: Short-term unaccrued interest

     244,718    25,313

Less: Long-term unaccrued interest

     1,036,791    79,395

Less: Current portion of lease

     330,559    18,740
           

Total long-term capital lease

   Ps. 3,496,263    U.S.$267,734
           

The capital lease interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2009 was Ps. 292,791.

NOTE 11—FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (DFIs):

PEMEX’s cash flows arising from its commercial and financial activities are exposed to the volatility of interest rates, currency exchange rates and hydrocarbons prices in the national and international markets.

In order to monitor and manage these risks, PEMEX has developed regulations relating to market risk management, which are comprised of policies and guidelines applicable to PEMEX that promote a comprehensive approach to managing such risk, regulate the use of DFIs, guide the development of hedging strategies and provide strategies for the formulation of risk limits estimates.

PEMEX’s risk management regulations provide that DFIs should generally be used only for the purpose of hedging. The use of DFIs for any other purpose must be approved in accordance with current internal regulations.

PEMEX has a policy of reducing the potential impact of market risk factors on its financial results by promoting a balance between expected incoming cash flows from operations and those outgoing, which relate to its liabilities.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

(i) Counterparty and credit risk associated with DFIs

When the fair value of DFIs is favorable to PEMEX, it faces the risk that counterparties will not be able to meet their obligations. To reduce that risk, PEMEX monitors the creditworthiness of its counterparties and the credit risk exposure of the DFIs. PEMEX enters into transactions primarily with major financial institutions and hydrocarbon intermediaries with appropriate credit ratings, which ratings are issued and revised periodically by risk rating agencies. Additionally, PEMEX maintains a diversified portfolio of counterparties.

Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals faces additional credit risk due to its offering DFIs to its domestic customers to help them mitigate the volatility in the price of natural gas (see section (iv)). In order to qualify for these DFIs, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ customers must be party to a current natural gas supply contract and sign a master hedging agreement, which is ancillary to such supply contract. These circumstances mean that the credit risk treatment of the DFIs is the same as that for the supply contracts.

Certain of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals’ customers are exempt from presenting guarantees, while others make purchases on credit and are required to provide guarantees. In the event of nonpayment, supply is suspended and any open DFIs are liquidated. In 2009, the overdue accounts for natural gas of customers in the industrial and distribution sectors accounted for less than 1.00% of the total sales of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals.

As of December 31, 2009, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals had entered into DFIs with 186 of its customers, of which 174 (94%) were industrial customers and 12 (6%) were distributors. Of the total traded volume of DFIs, industrial customers represented 44% while distributors represented 56%.

As of December 31, 2009, MGI Supply, Ltd., a subsidiary of Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, had provided U.S. $17,325,000 in collateral, as compared to no collateral having been provided for such DFIs at December 31, 2008.

(ii) Interest rate risk

PEMEX constantly monitors its exposure to the risk generated by volatility in the various reference interest rates applicable to its debt portfolio, as recognized in the balance sheet. To establish an appropriate proportion of fixed rate instruments in its portfolio, thus reducing its exposure to adverse movements in floating interest rates, PEMEX contracts for interest rate swaps associated with its variable-rate debt instruments. Under these swaps, PEMEX makes payments based on a fixed interest rate and receives payments based on a floating rate. LIBOR is the underlying floating rate for U.S. dollar-denominated swaps of PEMEX’s debt.

(iii) Foreign exchange rate risk

Most of PEMEX’s debt is denominated in U.S. dollars and Mexican pesos. Debt denominated in other currencies generates foreign exchange rate exposure that can increase PEMEX’s financing costs. Therefore, PEMEX regularly enters into cross-currency swaps to mitigate the exposure caused by the volatility in the exchange rates of currencies other than the U.S. dollar and the Mexican peso. The parity currencies underlying these swaps are the euro, Japanese yen, pound sterling and Swiss franc, which are swapped against the U.S. dollar.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

(iv) Hydrocarbon price risk

PEMEX’s tax structure permits it to transfer most hydrocarbon price risk to the Mexican Government. Therefore, PEMEX does not enter into long-term strategic hedging arrangements relating to the prices of the hydrocarbons that it trades.

However, PEMEX does periodically evaluate its exposure to international hydrocarbon prices and uses DFIs as a mechanism to mitigate identified potential sources of risk.

In addition to supplying natural gas, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals enters as a counterparty into DFIs for natural gas with its domestic customers, in order to help those customers mitigate the risk of volatility in the prices of natural gas. In providing this service, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals enters into corresponding DFIs through its subsidiary MGI Supply, Ltd., taking the positions opposite to those in its DFIs with customers—thereby mitigating the market risk generated by those DFIs offered to customers. In turn, MGI Supply, Ltd. enters into opposite position DFIs with international counterparties in order to transfer the related price risk. This system allows Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals to maintain overall its natural risk profile.

Since 2003, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals has been required to trade Liquefied Petroleum Gas (“LPG”) under a price system imposed by the Mexican Government. This system fixes the sale price of LPG throughout Mexico, generating risk exposure in the geographic areas where Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals sells imported LPG. During 2009, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals mitigated the market risk generated by that exposure by employing a hedging strategy consisting of propane swaps. Propane is the primary component of LPG.

(v) Risk relating to the portfolio of third-party shares

PEMEX retains a synthetic long position (holding) on 58,679,799 shares of Repsol YPF, with the objective of maintaining corporate rights over those shares. This is accomplished by using four total return swaps under which PEMEX has the right to receive the total return on the Repsol YPF shares with respect to an exercise price in U.S. dollars, as well as the dividends and corporate rights relating to those shares. Under these DFIs, PEMEX agrees to cover its financial counterparties for any capital losses that the Repsol YPF shares may experience in reference to an exercise price, as well as to make payments at a fixed interest rate. Additionally, two of these DFIs include structures composed of combinations of options, consisting in each case of one short call and one long put spread. The aforementioned DFIs have maturities between October 2010 and the first six months of 2011. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the share price for the related Repsol YPF shares was U.S. $26.66 and U.S. $21.10, respectively.

(vi) Fair value of DFIs

PEMEX monitors the fair value of its DFIs portfolio on a periodic basis. Fair value represents the price at which one party would assume the rights and obligations of the other, and is calculated for DFIs through models used commonly in the international financial markets, based on inputs obtained from major market information systems and price providers.

PEMEX’s DFIs portfolio is composed primarily of swaps whose prices can be estimated by discounting flows using appropriate factors, and contains no exotic instruments that require numerical methods for their valuation.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The options contained in PEMEX’s DFIs portfolio are European in style, consisting of plain or digital calls or puts, and are valued internally based on the traditional Black-Scholes model or certain specialized variations thereof.

The inputs used in valuing PEMEX’s DFIs portfolio come from widely recognized price providers and do not require special adjustments or conversions.

(vii) Embedded derivatives due to a non-functional currency component

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, in accordance with Bulletin C-10, PEMEX recognized several agreements relating to, among other things, services in connection with works projects, acquisitions, leases and insurance commitments. These agreements were entered into by PEMEX in foreign currencies, and in accordance with their terms, the related foreign currency components do not meet the criteria to generate an embedded derivative.

PEMEX enters into derivatives transactions with the sole purpose of hedging financial risks related to its operations, assets or liabilities recorded within its balance sheet. Nonetheless, some of these transactions do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, because they do not meet the strict requirements of Bulletin C-10 for being designated as hedges. They are therefore recorded in the financial statements as non-hedge instruments or as instruments entered into for trading purposes, despite the fact that their cash flows are offset by the cash flows of the positions to which they relate. As a result, the changes in their fair value affect the CFR.

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the fair value of PEMEX’s DFIs was Ps. 9,239,778 and Ps. (2,429,936), respectively. These amounts include the DFIs designated as cash flow hedges and their net fair value of Ps. (64,711) and Ps. (2,374,351), respectively, which was recognized under other comprehensive loss.

The following table shows the fair values and the notional amounts of PEMEX’s over-the-counter derivative instruments that are designated as cash flow hedges outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and 2008:

 

          2009    2008  

DFI

  

Position

   Notional
Amount
   Fair Value    Notional
Amount
   Fair Value  

Interest Rate Swaps

   PEMEX pays fixed in U.S. $ and receives floating in 6-month U.S. $ LIBOR.    Ps.496,328    Ps.(15,097)    Ps.1,029,112    Ps.(34,390)   

Interest Rate Swaps

   PEMEX pays fixed in pesos and receives the 28-day TIIE + spread in pesos.    —      —      3,000,000    (183,949

Interest Rate Swaps

   PEMEX pays fixed in pesos and receives the 182-day swap interest rate provided by Proveedor Integral de Precios, S.A. de C.V. (“PIP”) in pesos.    —      —      7,500,000    (952,485

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

          2009    2008  

DFI

  

Position

   Notional
Amount
   Fair Value    Notional
Amount
   Fair Value  

Cross-Currency Swaps

   PEMEX pays fixed in pesos and receives notional in UDIs.    Ps.—      Ps.—      Ps.11,901,650    Ps.    572,670   

Cross-Currency Swaps

   PEMEX pays fixed in U.S. $ and receives fixed in ¥.    —      —      7,096,331    1,422,444   

Cross-Currency Swaps

   PEMEX pays floating in 3-month U.S. $ LIBOR + spread and receives floating in 3-month ¥ LIBOR + spread.    —      —      5,415,320    869,931   

Cross-Currency Swaps

   PEMEX pays floating in 6-month U.S. $ LIBOR + spread and receives floating in 6-month ¥ LIBOR + spread.    —      —      8,189,133    1,324,013   

Cross-Currency Swaps

   PEMEX pays fixed in U.S. $ and receives fixed in euros.    —      —      22,026,814    842,046   

Cross-Currency Swaps

   PEMEX pays fixed in U.S. $ and receives fixed in £.    —      —      9,241,108    (1,901,494

DFIs designated as cash flow hedges that have the same critical characteristics as the item being hedged are considered highly effective.

In light of the foregoing, these instruments do not have an impact on earnings that is due to hedge inefficiency, and the change in their fair value is recognized in its entirety as part of equity through other comprehensive income. The fair value of these instruments is reclassified into earnings at the same time as the hedged item cash flows affect earnings.

As of December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, net (loss) income of Ps. (62,375), Ps. 1,062,359 and Ps. (1,479,284), respectively, was reclassified from other comprehensive income into earnings in the CFR. It is estimated that, in 2010, net income of Ps. 185,622 will be reclassified from other comprehensive income into earnings.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The following table shows the fair values and the notional amounts as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 of PEMEX’s over-the-counter derivative instruments that were treated for accounting purposes as non-hedges:

 

        2009     2008  

DFI

 

Position

  Notional
Amount
  Fair Value     Notional
Amount
  Fair Value  

Equity Swaps (including options)

  PEMEX pays fixed in U.S. $ and receives total return on Repsol YPF shares.   Ps. 19,700,551   Ps. 120,391      Ps. 19,679,112   Ps. (2,761,533

Interest Rate Swaps

  PEMEX pays fixed in pesos and receives the 182-day swap interest rate 6x1 provided by PIP in pesos.     —       —          5,000,000     (97,841

Interest Rate Swaps

  PEMEX pays fixed in pesos and receives the 28-day TIIE + spread in pesos.     3,000,000     (218,268     —       —     

Interest Rate Swaps

  PEMEX pays fixed in pesos and receives the 182-day swap interest rate provided by PIP in pesos.     7,500,000     (1,161,596     —       —     

Cross-Currency Swaps

  PEMEX pays fixed in pesos and receives notional in UDIs.     13,464,756     607,198        —       —     

Cross-Currency Swaps

  PEMEX pays fixed in U.S. $ and receives fixed in ¥.     12,609,031     2,066,422        8,835,701     605,619   

Cross-Currency Swaps

  PEMEX pays floating in 3-month U.S. $ LIBOR + spread and receives floating in 3-month ¥ LIBOR + spread.     5,223,480     711,643        —       —     

Cross-Currency Swaps

  PEMEX pays floating in 6-month U.S. $ LIBOR + spread and receives floating in 6-month ¥ LIBOR + spread.     7,899,029     1,326,331        —       —     

Cross-Currency Swaps

  PEMEX pays fixed in U.S. $ and receives fixed in euros.     74,854,127     5,734,924        31,832,605     (1,721,125

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

        2009     2008  

DFI

 

Position

  Notional Amount     Fair Value     Notional Amount     Fair Value  

Cross-Currency Swaps

  PEMEX pays fixed in U.S. $ and receives fixed in £.   Ps. 8,913,738      Ps. (573,689   Ps. —        Ps. —     

Cross-Currency Swaps

  PEMEX pays floating in 6-month U.S. $ LIBOR + spread and receives fixed in £.     7,509,405        101,171        —          —     

Cross-Currency Swaps

  PEMEX pays fixed in U.S. $ and receives fixed in CHF.     4,424,107        (972     —          —     

Natural Gas Swaps

  PEMEX receives floating.     14,573,778        (4,840,626     (20,070,124     (8,881,396

Natural Gas Swaps

  PEMEX receives fixed.     (14,780,574     5,038,005        20,067,822        9,038,846   

Natural Gas Options

  PEMEX Long Put     525,228        149,213        1,900,058        611,534   

Natural Gas Options

  PEMEX Short Put     (523,818     (148,996     (1,899,512     (611,620

Natural Gas Options

  PEMEX Long Call     2,350,803        127,432        6,200,409        186,253   

Natural Gas Options

  PEMEX Short Call     (2,351,140     (127,244     (6,200,961     (185,991

Natural Gas Digital Options

  PEMEX Long Put     340,149        37,441        —          —     

Natural Gas Digital Options

  PEMEX Short Put     (340,149     (37,472     —          (112

Natural Gas Digital Options

  PEMEX Long Call     929,201        3,794        —          —     

Natural Gas Digital Options

  PEMEX Short Call     (932,490     (3,825     (4,971     (97

The exchange rates as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 were Ps. 13.0587 and Ps. 13.5383 per U.S. dollar, respectively.

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, PEMEX recognized net income (loss) of Ps. 9,963,741, Ps. (2,319,164) and Ps. (514,893), respectively, in the CFR with respect to DFIs treated as non-hedges. Additionally, for the year ended December 31, 2007, PEMEX recognized a loss of Ps. 702,173 in other revenues related to operations with DFIs treated for accounting purposes as non-hedges. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, PEMEX did not recognize any impact in other revenues related to operations with DFIs treated for accounting purposes as non-hedges.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

NOTE 12—EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

a. Pensions, seniority premiums and other post-retirement benefits

PEMEX has established employee non-contributory retirement plans, under which benefits are determined based on employees’ years of service and final salary at their retirement date. Liabilities and costs of such plans, including those related to the seniority premium benefit, to which every employee is entitled upon termination of employment, are recorded in accordance with actuarial valuations performed by independent actuaries. PEMEX partially funds its employee benefits through a Mexican trust structure, the resources of which come from the seniority premium item of the Governmental Budget, or any other item that substitutes or could be connected to this item, or that is associated to the same item and the interests, dividends and capital gains obtained from the investments of the trusts.

PEMEX has also established plans for other post-retirement benefit obligations whose actuarial amounts are determined by independent actuaries. Such plans include medical services and cash provided to retired personnel and their dependents for basic necessities.

b. Benefits for employment termination for causes other than restructuring

Petróleos Mexicanos has established defined benefit plans to cover the payments that must be made when terminating employment, for causes other than restructuring, before the employee’s retirement age. These benefits are calculated based on years of service and the employee’s compensation at the time employment ends. The obligations and costs corresponding to these plans are recorded in accordance with actuarial valuations performed by independent actuaries.

Cash flows:

Plan contributions and benefits paid were as follows:

 

     Retirement Benefits
     2009    2008

Contribution to the pension plan assets

   Ps. 20,331,433    Ps. 17,948,524

Payments charged to the plan assets

     22,620,838      20,662,053
             

Payments charged to the reserve for medical and hospital services for retired personnel and pension recipients in 2009 and 2008 were Ps. 4,260,829 and Ps. 4,039,137, respectively. Payments for employment termination before the employee’s retirement age were Ps. 26,525 in 2009. Such payments were not required in 2008.

The cost, obligations and other elements of the pension plan, seniority premium and other post-retirement benefits plans for termination for causes other than restructuring, mentioned in Note 3(m), were determined based on calculations prepared by independent actuaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The components of net periodic cost for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:

 

     Termination
Benefits
2009
   Retirement
Benefits
2009
    Total
2009
 

Net periodic cost:

       

Service cost

   Ps. 1,271,683    Ps. 11,649,536      Ps. 12,921,219   

Financial cost

     1,675,982      51,404,121        53,080,103   

Return on plan assets

     —        (566,935     (566,935

Prior services cost:

       

Prior services costs and plan amendments

     46,365      5,074,381        5,120,746   

Amortization of transition liability

     134,220      27,337,019        27,471,239   

Actuarial gain (loss)

     9,086,387      (2,721,667     6,364,720   

Compensation increase

     —        1,260,799        1,260,799   
                       

Net periodic cost

   Ps. 12,214,637    Ps. 93,437,254      Ps. 105,651,891   
                       

 

     Termination
Benefits
2008
   Retirement
Benefits
2008
    Total
2008
 

Net periodic cost:

       

Service cost

   Ps. 1,782,851    Ps. 13,693,537      Ps. 15,476,388   

Financial cost

     1,691,923      52,042,518        53,734,441   

Return on plan assets

     —        (933,360     (933,360

Prior services cost:

       

Prior services costs and plan amendments

     46,934      5,068,576        5,115,510   

Amortization of transition liability

     138,675      27,337,017        27,475,692   

Actuarial losses

     7,961,507      2,034,043        9,995,550   

Compensation increase

     518,657      1,260,799        1,779,456   
                       

Net periodic cost

   Ps. 12,140,547    Ps. 100,503,130      Ps. 112,643,677   
                       

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The actuarial present value of benefit obligations is as follows:

 

     Termination
Benefits
2009
    Retirement
Benefits
2009
    Total
2009
 

Vested benefit obligation value:

      

Vested benefit obligation acquired

   Ps. 32,183,020      Ps. 624,808,332      Ps. 656,991,352   
                        

Accumulated defined benefit obligations (OBD)

     32,183,020        888,542,099        920,725,119   

Plan assets at fair value

     —          (4,075,779     (4,075,779
                        

Defined benefit obligations (OBD) fund excess

     32,183,020        884,466,320        916,649,340   

Prior services not recognized:

      

Transition liability

     (402,668     (82,011,048     (82,413,716

Plan amendments

     (159,495     (54,673,054     (54,832,549

Actuarial losses and variances in assumptions

     —          (199,419,745     (199,419,745

Compensation increase

     —          (3,782,396     (3,782,396
                        

Total liability recognized in the balance sheet

   Ps. 31,620,857      Ps. 544,580,077      Ps. 576,200,934   
                        

 

     Termination
Benefits
2008
    Retirement
Benefits
2008
    Total
2008
 

Vested benefit obligation value:

      

Vested benefit obligation acquired

   Ps. 19,973,037      Ps. 427,908,459      Ps. 447,881,496   
                        

Accumulated defined benefit obligations (OBD)

     20,158,345        619,642,382        639,800,727   

Plan assets at fair value

     —          (5,761,615     (5,761,615
                        

Defined benefit obligations (OBD) fund excess

     20,158,345        613,880,767        634,039,112   

Prior services not recognized:

      

Transition liability

     (536,889     (109,348,066     (109,884,955

Plan amendments

     (185,455     (59,747,435     (59,932,890

Actuarial gains and variances in assumptions

     —          35,905,470        35,905,470   

Compensation increase

     —          (5,043,194     (5,043,194
                        

Total liability recognized in the balance sheet

   Ps. 19,436,001      Ps. 475,647,542      Ps. 495,083,543   
                        

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

PEMEX provides medical services directly through its own infrastructure. The effects of an increase or decrease of one percentage point in the assumed variation rate with respect to the cost and obligations related to medical services (“Medical Inflation”) are as follows:

 

     Termination    Retirement
Effect    2009    2008    2009    2008

Increase of one point in Medical Inflation:

           

a)    Labor cost of current services

   Ps.  1,095,522    Ps.   510,705    Ps.    3,361,428    Ps.  2,798,567

b)    Financial cost

   1,275,829    341,316    18,874,905    10,403,186

c)    Total

   2,371,351    852,021    22,236,333    13,201,753

        Variation

   33.19%    8.72%    23.74%    27.00%

d)    Defined benefit obligations (OBD)

   15,175,717    3,250,253    223,285,402    95,782,246

        Variation

   37.30%    8.73%    21.95%    10.00%

Decrease of one point in Medical Inflation:

           

a)    Labor cost of current services

   667,525    433,224    1,877,464    2,304,750

b)    Financial cost

   690,807    289,490    12,800,467    8,679,416

c)    Total

   1,358,332    722,714    14,677,931    10,984,166

        Variation

   (23.71)%    (7.78)%    (18.32)%    6.00%

d)    Defined benefit obligations (OBD)

   8,260,009    2,756,368    152,492,471    79,880,493

        Variation

   (25.27)%    (7.79)%    (16.72)%    (8.00)%

Significant assumptions used in determining the net periodic cost of plans are as follows, and are expressed in nominal rates:

 

     Termination Benefits    Retirement Benefits
   2009    2008    2009    2008

Discount rate used to show the present value of obligations

   8.75%    8.75%    8.75%    8.75%

Rate of compensation increase(*)

   5.50%    5.00%    5.50%    5.00%

Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets

   8.75%    8.50%    8.75%    8.50%

Employees’ average remaining labor life over which pending amortization items are amortized

   9 years    10 years    9 years    10 years

 

(*) Includes salary increases due to promotions.

PEMEX’s plan assets are held in two trusts, the Fondo Laboral Pemex (“FOLAPE”) and the Fideicomiso de Cobertura Laboral y de Vivienda (“FICOLAVI”), which are managed by BBVA Bancomer, S.A. and a technical committee that is comprised of personnel from Petróleos Mexicanos and the trusts.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The weighted-average asset allocations of retirement benefits for seniority premiums, pensions and other benefits are as follows:

 

     Retirement Benefits  
         2009                 2008        

Type of investment:

    

Governmental securities

   69.3   49.0

Fixed rate securities

   30.7   51.0
            

Total

   100   100
            

NOTE 13—COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME:

Comprehensive loss, presented in the consolidated statement of changes in equity, presents the overall result of PEMEX’s activity during the year and includes the following items that—in accordance with the applicable FRS and with the exception of net (loss) income for the period—are recognized directly in equity:

 

     2009     2008     2007  

Net loss

   Ps. (94,662,018   Ps. (112,076,444   Ps. (18,307,569

Surplus in restatement of equity

     —          —          19,309,736   

Derivative financial instruments

     2,532,882        (1,268,722     656,699   

Conversion effect

     (2,183,412     7,333,266        (982,729

Deferred income tax effect

     —          (3,596     (40

Effect on equity from employee benefits

     —          51,759,539        (3,432,792
                        

Comprehensive loss for the year

   Ps. (94,312,548   Ps. (54,255,957   Ps. (2,756,695
                        

NOTE 14—EQUITY:

On December 31, 1990, certain debt owed by Petróleos Mexicanos to the Mexican Government was capitalized as equity. This capitalization amounted to Ps. 22,334,195 in nominal terms (U.S. $7,577,000) and was authorized by the Board.

In December 1997, the Board and the Mexican Government agreed to a reduction in equity of the Certificates of Contribution “A” in exchange for a payment in cash to the Mexican Government of Ps. 12,118,050 (U.S. $1,500,000). As of December 31, 2009, the value of the Certificates of Contribution “A” was Ps. 10,222,463 (historical value of Ps. 10,216,145 plus an adjustment of Ps. 6,318).

The capitalization agreement between Petróleos Mexicanos and the Mexican Government states that the Certificates of Contribution “A” constitute permanent capital. As a result, the Certificates of Contribution “A” are as follows:

 

     Amount

Certificates of Contribution “A”

   Ps. 10,222,463

Inflation restatement increase through December 31, 2007

     86,735,530
      

Certificates of Contribution “A” in pesos of December 31, 2007 purchasing power

   Ps. 96,957,993
      

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

During January 2007, Petróleos Mexicanos paid Ps. 4,270,224 to the Mexican Government in advance for a minimum guaranteed dividend to be paid as a condition of this capitalization. Through the CA-122/2008 agreement of August 20, 2008, the Board approved the application of this minimum guaranteed dividend, which was recognized in September 2008, as accumulated loss.

During 2007, the Mexican Government assigned to Petróleos Mexicanos excess revenues in accordance with the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability, article 19, fraction IV, clauses b) and c) in the amount of Ps. 13,938,000. As of December 31, 2007, Petróleos Mexicanos had received Ps. 11,131,800 that it capitalized in equity. The other Ps. 2,806,200 was recognized as uncalled capital until it was received by Petróleos Mexicanos in February 2008. Additionally, Petróleos Mexicanos received Ps. 19,700 from the Fondo sobre Ingresos Excedentes (“FIEX”).

During 2008, the Mexican Government assigned to Petróleos Mexicanos excess revenues in accordance with the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability, article 19, fraction IV, clauses b) and c) in the amount of Ps. 32,639,044. In addition, interest in the amount of Ps. 12,218 related to these payments by the Mexican Government was capitalized.

During 2009, due to certain changes in the fiscal regime of Petróleos Mexicanos, the SHCP requested the return of Ps. 40,104 as reimbursement of funds that had been received by Petróleos Mexicanos in 2008 under article 19, fraction IV, clause c) of the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability. Additionally, PEMEX received under the terms of the same provision a payment in the amount of Ps. 12,600 corresponding to excess income from the 2008 fiscal year. The SHCP authorized application of this payment toward implementation of programs and investments in infrastructure projects. In addition, PEMEX capitalized an amount of Ps. 494,714, corresponding to interest earned at the end of 2009 on funds provided by the Mexican Government for use in infrastructure works, resulting in an overall increase in equity of Ps. 467,210 for the year.

In 2004, Petróleos Mexicanos signed an agency agreement establishing the Funds for Specific Purposes—Trade Commission (the “Trade Commission Funds”) with Banco Santander, S.A. as an agent in order to manage the funds transferred by the Mexican Government to Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities. In accordance with the Ley de Ingresos de la Federación (Federal Revenues Law), these funds are to be utilized only for infrastructure works related to exploration, refining, gas and petrochemicals. Payments made by the Mexican Government that increase the equity of Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities are deposited into the Trade Commission Funds.

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the outstanding balances of the Trade Commission Funds were as follows:

 

     2009    2008

Trade Commission “FEIIP”

   Ps. 30,590,241    Ps. 29,023,651

Trade Commission “FEX”

     982,967      15,179,213

Trade Commission “AOI”

     305      44,316

Trade Commission “FIEX”

     7,175      409,682
             

Total funds for specific purposes

   Ps. 31,580,688    Ps. 44,656,862
             

During recent years, PEMEX has recorded negative earnings. However, under the Ley de Concursos Mercantiles (“Commercial Bankruptcy Law of Mexico”), decentralized public entities such as Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities cannot be subject to a bankruptcy proceeding. Furthermore, the financing

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

agreements to which PEMEX currently is a party do not provide for financial covenants that would be breached or events of default that would be triggered as a consequence of negative equity. The Mexican Government has focused its recent efforts on consolidating PEMEX’s institutional strategy, including through the adoption of November 2008 amendments to PEMEX’s legal framework, which will permit it greater autonomy in decision making and enhanced operational viability.

NOTE 15—COMMITMENTS:

 

(a) PEMEX, through Pemex-Exploration and Production, is party to an evergreen contract to sell to PMI CIM crude oil destined for sale in the international market. Pursuant to this contract, PEMEX is required to sell to PMI CIM the volumes of crude oil that the latter needs to meet its commitments to its clients. The relative sale prices are fixed in accordance with those prevailing in the international market at the time of sale. PMI CIM’s hydrocarbons sales commitments to its clients are backed by PEMEX.

PMI has entered into several contracts for the sale of crude oil on the international market to foreign companies. The terms and conditions of these contracts are specific to each client, and their durations may be indefinite (evergreen contracts), and in some cases with a minimum obligatory period (long-term contracts).

 

(b) PEMEX has entered into a nitrogen supply contract for the pressure maintenance program at the Cantarell complex. During 2007, an additional contract was entered into with the purpose of supplying nitrogen to the Ku-Maloob-Zap complex and extending the original contract until 2027. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the value of the nitrogen to be supplied during the term of the contract was approximately Ps. 17,309,316 and Ps. 19,972,377, respectively. In the event of the annulment of the contract and depending on the circumstances, PEMEX has the right and obligation to acquire the vendor’s nitrogen plant under the terms of the contract.

Estimated future payments under this contract for upcoming fiscal years are as follows:

 

2010

   Ps. 2,007,406

2011

     2,022,583

2012

     2,055,395

2013

     1,392,635

2014

     1,409,580

More than 5 years

     8,421,717
      

Total

   Ps. 17,309,316
      

 

(c) During 2008, PEMEX entered into a nitrogen supply contract for pressure maintenance at the Jujo Tecominoacán complex in the Southern Region. The term of this contract runs until 2017.

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the value of the nitrogen to be supplied during the term of the contract was approximately Ps. 2,443,574 and Ps. 2,661,262, respectively.

In the event of early termination of contract, under its terms, PEMEX would be required to pay for services received and for unrecoverable expenses of the counterparty.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Estimated future payments under this contract for upcoming fiscal years are as follows:

 

2010

   Ps. 838,404

2011

     530,184

2012

     530,184

2013

     109,544

2014 to 2017

     435,258
      

Total

   Ps. 2,443,574
      

 

(d) As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, PEMEX had entered into contracts with several contractors for the development of various infrastructure works, at an estimated total amount of Ps. 195,096,931 and Ps. 483,256,449, respectively.

NOTE 16—CONTINGENCIES:

In the ordinary course of business, PEMEX is named in a number of lawsuits of various types. PEMEX evaluates the merit of each claim and assesses the likely outcome, accruing a contingent liability when an unfavorable decision is probable and the amount is reasonably estimable. Other than as described in this note, there are no pending lawsuits to which PEMEX is a party in which it anticipates a significant contrary decision, and for which it has accrued related reserves.

 

(a) PEMEX is subject to the provisions of the Ley General del Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente (General Law on Ecological Equilibrium and Environmental Protection). To comply with this law, environmental audits of PEMEX’s larger operating, storage and transportation facilities have been or are being conducted. Following the completion of such audits, PEMEX has signed various agreements with the Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente (Federal Attorney of Environmental Protection, or “PROFEPA”) to implement environmental remediation and improve environmental plans. Such plans contemplate remediation for environmental damages, as well as related investments for the improvement of equipment, maintenance, labor and materials.

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the reserve for environmental remediation expenses totaled Ps. 6,032,931 and Ps. 1,751,453, respectively. This reserve is included in the reserve for sundry creditors and others as a long-term liability in the balance sheet.

 

(b) PEMEX is involved in various civil, tax, criminal, administrative, labor, commercial lawsuits and arbitration proceedings. The result of these proceedings is uncertain as of this date. Based on the information available, the amount claimed in connection with these lawsuits as of December 31, 2009 totaled approximately Ps. 44,291,614. As of December 31, 2009, PEMEX had accrued a reserve of Ps. 9,918,378 for these contingent liabilities. The current status of the principal lawsuits in which PEMEX is involved is as follows:

In September 2001, Conproca, S.A. de C.V. (“CONPROCA”), the construction company performing construction and maintenance services for Pemex-Refining’s Cadereyta refinery, filed a claim for arbitration before the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (the “ICA”) against Pemex-Refining and Petróleos Mexicanos (No. 11760/KGA) related to expenses incurred by CONPROCA for, among other things, additional work performed and value added. On December 17, 2008, the ICA issued a general liability award in favor of CONPROCA (of which Pemex-Refining was notified on December 22, 2008), without specifying an amount to be paid by Pemex-Refining or Petróleos Mexicanos. On November 30, 2009, the parties submitted briefs and evidence in support of the respective amounts of

 

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(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

their claimed liability. CONPROCA is seeking a total amount of U.S. $424,890.3 and Petróleos Mexicanos and Pemex-Refining are seeking U.S. $116,025.1. As of the date of this report, Petróleos Mexicanos and Pemex-Refining are preparing a brief in connection with a hearing to determine the amounts due to each party.

As of the date of this report, only one of the several claims filed by a group of Congressmen from the LIXth Legislature related to the FPWC program remains pending. Pemex-Exploration and Production has obtained favorable judgments in the other similar claims filed by these plaintiffs. This remaining claim (No. 226/2004-IV) is related to the FPWC entered into between Pemex-Exploration and Production and PTD Servicios Múltiples, S. de R.L. de C.V. for the Cuervito natural gas production block, and was filed before the Juzgado Noveno de Distrito en Materia Civil del Distrito Federal (Ninth Civil District Court of the Federal District). The claim does not seek monetary relief, but instead to prevent the performance of this FPWC through a declaration that it is void based on the alleged violation of Article 27 of the Mexican Constitution. On June 7, 2008, Pemex-Exploration and Production responded to this claim. On April 19, 2010, the court issued a resolution declaring that the period for legal action had lapsed. The plaintiffs filed an appeal of this resolution before the Primer Tribunal Unitario en Materia Civil del Primer Circuito (First Unit Civil Court of the First Circuit), which confirmed the resolution but released the plaintiffs from a requirement that they pay court expenses.

In December 2004, Corporación Mexicana de Mantenimiento Integral, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“COMMISA”) filed an arbitration claim before the ICA against Pemex-Exploration and Production (arbitration related to project No. IPC-01) for, among other things, a breach of a construction agreement in connection with two platforms in the Cantarell complex. The detailed claim filed by COMMISA seeks damages of U.S. $319,920.3 and Ps. 37,209.4. Pemex-Exploration and Production responded to the claim and filed a counterclaim against COMMISA, seeking U.S. $125,897.7 and Ps. 41,513. On January 13, 2010, the ICA notified Pemex-Exploration and Production that it had rendered a decision, dated December 16, 2009, requiring Pemex-Exploration and Production to pay COMMISA sums of approximately U.S. $293,645.9 and Ps. 34,459.5, plus interest, but also requiring COMMISA to pay Pemex-Exploration and Production a sum of approximately U.S. $5,737, plus interest. On January 11, 2010, Pemex-Exploration and Production had been notified that COMMISA had filed a motion before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York requesting the enforcement of the ICA award in its favor. As of the date of this report, Pemex-Exploration and Production is seeking to have this action dismissed. On July 1, 2010, a hearing will be held. In addition, Pemex-Exploration and Production has filed a motion before the Juzgado Quinto de Distrito en Materia Civil (Fifth Civil District Court), requesting that the award be declared null and void. The resolution of this claim is still pending.

In January 2006, Tejas Gas de Toluca, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“TGT”) commenced an arbitration proceeding against Gas Natural México, S.A. de C.V. (“GNM”) and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals, seeking, among other things, to enforce compliance with a transportation agreement and its amendments dated February 2001 and November 2001. This agreement was entered into for the operation of the Palmillas-Toluca pipeline. On May 27, 2010, the parties executed a settlement agreement in connection with this claim. Additionally, they agreed to execute a new transportation agreement. On May 28, 2010, the parties notified the ICA of the settlement agreement, to facilitate its issuance of a final award on such terms.

On December 16, 2005, Asociación de Transportistas al Servicio de Petróleos Mexicanos, Clientes o Empresas Sustitutos, A.C. (“Asociación de Transportistas”) filed a claim (No. 271/2005-I) before the Juzgado Quinto de Distrito en Materia Civil (Fifth Civil District Court) in the Federal District, seeking a declaration that Pemex-Refining was in breach of a transportation agreement dated March 26, 1993, as well

 

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(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

as the payment of related damages. Asociación de Transportistas is also seeking that Pemex-Refining authorize the plaintiff to replace tank trucks older than ten years, register these new tank trucks and assign them a cargo. On April 29, 2008, a judgment was issued against Pemex-Refining. Pemex-Refining filed an appeal (No. 425/2008) against this resolution before the Primer Tribunal Unitario en Materia Civil y Administrativa del Primer Circuito (First Unit Civil and Administrative Court of the First Circuit), which was granted on October 26, 2009. The plaintiff filed a form of constitutional relief known as an amparo (No. 696/2009) against this resolution before the Décimo Segundo Tribunal Colegiado (Twelfth Joint Court), which affirmed the previous resolution in favor of Pemex-Refining. This proceeding has therefore concluded. In three other claims filed separately by Asociación de Transportistas against Pemex-Refining, judgments have been granted in favor of Pemex-Refining.

On August 20, 2007, Petróleos Mexicanos and Pemex-Refining were summoned before the Juzgado Decimocuarto de Distrito del Décimo Circuito (Fourteenth District Court of the Tenth Circuit) in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz in connection with a civil claim (No. 12/2007) filed by Leoba Rueda Nava, seeking approximately Ps. 2,896,927.4 for, among other things, civil liability and damages resulting from the pollution of land used to store oil waste. On May 19, 2010, a final judgment was issued in favor of the plaintiff. Petróleos Mexicanos and Pemex-Refining were ordered to pay Ps. 995,136.8, plus interest, as well as expenses related to the claim. On May 26, 2010, the defendants filed an appeal against this judgment before a Tribunal Unitario del Décimo Circuito (Unit Court of the Tenth Circuit) in Villahermosa, Tabasco. As of the date of this report, a final resolution is still pending.

In December 2003, Unión de Sistemas Industriales, S.A. de C.V. filed a claim (No. 202/2003) before the Juzgado Tercero de Distrito en Materia Civil (Third Civil District Court) in the Federal District against Pemex-Refining, seeking approximately Ps. 393,000 for, among other things, work performed and not paid for under a pipeline construction agreement, as well as expenses related to the claim. A final judgment was issued against Pemex-Refining in which it was ordered to pay Ps. 89,000. Both parties filed appeals (No. 204/2009 and No. 205/2009) against this resolution before the Segundo Tribunal Unitario en Materia Civil y Administrativa del Primer Circuito (Second Unit Civil and Administrative Court of the First Circuit). On November 23, 2009, a resolution was granted in favor of Pemex-Refining. The plaintiff filed an amparo (D.C. 03/2010) before the Décimo Tribunal Colegiado en Materia Civil (Tenth Joint Civil Court) against this resolution. Pemex-Refining also filed an amparo (D.C. 04/2010) before the Tenth Joint Civil Court since it was ordered to grant a discharge in favor of the plaintiff. On May 26, 2010, a resolution was issued against Pemex-Refining’s amparo and in favor of the plaintiff’s. The court ordered that the pleadings filed by the plaintiff be analyzed. As of the date of this report, a final resolution is still pending.

On August 16, 2006, two separate amparos (No. 723/2006 and No. 724/2006) were filed by Minera Carbonífera Río Escondido, S.A. de C.V. and Minerales Monclova, S.A. de C.V. before the Juzgado Cuarto de Distrito en Materia Administrativa (Fourth Administrative District Court) in the Federal District, alleging that the Regulatory Law was unconstitutional and that Pemex-Exploration and Production had violated each entity’s constitutional rights by carrying out development, infrastructure and maintenance projects in non-associated gas fields under a public works contract. A constitutional hearing will be held on July 6, 2010. An expert’s opinion on geology to be filed by Pemex-Exploration and Production is still pending.

On April 14, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals were summoned before the Juzgado Séptimo de Distrito (Seventh District Court) in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, in connection with a claim filed by Irma Ayala Tijerina de Barroso and others, seeking approximately Ps. 1,490,873 for, among other things, civil liability and damages resulting from the pollution of land used for water treatment in the Reynosa Gas Processing Complex. On May 7, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos and Pemex-Gas and Basic

 

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(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Petrochemicals responded to this claim, objecting that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear it. This objection was admitted and the principal claim has therefore been suspended. A final resolution is still pending.

In January 1993, Pemex-Refining entered into a joint venture with Impulsora Jalisciense, S.A. de C.V. (“Impulsora”) to establish a new company called Mexicana de Lubricantes, S.A. de C.V. (“Mexicana de Lubricantes”), which manufactures, bottles and distributes automotive and industrial lubricants and greases. Currently, Pemex-Refining is involved in certain litigation and administrative proceedings in connection with this joint venture, including the following:

 

   

On December 5, 2005, Impulsora filed an amparo (No. 1519/2005) before the Juzgado Quinto de Distrito en Materia Administrativa (Fifth Administrative District Court) in the state of Jalisco, in connection with a constitutional challenge to the Ley Federal de Procedimiento Administrativo (Federal Law of Administrative Procedure) and a resolution (Acuerdo No. PMREF-00-002) modifying the franchise agreement among Pemex-Refining and the service stations franchised by Pemex-Refining. This proceeding has been joined with a pending claim filed by Bardahl de México, S.A. de C.V. (“Bardahl”), a competitor in the lubricants market, in which Bardahl asserts that it is the owner of the “Mexlub” trademark. As described further below, Bardahl seeks a ruling under which it would be permitted to sell its products in the service stations franchised by Pemex-Refining, thereby eliminating Mexicana de Lubricantes’ exclusive right to sell its lubricants in these service stations. A constitutional hearing will be held on July 9, 2010.

 

   

On December 20, 2005, Pemex-Refining filed a commercial claim (No. 127/2005) against Mexicana de Lubricantes before the Juzgado Segundo de Distrito en Materia Civil (Second Civil District Court) in the state of Jalisco, to compel Impulsora to convene a general shareholders’ meeting to discuss Mexicana de Lubricantes’ financial information, as well as the appointment of its new board members and comptroller. On June 29, 2007, a judgment was issued in favor of Pemex-Refining, and Mexicana de Lubricantes was ordered to convene a general shareholders’ meeting. As of the date of this report, compliance with this final resolution is still pending.

 

   

On June 7, 2006, Pemex-Refining filed a criminal complaint before the Procuraduría General de la República (Federal Attorney General’s Office) for fraud allegedly committed by members of the board of directors of Mexicana de Lubricantes. On July 17, 2009, Pemex-Refining filed an accounting report stating that it had suffered up to Ps. 25,828 in damages as a result of this alleged fraud. As of the date of this report, an expert’s opinion to be provided by the Federal Attorney General’s Office is still pending, and the matter remains under investigation.

 

   

On October 17, 2006, Pemex-Refining filed a commercial claim (No. 222/2006) against Impulsora before the Juzgado Octavo de Distrito en Materia Civil (Eight Civil District Court) in Mexico City, seeking to enforce its contractual right to exercise an option to purchase those shares of Mexicana de Lubricantes owned by Impulsora. On November 30, 2009, a judgment was issued in favor of Impulsora on the basis of Mexicana de Lubricantes’ financial statements not yet having been approved—which would be necessary in determining whether it had realized any profit. Pemex-Refining filed an appeal against this resolution, which was denied on April 29, 2010. Pemex-Refining was ordered to pay court expenses and filed an amparo (No. 345/2010) against this resolution before the Sexto Tribunal Colegiado en Materia Civil del Primer Circuito (Sixth Joint Civil Court of the First Circuit). A final resolution is still pending.

 

   

On February 2, 2007, Mexicana de Lubricantes filed a commercial claim (No. 28/2007) against Pemex-Refining before the Juzgado Primero de Distrito en Materia Civil (First Civil District

 

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Court) in the Federal District seeking, among other things, a judgment declaring null and void any advance termination or cancellation of the following agreements executed between Mexicana de Lubricantes and Pemex-Refining: (i) a license and trademark contract; (ii) a basic greases supply contract; and (iii) a contract for the manufacture of lubricants and greases for Petróleos Mexicanos and the subsidiary entities. On March 16, 2010, a judgment was issued in favor of Pemex-Refining. Mexicana de Lubricantes and Pemex-Refining each filed an appeal against this resolution before the First Unit Civil and Administrative Court of the First Circuit. A final resolution is still pending.

 

   

On May 2, 2007, Bardahl filed a commercial claim (No. 95/2007) against Mexicana de Lubricantes and Pemex-Refining before the Juzgado Quinto de Distrito en Materia Civil del Tercer Circuito (Fifth Civil District Court of the Third Circuit) in Guadalajara, Jalisco, seeking that a trademark license agreement between Pemex-Refining and Mexicana de Lubricantes and its amendments be declared invalid because of an exclusivity clause that prevents the sale of Bardahl’s products in the service stations franchised by Pemex-Refining, as well as related damages. The plaintiff’s expert claims that Bardahl’s damages total up to Ps. 18,008,000, while the defendants’ expert claims that there are no damages. The trial is in the evidentiary stage, with the opinion of an independent expert still pending.

On November 3, 1997, the Comisión Federal de Competencia (Federal Competition Commission) initiated an investigation into Pemex-Refining’s business practices in connection with an exclusivity clause included in its license and trademark contracts executed with service stations franchised by Pemex-Refining, which provided that those service stations could only sell lubricants and greases bearing PEMEX or Mexicana de Lubricantes trademarks. On July 10, 2003, the Federal Competition Commission issued a resolution prohibiting Pemex-Refining from engaging in anti-competitive practices in relation to that exclusivity clause, requiring amendment of the related contracts within a period of six months to remove the clause and imposing a fine of 1,500 daily minimum wage units per day until such contracts were brought into compliance. However, this six-month deadline was suspended due to a motion filed by Impulsora. On January 23, 2008, the Federal Competition Commission notified Pemex-Refining that it would require compliance with the resolution described above within a period of no more than 15 business days, except for the requirement to amend the relevant contracts. On February 12, 2008, Pemex-Refining filed a response stating that it would be unable to comply with the resolution due to a definitive suspension granted to Bardhal in a related amparo (No. 373/2006, which is currently joined with amparo No. 1519/2005). On April 10, 2008, the Federal Competition Commission rejected this response and Pemex-Refining filed a subsequent motion to suspend the Federal Competition Commission’s resolution. That motion was granted on May 6, 2008. An amparo had been granted on April 30, 2008 in favor of Pemex-Refining, declaring unconstitutional the resolution originally issued by the Federal Competition Commission. The Federal Competition Commission filed a revised motion (No. R.A. 246/2008) before the Décimo Tribunal Colegiado del Primer Circuito (Tenth Joint Court of the First Circuit) objecting to the amparo, but that motion was denied. On September 28, 2009, the Federal Competition Commission reviewed the evidence filed by Pemex-Refining and ratified its initial resolution. On October 20, 2009, Pemex-Refining filed a new amparo (No. 1691/2009) before the Juzgado Décimo Tercero de Distrito en Materia Administrativa (Thirteenth Administrative District Court) in the Federal District, and a provisional suspension was granted. A constitutional hearing was to be held on June 17, 2010.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The results of these proceedings are uncertain until their final resolutions are issued by the appropriate authorities.

NOTE 17—SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

PEMEX’s primary business is the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas and the refining and marketing of petroleum products, conducted through four business segments: Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals and Pemex-Petrochemicals. Management makes decisions related to the operations of the consolidated business along these four strategic lines.

The primary sources of revenue for the segments are as described below:

 

   

Pemex-Exploration and Production earns revenues from domestic crude oil sales, as well as from the exporting of crude oil, through the PMI Group, to international markets. Export sales are made through the PMI Group to approximately 25 major customers in various foreign markets. Less than half of PEMEX’s crude oil is sold domestically; however, these amounts are in large part sufficient to satisfy Mexican domestic demand.

 

   

Pemex-Refining earns revenues from sales of refined petroleum products and derivatives. Most of Pemex-Refining’s sales are to third parties and occur within the domestic market. The entity supplies the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (“CFE”) with a significant portion of its fuel oil production. Pemex-Refining’s most important products are different types of gasoline.

 

   

Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals earns revenues primarily from domestic sources. Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals also consumes high levels of its own natural gas production. Most revenues of this entity are obtained from the sale of ethane and butane gas.

 

   

Pemex-Petrochemicals is engaged in the sale of petrochemical products to the domestic market. Pemex-Petrochemicals offers a wide range of products. The majority of Pemex-Petrochemicals’ revenues comes from methane derivatives, ethane derivatives and aromatics and derivatives.

In making performance analyses for the entities, PEMEX’s management focuses on sales volumes and gross revenues as primary performance indicators.

Income (loss) and identifiable assets for each segment have been determined before intersegment adjustments. Sales between segments are made at internal transfer prices established by PEMEX, which reflect international market prices.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Following is the condensed financial information of these segments:

 

    Exploration and
Production
    Refining     Gas and Basic
Petrochemicals
    Petrochemicals     Corporate and
Subsidiary
Companies
    Intersegment
Eliminations
    Total  

Year ended

             

December 31, 2009

             

Sales –

             

Trade

  Ps. —        Ps. 466,238,279      Ps. 111,245,384      Ps. 18,885,357     Ps. 488,260,795      Ps. —        Ps. 1,084,629,815   

Intersegment

    827,653,321        61,000,823        60,722,516        31,068,976        255,738,182        (1,236,183,818     —     

Services income

    —          3,376,277        —          —          3,027,320        (1,112,081     5,291,516   

Total net sales

    827,653,321        530,615,379        171,967,900        49,954,333        747,026,297        (1,237,295,899     1,089,921,331   

Gross income

    607,234,367        (85,483,482     7,652,595        (8,973,710     50,044,324        (41,687,718     528,786,376   

Operating income (loss)

    576,366,159        (129,814,425     (4,789,179     (20,370,049     7,618,478        (733,608     428,277,376   

Comprehensive financing result (cost)

    (27,778,181     (157,022     2,748,591        100,489        9,778,256        —          (15,307,867

Net income (loss)

    5,436,454        (92,455,034     (1,190,256     (19,997,884     (88,682,514     102,227,216        (94,662,018

Depreciation and amortization

    62,374,663        9,023,359        3,676,317        1,142,709        673,639        —          76,890,687   

Labor cost reserve

    34,995,298        35,426,353        7,961,731        9,900,426        17,368,083        —          105,651,891   

Taxes and duties

    538,596,544        3,309,822        692,647        290,507        3,743,538        —          546,633,058   

Acquisition of fixed assets

    173,104,870        24,950,814        2,120,178        2,198,130        1,368,691        —          203,742,683   

Total assets

    2,983,699,608        496,044,407        133,497,604        86,943,440        1,802,500,251        (4,170,648,131     1,332,037,179   

Current assets

    2,269,247,725        308,544,174        89,660,926        69,107,983        904,063,806        (3,290,927,924     349,696,690   

Investments in shares

    610,032        157,094        1,503,374        —          375,193,677        (367,701,776     9,762,401   

Properties, plant and equipment

    711,503,482        186,970,987        42,128,005        17,488,295        9,500,731        —          967,591,500   

Current liabilities

    2,004,499,026        248,243,821        32,420,053        9,493,321        1,228,678,446        (3,280,374,275     242,960,392   

Reserve for employee benefits

    198,641,039        195,906,527        49,111,151        53,968,743        78,573,474        —          576,200,934   

Total liability

    2,728,866,519        484,186,579        89,416,127        64,252,478        1,835,102,671        (3,802,947,175     1,398,877,199   

Equity

    254,833,089        11,857,828        44,081,477        22,690,962        (32,602,420     (367,700,956     (66,840,020

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

    Exploration
and Production
    Refining     Gas and Basic
Petrochemicals
    Petrochemicals     Corporate and
Subsidiary
Companies
    Intersegment
Eliminations
    Total  

Year ended

             

December 31, 2008

             

Sales –

             

Trade

  Ps. —        Ps. 487,070,405      Ps. 167,107,867      Ps. 25,575,854      Ps. 644,418,238      Ps. —        Ps. 1,324,172,364   

Intersegment

    1,137,807,483        56,992,301        104,027,712        54,481,528        330,042,792        (1,683,351,816     —     

Services income

    —          3,485,588        —          —          2,375,188        (1,083,188     4,777,588   

Total net sales

    1,137,807,483        547,548,294        271,135,579        80,057,382        976,836,218        (1,684,435,004     1,328,949,952   

Gross income

    902,305,112        (236,863,752     13,004,111        (8,722,223     42,447,800        (37,253,555     674,917,493   

Operating income (loss)

    871,180,460        (280,318,220     (259,550     (19,336,132     (143,856     (11,253     571,111,449   

Comprehensive financing result (cost)

    (87,731,727     (25,488,043     3,199,974        624,199        4,032,478        (2,148,597     (107,511,716

Net income (loss)

    23,473,089        (119,474,506     2,263,955        (18,670,810     (110,724,131     111,055,959        (112,076,444

Depreciation and amortization

    74,475,554        9,978,606        3,688,137        1,093,894        604,304        —          89,840,495   

Labor cost reserve

    38,146,689        37,599,695        9,850,665        9,111,632        17,934,996        —          112,643,677   

Taxes and duties

    761,683,140        5,348,879        1,771,024        274,084        2,624,677        —          771,701,804   

Acquisition of fixed assets

    113,321,706        24,155,484        5,405,305        3,507,099        2,922,006        —          149,311,600   

Total assets

    1,402,388,519        380,061,361        143,791,980        78,498,657        3,059,645,158        (3,827,548,271     1,236,837,404   

Current assets

    779,192,962        206,142,588        98,032,197        61,787,281        559,007,033        (1,339,870,254     364,291,807   

Investments in shares

    402,563        157,094        1,667,006        —          735,301,521        (726,351,000     11,177,184   

Properties, plant and equipment

    606,668,876        171,844,781        43,831,789        16,547,828        6,168,731        —          845,062,005   

Current liabilities

    94,754,683        158,066,528        39,420,210        7,719,939        1,126,494,021        (1,250,490,795     175,964,586   

Reserve for employee benefits

    172,980,782        168,326,666        41,601,685        45,590,405        66,584,005        —          495,083,543   

Total liability

    1,144,606,751        395,713,962        96,035,524        54,480,917        2,988,056,375        (3,468,941,559     1,209,951,970   

Equity

    257,781,768        (15,652,601     47,756,456        24,017,740        71,588,783        (358,606,712     26,885,434   

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

    Exploration
and Production
    Refining     Gas and Basic
Petrochemicals
  Petrochemicals     Corporate and
Subsidiary
Companies
    Intersegment
Eliminations
    Total  

Year ended

             

December 31, 2007

             

Sales –

             

Trade

  Ps. —        Ps. 430,382,930      Ps. 139,963,302   Ps. 21,701,729      Ps. 542,926,858      Ps. —        Ps. 1,134,974,819   

Intersegment

    912,295,482        42,229,528        82,940,711     35,942,074        247,993,773        (1,321,401,568     —     

Services income

    —          3,221,190        —       —          1,880,032        (819,423     4,281,799   

Total net sales

    912,295,482        475,833,648        222,904,013     57,643,803        792,800,663        (1,322,220,991     1,139,256,618   

Gross income

    740,811,644        (77,803,300     15,816,747     (6,559,693     41,180,126        (34,854,648     678,590,876   

Operating income (loss)

    707,401,828        (111,085,600     7,335,910     (14,115,424     5,850,048        (1,734,890     593,651,872   

Comprehensive financing result (cost)

    (25,561,647     (5,764,552     1,071,281     (1,181,167     10,097,224        1,292,274        (20,046,587

Net income (loss)

    19,966,387        (45,653,619     4,958,173     (16,085,945     (11,473,248     29,980,683        (18,307,569

Depreciation and amortization

    57,262,960        10,159,674        3,437,370     1,091,848        639,866        —          72,591,718   

Labor cost reserve

    29,124,816        28,579,131        6,491,464     8,215,002        12,896,453        —          85,306,866   

Taxes and duties

    663,549,438        3,846,738        5,537,391     257,203        4,064,958        —          677,255,728   

Acquisition of fixed assets

    99,252,970        22,912,301        5,871,320     998,725        324,582        —          129,359,898   

Total assets

    1,237,968,403        417,393,498        133,970,702     79,872,062        2,331,376,672        (2,870,300,731     1,330,280,606   

Current assets

    630,760,334        229,536,695        85,311,492     58,650,943        495,164,854        (1,070,863,531     428,560,787   

Investments in shares

    342,538        157,094        1,095,666     —          612,696,004        (581,227,948     33,063,354   

Properties, plant and equipment

    565,433,958        162,585,821        42,005,574     15,569,956        8,250,144        —          793,845,453   

Current liabilities

    191,867,210        148,709,748        33,463,623     8,896,698        929,478,616        (1,022,952,043     289,463,852   

Reserve for employee benefits

    180,931,471        178,386,606        40,791,915     49,058,100        79,033,180        —          528,201,272   

Total liability

    998,713,758        377,308,387        85,452,634     59,275,500        2,262,119,197        (2,502,496,731     1,280,372,745   

Equity

    239,254,645        40,085,111        48,518,068     20,596,562        69,257,475        (367,804,000     49,907,861   

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

For certain of the above items to agree with the individual financial statements, they must be reconciled. The reconciliation of those items by segment, before intersegment eliminations, is as follows:

 

     Exploration and
Production
    Refining     Gas and Basic
Petrochemicals
    Petrochemicals     Corporate and
Subsidiary
Companies
 

Total net sales

   Ps. 828,692,752      Ps. 532,690,163      Ps. 172,346,851      Ps. 49,974,377      Ps. 747,746,227   

Less intersegment revenue

     (1,039,431     (2,074,784     (378,951     (20,044     (719,930
                                        

Total consolidated net sales

     827,653,321        530,615,379        171,967,900        49,954,333        747,026,297   
                                        

Operating income (loss)

     577,250,611        (85,908,835     (3,046,960     (18,982,260     8,231,067   

Less intersegment revenue

     (1,039,431     (2,074,784     (378,951     (20,044     (719,930

Less intersegment sales

     154,979        309,350        56,502        2,988        107,341   

Less unrealized profit on inventory

     —          (42,140,156     (1,419,770     (1,370,733     —     
                                        

Operating income (loss)

   Ps. 576,366,159      Ps. (129,814,425   Ps. (4,789,179   Ps. (20,370,049   Ps. 7,618,478   
                                        

Total assets

     2,987,558,593        539,949,997        135,239,823        88,331,228        1,853,404,840   

Less intersegment revenue

     (1,039,431     (2,074,784     (378,951     (20,044     (2,479,292

Less intersegment sales

     154,979        309,350        56,502        2,989        107,342   

Less unrealized profit on inventory

     —          (42,140,156     (1,419,770     (1,370,733     —     

Less intersegment capitalized interest

     (2,974,533     —          —          —          —     

Less participation method for unrealized profits from intersegment operations

     —          —          —          —          (48,532,639
                                        

Total assets

   Ps. 2,983,699,608      Ps. 496,044,407      Ps. 133,497,604      Ps. 86,943,440      Ps. 1,802,500,251   
                                        

Equity

     252,743,008        55,763,418        45,823,696        24,078,750        19,517,340   

Less intersegment revenue

     (1,039,431     (2,074,784     (378,951     (20,044     (719,930

Less intersegment sales

     154,979        309,350        56,502        2,989        107,342   

Less unrealized profit on inventory

     —          (42,140,156     (1,419,770     (1,370,733     —     

Less intersegment capitalized interest

     2,974,533        —          —          —          —     

Less participation method for unrealized profits from intersegment operations

     —          —          —          —          (51,507,172
                                        

Consolidated equity

   Ps. 254,833,089      Ps. 11,857,828      Ps. 44,081,477      Ps. 22,690,962      Ps. (32,602,420
                                        

NOTE 18—FISCAL REGIME:

On December 21, 2005, the Mexican Congress approved a new fiscal regime for Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiaries Entities, which was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, effective January 1, 2006. This regime was modified on October 1, 2007 and again on November 13, 2008.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Under this new fiscal regime, PEMEX’s contribution scheme continues to be established by the Ley Federal de Derechos (Federal Duties Law) and the Ley de Ingresos de la Federación (Federal Income Law). The fiscal regime for PEMEX for 2009 contemplates the following duties:

 

(a) Ordinary Hydrocarbons Duty (“DOSH”)—During 2009 and 2008, the applicable rates of this duty were 73.50% and 74%, respectively. The computation of this duty is based on the value of the extracted total production of crude oil and natural gas during the year, minus certain permitted deductions established in the Federal Duties Law (including certain investments, costs, expenses and duties).

During 2009, Pemex-Exploration and Production made daily, weekly and monthly advance payments in the amounts of Ps. 160,630,027, Ps. 162,686,276, and Ps. 120,532,240, respectively, totaling Ps. 443,848,543, which amount was credited to the annual payment of the DOSH. During 2008, Pemex-Exploration and Production made daily, weekly and monthly advance payments in the amounts of Ps. 175,359,039, Ps. 183,755,212 and Ps. 340,347,198, respectively, totaling Ps. 699,461,449, which amount was credited to the annual payment of the DOSH.

In computing this duty, deductions derived from the residual value of investments made before the current fiscal regime took effect may be applied as a deferred deduction, referred to as a “temporary difference,” in accordance with FRS D-4. These deductions may be made in a maximum remaining period of ten years, the effect of which, if applied, can have a favorable effect in an amount up to approximately Ps. 271,226,118, depending on certain conditions established in the Federal Duties Law. To date, PEMEX has not recognized such effect from these deferred deductions because they are considered unlikely to materialize.

 

(b) Hydrocarbons Duty for the Stabilization Fund—Pemex-Exploration and Production must pay this duty when, during the applicable year, the weighted average Mexican crude oil export price exceeds U.S. $22.00. The applicable rate will be between 1% and 10%, depending on the weighted average price of crude oil exports, with the maximum rate of 10% applying when the price exceeds U.S. $31.00 per barrel. Collections of this duty are deposited in the Oil Revenues Stabilization Fund.

 

(c) Extraordinary Duty on Crude Oil Exports—This duty is calculated by applying a rate of 13.1% to the value resulting from multiplication of (i) the difference between the annual weighted average Mexican crude oil export price and the budgeted crude oil price as provided for in the Federal Income Law (U.S. $70.00 and U.S. $49.00 during 2009 and 2008, respectively), times (ii) the annual export volume. The duty actually paid may be credited against the Hydrocarbons Duty for the Stabilization Fund. Collections of this duty are directed to the Federative Entities through the Stabilization Fund for the Income of Federative Entities.

 

(d) Duty for Scientific and Technological Research on Energy—This duty is applied at a rate of 0.30% to the value of the extracted production of crude oil and natural gas for the year. The collections from this tax are directed as follows:

 

   

65% to the Sectorial Fund CONACYT of the Ministry of Energy for Hydrocarbons;

 

   

20% to the Scientific Research and Technological Development Fund of the Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo (Mexican Petroleum Institute, or “IMP”); and

 

   

15% to the Sectorial Fund CONACYT of the Ministry of Energy for Energy Sustainability.

 

(e) Duty for Oil Monitoring—This duty was applied at a rate of 0.003% to the value of extracted production of crude oil and natural gas for the year. The revenues from this tax are designated for the Auditoría Superior de la Federación (Supreme Federal Audit) in accordance with the Federal Expenditures Budget.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

(f) Sole Hydrocarbons Duty—This duty is applied to the value of the extracted crude oil and natural gas from abandoned fields or fields that are in the process of being abandoned. The rate fluctuates between 37% and 57%, depending on the weighted average Mexican crude oil export price.

 

(g) Extraction of Hydrocarbons Duty—Effective November 14, 2008, this duty is applied to the value of the crude oil and natural gas extracted from the fields in Paleocanal de Chicontepec and in deep waters, at a floating rate between 10% and 20%, depending on the weighted average price per barrel of Mexican crude oil exports. Collections of this duty are deposited in the Oil Revenues Stabilization Fund.

 

(h) Special Hydrocarbons Duty for Paleocanal de Chicontepec fields (“Paleocanal de Chicontepec Duty”)—Effective November 14, 2008, this duty is applied at a rate of 71.5% to the value of the crude oil and natural gas extracted from the fields in the Paleocanal de Chicontepec, less certain deductions, which may not exceed the cost limit established in article 257 of the Federal Duties Law.

 

(i) Special Hydrocarbons Duty for Deep Water fields—Effective November 14, 2008, this duty is applied to the value of the crude oil and natural gas extracted from the fields in deep waters, less certain deductions, which may not exceed the cost limit established in article 257 of the Federal Duties Law. The applicable rate will be between 60% and 71.5%, depending on the weighted average price per barrel of Mexican crude oil exports.

 

(j) IEPS Tax—In accordance with current regulations, PEMEX is subject to the IEPS Tax, which applies to the importing and sale of gasoline and diesel. The IEPS is paid to the SHCP monthly, after deducting daily advance payments made in accordance with applicable rules. The effective rate of this tax depends on factors such as the type of product, reference price, the region where the product is sold, additional freight costs and applicable commissions.

In 2009, 2008 and 2007, increases in international prices of hydrocarbons and petroleum products caused the rate of the IEPS Tax to be negative. Effective January 1, 2006, the Federal Revenues Law was amended, allowing PEMEX to credit the negative IEPS Tax against other taxes and payments to which PEMEX is also subject. As a result of this credit, PEMEX recognized a benefit during 2009, 2008 and 2007 in other revenues of approximately Ps. 37,247,260, Ps. 194,575,700 and Ps. 72,137,000, respectively.

 

(k) Hydrocarbon Income Tax (“IRP”)—This tax is applicable to Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities other than Pemex-Exploration and Production, and is calculated by applying a 30% rate on the excess of total revenues minus authorized deductions, pursuant to the specific rules provided by the SHCP in accordance with the Federal Income Law.

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, PEMEX generated an IRP as follows:

 

     2009    2008    2007

Current IRP

   Ps. 2,464,890    Ps. 1,453,626    Ps. 4,070,364

Deferred IRP

     37,761      129,284      1,867,292
                    
     2,502,651      1,582,910      5,937,656

Inflation effect

     —        —        92,711
                    

Total IRP

   Ps. 2,502,651    Ps. 1,582,910    Ps. 6,030,367
                    

During 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities other than Pemex-Exploration and Production made daily and weekly payments of Ps. 1,190,700, and Ps. 1,170,141, respectively as

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

determined by the SHCP, for an overall total of Ps. 2,360,841 credited to the annual payment of the IRP. During 2008, the total daily and weekly payments determined by the SHCP were Ps. 1,399,383 and Ps. 1,413,548, respectively, for an overall total of Ps. 2,812,931 credited to the annual payment.

This tax will be declared through a tax form filed with the Federal Treasury no later than the last business day of March 2010, and the daily and weekly advance payments made during the fiscal year will be credited against that amount.

Petróleos Mexicanos will comply for its own account, and for the account of the Subsidiary Entities, with all obligations under the Federal Income Law and other fiscal laws, except as explicitly provided for in relation to the making of daily and weekly payments. As such, Petróleos Mexicanos will be solely responsible for the payment of contributions and duties owed by the Subsidiary Entities to the Mexican Government.

The principal factors generating the deferred IRP are the following:

 

     2009     2008  

Deferred asset IRP:

    

Advances from customers

   Ps. 475,471      Ps. 482,417   

Provision for insurance

     168,605        106,224   

Provision for contingencies

     37,369        31,043   

Environmental reserve

     6,721        32,259   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     29,362        10,601   
                
     717,528        662,544   

Deferred liability IRP:

    

Advance insurance

     (10,910     (6,532

Properties, plant and equipment

     (5,750,302     (5,661,935
                
     (5,761,212     (5,668,467
                

Long-term liability

   Ps. (5,043,684   Ps. (5,005,923
                

The expense (benefit) attributable to the profit (loss) from continuing operations before tax on oil production was different from what would result from applying the rate of 28% to profit, as a result of the items listed below:

 

     2009     2008     2007

Expected (benefit) expense

   Ps. (129,178,136   Ps. 1,501,210      Ps. 3,100,279

Tax effect of inflation, net

     (915,759     (280,619     165,038

Difference between book depreciation and tax depreciation

     (1,104,432     320,018        2,487,354

Equity interest in investments

     131,627,990        —          —  

Non-deductible expenses

     2,066,042        19,570        44,900

Customer advances

     6,946        —          —  

Other, net

     —          22,731        232,796
                      

Expense for tax on earnings

   Ps. 2,502,651      Ps. 1,582,910      Ps. 6,030,367
                      

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

(l) Value Added Tax (“VAT”)—For VAT purposes, final monthly payments are determined in cash flow, in accordance with the provisions of the Value Added Tax Law, which is applicable to payers of this tax.

On November 25, 2009, the Federal Income Law was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. Article 7, section III of that law provides for an additional procedure that applies exclusively to PEMEX, regarding treatment of the VAT in respect of imports of tangible goods. To be in compliance with this law, PEMEX recognized on December 31, 2009 a provision in the amount of Ps. 8,000,000.

 

(m) Income Tax—Certain of the Subsidiary Companies are subject to the Income Tax Law and to the IETU, and are therefore required to pay the greater of their IETU or Income Tax.

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Subsidiary Companies incurred the following income tax:

 

     2009     2008    2007  

Current income tax

   Ps. 1,900,467      Ps. 2,540,703    Ps. 3,253,655   

Deferred income tax

     (144,619     56,246      (27,414
                       
   Ps. 1,755,848      Ps. 2,596,949    Ps. 3,226,241   
                       

The principal factors generating deferred Income Tax are the following:

 

     2009     2008  

Deferred asset income taxes:

    

Advance from customers

   Ps. —        Ps. 6,613   
                
     530        55,818   
                

Total deferred asset income tax

     530        62,431   

Deferred liability income taxes:

    

Advance payments

     —          (7,635

Gain unrealizable from financial transactions

     (34,204     (82,709

Properties, plant and equipment equipment

     (1,855,762     (2,006,142
                

Total deferred liability income tax

     (1,889,966     (2,096,486
                

Long term liability

   Ps. (1,889,436   Ps. (2,034,055
                

Expense (benefit) attributable to the profit (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes was different from what would result from applying the rate of 30% to profit, as a result of the items listed below:

 

     2009     2008     2007  

Expected (benefit) expense

   Ps. 1,837,132      Ps. 2,463,151      Ps. 3,371,320   

Tax effect of inflation, net

     (80,936     (96,070     (27,877

Non-deductible expenses

     —          110,279        21,823   

Others, net

     (348     119,589        (139,025
                        

Income tax expense

   Ps. 1,755,848      Ps. 2,596,949      Ps. 3,226,241   
                        

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

NOTE 19—NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS:

The CINIF has issued the following Mexican FRS that will take effect for fiscal years beginning as of January 1, 2010 or 2011, as indicated below:

 

(a) FRS B-5 “Financial Information by Segments”—This FRS will take effect as of January 1, 2011, and establishes the following principal changes as compared to Bulletin B-5 “Financial Information by Segment,” which it supersedes:

 

   

It requires that information to be disclosed by operating segment be that which is regularly used by upper management, and establishes that such information need not be segregated into primary and secondary categories, nor refer to segments identified on the basis of particular goods or services (economic segments), geographic areas or homogeneous groups of customers. Additionally, it requires that the entity disclose aggregate information about its goods or services, geographical areas and main customers and suppliers.

 

   

It does not require that, in order to qualify as operating segments, the entity’s business areas be subject to distinct types of risks.

 

   

It permits the business areas to be classified as operating segments during the pre-operations phase.

 

   

It requires the disclosure, by segment and separately, of interest income and expenses, as well as other components of the CFR. In certain situations, it permits disclosure of net interest income.

 

   

It requires disclosure of the amounts of the liabilities included in the operating segment regularly used by upper management in making the entity’s operating decisions.

PEMEX’s management believes that the adoption of this new FRS will not have any material effects.

 

(b) FRS B-9 “Financial Information at Interim Dates”—This FRS will take effect as of January 1, 2011, and establishes the following principal changes as compared to Bulletin B-9 “Financial Information at Interim Dates,” which it supersedes:

 

   

It requires that financial information at interim dates include, in condensed and comparative form, in addition to the statements of financial condition and of income, the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity and the statement of cash flows, as well as—in the case of non-profit entities—presentation of the statement of activities.

 

   

It establishes that the financial information presented at the close of an interim period be presented comparatively with its equivalent interim period from the prior year, and, in the case of the balance sheet, that it also be compared with such financial statement as at year-end for the immediately preceding period.

 

   

It incorporates and defines new terminology.

PEMEX’s management believes that the adoption of this new FRS will not have any material effects.

 

(c) FRS B-16 “Financial Statements of Non-Profit Entities”—This FRS will take effect as of January 1, 2010, and establishes the following principal changes as compared to Bulletin B-16 “Financial Statements of Non-Profit Entities,” which it supersedes:

 

   

It incorporates definitions applicable to non-profit entities.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

   

It establishes the classification of assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity in accordance with FRS A-5 “Basic Elements of Financial Statements” and with FRS A-7 “Disclosure and Presentation.”

 

   

It establishes that donations received must be recorded as income.

 

   

It defines the principal levels and classifications that must be presented on the statement of activities.

 

   

It permits the presentation of costs and expenses in accordance with the particular nature of such information.

PEMEX’s management believes that the adoption of this new FRS will not have any material effects.

 

(d) FRS C-1 “Cash and Cash Equivalents”—This FRS will take effect as of January 1, 2010, and establishes the following principal changes as compared to Bulletin C-1 “Cash,” which it supersedes:

 

   

It requires that cash and restricted cash equivalents be presented on the balance sheet under the heading “Cash and cash equivalents.”

 

   

The term “temporary investments on demand” is replaced by the term “investments available on demand.”

 

   

It includes, as a criterion for identifying investments available on demand, that they must be immediately available securities, such as investments with a maturity of no more than three months as of their acquisition date.

 

   

It includes definitions of the following terms: “acquisition cost,” “cash equivalents,” “cash and restricted cash equivalents,” “investments available on demand,” “net realization value,” “par value” and “fair value.”

PEMEX’s management believes that the adoption of this FRS will not have any material effects.

 

(e) FRS E-2 “Donations Received or Given by Non-Profit Entities”—This FRS will take effect on January 1, 2010, and establishes the following principal changes as compared to Bulletin E-2 “Income and contributions received as well as made by non-profit entities,” which it supersedes:

 

   

It uses the term “donation” in place of the term “contribution,” and the name of the standard is changed accordingly.

 

   

It states that donations received are considered income.

 

   

It uses, in the valuation of donations, the concepts of value established in FRS A­6 “Recognition and Valuation.”

 

   

It establishes that collectibles (works of art, historical artifacts and similar assets) are not depreciated, but are subject to impairment.

 

   

It establishes the classification of income from sale of goods or provision of services independently of whether their prices are below market prices.

 

   

It eliminates the requirement of recognizing donations received in the form of services.

 

   

It requires that, for purposes of recognizing unconditional promises to donate, they be accrued and be payable. It also requires estimation of the probable breach of unconditional promises that have been recognized and, if applicable, the cancellation of the related recognition of income.

 

   

It requires that collectibles that have been acquired for purposes of being sold and obtaining funds be recognized at their cost or net realization value, whichever is less.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

   

Collectibles that the entity has acquired and plans to keep must be recognized, initially and subsequently, at their acquisition cost, and it is not permissible to make adjustments due to changes in their fair value, except in cases of impairment.

 

   

The expense for donations made in the form of non-monetary assets must be recognized at the net book value of the donated asset.

PEMEX’s management believes that the adoption of this FRS will not have any material effects.

NOTE 20—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

On June 28, 2010, the weighted average price of the crude oil exported by PEMEX was U.S. $69.44 per barrel; this price decreased by approximately 5.43% as compared to the average price as of December 31, 2009, which was U.S. $73.43 per barrel.

On June 28, 2010, the peso-dollar exchange rate was Ps. 12.7042 per U.S. dollar, which represents a 2.72% appreciation in dollar terms as compared to the exchange rate as of December 31, 2009, which was Ps. 13.0587 per U.S. dollar.

During the period from January 1 to May 31, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained U.S. $894,500 in nominal terms in loans made or guaranteed by export credit agencies for use in financing its investment program. In addition, PEMEX participated in the following activities:

 

   

On January 6, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos obtained, in the Mexican market, a bank loan for a total of Ps. 3,750,000 at a floating rate; the loan matures in September 2011.

 

   

On January 14, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos increased the aggregate amount of debt securities issuable under its Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C, to U.S. $12,000,000.

 

   

On February 5, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos issued U.S. $1,000,000 of its 6.000% Notes due 2020; the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ U.S. $12,000,000 Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C.

 

   

On February 8, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos issued, in the Mexican market, Ps. 15,000,000 of publicly traded notes in three tranches: one at a variable rate for Ps. 7,959,780, which matures in 2015; the second at a fixed rate for Ps. 5,000,000, which matures in 2020; and the third at a fixed rate for 465,235,800 UDIs (equivalent to Ps. 2,040,220), which matures in 2020. These notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ Ps. 140,000,000 Notes Program.

 

   

On February 26, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos issued CHF 150,000 of its 3.50% Notes due 2014; the issuance was a reopening, and the notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ U.S. $12,000,000 Medium-Term Notes Program, Series C.

 

   

On May 17, 2010, Petróleos Mexicanos issued, in the Mexican market, Ps. 15,000,000 of publicly traded notes in three tranches: one at a variable rate for Ps. 8,500,000, which matures in 2014; the second at a fixed rate for Ps. 5,000,000, which matures in nine years, nine months (a reopening of a fixed rate tranche issued in February 2010) and the third at a fixed rate for 337,670,900 UDIs (equivalent to Ps. 1,500,000), which matures in nine years, nine months (a reopening of a second fixed rate tranche issued in February 2010). These notes were issued under Petróleos Mexicanos’ Ps. 140,000,000 Notes Program.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

NOTE 21—DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEXICAN FRS AND U.S. GAAP:

PEMEX’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS, which differ in certain significant respects from U.S. GAAP. As described in Note 3(a) to these consolidated financial statements, until December 31, 2007, PEMEX recognized the effects of inflation on its financial information in accordance with FRS B-10, the guidelines of which are applied prospectively and do not require any adjustments for periods prior to January 1, 2008. For periods prior to January 1, 2008, all of the related U.S. GAAP adjustments have also been restated to reflect the effects of inflation. None of the adjustments to the financial statements for the effects of inflation required under Mexican FRS have been eliminated in the U.S. GAAP reconciliation for such periods.

Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standards CodificationTM (the “Codification,” or “ASC”)

The Codification is the single source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by non-governmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Rules and interpretive releases of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The Codification became effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009 and superseded all previously existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other non-grandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification is non-authoritative. All of PEMEX’s references to GAAP now use the Codification’s specific Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), Topic or Subtopic, rather than prior accounting and reporting standards. The Codification did not change existing GAAP and, therefore, did not affect PEMEX’s financial position or results of operations.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP, as they relate to PEMEX, are presented below together with explanations of certain adjustments that affect net (loss) income and shareholders’ equity as of and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.

 

     2009     2008     2007  

Net loss for the year under Mexican FRS

   Ps. (94,662,018   Ps. (112,076,444   Ps. (18,307,569
                        

U.S. GAAP adjustments:

      

Exploration and drilling costs (I(a))

     (1,016,089     (1,165,465     (1,370,873

Employee benefits (II(e))

     27,836,172        27,778,601        6,353,993   

Accrued vacations, net (I(c))

     (155,404     (142,849     (45,809

Fixed asset adjustments:

      

Capitalized losses of derivative financial instruments, net (I(d))

     (110,586     (1,320,395     (177,334

Capitalization gains of interest, net (I(e))

     2,701,374        482,966        3,509,960   

Impairment, net (I(f))

     2,413,928        3,201,493        3,344,517   

Depreciation convention (I(g))

     —          —          783,144   

Gains (losses) of derivative financial instruments and fair value measurements, net (I(h))

     10,214,217        (15,188,098     (8,149,706

Profit in inventory (I(i))

     —          26,755,771        (18,919,219

Available-for-sale investment securities (I(j))

     —          3,780,783        246,258   

Effects of inflation accounting on U.S. GAAP adjustments (I(k))

     —          —          159,139   

Deferred income (loss) taxes (II(n))

     46,014        (12,622     (62,488

Reclassification of Pemex Finance net income (loss) to non-controlling interest (I(m))

     160,285        140,652        (6,089
                        

Total U.S. GAAP adjustments, net

     42,089,911        44,310,837        (14,334,507
                        

Net loss for the year under U.S. GAAP

   Ps. (52,572,107   Ps. (67,765,607   Ps. (32,642,076
                        

Comprehensive (loss) income under U.S. GAAP:

      

Loss for the year under U.S. GAAP

   Ps. (52,572,107   Ps. (67,765,607   Ps. (32,642,076

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

      

Effect in equity of employee benefits (II(e))

     (229,690,261     85,116,605        (3,793,689

Gains (losses) of derivative financial instruments and fair value measurements,
net (I(h))

     2,532,882        (1,268,722     656,699   

Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investment securities (I(j))

     2,156,104        (5,936,887     (246,258

Surplus in restatement of equity

     —          —          18,539,917   

Foreign currency translation effect

     (2,183,412     7,018,105        —     

Other

     52,364        (3,595     —     
                        

Comprehensive (loss) income

   Ps. (279,704,430   Ps. 17,159,899      Ps. (17,485,407
                        

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

     2009     2008  

Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss as of December 31:

    

Derivative financial instruments and fair value measurements (I(h))

   Ps. 158,531      Ps. (2,374,351

Effect in equity of employee benefits (II(e))

     (355,873,009     (126,182,748

Unrealized gains on available-for-sale investment securities (I(j))

     8,935,976        6,779,872   

Foreign currency translation effect

     4,834,693        7,018,105   

Other

     758,862        706,498   
                

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

   Ps. (341,184,947   Ps. (114,052,624
                

 

     2009     2008  

Equity is reconciled as follows:

    

Equity under Mexican FRS

   Ps. (66,840,020   Ps. 26,885,434   
                

U.S. GAAP adjustments:

    

Exploration and drilling costs (I(a))

     10,336,866        11,352,955   

Employee benefits (II(e))

     15,880,479        (11,955,693

Effect in equity of employee benefits (II(e))

     (355,873,009     (126,182,748

Accrued vacations (I(c))

     (934,345     (778,941

Fixed asset adjustments:

    

Capitalized gains of hedging derivative financial instruments,
net (I(d))

     1,452,993        1,563,579   

Capitalization of interest, net (I(e))

     (1,598,267     (4,299,641

Impairment, net (I(f))

     (20,948,825     (23,362,753

Derivative financial instruments and fair value measurements (I(h))

     (4,973,881     (15,188,098

Available-for-sale investment securities (I(j))

     —          (2,156,104

Deferred income taxes (II(n))

     338,795        292,781   

Reclassification of Pemex Finance equity to non-controlling
interest (I(m))

     —          (1,590,284
                

Total U.S. GAAP adjustments, net

     (356,319,194     (172,304,947 ) 
                

Deficit under U.S. GAAP

   Ps. (423,159,214   Ps. (145,419,513 ) 
                

 

     2009     2008  

Changes in U.S. GAAP equity for the year ended December 31:

    

Deficit at January 1

   Ps. (145,419,513   Ps. (198,083,166

Accumulated results:

    

From prior years

     —          171,681,077   

Net loss for the period

     (52,572,107     (67,765,607

Mexican Government increase in equity of Subsidiary Entities

     467,210        35,457,462   

Other

     119,884        46,292   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss:

    

Surplus in restatement of equity

     —          (171,681,077

Other comprehensive loss:

    

Effect in equity of employee benefits (II(e))

     (229,690,261     85,116,605   

Derivative financial instruments and fair value measurements (I(h))

     2,532,882        (1,268,722

Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investment
securities (I(j))

     2,156,104        (5,936,887

Foreign currency translation effect

     (2,183,412     7,018,105   

Other

     52,364        (3,595

Non-controlling interest (I(m))

     1,377,635        —     
                

Deficit as of December 31

   Ps. (423,159,214   Ps. (145,419,513
                

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

I. Explanation of reconciling items:

(a) Exploration and drilling costs

Effective on January 1, 2004, for Mexican FRS purposes, PEMEX changed its accounting policy for the recognition of well exploration and drilling costs to the successful efforts method of accounting. Therefore, as of January 1, 2004, there has not been any related difference between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP.

PEMEX follows the successful efforts method of accounting, under which costs of drilling exploratory wells and exploratory-type stratigraphic test wells are initially capitalized and are later charged to expenses if proved reserves are not discovered. Development costs, including the costs of drilling development wells and development-type stratigraphic test wells, are capitalized. The capitalized costs of wells and related equipment are amortized on a UOP basis over proved developed reserves, as the related oil and gas reserves are extracted.

Consequently, as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the U.S. GAAP equity adjustment represented the cumulative costs of capitalized unsuccessful wells in proven areas under U.S. GAAP, not capitalized under Mexican FRS through December 31, 2003, net of the amortization of such capitalized amounts. The 2009, 2008 and 2007 U.S. GAAP net loss adjustment reflects the amortization of such capitalized costs on a UOP basis.

ASC Topic 932-10-05 “Extractive Activities—Oil and Gas” (“Topic 932”) addresses the circumstances that would permit the continued capitalization of exploratory well costs beyond one year, other than when additional exploration wells are necessary to justify major capital expenditures and drilling of those wells is under way or firmly planned for the near future. Under the provisions of Topic 932, exploration costs would continue to be capitalized after the completion of drilling when (a) a quantity of reserves sufficient to justify completion as a producing well has been found in the well and (b) the enterprise is making sufficient progress assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project. If either condition is not met, or if an enterprise obtains information that raises substantial doubt about the economic or operational viability of the project, the exploratory well would be assumed to be impaired, and its costs, net of any salvage value, would be charged to expenses. Topic 932 provides a number of indicators that need to be present to demonstrate that sufficient progress has been made in assessing the reserves and the economic viability of the project.

PEMEX’s policy is to determine whether or not exploratory well costs are capitalized or expensed shortly after completion of drilling. As such, PEMEX does not have significant suspended well costs for the three years ended December 31, 2009. No capitalized exploratory well costs have been charged as expense since the adoption of Topic 932.

(b) Employee benefits

Under U.S. GAAP, PEMEX has recognized ASC Topic 715 “Compensation—Retirement Benefits” (“Topic 715”) and included its effects in the results of the actuarial valuation of its labor obligations.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Under Mexican FRS, PEMEX follows FRS D-3, which establishes the procedures for measuring the expenses and liabilities for pension plans, seniority premiums, and severance payments. The main differences between PEMEX’s application of FRS D-3 and the U.S. GAAP guidance that is now provided in Topic 715 regarding accounting for seniority premiums, pensions, health services and other supplemental payments provided to retirees and other eligible family members are summarized as follows:

 

Item

 

FRS D-3

  

Topic 715

Adoption date

  January 1, 2008    January 1, 2007

Assumptions (Nominal Rates)

  No difference    No difference

Salary increases due to promotions

  No difference    No difference

Net periodic cost

  No difference    No difference

Minimum liability to be recognized: Projected Benefit Obligations (PBO)

  No difference    No difference

Unamortized and unrecognized items:

Retirement benefits

 

 

Initial transition liability and salary increases due to promotions to be recognized over a maximum of five years.

 

Plan amendments and actuarial gains and losses for the period to be recognized over the employees’ average remaining labor life.

  

 

Recognize the total outstanding items as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss/Income (“AOCI”) for retirement and post-retirement benefits, as an adjustment to equity.

Termination benefits

 

Initial transition liability and plan amendments to be recognized over a maximum of five years.

 

Salary increases due to promotions to be recognized over a maximum of one year.

 

Actuarial gains and losses are immediately recognized.

   Recognize the total outstanding items as a component of AOCI for retirement and post-retirement benefits, as an adjustment to equity.

Unfunded Accumulated Benefit Obligations (ABO)

  N/A    N/A

Recognition of additional minimum liability

  N/A    N/A

Recognition of intangible assets and other comprehensive income

 

 

N/A

  

 

In the year of recognition of actuarial gains/losses and past service costs/credits, there is also a write-off of an equivalent amount in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) under Topic 715.

Disclosure in the balance sheet of noncurrent assets, current liabilities, and noncurrent liabilities

 

 

N/A

 

   Required (for retirement and post-retirement benefits).

 

Note: N/A means not applicable.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

(c) Accrued vacations

Under Mexican FRS, PEMEX recognizes vacation expenses when the vacations are utilized by its employees. Under U.S. GAAP, vacation expense is accrued when it is earned by the employee.

(d) Fixed assets—Capitalized gains and losses of derivative financial instruments

Under Mexican FRS, finance costs related to loans allocated to construction projects are capitalized as part of capitalized interest, and are included net of gains and losses arising from DFIs designated as hedges.

Under ASC Subtopic 815-25-35 “Derivatives and Hedging—Fair Value Hedges—Subsequent Measurements,” gains and losses arising from financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges cannot be capitalized as part of qualifying assets. These amounts are accumulated in other comprehensive income and are reclassified into earnings over the life of the assets to which the hedged transaction relates.

Through December 31, 2008, the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163 issued debt securities through inter-company private placements to Petróleos Mexicanos for the purpose of funding PIDIREGAS-related projects. As discussed in Note 2, amendments to the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability became effective in November 2008. Effective January 1, 2009, in connection with these amendments, Petróleos Mexicanos assumed primary responsibility for the payment of all indebtedness of the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163, respectively. However, the Master Trust and Fideicomiso F/163, as applicable, continued to act as servicer of all indebtedness until Petróleos Mexicanos legally assumed, as primary obligor, their indebtedness under the related agreements. These legal assumptions were carried out during the second half of 2009. In addition, all of these inter-company private placements were canceled effective January 30, 2009, as a result of the changes to the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability. These financings had been hedged through DFIs, but in connection with the amendments described above, PEMEX decided to remove such designation and discontinue the hedging activities of those derivatives related to PIDIREGAS financings. Accordingly, for the year ended December 2009, there was no capitalized gain or loss adjustment related to cash flow hedge derivatives covering the financings entered into for infrastructure projects.

For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the capitalized loss adjustments in the reconciliation were Ps. 1,163,278 and Ps. 19,439, respectively, arising from hedging instruments.

The 2009, 2008 and 2007 net loss adjustments also include a depreciation effect of Ps. 110,586, Ps. 157,117 and Ps. 157,895, respectively, related to amounts previously capitalized.

(e) Fixed assets—Capitalization of interest

Effective January 1, 2007, PEMEX adopted FRS D-6 “Capitalization of Comprehensive Financing Result,” which establishes the rules that must be observed in the capitalization of the CFR attributable to certain assets, whose acquisition required a substantial (prolonged) period before their intended use.

The capitalized CFR is composed of interest cost, the foreign exchange effect and other costs associated with obtaining financing identified with qualifying assets, which directly affect the investment cost during the acquisition period. For periods ending prior to January 1, 2008, the result in monetary position is also included.

Under U.S. GAAP, prior to 2007, a portion of debt generated interest that was capitalized by applying an average interest rate to the average amount of accumulated expenditures for the qualifying asset during the

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

period. However, until the adoption of FRS D-6, the accounting criteria under Mexican FRS differed in this regard. PEMEX has accordingly adjusted its results of operations and equity to reflect the U.S. GAAP requirements for capitalizing interest.

Interest costs and the foreign exchange effect for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, for Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP purposes, were allocated as follows:

 

     2009    2008    2007

Under Mexican FRS:

        

Interest and foreign exchange fluctuation capitalized

   Ps. 2,054,190    Ps. 1,057,440    Ps. 5,350,849

Interest expense

     78,300,095      73,883,856      57,847,569
                    

Total interest cost and foreign exchange fluctuation

   Ps. 80,354,285    Ps. 74,941,296    Ps. 63,198,418
                    

Under U.S. GAAP:

        

Interest capitalized

   Ps. 3,813,746    Ps. 559,607    Ps. 7,797,815

Interest expense and foreign exchange fluctuation

     76,540,539      74,381,689      55,400,603
                    

Total interest cost and foreign exchange fluctuation

   Ps. 80,354,285    Ps. 74,941,296    Ps. 63,198,418
                    

During 2009, the only difference between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP was the net foreign exchange effect of Ps. 1,759,556 capitalized under Mexican FRS.

In addition, the net income adjustments for capitalized interest presented herein also include a depreciation effect of Ps. 941,818, Ps. 980,800 and Ps. 1,062,994 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, related to the cumulative difference in amounts previously capitalized for such assets because the cumulative amounts capitalized under Mexican FRS have exceeded those amounts under U.S. GAAP.

(f) Fixed assets—Impairment

For Mexican FRS purposes, as described in Note 3(i), PEMEX evaluates the impairment of long-lived assets whenever there are events or circumstances indicating that the book value of a given asset may not be recoverable under Bulletin C-15.

For each of the cash-generating units, if the book value of the long-lived assets exceeds the estimated future value (discounted) of cash flows recoverable by such long-lived assets, a charge is made to income for the period for an impairment loss. PEMEX performs this calculation at least annually. In accordance with Bulletin C-15, the impairment recorded can be reversed in subsequent periods if the subsequent impairment analysis does not indicate a loss in such future periods.

For U.S. GAAP purposes, an evaluation of impairment is undertaken whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable, as is the case under Mexican FRS. However, under U.S. GAAP, the impairment criteria are met when the carrying value of assets exceeds the sum of expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without financing charges) of the related assets. The asset is written down to fair value as determined by using the present value of expected future cash flows. U.S. GAAP does not allow for reversal of losses; PEMEX measures impairment of its oil and gas producing assets based on the undiscounted estimated future cash flows associated with estimated proved reserves on a field-by-field basis.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

In determining the estimated future cash flows for impairment purposes for all periods presented, hydrocarbon duties based on sales to third parties have not been included in the net cash flows calculation for either Mexican FRS or U.S. GAAP. PEMEX’s management believes that the hydrocarbon duties paid are similar in nature to income taxes or dividend distributions payable to a parent, and therefore are properly excluded from the net cash flow calculation.

Under Mexican FRS, Bulletin C-15 became effective on January 1, 2004. Prior to this bulletin becoming effective, under U.S. GAAP, PEMEX would recognize an impairment charge in the U.S. GAAP net (loss) income reconciliation. During 2009 and 2008, PEMEX recognized an impairment charge under Mexican FRS of Ps. 1,731,229 and Ps. 807,050, respectively. Because the assets related to the 2008 Mexican FRS impairment charge had already been impaired under U.S. GAAP, these charges have been reversed for U.S. GAAP purposes. During 2007, there was no impairment under Mexican FRS. The 2009, 2008 and 2007 U.S. GAAP net income reconciliation also includes a credit of Ps. 2,413,928, Ps. 3,094,290 and Ps. 3,344,517, respectively, for depreciation due to the difference in carrying values of long-lived assets between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP. In addition, the 2008 U.S. GAAP net loss reconciliation includes a debit of Ps. 699,847, because the impairment reversal accounted for under Mexican FRS during 2008 is not permitted under U.S. GAAP.

(g) Fixed assets—Depreciation convention

Until 2002, under PEMEX’s accounting policies, assets would begin to depreciate in the year after which they were placed in service. Under U.S. GAAP, however, assets are depreciated from the date they were placed in service. Beginning in 2003, PEMEX prospectively changed its accounting policies requiring depreciation from the month after the asset was placed into service, thereby eliminating any differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP for assets placed in service in 2003 and later years. The 2007 U.S. GAAP adjustments reflect a credit to income of Ps. 783,144 for the reversal of the depreciation expense previously recorded under U.S. GAAP for assets placed in service before 2003. Commencing January 1, 2008, no reversal of the depreciation expense previously recorded for assets placed in service before 2003 is required.

(h) Accounting for derivative financial instruments and fair value measurements

Derivative financial instruments (DFIs)

For U.S. GAAP purposes, PEMEX applies ASC Topic 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” (“Topic 815”), which requires that all derivative instruments (including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts) be recognized in the balance sheet as assets or liabilities at their fair values and that changes to fair values be recognized immediately in earnings, unless the derivative qualifies as a “hedge” (as defined in Topic 815), for which certain special accounting treatment is permitted.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, hedge effectiveness is assessed consistently with the method and risk management strategy documented for each hedging relationship. PEMEX assesses the effectiveness of each hedging relationship prospectively and retrospectively to ensure that the application of hedge accounting treatment was appropriate at the designation date, and continues to be appropriate for subsequent future periods. PEMEX considers hedge accounting to be appropriate if the assessment of hedge effectiveness indicates that the change in fair value of the designated hedging instrument is highly effective at offsetting the change in fair value or cash flow variability due to the hedged risk of the hedged item or transaction.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

If a derivative instrument qualifies as a fair value hedge, the change in the fair value of the derivative and the change in the fair value of the hedged item that is due to the hedged risks are recorded in earnings based on the income classification of the item being hedged. These hedges also adjust the book values of the derivatives and hedged items.

If a derivative instrument qualifies as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the hedging instrument’s gain or loss is reported as stockholders’ equity (as a component of AOCI) and is reclassified into earnings in the period during which the transaction being hedged affects earnings. Effective gains or losses reclassified from stockholders’ equity to earnings are classified in accordance with the earnings treatment of the hedged transaction. The ineffective portion of the hedging instrument’s gain or loss is recognized in the statement of operations in the CFR. If a derivative instrument does not qualify as a hedge under the applicable guidance, the change in the fair value of the derivative is immediately recognized in the statement of operations in the CFR.

PEMEX also evaluates contracts for “embedded” derivatives, and considers whether any embedded derivatives have to be bifurcated or separated from the host contracts in accordance with Topic 815 requirements. Embedded derivatives may have terms that are not clearly and closely related to the terms of the host contract in which they are included. If embedded derivatives exist that are not clearly and closely related to the host contract or include either leverage features or exposure to the substantial loss of the principal in the case of structured products, they are accounted for separately from the host contract as freestanding derivatives, with changes in their fair value recorded in current earnings in the CFR to the extent that the hybrid instrument is not already recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings.

When hedge accounting is discontinued under the fair value hedge accounting model due to PEMEX’s determination that the derivative no longer qualifies as an effective fair value hedge, PEMEX will continue to carry the derivative on the balance sheet at its fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings under the CFR item. The related hedged asset, liability or firm commitment will cease to be adjusted for changes in fair value that are due to the previously hedged risk and subsequent interest accrual will be recognized based on the new effective interest yield or funding cost, taking into account the fair value hedge adjustment amount as of the termination date of the hedge relationship. When PEMEX discontinues hedge accounting in a cash flow hedge relationship, because it is no longer probable that the forecasted transaction will occur in the originally expected period or within two months, the effective gain or loss on the derivative remaining in AOCI is reclassified immediately into earnings; if a derivative instrument ceases to meet the criteria for hedge accounting, any subsequent gains or losses are recognized in current earnings and the effective portion, as of the date the cash flow hedge relationship ceased to exist, is recorded in earnings based on where the hedged item had an effect, in the amount needed to achieve the effective yield or funding cost provided by the derivative while the hedged item still impacts earnings.

The remaining adjustment of the carrying amount of a fair value hedged asset, liability or firm commitment will remain part of the carrying amount of that asset, liability or firm commitment until the asset or liability is sold or written off, the liability expires, is paid or transferred or the firm commitment ceases to exist. In fair value hedges, an adjustment of the carrying amount of a hedged interest-bearing financial instrument will be amortized to earnings as part of the new effective yield; amortization will begin no later than when the hedged item ceases to be adjusted for changes in its fair value attributable to the risk being hedged.

For Mexican FRS purposes, effective on January 1, 2005, PEMEX adopted the provisions of Bulletin C-10. Bulletin C-10 contains provisions similar to those of Topic 815, and provides expanded guidance for the

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

recognition, valuation, accounting treatment and disclosure applicable to DFIs, such as hedges and embedded derivatives, including the need for contemporaneous hedge documentation and effectiveness testing requirements.

Similar to the requirements under U.S. GAAP, contracts need to be assessed for embedded derivatives with such derivatives needing to be bifurcated from the host contracts under certain conditions and recognized at fair value with fluctuations recognized in earnings. For Mexican FRS purposes, PEMEX, in accordance with Bulletin C-10, recognized embedded derivatives within several contractual agreements related to, among other things, services in connection with construction projects, acquisitions, leases and insurance commitments. These agreements were entered into by PEMEX and denominated in foreign currencies and, in accordance with their terms, the related foreign currency components generate embedded derivatives, but these embedded derivatives are not required to be bifurcated from the host contracts under Bulletin C-10, because the agreements do not meet the net settlement criteria. For U.S. GAAP purposes, foreign currency embedded derivatives in either recognized financial instruments or non-recognized contractual agreements are bifurcated from host contracts when the payments under such contracts are not denominated in one of the functional currencies of either of the counterparties.

Therefore, as of December 31, 2009, there are differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP related to accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities (including embedded derivatives attributable to an embedded non-functional currency component). Additionally, U.S. GAAP allows for non-effectiveness testing associated with the use of interest rate swaps when they meet certain general and particular conditions in designated hedging relationships (known as the “short-cut method criteria”).

As a result of the above, PEMEX has recognized a U.S. GAAP adjustment for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, representing a net gain (loss) of Ps. 11,862,782, Ps. (15,188,098) and Ps. (8,149,706), respectively, reported in the CFR in the consolidated statements of operations.

For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, PEMEX recognized a net gain (loss) of Ps. 2,532,882, Ps. (1,268,722) and Ps. 656,699, respectively, reported as “derivative financial instruments” in the consolidated other comprehensive income (loss) statement under U.S. GAAP.

As to permissible exclusions under both Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP, for hedge effectiveness testing on formalized hedge relationships, PEMEX uses all components of each derivative’s gain or loss that were included in the assessment and measurement of hedge effectiveness, except for the time value (extrinsic value changes) in the case of option contracts. The time value exclusion effect with respect to options-based hedges is reflected in the CFR within earnings.

PEMEX’s DFIs portfolio does not contain any exotic instruments whose valuation would require reference to parameters or inputs, i.e., parameters that cannot be implied from liquid instruments readily observable in the financial markets.

The valuation of PEMEX’s DFIs portfolio is based on market information obtained from established independent sources of market prices, as well as pricing information provided by the major world trading markets, including the New York Mercantile Exchange (“NYMEX”) and the Chicago Board of Trade (“CBOT”).

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The following table presents the location on the balance sheet and the fair value of PEMEX’s DFIs as of December 31, 2009 and 2008. See Note 11 for additional information relating to the fair values of PEMEX’s DFIs.

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Balance Sheet Location

   Fair Value
       2009     2008

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges under Topic 815:

    

Cross-Currency Swaps

  Derivative financial instruments    Ps. 195,499      Ps. 5,262,591

Petroleum Product Swaps

  Derivative financial instruments      5,172,364        5,769,403

Futures

  Derivative financial instruments      35,182        81,100
                

Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges under Topic 815

     5,403,045        11,113,094

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under Topic 815:

    

Cross-Currency Swaps

  Derivative financial instruments      10,573,960        1,088,155

Equity Swaps

  Derivative financial instruments      1,079,678        —  

Options

  Derivative financial instruments      317,880        914,963

Natural Gas Swaps

  Derivative financial instruments      5,085,801        9,063,624
                

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under Topic 815

     17,057,319        11,066,742
                

Total

   Ps. 22,460,364      Ps. 22,179,836
                
   

Liability Derivatives

   

Balance Sheet Location

   Fair Value
       2009     2008

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges under Topic 815:

    

Interest Rate Swaps

  Derivative financial instruments    Ps. 15,097      Ps. 1,170,824

Cross-Currency Swaps

  Derivative financial instruments      —          1,901,494

Petroleum Product Swaps

  Derivative financial instruments      5,145,771        6,424,083

Other derivatives

  Derivative financial instruments      (273,106     —  
                

Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges under Topic 815

     4,887,762        9,496,401

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under Topic 815:

    

Interest Rate Swaps

  Derivative financial instruments      1,379,864        97,841

Cross-Currency Swaps

  Derivative financial instruments      787,716        2,429,049

Equity Swaps

  Derivative financial instruments      959,287        2,761,533

Options

  Derivative financial instruments      317,536        914,995

Natural Gas Swaps

  Derivative financial instruments      4,888,421        8,909,949
                

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under Topic 815

     8,332,824        15,113,367
                

Total

   Ps. 13,220,586      Ps. 24,609,768
                

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The following table presents the gain or loss recognized in income and OCI on PEMEX’S DFIs for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the line-item location in the financial statements of such gains and losses.

 

Derivatives in Topic 815

Cash Flow Hedging

Relationships

  Amount of Gain (Loss)
Recognized in OCI on Derivative
(Effective Portion)
   

Location of Gain
(Loss) Reclassified from
AOCI into Income (Effective
Portion)

  Amount of Gain (Loss)
Reclassified from AOCI into
Income (Effective Portion)
 
  2009     2008       2009     2008  

Interest Rate Swaps

  Ps. (15,097   Ps. (1,034,642  

Comprehensive financing result

  Ps. (24,071   Ps. (4,074

Cross-Currency Swaps

    195,499        (1,012,561  

Comprehensive financing result

    (38,304     (27,099

Petroleum Product Swaps

    (2,119     (381,595   Net sales     3,042,327        5,928,652   

Petroleum Product Swaps

    —          —        Cost of sales     (2,543,365     (6,157,729

Futures

    (79,368     17,245      Net sales     2,489,875        3,802,444   

Futures

    —          —        Cost of sales     (4,759,326     (2,479,026

Forwards

    —          —       

Comprehensive financing result

    —          (810

Other derivatives

    (34,204     37,202          —          —     
                                 

Total

  Ps. 64,711      Ps. (2,374,351     Ps. (1,832,864   Ps. 1,062,358   
                                 

 

Derivatives Not Designated as

Hedging Instruments under

Topic 815

   Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized
in Income on Derivative
   Amount of Gain (Loss)
Recognized in Income on
Derivative
 
      2009     2008  

Embedded derivatives

   Comprehensive financing result    Ps. —        Ps. (109,313

Interest Rate Swaps

   Comprehensive financing result      (1,273,214     —     

Cross-Currency Swaps

   Comprehensive financing result      7,656,289        797,254   

Equity Swaps

   Comprehensive financing result      2,596,632        (2,786,488

Futures

   Comprehensive financing result      (40,161     (402,606

Options

   Comprehensive financing result      296,165        80,631   

Natural Gas Swaps

   Comprehensive financing result      728,030        (5,851

Other derivatives

   Comprehensive financing result      —          (2,104
                   

Total

      Ps. 9,963,741      Ps. (2,428,477
                   

Fair value measurements

Additionally, for U.S. GAAP purposes, PEMEX applies ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures” (“Topic 820”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for the measurement of fair value and enhances disclosure about fair value measurements.

In accordance with Topic 820, PEMEX values its DFIs under standard methodologies commonly applied in the financial markets. PEMEX’s related assumptions therefore fall under Level 2 of the Topic 820 fair value hierarchy for market participant assumptions.

Pursuant to the provisions of Topic 820, fair values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs are based on quoted

 

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(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observed for assets or liabilities. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the assets or liabilities, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the assets or liabilities. Management uses appropriate valuation techniques based on the available inputs to measure the fair values of PEMEX’s applicable assets and liabilities.

When available, PEMEX measures fair value using Level 1 inputs, because they generally provide the most reliable evidence of fair value.

PEMEX periodically evaluates its exposure to international hydrocarbon prices, interest rates and foreign currencies, and uses derivative instruments as a mitigation mechanism when potential sources of market risk are identified.

The following table presents information about PEMEX’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the inputs utilized to determine the fair values as of December 31, 2009. PEMEX’s accounting for these assets and liabilities was impacted by the adoption of Topic 820 as described below.

 

     Fair Value Measurements Using    Total as of
December 31,
2009
     Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
  

Assets:

           

Derivative financial instruments

   Ps. —      Ps. 24,248,799    Ps. —      Ps. 24,248,799

Liabilities:

           

Derivative financial instruments

     —        19,982,836      —        19,982,836
                           

The valuation methods used to measure PEMEX’s financial instruments’ fair value include (1) obtaining directly comparable market quotes from major market sources, and (2) where directly comparable quotes are not available, calculating fair value based on quotes from major market sources which are then adjusted internally using standard market pricing models for interest rate, currency, equity and commodities derivatives.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, PEMEX has recognized a net loss of Ps. 1,648,565 as the credit risk adjustment required by Topic 820 on the fair value of PEMEX’s DFIs, reported in the CFR in the consolidated statements of operations.

The following table presents information about PEMEX’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the inputs utilized to determine the fair values as of December 31, 2008. PEMEX’s accounting for these assets and liabilities was not impacted by the adoption of Topic 820.

 

     Fair Value Measurements Using    Total as of
December 31,

2008
     Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
  

Assets:

           

Derivative financial instruments

   Ps. —      Ps. 22,285,896    Ps. —      Ps. 22,285,896

Liabilities:

           

Derivative financial instruments

   Ps. —      Ps. 39,903,930    Ps. —      Ps. 39,903,930

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The valuation methods used to measure PEMEX’s financial instruments’ fair value include (1) obtaining directly comparable market quotes from major market sources, and (2) where directly comparable quotes are not available, calculating fair value based on quotes from major market sources which are then adjusted internally using standard market pricing models for interest rate, currency, equity and commodities derivatives.

The estimated fair value of financial assets and liabilities, as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, in nominal terms, was as follows:

 

     2009    2008
     Carrying Value    Fair Value    Carrying Value    Fair Value

Assets:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   Ps. 128,179,628    Ps. 128,179,628    Ps. 114,224,395    Ps. 114,224,395

Accounts, notes receivable and other

     158,336,065      158,336,065      162,309,939      162,309,939

Liabilities:

           

Suppliers

     63,277,711      63,277,711      35,381,771      35,381,771

Accounts and accumulated expenses payable

     11,590,917      11,590,917      7,970,593      7,970,593

Taxes payable

     48,453,301      48,453,301      16,672,511      16,672,511

Current portion of long-term debt

     102,600,324      102,600,324      91,223,879      91,223,879

Long-term debt

     529,258,434      495,590,992      495,486,625      475,496,718

Pursuant to Topic 820, the fair values of the financial assets and liabilities presented in the table above appear for informational purposes, and they fall under Level 2 of the Topic 820 fair value hierarchy.

The fair values of financial assets and short-term liabilities are estimated as a proportion of their nominal values, due to short-term maturities yielding nominal values that are very close to their corresponding fair values.

The fair value of long-term debt is estimated using quotes from major market sources, which are then adjusted internally using standard market pricing models. As a result of relevant assumptions, estimated fair values do not necessarily represent the actual terms at which existing transactions could be liquidated or unwound.

Pursuant to ASC Topic 360 “Property, Plant and Equipment” (“Topic 360”), PEMEX reviews property for impairment when events and circumstances indicate a possible decline in the recoverability of the carrying value of such property. PEMEX estimates the future cash flows expected in connection with the property and compares such future cash flows to the carrying amount of the property to determine if the carrying amount is recoverable. If the carrying amount of the property exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, the carrying amount of the property is reduced to its estimated fair value. Fair value may be estimated using comparable market data, a discounted cash flow method, or a combination of the two. In the discounted cash flow method, estimated future cash flows are based on management’s expectations for the future and include estimates of future oil and gas production, commodity prices based on published forward commodity price curves as of the date of the estimate, operating and development costs, and a risk-adjusted discount rate.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The following table presents information about PEMEX’s properties impairment measured at fair value, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the inputs utilized to determine the fair value as of December 31, 2009.

 

        Fair Value Measurements Using   Total
Impairment
Loss
    Fair Value
Measurement(1)
  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets
(Level 1)
  Significant Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
 

Assets:

         

Impaired oil and gas properties (wells, plants)

  Ps. 493,981,368   Ps. —     Ps. —     Ps. 493,981,368   Ps. 1,731,229

 

(1) Amount represents the fair values of the impaired properties as of December 31, 2009. See Note 9—Wells, Pipelines, Properties, Plant and Equipment for additional information.

(i) Profit in inventory

Until December 31, 2007, under Mexican FRS, PEMEX valued crude oil and derivatives for export at realizable value, with the difference between the realizable value and cost recorded in earnings. In contrast, U.S. GAAP requires that inventories be recorded at the lower of cost or market value. For U.S. GAAP equity reconciliation purposes, PEMEX has eliminated the effect of recognizing a profit within its ending inventory balance at each period end. For net (loss) income reconciliation purposes, the adjustment for 2008 reflects the reversal of the prior year’s equity adjustment as inventory was sold. As of January 1, 2008, there is no longer a difference between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP with respect to inventory valuation.

(j) Accounting for available-for-sale securities (Repsol)

Pursuant to ASC Topic 320 “Investments—Debt and Equity Securities” (“Topic 320”), PEMEX classifies its investment securities as “available-for-sale” and, accordingly, they are recorded at fair value with unrealized gains and losses excluded from the statement of operations and reported in other comprehensive (loss) income. The fair value of the securities is determined by reference to quoted market prices at December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. An impairment loss is recognized when the loss is considered other than temporary.

Under Mexican FRS, these investment securities are also recorded at fair value, but the unrealized gains and losses are reflected in earnings. The income (loss) adjustments for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 reflect the reversal of the fair value adjustment to earnings as reflected under Mexican FRS, because U.S. GAAP requires such adjustment to be reflected in other comprehensive (loss) income.

(k) Effects of inflation on the U.S. GAAP adjustments

For the year ended December 31, 2007, various U.S. GAAP adjustments included herein are adjustments to monetary assets and liabilities recorded under Mexican FRS pursuant to FRS B-10, as described in Note 3(a). Therefore, the adjustments to the balance would also result in an adjustment to the monetary gain or loss as reported under Mexican FRS for the year then ended. Effective on January 1, 2008, no U.S. GAAP adjustments were made to the monetary assets and liabilities recorded under Mexican FRS pursuant to FRS B-10.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

(l) Deferred income taxes

As described in Note 18, during 2005, a new fiscal regime was enacted that became applicable to Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities effective January 1, 2006. Due to the related change in tax regime, Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities began recognizing deferred income taxes during 2005. The U.S. GAAP equity adjustment represents the cumulative impact of deferred income taxes relating to the other U.S. GAAP adjustments applicable to Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities.

(m) Non-controlling interest

Effective July 1, 2005, PEMEX entered into an option agreement with BNP Paribas Private Bank and Trust Cayman Limited to acquire 100% of the shares of Pemex Finance, Ltd. (“Pemex Finance”). As a result, since 2005, the financial results of Pemex Finance have been consolidated into the financial statements of PEMEX for Mexican FRS purposes. Historically, Pemex Finance has been consolidated in the accompanying condensed consolidated U.S. GAAP information included herein for all periods presented. However, under U.S. GAAP, net income and retained earnings from Pemex Finance are reclassified as non-controlling interest due to the fact that PEMEX does not currently own any of the shares of Pemex Finance. The U.S. GAAP adjustment related to Pemex Finance represents the reclassification of net income and equity recognized under Mexican FRS to non-controlling interest.

(n) Sale of shares of Repsol

As discussed in Notes 8 and 11, during 2008, PEMEX’s subsidiary RepCon Lux redeemed its bonds exchangeable for Repsol shares representing approximately 4.81% of Repsol’s share capital. PEMEX entered into four related equity swaps with financial institutions, monetizing the value of 58,679,799 shares. PEMEX thereby retained the economic and voting rights in respect of those shares, utilizing the proceeds of the swaps to liquidate the exchangeable bonds.

II. Additional disclosure requirements:

(a) Consolidation of Pemex Finance

PEMEX and certain of its subsidiaries have entered into several agreements with Pemex Finance, under which Pemex Finance purchases existing accounts receivable and rights to future receivables from certain customers. Pemex Finance obtains resources for such purchases through the placement of debt instruments in the international markets, as well as from the recurring returns on its investments. Since 2005, the financial results of Pemex Finance have been consolidated in the financial statements of PEMEX under Mexican FRS.

Under ASC Topic 860 “Transfers and Servicing” (“Topic 860”), PEMEX has evaluated the Pemex Finance structure in light of the permitted and non-permitted activities of a Qualified Special Purpose Entity (“QSPE”), and has determined that Pemex Finance does not qualify as a QSPE, and should therefore be consolidated for U.S. GAAP purposes. Consequently, Pemex Finance has been consolidated in the accompanying condensed consolidated U.S. GAAP information included herein for all periods presented; however, its net income and equity recognized under Mexican FRS are reclassified as non-controlling interest, as described in Note 21 I(m).

(b) IEPS Tax

Under Mexican FRS, the IEPS Tax is reflected as part of net domestic sales when charged to customers and the amounts payable to the Mexican Government are then deducted from income before hydrocarbon extraction duties and other, special taxes on production and services, and cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Under U.S. GAAP, this tax would have no net effect on revenues nor would it be deducted from income before taxes and duties, net of IEPS tax, as both the amount charged to customers and the amount accrued as payable to the tax authorities would be excluded from revenues (i.e., there is no gross-up).

(c) Environmental, dismantlement and abandonment liabilities

PEMEX establishes accruals for its environmental liabilities using estimates based on costs of similar remediation works most recently contracted and in progress at that time.

PEMEX has internal guidelines for estimating and recording environmental liabilities, the Guía para la Determinación de las Provisiones y Revelaciones de Carácter Ambiental (Guidelines for the Determination of Environmental Liabilities and their Disclosure). These guidelines’ purpose is to standardize and improve PEMEX’s internal procedures for identifying necessary remediation works and estimating and monitoring environmental liabilities.

These guidelines establish that an environmental liability exists when:

 

  (i) as a result of the activities of PEMEX, an affected area is identified in a particular site, and PEMEX undertakes a formal commitment to correct the environmental deficiency, in accordance with the criteria, guidelines, standards and legal framework in effect; and

 

  (ii) a reasonable estimate of the costs of remediation or cleanup of the identified affected area has been made, including the costs of the assessment studies.

As stated above, in accordance with past and present internal guidelines, PEMEX conducts site-by-site studies to identify environmental liabilities and develop a reasonable estimate of such liabilities. These guidelines consider many factors, but are tailored to specific Mexican requirements. Each contaminated site must be characterized, quantified and assessed through a specific study. The contamination of the affected sites may extend to the soil, subsoil and bodies of water, including water deposits, lagoons, swamps and others. These sites may be located inside PEMEX’s facilities, in surrounding areas, in abandoned areas where PEMEX had activity in the past or along the pipelines.

Once the corresponding contaminated site has been identified and evaluated, expenses for the cleanup of (i) hydrocarbon seepage and other spills that may cause pollution and that cannot be corrected in a short timeframe, (ii) water deposits and (iii) the concentration of hazardous residuals will be included in the remediation or restoration of affected areas. Estimates are kept current based on the best available information.

Based on reports from field managers and other available information, management prepares reports for identified affected areas on a periodic basis. When the contamination relates to a new incident, PEMEX informs PROFEPA and responds immediately to eliminate the cause of the incident or to minimize its impact. Subsequently, PEMEX and PROFEPA jointly determine whether the contamination has been eliminated or if additional actions are necessary for the remediation of the site.

PEMEX believes its environmental liabilities are probable when its initial studies reveal the existence of contamination in the inspected areas at levels above those permitted by Mexican law, indicating that PEMEX will have to perform remediation works necessary to bring the site into compliance. PEMEX believes the liability is reasonably estimable when (i) an assessment of the size of the affected area has been made, (ii) it has compared the affected area to other affected areas identified and addressed in the past and (iii) based on

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

PEMEX’s experience with current or recent activities on similar sites, PEMEX can assess the estimated remediation costs in order to be able to calculate the corresponding environmental liability. Thus, PEMEX accrues for these environmental liabilities when it identifies affected areas with contamination levels above those permitted by Mexican law and PEMEX is able to make a reasonable estimate of the size of the affected area and the remediation cost. In addition, PEMEX periodically revises its estimates of environmental liabilities as it obtains new information during the course of the remediation works, in order to ensure that its estimates are based on the most accurate and updated information.

PROFEPA administers the Mexican environmental regulatory rubric and establishes acceptable standards of environmental remediation. Although PROFEPA has the authority to review and inspect remediation works performed by PEMEX and compliance with permitted contamination levels established by laws and regulations, it does not determine PEMEX’s environmental liabilities. PEMEX maintains proper records of all of the studies, estimations, performed works and any other information that PROFEPA may request from time to time.

During 2009, 2008 and 2007, PEMEX spent Ps. 5,643,069, Ps. 4,254,586 and Ps. 4,120,000, respectively, on various environmental projects and related expenditures. The most significant projects have included the modernization of installations, the implementation of systems and control mechanisms to monitor atmospheric pollution, the acquisition of equipment to clean hydrocarbon spills, the expansion of aquatic effluent systems, the restoration and reforestation of affected areas, environmental investigative studies and the conducting of environmental audits. In addition, PEMEX has engaged in extensive research and development efforts to develop capacity for increased production of unleaded gasoline, diesel and fuel oil with lower sulfur content and alternative fuels, such as industrial oil gas and natural gas.

PEMEX’s management believes that its operations are in substantial compliance with the General Law on Ecological Equilibrium and Environmental Protection (the “Environmental Law”), as such law has been historically interpreted and enforced.

Environmental expenditures are expensed or capitalized depending on their future economic benefit. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations that have no future economic benefit are expensed. Liabilities for expenditures of a non-capital nature are recorded on a discounted basis when (a) expenses include payments during periods longer than one year, (b) environmental assessment and/or remediation is probable and (c) the costs can be reasonably estimated.

Because PEMEX has exclusive rights over production and processing of crude oil, natural gas and refined products within Mexico, there are no instances of joint liability; PEMEX is the sole responsible party in the event of environmental damage. PEMEX obtains insurance policies to cover the cost of certain environmental contingencies. The liability accruals are not reflected net of any amounts forthcoming under such policies. Environmental liabilities accrued in the consolidated financial statements, for both Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP purposes, as of December 31, were divided among the operating units as follows:

 

     2009    2008

Pemex-Exploration and Production

   Ps. 2,398,560    Ps. 269,703

Pemex-Refining

     3,605,870      1,371,819

Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals

     22,401      107,531

Pemex-Petrochemicals

     6,100      2,400
             

Total Environmental Liability Accrual

   Ps. 6,032,931    Ps. 1,751,453
             

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

(d) Dismantlement and abandonment costs

Under current Mexican law, PEMEX’s legal obligation related to dismantlement and abandonment activities is governed by the following two federal laws: the Petroleum Works Law and the Environmental Law described in this Note. Although PEMEX is subject to other laws and regulations established at a local level in areas where PEMEX undertakes petroleum extraction activities, these local laws and regulations do not contain any specific guidance on abandonment, restoration and removal of oil and gas facilities, or otherwise impose a higher standard on PEMEX in this regard. Mexico is not a party to any international treaty or convention that would affect PEMEX’s understanding of its obligation with regard to dismantlement and abandonment activities. Thus, the only relevant body of law for PEMEX as to abandonment and removal of facilities related to oil- and gas-producing activities is Mexican federal law.

The Petroleum Works Law provides that wells must be plugged, or in certain cases, capped, to ensure the maintenance of sanitary and safe conditions and to prevent the seepage of hydrocarbons to the surface. The Petroleum Works Law requires that PEMEX plug a well when it turns out to be dry, is invaded with salt water or is abandoned due to a mechanical accident, or once a well’s production has been depleted such that abandonment is necessary due to economic unfeasibility of production. All activities required for plugging a well are undertaken with the purpose of isolating, in a definitive and convenient manner, the cross-formations in the perforation that contain oil, gas or water in order to ensure that hydrocarbons do not seep to the surface.

PEMEX must obtain authorization from the Ministry of Energy before performing any plugging activities. The Petroleum Works Law also provides that the Ministry of Energy may authorize temporary plugging of exploratory wells where production of hydrocarbons is commercially feasible, but for which there are no adequate means of exploitation.

PEMEX monitors and reviews its own internal estimates of costs to undertake dismantlement and abandonment at levels consistent with Mexican legal requirements and guidelines for oil and gas industry extraction activities. Estimates as to aggregate costs include PEMEX’s operational specifics such as the number of onshore and offshore wells, depth of wells, the varying nature of offshore platforms, expected production lives, current expectations as to when the costs will be incurred based on present production rates and other operational specifics. The actual costs incurred in the dismantlement and retirement of wells are considered where practicable, as described above. The average cost for plugging and dismantlement varies from producing region to producing region and from platform to platform. For the offshore regions, to the extent that actual costs are not available due to limited plugging and dismantlement activity historically, PEMEX relies on estimates based on services costs. The estimated costs are both peso- and U.S. dollar-denominated.

(e) Employee benefits

Disclosures of classifications of employee benefits determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been presented, for purposes of comparison, in a format consistent with Mexican FRS requirements.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The components of termination and retirement benefits and net periodic cost, calculated in accordance with Topic 715, using December 31, 2009 as a measurement date, consisted of the following:

 

    Termination
Benefits
2009
    Retirement
Benefits

2009
    Total
Benefits
2009
    Termination
Benefits
2008
    Retirement
Benefits

2008
    Total
Benefits
2008
 

Service cost

  Ps. 1,268,495      Ps. 11,571,995      Ps. 12,840,490      Ps. 1,780,958      Ps. 13,624,124      Ps. 15,405,082   

Interest cost

    1,673,169        51,292,054        52,965,223        1,784,136        54,535,944        56,320,080   

Return on plan assets

    —          (516,283     (516,283     —          (891,059     (891,059

Net amortization of gains and losses

    (174,239     36,135        (138,104     105,636        1,260,944        1,366,580   

Amortization of net transition obligation

    381,379        11,657,479        12,038,858        381,379        11,657,479        12,038,858   

Plan amendments

    21,709        603,826        625,535        21,709        603,826        625,535   
                                               

Net cost under U.S. GAAP

    3,170,513        74,645,206        77,815,719        4,073,818        80,791,258        84,865,076   

Net cost under Mexican FRS

    (12,214,637     (93,437,254     (105,651,891     (12,140,547     (100,503,130     (112,643,677
                                               

Adjustment to cost recognized for U.S. GAAP

  Ps. (9,044,124   Ps. (18,792,048   Ps. (27,836,172   Ps. (8,066,729   Ps. (19,711,872   Ps. (27,778,601
                                               

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The termination and retirement benefits liability as of December 31, 2009 under Topic 715, disclosed in accordance with FRS D-3, was as follows:

 

    Termination
Benefits
2009
    Retirement
Benefits

2009
    Total
Benefits
2009
    Termination
Benefits
2008
    Retirement
Benefits

2008
    Total
Benefits
2008
 

Accumulated benefit obligation (ABO)

  Ps. 22,558,070      Ps. 747,094,589      Ps. 769,652,659      Ps. 19,973,038      Ps. 427,484,834      Ps. 447,457,872   
                                               

Projected benefit obligation (PBO)

    32,145,306        887,197,278        919,342,584        20,118,890        618,212,500        638,331,390   

Plan assets at fair value

    —          (3,149,120     (3,149,120     —          (5,109,406     (5,109,406
                                               

Projected benefit obligation (PBO) in excess of plan assets

    32,145,306        884,048,158        916,193,464        20,118,890        613,103,094        633,221,984   

Unrecognized net loss

    —          —          —          —          —          —     

Unrecognized transition obligation

    —          —          —          —          —          —     

Unrecognized prior service costs

    —          —          —          —          —          —     
                                               

Accrued liability under U.S. GAAP

    32,145,306        884,048,158        916,193,464        20,118,890        613,103,094        633,221,984   

Accrued liability recognized under Mexican FRS

    (31,620,857     (544,580,077     (576,200,934     (19,436,001     (475,647,542     (495,083,543
                                               

U.S. GAAP adjustment to employee benefits liability after recognition of Topic 715

    524,449        339,468,081        339,992,530        682,889        137,455,552        138,138,441   

Less accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (10,658,756     (345,214,253     (355,873,009     (1,797,175     (124,385,573     (126,182,748
                                               

Net U.S. GAAP adjustment to employee benefits liability

  Ps. (10,134,307   Ps. (5,746,172   Ps. (15,880,479   Ps. (1,114,286   Ps. 13,069,979      Ps. 11,955,693   
                                               

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Changes in the amounts of net benefit obligation recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss under U.S. GAAP as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

 

     Termination
Benefits
2009
    Retirement
Benefits

2009
    Total
Benefits
2009
 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss at beginning of year

   Ps. 1,797,175      Ps. 124,385,573      Ps. 126,182,748   

Total unrecognized losses(1)

     9,090,431        233,126,120        242,216,551   

Net amortization of gains and losses

     174,238        (36,135     138,103   

Amortization of net transition obligation

     (381,379     (11,657,479     (12,038,858

Plan amendments

     (21,709     (603,826     (625,535
                        

Accumulated other comprehensive loss at end of year

   Ps. 10,658,756      Ps. 345,214,253      Ps. 355,873,009   
                        

 

(1) During 2009, expected long-term rate of return of assets, rate of increase in compensation levels and healthcare cost trend rate each increased as compared to 2008, from 8.50% to 8.75%, from 5.00% to 5.50%, and from 5.50% to 5.93%, respectively. Additionally, salary cost increased by 0.5%, resulting in a significant increase in actuarial gains and losses relative to the number of employees participating in the plan.

 

     Termination
Benefits
2008
    Retirement
Benefits

2008
    Total
Benefits
2008
 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) at beginning of year

   Ps. 6,741,940      Ps. 204,557,413      Ps. 211,299,353   

Total unrecognized gains

     (4,436,041     (66,649,591     (71,085,632

Net amortization of gains and losses

     (105,636     (1,260,944     (1,366,580

Amortization of net transition obligation

     (381,379     (11,657,479     (12,038,858

Plan amendments

     (21,709     (603,826     (625,535
                        

Accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) at end of year

   Ps. 1,797,175      Ps. 124,385,573      Ps. 126,182,748   
                        

The components of employee benefits at December 31, 2007, calculated in accordance with Topic 715, consisted of the following:

 

     Pensions and
Seniority
Premiums
    Other Post-
retirement
Benefits
    Total Benefits
2007
 

Service cost

   Ps. 9,088,563      Ps. 6,401,276      Ps. 15,489,839   

Interest cost

     27,204,694        21,792,647        48,997,341   

Return on plan assets

     (11,149     —          (11,149

Net amortization of gains and losses

     431,153        249,912        681,065   

Amortization of net transition obligation

     5,733,629        5,904,394        11,638,023   

Adjustment to net periodic pension cost due to inflation

     866,361        686,648        1,553,009   

Plan amendments

     527,348        77,386        604,734   
                        

Net cost under U.S. GAAP(1)

     43,840,599        35,112,263        78,952,862   

Net cost under Mexican FRS

     (46,169,035     (39,137,820     (85,306,855
                        

Additional (benefit) expense recognized under U.S. GAAP

   Ps. (2,328,436   Ps. (4,025,557   Ps. (6,353,993
                        

 

(1) The net periodic cost variation of Ps. 27,778,601 for 2008 as compared to 2007 was due mainly to the effects of the adoption of FRS D-3, effective January 1, 2008 (see Notes 3(m), 3(y) and 21 I(b)).

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Actuarial assumptions, expressed in nominal rates, used in the calculation of employee benefits plan cost under U.S. GAAP as of December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, were as follows:

 

     2009     2008     2007  

Discount rate

   8. 75   8. 75   8. 42

Rate of increase in compensation levels

   5. 50   5. 00   4. 52

Expected long-term rate of return on assets

   8. 75   8. 50   8. 42

Health care cost trend rate

   5. 93   5. 50   5. 56

The calculation of employee benefits plan cost under Topic 715 requires considerable judgment with respect to choosing actuarial assumptions. Each significant assumption reflects PEMEX’s best estimate of the plan’s future performance solely with respect to that assumption. Assumed discount rates and compensation levels often have the greatest effect on employee benefits plan cost, and are related, because both are affected by some of the same economic factors. The discount rate is based upon the current prices for settling the pension obligation, referred to as the “settlement rate,” and the current yield on high quality corporate bonds (AA or better) of term and currency consistent with the benefit obligation as of the measurement date. According to the external actuary, assumed compensation levels reflect PEMEX’s estimate of actual future compensation levels for the individuals involved and are consistent with assumed discount rates to the extent that both incorporate expectations of the same future economic conditions.

PEMEX makes supplemental payments in respect of its obligations for gas, gasoline and basic food supplies, and provides healthcare benefits, in each case to retired employees and their immediate family members. PEMEX regularly adjusts the level of its supplemental payments based on inflationary conditions. Healthcare is provided through a regional network of PEMEX hospitals and medical centers, which also provide care to active PEMEX employees. No commitments have been made regarding the level of such contributions in the future.

Payments charged to the reserve for medical and hospital services for retired personnel and pension recipients in 2009 and 2008 were Ps. 4,260,829 and Ps. 4,039,137, respectively.

The expected timing of payments of employee benefits according to the plans in each of the next ten years, through 2019, is as follows:

 

Year

   Retirement and
Termination

Expected Benefit Payment
   Post-retirement
Expected Benefit
Payment

2010

   Ps. 57,362,238    Ps. 37,657,960

2011

     35,517,753      27,811,286

2012

     39,506,449      30,230,609

2013

     41,962,769      32,381,805

2014

     45,787,674      34,777,406

2015

     49,241,362      36,694,535

2016

     50,670,190      38,335,685

2017

     52,833,246      39,643,292

2018

     54,059,144      41,048,069

2019

     54,518,964      41,458,210
             

Total

   Ps. 481,459,789    Ps. 360,038,857
             

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The objective of PEMEX’s investment guidelines with respect to its plan assets is to ensure the highest security together with an adequate rate of return, maintaining the purchasing power of the investments. The comparative benchmark used by PEMEX is the monthly average of primary interest rates of Mexican Government 28-day Treasury bills (“Cetes 28”).

The investment guidelines list certain prohibited investments, such as: securities of companies that are subject to intervention by a regulatory authority; subordinated securities; convertible securities; certain foreign exchange securities; derivatives such as futures, forwards, swaps, options, exotic options, swaptions, etc. (except structured notes denominated in pesos with protected initial investment); securities having terms with certain characteristics such as liquidity, risk, return, or maturity that do not comply with certain requirements set by PEMEX’s Financial Resources Committee; and securities not listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange.

The expected long-term rate of return is based on the guidelines of the Mexican Society of Consulting Actuaries, which annually issues recommendations for selecting financial assumptions based on a historical analysis conducted using economic variables such as inflation, risk-free interest rates and increases to the legal minimum wage as well as salaries in general.

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, all of PEMEX’s plan assets were invested in Mexican Government bonds and bonds issued by financial institutions listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange. The following table shows PEMEX’s actual investment allocation at December 31 of each year.

 

Securities

   2009    2008

Mexican Government Securities (“MGS”)

   Ps. 1,090,442    Ps. 3,712,782

Bonds issued by financial institutions listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange

     1,536,327      1,396,624

Mutual Funds

     522,351      —  
             

Total

   Ps. 3,149,120    Ps. 5,109,406
             

Since the other post-retirement benefits are not based on levels of compensation, it is not necessary to use salary increase assumptions to determine expenses. The effect of a 1% increase in the healthcare cost trend rate was to increase net expense for other post-retirement benefits by Ps. 24,607,685 for 2009, Ps. 14,053,773 for 2008 and Ps. 9,686,783 for 2007, and to increase the accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation by Ps. 238,461,119 for 2009, Ps. 99,032,498 for 2008 and Ps. 14,698,361 for 2007. The effect of a 1% decrease in the healthcare cost trend rate was to decrease net expense for other post-retirement benefits by Ps. 16,036,265 for 2009, Ps. 11,706,879 for 2008 and Ps. 6,386,544 for 2007, and to decrease the accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation by Ps. 160,752,480 for 2009, Ps. 82,636,860 for 2008 and Ps. 12,007,042 for 2007.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

PEMEX recognized GAAP that are now codified in Topic 715, and included their effects in the results of the actuarial valuation of its labor obligations, effective January 1, 2007. The following tables present a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of plan assets’ fair value and the accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation:

 

     Employee Benefits  
     2009     2008  

Change in projected benefit obligation (PBO):

    

Projected benefit obligation (PBO) at beginning of year

   Ps. 638,331,390      Ps. 662,589,175   

Service cost

     12,840,490        15,405,082   

Interest cost

     52,965,223        56,320,080   

Actuarial losses (gains)

     237,826,319        (75,325,106

Benefits paid

     (22,620,838     (20,657,841
                

Projected benefit obligation at end of year

   Ps. 919,342,584      Ps. 638,331,390   
                

Change in plan assets:

    

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

   Ps. 5,109,406      Ps. 7,122,630   

Actual return on plan assets

     498,815        840,981   

Company contributions

     20,161,737        17,803,636   

Benefits paid

     (22,620,838     (20,657,841
                

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

   Ps. 3,149,120      Ps. 5,109,406   
                

Additional fair value disclosures about plan assets are as follows:

 

     Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2009

Asset Category

   Total    Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

Mexican Government Securities (MGS)

   Ps. 1,090,442    Ps. 1,090,442    Ps. —      Ps. —  

Bonds issued by financial institutions listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange

     1,536,327      1,536,327      —        —  

Mutual Funds consisting of 100% MGS

     522,351      522,351      —        —  
                           

Total

   Ps. 3,149,120    Ps. 3,149,120    Ps. —      Ps. —  
                           

Additional information about plan assets, including methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair values of plan assets, is as follows:

 

   

Mexican Government Securities (MGS) include short-term Cetes, fixed rate Bonos, floating rate Bondes and inflation-linked Udibonos. Fixed rate long-term Bonos, in particular, have become the main source of funding for the Federal Treasury and have allowed the extension of the term of public debt. Each quarter, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit announces the auction schedule for all MGS. The fair value of these investments is based on market prices obtained from local professional price providers as of the measurement date.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

   

Bonds issued by financial institutions listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange are medium- and long-term debt securities that can be denominated in pesos or UDIs. The fair value of these investments is based on market prices obtained from local professional price providers as of the measurement date.

 

   

Mutual funds, better known as “funds,” are the most accessible way for small and medium-sized investors to benefit from their savings, by investing in baskets of market securities. Investors buy shares of the funds, the performance of which is determined by the difference between the buying and selling prices of their shares. The financial resources supplied by investors are used by fund managers to buy baskets of securities and market instruments, in order to diversify risk. The fair values of these investments are based on quoted market prices for identical assets as of the measurement date.

(f) Leases

As of December 31, 2009, PEMEX did not have any significant operating lease arrangements. However, PEMEX did enter in 2008 into capital lease arrangements for a total amount of U.S. $435,235 at a fixed rate of 1.99% and an established term of 2008-2019 (see Note 10).

(g) Supplemental geographic information

The majority of PEMEX’s operations are in Mexico. The following shows PEMEX’s domestic and export sales for the years ended December 31 (on a Mexican FRS basis):

 

     2009    2008    2007

Domestic sales

   Ps. 596,369,519    Ps. 679,754,126    Ps. 592,047,961

Export sales:

        

United States

     400,445,291      528,741,009      441,431,866

Canada; Central and South America

     10,636,415      35,020,496      36,547,306

Europe

     46,877,837      62,850,659      52,691,863

Far East

     30,300,753      17,806,074      12,255,823
                    

Total export sales

   Ps. 488,260,296    Ps. 644,418,238    Ps. 542,926,858
                    

Services income

     5,291,516      4,777,588      4,281,799
                    

Total sales

   Ps. 1,089,921,331    Ps. 1,328,949,952    Ps. 1,139,256,618
                    

PEMEX does not have significant long-lived assets outside of Mexico.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, under Mexican FRS, PEMEX recognized non-cash fixed asset impairment charges and reversals per segment as discussed in Note 21 I(f).

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

(h) Valuation and qualifying accounts

The valuation and qualifying accounts for PEMEX are as follows:

 

Description

   Balance at
Beginning of
Period
   Additions
Charged to
Costs and
Expenses
   Deductions     Balance at
End of Period

For the year ended December 31, 2009:

          

Reserves deducted in the balance sheet from the assets to which they apply:

          

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   Ps. 1,738,099    Ps. 81,990    Ps. (465,240   Ps. 1,354,849

For the year ended December 31, 2008:

          

Reserves deducted in the balance sheet from the assets to which they apply:

          

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   Ps. 1,490,934    Ps. 515,479    Ps. (268,314   Ps. 1,738,099

For the year ended December 31, 2007:

          

Reserves deducted in the balance sheet from the assets to which they apply:

          

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   Ps. 2,674,170    Ps. 12,242,359    Ps. (13,425,595   Ps. 1,490,934

 

Note: The above valuation and qualifying accounts are presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Mexican FRS accounts titled “Reserve for sundry creditors and others” and “Reserve for employee benefits” are accrued liability accounts, not valuation and qualifying accounts, and have not been included in the table above (which includes the reserve for dismantlement and abandonment activities).

(i) Significant risks and uncertainties

Environmental

The ultimate costs to be incurred in relation to PEMEX’s environmental contingencies may exceed the total amounts reserved. Additional liabilities may be accrued as the assessment work is completed, and formal remediation plans are formulated. Numerous factors affect the reliability and precision of cleanup cost estimates, including the individual characteristics of the site, the lack of specific guidance as to permissible levels of pollution and the type of technology available for remediation, as well as general economic factors, such as inflation.

As discussed above in this Note, PEMEX accrues an environmental liability when a reasonable estimate of the costs for remediation or cleanup of the identified affected area has been made. In some cases, investigations are not yet at a stage where PEMEX is able to quantify the liability or estimate a range of possible exposure. In such cases, the amounts of PEMEX’s liabilities are indeterminate due to the unknown magnitude of possible contamination, the imprecise and potentially conflicting engineering evaluations and estimates of proper cleanup methods and costs, the unknown timing and extent of the corrective actions that may be required, and the ambiguities in Mexican environmental laws and regulations.

PEMEX is not aware of any unasserted claims or assessments that may give rise to an environmental liability, and therefore, no amounts related to such items have been reflected in the environmental accrual.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Mexican Government

The operations and earnings of PEMEX have been, and may in the future be, affected from time to time in varying degrees by political developments and laws and regulations, such as forced divestiture of assets, budgetary adjustments, restrictions on production levels and capital expenditures, price controls, tax increases, cancellation of contract rights, refined product specifications and environmental, health and safety regulations. Both the likelihood of such occurrences and their overall effect upon PEMEX are not estimable.

Labor

PEMEX employees belonging to the Petroleum Workers’ Union (the “Union”) represent approximately 72.0% of its workforce. They have a collective bargaining agreement, which is renegotiated every two years. On July 23, 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos and the Union executed a new collective bargaining agreement that became effective on August 1, 2009. By its terms, the new collective bargaining agreement is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2011. In addition, in July 2009, Petróleos Mexicanos and the Union agreed to a 4.9% increase in wages and a 1.5% increase in other benefits under the existing collective bargaining agreement.

Product prices

Because PEMEX’s major products are energy-related commodities, significant changes in the international prices of crude oil, natural gas, refined products and petrochemical products could have a significant impact on PEMEX’s results of operations in any particular year. In 2009, crude oil represented approximately 32% of PEMEX’s sales revenues net of the IEPS Tax, and prices of the products that PEMEX produces can be influenced by changes in crude oil prices, which makes it reasonably possible that PEMEX could suffer near-term severe impacts from fluctuations in such prices.

(j) Capitalized software costs

Direct internal and external costs related to the development of internal use software are deferred and included in other assets. Capitalized software costs, net of amortization, as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, amounted to Ps. 32,755 and Ps. 140,606, respectively. Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 amounted to Ps. 96,336, Ps. 325,529 and Ps. 112,310, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

(k) Supplemental condensed information on a U.S. GAAP basis

The following condensed consolidating information reflects the U.S. GAAP adjustments disclosed in this Note.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

 

     2009     2008  

Assets:

    

Total current assets

   Ps. 349,696,690      Ps. 364,291,807   

Wells, pipelines, properties, plant and equipment, net

     956,834,267        830,316,145   

Current deferred income tax assets

     289,606        612,804   

Other assets

     14,748,989        44,242,943   
                

Total assets

   Ps. 1,321,569,552      Ps. 1,239,463,699   
                

Liabilities:

    

Other current liabilities

   Ps. 248,868,618      Ps. 191,931,625   

Reserve for employee benefits

     69,306,798        59,311,802   
                

Total current liabilities

     318,175,416        251,243,427   

Long-term debt

     529,258,434        495,486,625   

Reserve for sundry creditors and others

     43,524,319        55,292,694   

Reserve for employee benefits

     846,886,666        573,910,182   

Noncurrent deferred income tax liabilities

     6,883,931        7,360,000   
                

Total liabilities

     1,744,728,766        1,383,292,928   

Non-controlling interest

     —          1,590,284   
                

Total equity (deficit)

     (423,159,214     (145,419,513
                

Total liabilities and equity

   Ps. 1,321,569,552      Ps. 1,239,463,699   
                

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007

 

     2009     2008     2007  

Total revenues, net of IEPS Tax

   Ps. 1,089,921,331      Ps. 1,328,949,952      Ps. 1,139,256,618   

Cost of sales

     529,465,560        597,279,059        469,614,890   
                        

Gross income

     560,455,771        731,670,893        669,641,728   

General expenses

     100,509,000        103,806,044        84,939,004   
                        

Operating income

     459,946,771        627,864,849        584,702,724   

Other revenues

     40,293,018        197,990,840        79,797,820   

Comprehensive financing result (cost)

     (5,093,650     (123,863,092     (25,609,627

Profit sharing in non-consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates

     (1,291,487     1,815,570        5,791,312   
                        

Income before taxes, duties and other, and non-controlling interest

     493,854,652        703,808,167        644,682,229   

Taxes and duties, net of IEPS Tax

     (546,587,044     (771,714,426     (677,318,216

Non-controlling interest

     160,285        140,652        (6,089
                        

Net loss

   Ps. (52,572,107   Ps. (67,765,607   Ps. (32,642,076
                        

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007

 

     2009     2008     2007  

Operating Activities:

      

Net loss for the year

   Ps. (52,572,107   Ps. (67,765,607   Ps. (32,642,076

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

      

Depreciation and amortization

     74,661,616        87,087,987        68,929,829   

Reserve for employee benefits

     77,815,719        84,865,076        78,952,867   

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

     1,731,229        —          10,051,439   

Allowance for uncollectible trade accounts

     —          —          (1,086,357

Non-controlling interest

     (160,285     140,652        4,157   

Unrealized foreign exchange gain

     (11,350,064     93,672,090        4,318,464   

Accrued interest

     1,305,465        (2,800,590     4,607,397   

Profit sharing in subsidiaries

     1,291,487        (1,815,570     (5,533,058

Deferred income taxes

     (152,872     (261,357     1,881,378   

Unsuccessful wells

     13,934,521        —          —     

Unrealized gains on financial instruments

     —          —          (8,149,706

Gain from monetary position

     —          —          (13,413,563
                        
     106,504,709        193,122,681        107,920,771   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

      

Accounts and notes receivable

     (5,162,958     (34,644,747     (10,237,517

Inventories

     28,568,497        915,789        3,643,578   

Other assets

     28,079,171        —          1,219,546   

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     43,625,973        (112,706,461     106,582,975   

Employee benefits contributions and payments

     (24,534,500     (21,993,033     (27,717,544
                        

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities

     177,080,892        24,694,229        181,411,809   

Investing Activities:

      

Acquisition and disposal of fixed assets, net

     (216,725,605     (139,112,744     (134,133,678

Investments in subsidiaries

     —          555,482        1,508,668   
                        

Cash flows used in investing activities

     (216,725,605     (138,557,262     (132,625,010

Financing Activities:

      

Proceeds from new long-term financing

     110,657,181        146,933,588        117,557,830   

Financing payments

     (55,341,033     (132,607,709     (194,928,716

Increase in equity of Subsidiary Entities

     467,210        35,457,462        11,160,824   

Dividends paid to the Mexican Government

     —          —          (263,329

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (2,183,412     7,306,847        —     
                        

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities

     53,599,946        57,090,188        (66,473,391

Effects of inflation on cash and cash equivalents

     —          —          (7,092,625
                        

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     13,955,233        (56,772,845     (24,779,217

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     114,224,395        170,997,240        195,776,457   
                        

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   Ps. 128,179,628      Ps. 114,224,395      Ps. 170,997,240   
                        

Supplemental cash disclosures:

      

Interest paid (net of amounts capitalized)

   Ps. 28,759,639      Ps. 82,232,650      Ps. 42,784,228   

Taxes paid

     521,309,530        778,296,131        623,886,506   
                        

Supplemental non-cash disclosures:

      

Unrealized gains on available-for-sale investment securities

   Ps. 2,156,104      Ps. 5,936,887      Ps. (240,723

Effect in equity of employee benefits

     (229,690,261     85,116,605        (168,399,229

Derivative financial instruments

     2,532,882        (1,268,722     656,699   
                        

 

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(l) Recently adopted accounting standards

Recent SEC rule revisions

Effective January 1, 2010, certain of the SEC’s rules have been revised in order to modernize the reporting requirements applicable to companies such as PEMEX in respect of oil and other hydrocarbon reserves. PEMEX adopted these rules effective December 31, 2009. See Note 23—Supplementary Information on Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Activities (Unaudited).

In addition, in January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-03, Oil and Gas Reserve Estimation and Disclosures (“ASU 2010-03”) to provide consistency between the oil and gas accounting standards and the new SEC oil and gas reporting rules. ASU 2010-03 amends existing standards to align the reserves calculation and disclosure requirements under U.S. GAAP with the requirements under the SEC rules. PEMEX adopted these new standards effective December 31, 2009. The new standards are applied prospectively as a change in estimate. See Note 23—Supplementary Information on Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Activities (Unaudited).

Post-retirement benefit plan asset disclosures

In December 2008, the FASB issued GAAP that are now codified in Topic 715, which provides guidance on an employer’s disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other post-retirement plan. Topic 715 also includes a technical amendment to the former SFAS 132(R) “Employers’ Disclosures about Pensions and other Postretirement Benefits,” effective immediately. This amendment requires non-public entities to disclose net periodic benefit cost for each annual period for which a statement of income is presented. PEMEX has disclosed net periodic benefit cost in Note 16. The disclosures about plan assets required by Topic 715 must be provided for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009. PEMEX adopted these new standards on December 31, 2009. Adoption of Topic 715 has had no impact on PEMEX’s financial position or results of operations. See paragraph II(e) Employee benefits.

Business combinations and non-controlling interests in consolidated financial statements

In 2007, the FASB issued GAAP that are now codified in ASC Topic 805 “Business Combinations” (“Topic 805”) and ASC Topic 810 “Consolidation” (“Topic 810”), respectively. Topic 805 and Topic 810 require most identifiable assets, liabilities, non-controlling interests (previously referred to as minority interest) and goodwill acquired in a business combination to be recorded at “full fair value” and require non-controlling interests to be reported as a component of equity. This changes the accounting for transactions with non-controlling interest holders. Both Topic 805 and Topic 810 are effective for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008 (i.e., the period beginning on January 1, 2009 for entities such as PEMEX with calendar year-ends) and earlier adoption is prohibited. Topic 805 is applied to business combinations occurring after the effective date. Topic 810 is applied prospectively to all non-controlling interests, including any that arose before the effective date. PEMEX adopted these new standards as of December 31, 2009. Non-controlling interests totaled Ps. 1,377,635 at the adoption date. See paragraph I(m) Non-controlling interest.

Fair value measurements

The FASB’s fair value measurement standard, which is now codified in ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“Topic 820”), establishes a single authoritative definition of “fair value” based

 

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upon the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability, and creates a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. The standard requires additional disclosures, including disclosures of fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy. As of December 31, 2008, PEMEX adopted the new standard as relates to its financial assets and liabilities. As of December 31, 2009, PEMEX adopted the new standard as relates to its non-financial assets and liabilities, including non-financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value in a business combination; impaired property, plant and equipment; goodwill impairment; and initial recognition of asset retirement obligations. See paragraph I(h) Accounting for derivative financial instruments and fair value measurements.

In April 2009, the FASB issued additional guidance clarifying the application of what is now Topic 820 for fair value measurements in the current economic environment, modifying the recognition of other-than-temporary impairments of debt securities, and requiring companies to disclose the fair value of financial instruments in interim periods. The revised guidance was effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The guidance:

 

   

describes how to determine the fair value of assets and liabilities in the current economic environment and reemphasizes that the objective of a fair value measurement is to reflect the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, at the measurement date;

 

   

modifies the requirements for recognizing other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities and significantly changes the existing impairment model for such securities;

 

   

modifies the presentation of other-than-temporary impairment losses and increases the frequency of and expands already required disclosures about other-than-temporary impairment for debt and equity securities; and

 

   

requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments in interim financial statements, the method or methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments, and a discussion of changes, if any, in the method or methods and significant assumptions during the period.

PEMEX adopted this new guidance for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. Adoption of the new guidance had no impact on PEMEX’s financial position or results of operations.

In August 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-5, Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value (“ASU 2009-5”) in order to provide further guidance on how to measure the fair value of liabilities. ASU 2009-5 clarifies that, in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using one or more prescribed techniques. PEMEX adopted this new guidance as of December 31, 2009. Adoption of the new guidance has had no impact on PEMEX’s financial position or results of operations.

Fair value option

Under FASB guidance relating to fair value measurements now codified in ASC Topic 825 “Financial Instruments” (“Topic 825”), companies have an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. PEMEX adopted this new guidance for optional fair value measurements as of December 31, 2008. Adoption of the new guidance has had no effect on PEMEX’s financial position or results of operations, as it has made no elections to report selected financial assets or liabilities at fair value.

 

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(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Derivative instruments and hedging activities

In March 2008, the FASB issued GAAP that are now codified in ASC Topic 815 “Derivatives and Hedging Overview” (“Topic 815”). Topic 815 requires entities that utilize derivative instruments to provide qualitative disclosures about their objectives and strategies for using such instruments, as well as any details of credit risk-related contingent features contained within derivatives. Topic 815 also requires entities to disclose additional information about the amounts and location of derivatives located within the financial statements, how the provisions of the former SFAS 133 have been applied, and the impact that hedges have on an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. Topic 815 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. PEMEX adopted this new standard as of December 31, 2009, which provides only for enhanced disclosures. Adoption of the new standard has had no impact on PEMEX’s financial position or results of operations. See paragraph I(h) Accounting for derivative financial instruments and fair value measurements.

Subsequent events

In May 2009, the FASB issued GAAP that are now codified in ASC Topic 855 “Subsequent Events” (“Topic 855”), which establishes general standards for the accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. Topic 855 sets forth (1) the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur, for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements; (2) the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements; and (3) the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date. Topic 855 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. PEMEX adopted this new standard as of December 31, 2009, and has evaluated subsequent events after the balance sheet date of December 31, 2009 through the time of filing these financial statements with the SEC on June 28, 2010, which is the date the financial statements were issued.

Accounting Standards Codification

As discussed above in this Note 21, in June 2009, the FASB established the Codification, which became effective on July 1, 2009, and is the source of authoritative U.S. GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by non-governmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of the federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative U.S. GAAP for SEC registrants. Generally, the Codification is not expected to change U.S. GAAP. All other accounting literature excluded from the Codification will be considered non-authoritative. PEMEX adopted the Codification for the quarter ending December 31, 2009. All references to authoritative accounting literature are now referenced in accordance with the Codification.

Equity method investments

In November 2008, the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force (the “EITF”) reached a consensus on EITF Issue No. 08-6 “Equity Method Investment Accounting Considerations,” which is now codified in ASC Topic 323 “Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures” (“Topic 323”). Topic 323 continues to follow the accounting method for the initial carrying value of equity investments found in the former Accounting Principles Board (the “APB”) Opinion No. 18 “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock” (“APB 18”). This method is based on a cost accumulation model and generally excludes contingent consideration. Topic 323 also specifies that other-than-temporary impairment testing should be performed by the

 

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investor at the investment level, and that a separate impairment assessment of the underlying assets is not required. An impairment charge by the investee should result in an adjustment of the investor’s basis of the impaired asset for the investor’s pro-rata share of such impairment. In addition, Topic 323 announces a consensus on how to account for an issuance of shares by an investee that reduces the investor’s ownership share of the investee; the investor should account for such transactions as if it had sold a proportionate share of its investment, with any gains or losses recorded in earnings. Topic 323 also addresses the accounting for a change in an investment from the equity method to the cost method after adoption of the former SFAS 160. Topic 323 affirms the existing guidance in the former APB 18, which requires cessation of the equity method of accounting and application of the former SFAS 115, or the cost method under the former APB 18, as appropriate. Topic 323 is effective for transactions occurring on or after December 15, 2008. PEMEX adopted the new guidance as of December 31, 2009. The adoption of Topic 323 has not had a material effect on PEMEX’s financial position or results of operations.

Offsetting of amounts related to certain contracts

As of January 1, 2008, PEMEX adopted guidance now codified in ASC Topic 210 “Offsetting” allowing companies to offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments and the fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral or the obligation to return cash collateral. The cash collateral (commonly referred to as a “margin”) must arise from derivative instruments recognized at fair value that are executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, PEMEX had no cash collateral obligations.

Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes

As of January 1, 2007, PEMEX adopted new standards now codified in ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes” (“Topic 740”), which clarified the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements. The new standards prescribed a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. They also provided guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. This guidance provided that a company’s tax position will be considered settled if the taxing authority has completed its examination, the company does not plan to appeal, and the possibility is remote that the taxing authority would reexamine the tax position in the future. Adoption of the new guidance had no effect on PEMEX’s financial position or results of operations.

(m) Recently issued accounting standards

In December 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-16, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets” (“ASU 2009-16”). ASU 2009-16 removes the concept of a QSPE from Topic 860, and also eliminates the exception from applying ASC Subtopic 810-10 “Consolidation” to QSPEs, thereby requiring transferors of financial assets to evaluate whether to consolidate transferees that previously were considered QSPEs. Transferor-imposed constraints on transferees whose sole purpose is to engage in securitization or asset-backed financing activities are evaluated in the same manner under the provisions of ASU 2009-16 as transferor-imposed constraints on QSPEs were evaluated under the provisions of what is now Topic 860 prior to the effective date of ASU 2009-16 when determining whether a transfer of financial assets qualifies for sale accounting. ASU 2009-16 also clarifies the ASC Topic 860 sale accounting criteria pertaining to legal isolation and effective control, and creates more stringent conditions for reporting a transfer of a portion of a

 

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financial asset as a sale. ASU 2009-16 is effective for a reporting entity’s annual as well as interim periods, beginning with its first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009. Early adoption is not permitted. Management estimates that the initial effects of this new ASU will not be material.

In December 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-17, Consolidations (Topic 810): “Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities” (“ASU 2009-17”). ASU 2009-17 amends the Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) Subsections of Subtopic 810-10 and, overall, revises the test for determining the primary beneficiary of a VIE—from a primarily quantitative calculation of risks and rewards based on the VIE’s expected losses and expected residual returns, to a primarily qualitative analysis based on identifying the party or related-party group (if any) with (a) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (b) the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the VIE that could potentially be significant to such VIE. ASU 2009-17 requires that kick-out rights and participating rights be ignored in evaluating whether a variable interest holder meets the power criterion, unless those rights are unilaterally exercisable by a single party or related party group. ASU 2009-17 also revises the criteria for determining whether fees paid by an entity to a decision maker or another service provider are a variable interest in the entity, and revises the Topic 810 scope characteristic that identifies an entity as a VIE if equity-at-risk investors as a group do not have the right to control the entity through their equity interests, in order to address the impact of kick-out rights and participating rights on the analysis. Finally, ASU 2009-17 adds a new requirement to reconsider whether an entity is a VIE if the holders of the equity investment at risk, as a group, lose the power, through the rights of those interests, to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance; it further requires a company to reassess on an ongoing basis whether it is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE. ASU 2009-17 is effective for a reporting entity’s annual as well as interim periods, beginning with its first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009. Early adoption is not permitted. Management estimates that the initial effects of this new ASU will not be material.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605): “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements” (“ASU 2009-13”). ASU 2009-13 amends ASC Subtopic 605-25 “Multiple-Element Arrangements” to eliminate the requirement that all undelivered elements have vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of selling price or third party evidence (“TPE”) of selling price before a reporting entity can recognize the portion of an overall arrangement fee that is attributable to items that already have been delivered. In the absence of VSOE and TPE for one or more delivered or undelivered elements in a multiple-element arrangement, entities will be required to estimate the selling prices of those elements. The overall arrangement fee will be allocated to each element (both delivered and undelivered items) based on their relative selling prices, regardless of whether those selling prices are evidenced by VSOE or TPE or are based on the entity’s estimated selling price. Application of the “residual method” of allocating an overall arrangement fee between delivered and undelivered elements will no longer be permitted upon adoption of ASU 2009-13. Additionally, the new guidance will require entities to disclose more information about their multiple-element revenue arrangements. ASU 2009-13 is effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in a reporting entity’s fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. However, early adoption is permitted. Management estimates that the initial effects of this new ASU will not be material.

In January 2010, the provisions of Topic 820 were modified to require additional disclosures, including of transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 fair value measurements and the gross basis presentation of the reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for disclosures related to Level 3 fair value measurements,

 

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which are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 (including interim periods). Early adoption is permitted. PEMEX has adopted all of these provisions of Topic 820 effective December 31, 2009. Since only disclosures are affected by these requirements, the adoption of these provisions did not affect PEMEX’s financial position or results of operations.

(n) Deferred income taxes

PEMEX follows the provisions of the revised FRS D-4 for Mexican FRS purposes. Accounting for income taxes in accordance with this statement is similar to accounting for income taxes under U.S. GAAP in accordance with ASC Topic 740 “Income taxes.”

As described in Note 18, during 2005, a new fiscal regime applicable to Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities was enacted. Beginning on January 1, 2006, certain Subsidiary Companies of PEMEX became subject to the tax regime applicable to all other Mexican corporations. In general, Mexican companies are taxed based on pre-tax income at a statutory rate. The statutory rate in Mexico for both 2007 and 2008 was 28%, and for 2009 was 30%. As a result of the change in fiscal regime in 2005, PEMEX began generating deferred income taxes during that year.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the primary components of the net deferred tax liability under U.S. GAAP consisted of the following:

 

     2009     2008  

Current deferred tax asset:

    

Accounts and other receivables

   Ps. 967,189      Ps. 1,031,457   

Inventories

     155,098        261,017   

Accrued liabilities

     297,555        342,432   

Prepaids and other current assets

     (53,040     (50,383
                

Total current deferred tax asset

     1,366,802        1,584,523   

Less: current valuation allowance

     (1,077,196     (971,719
                

Net current deferred tax asset

   Ps. 289,606      Ps. 612,804   
                

Current deferred tax liability:

    

Prepaids and other current assets

     —          —     
                

Total current deferred tax liability

   Ps. —        Ps. —     
                

Noncurrent deferred tax asset:

    

Contingencies

   Ps. 1,258,739      Ps. 1,720,315   

Derivative financial instruments

     —          —     

Reserve for environmental costs

     1,090,190        444,477   

Property taxes

     —          —     

Tax loss carry forwards

     —          —     

Other assets

     182,116        828,947   

Fixed assets

     1,138,008        52,801   
                

Total noncurrent deferred tax asset

     3,669,053        3,046,540   

Less: noncurrent valuation allowance

     (2,891,632     (1,868,311
                

Net noncurrent deferred tax asset

   Ps. 777,421      Ps. 1,178,229   
                

Noncurrent deferred tax liability:

    

Derivative financial instruments

     (29,846     (851,783

Fixed assets

     (7,631,506     (7,686,446
                

Net noncurrent deferred tax liability

     (7,661,352     (8,538,229
                

Total noncurrent deferred tax liability

   Ps. (6,883,931   Ps. (7,360,000

Net deferred tax liability

     (6,594,325     (6,747,197
                

Net deferred tax liability under U.S. GAAP

   Ps. (6,594,325   Ps. (6,747,197

Net deferred tax liability under Mexican FRS

     (6,933,120     (7,039,978
                

Net U.S. GAAP adjustments to the net deferred tax liability

   Ps. 338,795      Ps. 292,781   
                

 

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(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Due to the items presented in the table below, Income Tax and Hydrocarbon Income Tax on income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes differed from the amounts computed by applying to income (loss) the Mexican statutory rate of 30% for both Income Tax and Hydrocarbon Income Tax.

 

     2009     2008     2007  

Income Tax:

      

Computed “expected” tax expense

   Ps. 1,837,132      Ps. 2,463,151      Ps. 3,371,320   

Effects of inflation, net

     (80,936     (96,070     (27,877

Non-deductible expenses

     —          110,279        21,822   

Other, net

     (348     119,589        (139,025
                        

Income Tax Expense

   Ps. 1,755,848      Ps. 2,596,949      Ps. 3,226,240   
                        

Hydrocarbon Income Tax:

      

Computed “expected” tax expense

   Ps. 4,157,708      Ps. 1,501,210      Ps. 3,100,279   

Effects of inflation, net

     (915,759     (280,619     165,038   

Difference between book and tax depreciation

     (1,120,627     307,396        1,785,644   

Non-deductible expenses

     335,314        19,570        44,900   

Other, net

     —          22,731        232,796   
                        

Income Tax Expense

   Ps. 2,456,636      Ps. 1,570,288      Ps. 5,328,657   
                        

In July 2006, the FASB issued GAAP that PEMEX adopted on January 1, 2007, and which are now codified in Topic 740. Topic 740 clarifies the accounting for uncertain tax positions, requiring that an entity recognize in its consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position if—based on the technical merits of that position—it is more likely than not to be sustained upon further examination. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount for which there is a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period during which the change in judgment occurs. PEMEX’s accounting policy is to accrue interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits only if and when required as a component of other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations. The adoption of Topic 740 did not have any effect on PEMEX’s consolidated financial statements.

As of January 1, 2007, and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, PEMEX did not have any unrecognized tax benefits and thus recorded no related deferred tax, Income Tax or Hydrocarbon Income Tax. In addition, PEMEX does not expect its amount of unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly within the next 12 months. The income tax returns of Petróleos Mexicanos, its Subsidiary Companies and Subsidiary Entities, for tax years 2003 and thereafter, remain subject to examination by the Mexican tax authorities.

(o) Asset retirement obligations

PEMEX’s liability provisions recognized in the balance sheet represent obligations whose settlement will likely require the future use of estimated economic resources. These provisions have been recorded based on the present value of management’s best estimate of future payments necessary to settle the liability. However, actual results could differ from the provisions recognized. No assets or trust funds have been established to satisfy these obligations.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

In March 2005, the FASB issued GAAP that PEMEX adopted on December 31, 2005 and which are now codified in ASC Topic 410 “Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations” (“Topic 410”). Topic 410 clarifies that the phrase “conditional asset retirement obligation,” as used in Topic 410, refers to a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity for which the timing and/or method of settlement are conditioned on a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity. The obligation to perform the asset retirement activity is unconditional even though uncertainty exists as to the timing and/or method of settlement. Uncertainty about the timing and/or method of settlement of a conditional asset retirement obligation should be factored into the measurement of the liability when sufficient information exists. Topic 410 acknowledges that, in some cases, sufficient information may not be available to reasonably estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation. Topic 410 also clarifies when an entity would have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation. The adoption of Topic 410 has not had a material impact on PEMEX’s financial position or results of operations.

The following table indicates the changes to PEMEX’s pre-tax asset retirement obligations in 2009 and 2008:

 

     2009    2008  

Balance as of January 1

   Ps. 18,775,594    Ps. 17,148,390   

Liabilities incurred

     2,360,394      1,153,194   

Accretion expense

     2,453,572      (97,019

Currency exchange gain

     899,393      571,029   
               

Balance as of December 31

   Ps. 24,488,953    Ps. 18,775,594   
               

(p) Reclassifications

PEMEX’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 have been reclassified in certain accounts with the purpose of making them comparable with the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009.

NOTE 22—SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR INFORMATION, PIDIREGAS LIABILITIES

AND THE PEMEX PROJECT FUNDING MASTER TRUST (THE MASTER TRUST):

The following consolidating information presents condensed consolidating balance sheets at December 31, 2009 and 2008 and condensed consolidating statements of operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 of Petróleos Mexicanos, the Master Trust, Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries (as defined below; excluding the Master Trust).

These statements are prepared in conformity with Mexican FRS, and until December 31, 2007, include the recognition of inflation in accordance with FRS B-10, with one exception: for the purposes of the presentation of the subsidiary guarantor information, the Subsidiary Entities and Subsidiary Companies have been accounted for as investments under the equity method by Petróleos Mexicanos. Earnings of subsidiaries are therefore reflected in Petróleos Mexicanos’ investment account and earnings. The principal elimination entries eliminate Petróleos Mexicanos’ investment in subsidiaries and inter-company balances and transactions. Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals (collectively, the “Subsidiary

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Guarantors”) and Pemex-Petrochemicals are 100%-owned subsidiaries of Petróleos Mexicanos. Pemex-Petrochemicals, Pemex Finance and the Subsidiary Companies collectively comprise the non-guarantor subsidiaries (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”). Petróleos Mexicanos’ guaranty of the indebtedness of the Master Trust is full and unconditional. The guaranties by the Subsidiary Guarantors of Petróleos Mexicanos’ guaranty of the Master Trust’s payment obligations are full and unconditional and joint and several.

The Master Trust, a consolidated entity that is a Delaware statutory trust, was organized under the laws of Delaware on November 10, 1998. On December 31, 1998, PEMEX transferred all assets and liabilities related to PIDIREGAS for an amount equaling Ps. 12,471,156 (in nominal terms) to the Master Trust. The main objective of the Master Trust was, until December 31, 2008, to administer financial resources related to PIDIREGAS, such financial resources being designated by PEMEX for that purpose, by assuming payment obligations under contracts relating to PIDIREGAS and acting as the borrower under financing arrangements for PIDIREGAS.

Under an Assignment and Indemnity Agreement dated November 10, 1998, among Petróleos Mexicanos, the Master Trust and the Subsidiary Guarantors, Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Guarantors have certain obligations to the Master Trust with respect to the liabilities incurred by the Master Trust in connection with PIDIREGAS. These obligations include:

 

  (i) the obligation of Petróleos Mexicanos to guarantee the repayment of the debt obligations undertaken by the Master Trust to finance PIDIREGAS;

 

  (ii) the obligation of Petróleos Mexicanos and of the Subsidiary Guarantor which is sponsoring the relevant PIDIREGAS to make such payments to the Master Trust as may be necessary for the Master Trust to fulfill its payment obligations in respect of any financings that the Master Trust has entered into in connection with such project; and

 

  (iii) the joint and several obligation of Petróleos Mexicanos and each of the aforementioned Subsidiary Guarantors to indemnify the Master Trust with respect to any liability incurred by the Master Trust in connection with PIDIREGAS.

As discussed in Note 3(g), as a result of the amendments to the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability, the Master Trust will no longer participate in PIDIREGAS financings and Petróleos Mexicanos has assumed, as primary obligor, all payment obligations under PIDIREGAS financings entered into by the Master Trust. Petróleos Mexicanos completed its assumption of the Master Trust’s payment obligations under its financings during the second half of 2009.

The Master Trust is consolidated in the financial statements of PEMEX for each of the periods presented in accordance with consolidation principles detailed in FRS B-8 “Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements.” In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Master Trust is a special purpose entity requiring consolidation in the financial statements, as it does not meet non-consolidation criteria as specified in U.S. accounting literature.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The following table sets forth, as of the date of this report, the principal amount outstanding of the registered debt securities originally issued by the Master Trust. As noted above, Petróleos Mexicanos has assumed, as primary obligor, all of the obligations of the Master Trust under these debt securities. The obligations of Petróleos Mexicanos are guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors:

Table 1: Registered Debt Securities originally issued by the Master Trust

 

Security(1)

  

Primary
Obligor

  

Guarantors

   Principal
Amount
Outstanding

5.75% Notes due 2015

   Petróleos Mexicanos    Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals    U.S. $   234,372

5.75% Guaranteed Notes due 2018

   Petróleos Mexicanos    Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals             2,483,988

6.625% Guaranteed Bonds due 2035

   Petróleos Mexicanos    Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals             1,748,795

6.625% Guaranteed Bonds due 2038

   Petróleos Mexicanos    Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals                491,175

7.375% Notes due 2014

   Petróleos Mexicanos    Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals                362,995

8.00% Notes due 2011

   Petróleos Mexicanos    Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals                182,174

8.625% Bonds due 2022

   Petróleos Mexicanos    Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals                160,245

8.625% Guaranteed Bonds due 2023

   Petróleos Mexicanos    Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals                106,507

9.125% Notes due 2010

   Petróleos Mexicanos    Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals                552,855

91/4% Guaranteed Bonds due 2018

   Petróleos Mexicanos    Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals                107,109

9.50% Guaranteed Bonds due 2027

   Petróleos Mexicanos    Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals                219,217

 

(1) The Master Trust was the original issuer of each of these series of securities. Petróleos Mexicanos assumed, as primary obligor, all payment obligations of the Master Trust under each of these series of securities in 2009.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The following table sets forth, as of the date of this report, the principal amount outstanding of the registered debt securities issued by Petróleos Mexicanos, and guaranteed by Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals.

Table 2: Registered Debt Securities of Petróleos Mexicanos

 

Security

 

Issuer

 

Guarantors

  Principal Amount
Outstanding

8.00% Guaranteed Notes due 2019

  Petróleos Mexicanos   Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals   U.S. $1,936,686

91/4% Global Guaranteed Bonds due 2018

  Petróleos Mexicanos   Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals   9,296

9.50% Global Guaranteed Bonds due 2027

  Petróleos Mexicanos   Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining and Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals   102,149

The significant differences between Mexican FRS and U.S. GAAP, as they affect PEMEX, are described in Note 21. The following also presents the reconciliation of equity to U.S. GAAP as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the reconciliation of income to U.S. GAAP for each of the three years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, for each of Petróleos Mexicanos, the Master Trust, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the following reconciliation to U.S. GAAP does not include the reversal of Mexican FRS inflation accounting adjustments. There were no Mexican FRS inflation accounting adjustments made for any other year.

Petróleos Mexicanos is the only PEMEX entity that is authorized to contract debt and has debt outstanding as of the date of this report, and all guaranteed debt is issued by Petróleos Mexicanos. The guarantees of the Subsidiary Guarantors are full and unconditional and joint and several. PEMEX’s management has not presented separate financial statements for the Subsidiary Guarantors, because it has determined that such information is not material to investors.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

BALANCE SHEET

As of December 31, 2009

 

    Petróleos
Mexicanos
    Master Trust   Subsidiary
Guarantors
  Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Eliminations     PEMEX
Consolidated
 

ASSETS

           

Current assets:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

  Ps. 104,548,429      Ps. 3,165   Ps. 5,657,607   Ps. 17,970,427   Ps. —        Ps. 128,179,628   

Accounts, notes receivable and other, net, and derivative financial instruments

    31,253,252        20,312,865     71,128,593     61,919,272     —          184,613,982   

Accounts receivable—inter-company

    622,039,380        4,875,056     2,573,087,093     87,951,861     (3,287,953,390     —     

Inventories, net

    316,574        —       17,579,532     19,006,974     —          36,903,080   
                                         

Total current assets

    758,157,635        25,191,086     2,667,452,825     186,848,534     (3,287,953,390     349,696,690   

Long-term receivables—inter-company

    510,944,603        —       1,073,828     —       (512,018,431     —     

Investments in shares

    369,112,340        —       2,270,500     6,081,338     (367,701,777     9,762,401   

Wells, pipelines, properties, plant and equipment, net

    8,352,922        —       940,602,475     18,636,103     —          967,591,500   

Other assets

    1,958,441        —       1,841,991     1,186,156     —          4,986,588   
                                         

Total assets

  Ps. 1,648,525,941      Ps. 25,191,086   Ps. 3,613,241,619   Ps. 212,752,131   Ps. (4,167,673,598   Ps. 1,332,037,179   
                                         

LIABILITIES

           

Current liabilities:

           

Current portion of long-term debt

  Ps. 89,924,208      Ps. —     Ps. 5,651,911   Ps. 7,024,205   Ps. —        Ps. 102,600,324   

Accounts payable—inter-company

    1,032,339,372        24,628,664     2,181,751,366     38,680,340     (3,277,399,742     —     

Other current liabilities

    5,124,497        562,422     97,759,623     36,913,526     —          140,360,068   
                                         

Total current liabilities

    1,127,388,077        25,191,086     2,285,162,900     82,618,071     (3,277,399,742     242,960,392   

Long-term debt

    508,915,525        —       11,462,993     8,879,916     —          529,258,434   

Long-term payables—inter-company

    1,140,937        —       517,918,264     3,513,700     (522,572,901     —     

Reserve for employee benefits, dismantlement and abandonment activities, sundry creditors and others

    79,299,080        —       487,925,068     59,434,225     —          626,658,373   
                                         

Total liabilities

    1,716,743,619        25,191,086     3,302,469,225     154,445,912     (3,799,972,643     1,398,877,199   

EQUITY

    (68,217,678     —       310,772,394     58,306,219     (367,700,955     (66,840,020
                                         

Total liabilities and equity

  Ps. 1,648,525,941      Ps. 25,191,086   Ps. 3,613,241,619   Ps. 212,752,131   Ps. (4,167,673,598   Ps. 1,332,037,179   
                                         

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

U.S. GAAP RECONCILIATION OF EQUITY

For the year ended December 31, 2009

 

    Petróleos
Mexicanos
    Master Trust   Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     PEMEX
Consolidated
 

Equity under Mexican FRS

  Ps. (68,217,678   Ps. —     Ps. 310,772,394      Ps. 58,306,219      Ps. (367,700,955   Ps. (66,840,020

U.S. GAAP adjustments:

           

Exploration and drilling costs

    —          —       10,336,866        —          —          10,336,866   

Employee benefits

    4,250,791        —       12,249,909        (620,221     —          15,880,479   

Effect in equity of employee benefits

    (72,363,418     —       (250,137,643     (33,371,948     —          (355,873,009

Accrued vacations

    (147,204     —       (710,031     (77,110     —          (934,345

Fixed asset adjustments:

           

Capitalized gains of derivative financial instruments, net

    —          —       1,452,993        —          —          1,452,993   

Capitalization of interests, net

    84,806        —       (2,903,651     1,220,578        —          (1,598,267

Impairment, net

    —          —       (17,412,879     (3,535,946     —          (20,948,825

Derivative financial instruments

    (69,716     —       (3,588,470     (1,315,695     —          (4,973,881

Deferred income taxes

    —          —       338,795        —          —          338,795   

Investments in subsidiaries

    (288,074,453     —       —          —          288,074,453        —     
                                             

Total U.S. GAAP adjustments, net

    (356,319,194     —       (250,374,111     (37,700,342     288,074,453        (356,319,194
                                             

(Deficit) equity under U.S. GAAP

  Ps. (424,536,872   Ps. —     Ps. 60,398,283      Ps. 20,605,877      Ps. (79,626,502   Ps. (423,159,214
                                             

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

BALANCE SHEET

As of December 31, 2008

 

    Petróleos
Mexicanos(1)
  Master Trust(1)     Subsidiary
Guarantors(1)
  Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Eliminations     PEMEX
Consolidated

ASSETS

           

Current assets:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

  Ps. 79,562,686   Ps. 4,159,407      Ps. 5,219,508   Ps. 25,282,794   Ps. —        Ps. 114,224,395

Accounts, notes receivable and other, net, and derivative financial instruments

    126,440,537     3,883,026        18,212,375     36,059,897     —          184,595,835

Accounts receivable—inter-company

    121,694,642     108,953,256        1,007,690,287     101,532,068     (1,339,870,253     —  

Inventories, net

    323,129     27,968        52,245,577     12,874,903     —          65,471,577
                                       

Total current assets

    328,020,994     117,023,657        1,083,367,747     175,749,662     (1,339,870,253     364,291,807

Long-term receivables—inter-company

    908,021,951     717,068,556        15,959,854     104,335,459     (1,745,385,820     —  

Investments in shares

    343,993,068     —          2,226,663     7,612,274     (342,654,821     11,177,184

Other investments

    396,662,845     —          —       —       (396,662,845     —  

Wells, pipelines, properties, plant and equipment, net

    8,514,200     —          822,345,446     17,176,892     (2,974,533     845,062,005

Other assets

    890,827     1,717,073        2,342,150     11,356,358     —          16,306,408
                                       

Total assets

  Ps. 1,986,103,885   Ps. 835,809,286      Ps. 1,926,241,860   Ps. 316,230,645   Ps. (3,827,548,272   Ps. 1,236,837,404
                                       

LIABILITIES

           

Current liabilities:

           

Current portion of long-term debt

  Ps. 1,671,723   Ps. 64,820,089      Ps. 596,404   Ps. 24,135,663   Ps. —        Ps. 91,223,879

Accounts payable—inter-company

    973,154,149     14,171,126        263,036,183     13,095,977     (1,263,457,435     —  

Other current liabilities

    7,233,211     16,250,489        28,608,834     32,648,173     —          84,740,707
                                       

Total current liabilities

    982,059,083     95,241,704        292,241,421     69,879,813     (1,263,457,435     175,964,586

Long-term debt

    9,972,883     375,691,214        15,901,391     93,921,137     —          495,486,625

Long-term payables—inter-company

    896,346,625     366,453,591        909,931,380     45,719,168     (2,218,450,764     —  

Reserve for employee benefits, dismantlement and abandonment activities, sundry creditors and others

    67,276,852     239,494        418,282,045     52,702,368     —          538,500,759
                                       

Total liabilities

    1,955,655,443     837,626,003        1,636,356,237     262,222,486     (3,481,908,199     1,209,951,970

EQUITY

    30,448,442     (1,816,717     289,885,623     54,008,159     (345,640,073     26,885,434
                                       

Total liabilities and equity

  Ps. 1,986,103,885   Ps. 835,809,286      Ps. 1,926,241,860   Ps. 316,230,645   Ps. (3,827,548,272   Ps. 1,236,837,404
                                       

 

(1) As of December 31, 2008, Petróleos Mexicanos was the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above and a full and unconditional guarantor of the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above. As of December 31, 2008, the Master Trust was the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above, but was not an obligor on the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above. The Subsidiary Guarantors are full and unconditional guarantors of the registered debt securities shown in both Table 1 and Table 2 above.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION U.S. GAAP RECONCILIATION OF EQUITY For the year ended December 31, 2008

 

     Petróleos
Mexicanos(1)
    Master Trust(1)     Subsidiary
Guarantors(1)
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     PEMEX
Consolidated
 

Equity under Mexican FRS

   Ps. 30,448,442      Ps. (1,816,717   Ps. 289,885,623      Ps. 54,008,159      Ps. (345,640,073   Ps. 26,885,434   

U.S. GAAP adjustments:

            

Exploration and drilling costs

     —          —          11,352,955        —          —          11,352,955   

Employee benefits

     (1,275,975     —          (9,184,682     (1,495,036     —          (11,955,693

Effect in equity of employee benefits

     (16,953,428     —          (97,607,816     (11,621,504     —          (126,182,748

Accrued vacations

     (109,576     —          (591,363     (78,002     —          (778,941

Fixed asset adjustments:

            

Capitalized gains of derivative financial instruments, net

     —          —          1,563,579        —          —          1,563,579   

Capitalization of interest, net

     62,897        —          (5,188,079     825,541        —          (4,299,641

Impairment, net

     —          —          (19,679,476     (3,683,277     —          (23,362,753

Derivative financial instruments

     2,761,533        —          (17,949,631     —          —          (15,188,098

Available-for-sale investment securities

     —          —          —          (2,156,104     —          (2,156,104

Deferred income taxes

     —          —          292,781        —          —          292,781   

Reclassification of Pemex Finance equity to non-controlling interest

     —          —          —          (1,590,284     —          (1,590,284

Investments in subsidiaries(2)

     (156,790,398     —          —          —          156,790,398        —     
                                                

Total U.S. GAAP adjustments, net

     (172,304,947     —          (136,991,732     (19,798,666     156,790,398        (172,304,947
                                                

(Deficit) equity under U.S. GAAP

   Ps. (141,856,505   Ps. (1,816,717   Ps. 152,893,891      Ps. 34,209,493      Ps. (188,849,675   Ps. (145,419,513
                                                

 

(1) As of December 31, 2008, Petróleos Mexicanos was the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above and a full and unconditional guarantor of the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above. As of December 31, 2008, the Master Trust was the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above, but was not an obligor on the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above. The Subsidiary Guarantors are full and unconditional guarantors of the registered debt securities shown in both Table 1 and Table 2 above.
(2) Reflects adjustment to investment balances of subsidiaries as a result of applying U.S. GAAP adjustments of such subsidiaries.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION STATEMENT OF INCOME For the year ended December 31, 2009

 

     Petróleos
Mexicanos
    Master Trust     Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     PEMEX
Consolidated
 

Net sales

   Ps. 40,548,192      Ps. —        Ps. 1,526,860,821      Ps. 753,404,622      Ps. (1,236,183,820   Ps. 1,084,629,815   

Services income

     29,243        —          3,374,203        2,739,627        (851,557     5,291,516   
                                                

Total sales revenues

     40,577,435        —          1,530,235,024        756,144,249        (1,237,035,377     1,089,921,331   

Costs of sales

     191,627        —          1,000,833,618        755,717,894        (1,195,608,184     561,134,955   
                                                

Gross income

     40,385,808        —          529,401,406        426,355        (41,427,193     528,786,376   
                                                

General expenses:

            

Transportation and distribution expenses

     —          —          31,224,679        1,101,889        (470,371     31,856,197   

Administrative expenses

     40,294,179        —          56,416,244        12,426,117        (40,483,737     68,652,803   
                                                

Total general expenses

     40,294,179        —          87,640,923        13,528,006        (40,954,108     100,509,000   
                                                

Operating income

     91,629          441,760,483        (13,101,651     (473,085     428,277,376   

Other (expenses) revenues, net

     (322,582     (4,383     37,816,306        2,317,997        485,680        40,293,018   

Comprehensive financing result (cost) income

     9,837,377        4,383        (25,186,611     36,984        —          (15,307,867

Equity participation in subsidiaries

     (102,142,599     —          —          (1,363,510     102,214,622        (1,291,487

Capitalization of Master Trust operations and others

     —          —          —          —          —          —     
                                                

(Loss) income before taxes and duties

     (92,536,175     —          454,390,178        (12,110,180     102,227,217        451,971,040   
                                                

Taxes and duties

     1,965,559        —          542,599,013        2,068,486        —          546,633,058   
                                                

Net (loss) income for the year

   Ps. (94,501,734   Ps. —        Ps. (88,208,835   Ps. (14,178,666   Ps. 102,227,217      Ps. (94,662,018
                                                

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

U.S. GAAP RECONCILIATION OF INCOME

For the year ended December 31, 2009

 

     Petróleos
Mexicanos
    Master Trust    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     PEMEX
Consolidated
 

Net (loss) income under Mexican FRS

   Ps. (94,501,734   Ps. —      Ps. (88,208,835   Ps. (14,178,666   Ps. 102,227,217      Ps. (94,662,018

U.S. GAAP adjustments:

             

Exploration and drilling costs

     —          —        (1,016,089     —          —          (1,016,089

Employee benefits

     2,574,775        —        20,288,904        4,972,493        —          27,836,172   

Accrued vacations

     (32,918     —        (113,079     (9,407     —          (155,404

Fixed asset adjustments:

             

Capitalized gains (losses) of derivative financial instruments, net

     —          —        (110,586     —          —          (110,586

Capitalization of interest, net

     21,910        —        2,284,427        395,037        —          2,701,374   

Impairment, net

     —          —        2,266,597        147,331        —          2,413,928   

Derivative financial instruments

     (2,831,249     —        14,361,161        (1,315,695     —          10,214,217   

Deferred income taxes

     —          —        46,014        —          —          46,014   

Reclassification of Pemex Finance net income to non-controlling interest

     —          —        —          160,285        —          160,285   

Investments in subsidiaries

     42,357,393        —        —          —          (42,357,393     —     
                                               

Total U.S. GAAP adjustments, net

     42,089,911        —        38,007,349        4,350,044        (42,357,393     42,089,911   
                                               

Net (loss) income for the year

   Ps. (52,411,823   Ps.  —      Ps. (50,201,486   Ps. (9,828,622   Ps. 59,869,824      Ps. (52,572,107
                                               

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

STATEMENT OF INCOME

For the year ended December 31, 2008

 

    Petróleos
Mexicanos(1)
    Master Trust(1)     Subsidiary
Guarantors(1)
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     PEMEX
Consolidated
 

Net sales

  Ps. 36,949,272      Ps. —        Ps. 1,953,005,768      Ps. 1,017,569,139      Ps. (1,683,351,815   Ps. 1,324,172,364   

Services income

    25,653        —            5,513,929        (761,994     4,777,588   
                                               

Total sales revenues

    36,974,925        —          1,953,005,768        1,023,083,068        (1,684,113,809     1,328,949,952   

Costs of sales

    235,970        —          1,278,045,885        1,022,932,053        (1,647,181,449     654,032,459   
                                               

Gross income

    36,738,955        —          674,959,883        151,015        (36,932,360     674,917,493   
                                               

General expenses:

           

Transportation and distribution expenses

    —          —          32,110,242        1,851,653        —          33,961,895   

Administrative expenses

    39,478,175        49,226        55,732,538        11,570,510        (36,986,300     69,844,149   
                                               

Total general expenses

    39,478,175        49,226        87,842,780        13,422,163        (36,986,300     103,806,044   
                                               

Operating income

    (2,739,220     (49,226     587,117,103        (13,271,148     53,940        571,111,449   

Other (expenses) revenues, net

    (1,810,567       197,968,275        (1,586,549     3,419,681        197,990,840   

Comprehensive financing result (cost) income

    4,306,306        (18,076,743     (110,019,797     796,884        15,481,634        (107,511,716

Equity participation in subsidiaries

    (109,729,141     —          —          (2,032,201     109,796,129        (1,965,213

Capitalization of Master Trust operations and others

    —          18,125,969        —          2,543,988        (20,669,957     —     
                                               

(Loss) income before taxes and duties

    (109,972,622     —          675,065,581        (13,549,026     108,081,427        659,625,360   
                                               

Taxes and duties

    —          —          768,803,043        2,898,761        —          771,701,804   
                                               

Net (loss) income for the year

  Ps. (109,972,622   Ps. —        Ps. (93,737,462   Ps. (16,447,787   Ps. 108,081,427      Ps. (112,076,444
                                               

 

(1) As of the December 31, 2008, Petróleos Mexicanos was the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above and a full and unconditional guarantor of the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above. As of December 31, 2008, the Master Trust was the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above, but was not an obligor on the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above. The Subsidiary Guarantors are full and unconditional guarantors of the registered debt securities shown in both Table 1 and Table 2 above.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION U.S. GAAP RECONCILIATION OF INCOME For the year ended December 31, 2008

 

     Petróleos
Mexicanos(1)
    Master  Trust(1)    Subsidiary
Guarantors(1)
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     PEMEX
Consolidated
 

Net (loss) income under Mexican FRS

   Ps. (109,972,622   Ps.      Ps. (93,737,462   Ps. (16,447,787   Ps. 108,081,427      Ps. (112,076,444

U.S. GAAP adjustments:

             

Exploration and drilling costs

     —          —        (1,165,465     —          —          (1,165,465

Employee benefits

     3,732,226        —        21,487,950        2,558,425        —          27,778,601   

Accrued vacations

     (21,377     —        (107,558     (13,914     —          (142,849

Fixed asset adjustments:

             

Capitalized gains of hedging financial instruments, net

     —          —        (1,320,395     —          —          (1,320,395

Capitalization of interest, net

     16,862        —        159,788        306,316        —          482,966   

Impairment, net

     —          —        2,936,353        265,140        —          3,201,493   

Derivative financial instruments

     2,761,533        —        (17,949,631     —          —          (15,188,098

Profit in inventory

     —          —        26,755,771        —          —          26,755,771   

Available-for-sale investment securities

     —          —        —          3,780,783        —          3,780,783   

Deferred income taxes

     —          —        (12,622     —          —          (12,622

Reclassification of Pemex Finance net income to non-controlling interest

     —          —        —          140,652        —          140,652   

Investments in subsidiaries

     37,821,593        —        —          —          (37,821,593     —     
                                               

Total U.S. GAAP adjustments

     44,310,837        —        30,784,191        7,037,402        (37,821,593     44,310,837   
                                               

Net (loss) income for the year

   Ps. (65,661,785   Ps. —      Ps. (62,953,271   Ps. (9,410,385   Ps. 70,259,834      Ps. (67,765,607
                                               

 

(1) Petróleos Mexicanos is the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above and the primary obligor on the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above. As of December 31, 2008, the Master Trust was the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above, but was not an obligor on the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above. The Subsidiary Guarantors are full and unconditional guarantors of the registered debt securities shown in both Table 1 and Table 2 above.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

STATEMENT OF INCOME

For the year ended December 31, 2007

 

     Petróleos
Mexicanos(1)
    Master Trust(1)     Subsidiary
Guarantors(1)
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     PEMEX
Consolidated
 

Net sales

   Ps. 34,453,424      Ps. —        Ps. 1,607,811,952      Ps. 814,111,011      Ps. (1,321,401,568   Ps. 1,134,974,819   

Services income

     27,491        —          3,221,190        1,852,541        (819,423     4,281,799   
                                                

Total sales revenues

     34,480,915        —          1,611,033,142        815,963,552        (1,322,220,991     1,139,256,618   

Costs of sales

     235,627        —          932,208,069        815,588,389        (1,287,366,343     460,665,742   
                                                

Gross income

     34,245,288        —          678,825,073        375,163        (34,854,648     678,590,876   
                                                

General expenses:

            

Transportation and distribution expenses

     —          —          23,561,036        1,237,503        —          24,798,539   

Administrative expenses

     32,982,205        25,934        51,611,895        8,684,722        (33,164,291     60,140,465   
                                                

Total general expenses

     32,982,205        25,934        75,172,931        9,922,225        (33,164,291     84,939,004   
                                                

Operating income

     1,263,083        (25,934     603,652,142        (9,547,062     (1,690,357     593,651,872   

Other (expenses) revenues, net

     (321,083     —          78,807,284        (6,439,786     7,751,405        79,797,820   

Comprehensive financing result (cost) income

     10,119,811        (25,786,670     (30,254,918     (4,995,428     30,870,618        (20,046,587

Equity participation in subsidiaries

     (29,969,811     —          —          12,842,972        22,671,893        5,545,054   

Capitalization of Master Trust operations and others

     —          25,812,604        —          3,810,272        (29,622,876     —     
                                                

(Loss) income before taxes and duties

     (18,908,000     —          652,204,508        (4,329,032     29,980,683        658,948,159   

Taxes and duties

     662,486        —          672,933,568        3,659,674        —          677,255,728   
                                                

Net (loss) income for the year

   Ps. (19,570,486   Ps. —        Ps. (20,729,060   Ps. (7,988,706   Ps. 29,980,683      Ps. (18,307,569
                                                

 

(1) Petróleos Mexicanos is the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above and the primary obligor on the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above. As of December 31, 2008, the Master Trust was the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above, but was not an obligor on the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above. The Subsidiary Guarantors are full and unconditional guarantors of the registered debt securities shown in both Table 1 and Table 2 above.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

U.S. GAAP RECONCILIATION OF INCOME

For the year ended December 31, 2007

 

    Petróleos
Mexicanos(1)
    Master Trust(1)   Subsidiary
Guarantors(1)
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations   PEMEX
Consolidated
 

Net (loss) income under Mexican FRS

  Ps. (19,570,486   Ps. —     Ps. (20,729,060   Ps. (7,988,706   Ps. 29,980,683   Ps. (18,307,569

U.S. GAAP adjustments:

           

Exploration and drilling costs

    —          —       (1,370,873     —          —       (1,370,873

Employee benefits

    909,796        —       4,849,598        594,599        —       6,353,993   

Accrued vacation

    (6,659     —       (34,623     (4,527     —       (45,809

Fixed asset adjustments:

           

Capitalized gains of hedging financial instruments, net

    —          —       (177,334     —          —       (177,334

Capitalization of interest, net

    12,871        —       3,259,826        237,263        —       3,509,960   

Impairment, net

    —          —       3,149,798        194,719        —       3,344,517   

Depreciation convention

    17,692        —       736,700        28,752        —       783,144   

Derivative financial instruments

    (613     —       (8,146,456     (2,637     —       (8,149,706

Profit in inventory

    —          —       (18,919,219     —          —       (18,919,219

Available-for-sale investment securities

    246,258        —       —          —          —       246,258   

Deferred income taxes

    —          —       (62,488     —          —       (62,488

Effect of inflation accounting on U.S. GAAP adjustment

    140,863        —       16,163        2,113        —       159,139   

Reclassification of Pemex Finance net income to non-controlling interest

    —          —       —          (6,089     —       (6,089

Investments in subsidiaries

    (15,654,715     —       —          —          15,654,715     —     
                                           

Total U.S. GAAP adjustments

    (14,334,507     —       (16,698,908     1,044,193        15,654,715     (14,334,507
                                           

Net (loss) income for the year

  Ps. (33,904,993   Ps. —     Ps. (37,427,968   Ps. (6,944,513   Ps. 45,635,398   Ps. (32,642,076
                                           

 

(1) Petróleos Mexicanos is the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above and the primary obligor on the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above. As of December 31, 2008, the Master Trust was the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above, but was not an obligor on the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above. The Subsidiary Guarantors are full and unconditional guarantors of the registered debt securities shown in both Table 1 and Table 2 above.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS(1)

For the year ended December 31, 2009

 

    Petróleos
Mexicanos
    Master Trust     Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     PEMEX
Consolidated
 

Operating activities:

           

Net (loss) income for the year

  Ps. (87,514,228   Ps. 1,317,097      Ps. 457,589,347      Ps. (15,191,129   Ps. 102,227,215      Ps. 458,428,302   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities

           

Depreciation and amortization

    673,638        —          75,074,340        1,142,709        —          76,890,687   

Reserve for employee benefits

    17,115,666        —          78,383,382        10,152,843        —          105,651,891   

Impairment of fixed assets

    —          —          1,731,229        —          —          1,731,229   

Foreign exchange loss

    (11,911,397     —          —          (1,622,079     —          (13,533,476

Profit sharing in subsidiaries

    102,155,193        —          —          1,363,510        (102,227,216     1,291,487   

Accrued interest

    1,305,465        —          —          —          —          1,305,465   

Deferred income taxes

    —          —          37,761        (144,619     —          (106,858

Unsuccessful wells

    —          —          13,934,521        —          —          13,934,521   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

           

Accounts and notes receivable

    93,609,271        (18,381,531     (49,357,738     (31,032,960     —          (5,162,958

Inter-company changes and deductions

    66,878,071        10,214,034        642,848,687        51,339,927        (771,280,719     —     

Inventories

    6,556        27,967        34,666,045        (6,132,071     —          28,568,497   

Other assets

    (1,067,615     1,717,073        500,159        10,170,203        —          11,319,820   

Pensions, seniority premiums and other post-retirement benefits

    (5,293,205     —          (17,633,798     (1,607,497     —          (24,534,500

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    (7,300,494     (13,476,249     (471,350,196     9,480,755        —          (482,646,184
                                               

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities

    168,656,921        (18,581,609     766,423,739        27,919,592        (771,280,720     173,137,923   

Investing activities:

           

Increase in fixed assets, net

    (393,883     —          (208,995,713     (2,601,918     (2,974,534     (214,966,048

Inter-company decrease (increase) in investments

    711,507,677        826,019,534        (263,290,104     15,295,512        (1,289,532,619     —     

Investments in subsidiaries

    (15,055,950     —          (263,610     896,901        14,422,659        —     
                                               

Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities

    696,057,844        826,019,534        (472,549,427     13,590,495        (1,278,084,494     (214,966,048

Financing activities:

           

Proceeds from long-term financing

    107,404,498        —          3,252,683        —          —          110,657,181   

Financing payments

    (46,285,340     —          (2,635,574     (6,420,119     —          (55,341,033

Inter-company (decrease) increase in financing

    (900,820,678     (811,594,167     (309,629,833     (42,402,631     2,064,447,309        —     

Increase in equity

    (27,502     —          494,416        296        —          467,210   

Increase in equity from inter-company contribution

    —          —          15,082,095        —          (15,082,095     —     
                                               

Cash flows provided by financing activities

    (839,729,022     (811,594,167     (293,436,213     (48,822,454     2,049,365,214        55,783,358   

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    24,985,743        (4,156,242     438,099        (7,312,367     —          13,955,233   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    79,562,686        4,159,407        5,219,508        25,282,794        —          114,224,395   
                                               

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  Ps. 104,548,429      Ps. 3,165      Ps. 5,657,607      Ps. 17,970,427      Ps. —        Ps. 128,179,628   
                                               

 

(1) The presentation of the accompanying cash flows statement is prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The amounts included in the accompanying cash flows statement are prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS(1)

For the year ended December 31, 2008

 

    Petróleos
Mexicanos(2)
    Master Trust(2)     Subsidiary
Guarantors(2)
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     PEMEX
Consolidated
 

Operating activities

           

Net (loss) income for the year

  Ps. (108,830,303   Ps. —        Ps. 555,029,096      Ps. (17,981,376   Ps. 108,081,426      Ps. 536,298,843   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities

           

Depreciation and amortization

    604,304        —          88,142,297        1,093,894        —          89,840,495   

Reserve for employee benefits

    17,695,039        —          85,597,049        9,351,589        —          112,643,677   

Impairment

    —          —          —          107,203        —          107,203   

Foreign exchange loss

    1,929,370        91,742,720        —          —          —          93,672,090   

Accrued interest

    (1,437,917     2,529,181        —          (3,891,854     —          (2,800,590

Profit sharing in subsidiaries

    109,729,782        —          —          2,032,201        (109,796,770     1,965,213   

Deferred income taxes

    —          —          129,284        (403,264     —          (273,980

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

           

Accounts and notes receivable

    (107,229,232     (1,816,588     68,092,355        27,401,102        —          (13,552,363

Inter-company changes and deductions

    185,888,136        8,154,310        120,304,581        (14,182,233     (300,164,794     —     

Inventories

    (9,846     (27,967     25,336,727        2,372,646        —          27,671,560   

Other assets

    63,393        (1,717,074     (1,532,437     (10,318,114     —          (13,504,232

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    (2,824,013     2,832,726        (770,084,931     (6,336,478     —          (776,412,696

Employee benefits contributions and payments

    (5,152,136     —          (14,892,646     (1,948,250     —          (21,993,032
                                               

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities

    90,426,577        101,697,308        156,121,375        (12,702,934     (301,880,138     33,662,188   

Investing activities:

           

Increase in fixed assets, net

    (657,439     —          (140,462,264     (1,941,868     2,287,715        (140,773,856

Inter-company (increase) decrease in investments

    (439,825,429     (282,658,700     (287,321,323     (9,125,392     1,018,930,844        —     

Increase in (deduction from) equity

    —          —          2,283,893        —          (2,283,893     —     

Investments in subsidiaries

    1,046,247        —          (882,786     1,456,813        (1,064,792     555,482   
                                               

Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities

    (439,436,621     (282,658,700     (426,382,480     (9,610,447     1,017,869,874        (140,218,374
                                               

Financing activities:

           

Proceeds from long-term financing

    79,943,290        42,042,620        8,999,400        15,948,278        —          146,933,588   

Financing payments

    (84,069,340     (47,880,810     —          (657,559     —          (132,607,709

Inter-company increase (decrease) in financing

    275,867,190        171,757,085        262,796,898        5,568,563        (715,989,736     —     

Increase in equity

    35,445,242        —          11,506        714        —          35,457,462   
                                               

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities

    307,186,382        165,918,895        271,807,804        20,859,996        (715,989,736     49,783,341   
                                               

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

    (41,823,662     (15,042,497     1,546,699        (1,453,385     —          (56,772,845

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    121,386,348        19,201,904        3,672,809        26,736,179        —          170,997,240   
                                               

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  Ps. 79,562,686      Ps. 4,159,407      Ps. 5,219,508      Ps. 25,282,794      Ps. —        Ps. 114,224,395   
                                               

 

(1) The presentation of the accompanying cash flows statement is prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The amounts included in the accompanying cash flows statement are prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS.
(2) Petróleos Mexicanos is the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above and the primary obligor on the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above. As of December 31, 2008, the Master Trust was the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above, but was not an obligor on the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above. The Subsidiary Guarantors are full and unconditional guarantors of the registered debt securities shown in both Table 1 and Table 2 above.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS(1)

For the year ended December 31, 2007

 

    Petróleos
Mexicanos(2)
    Master Trust(2)     Subsidiary
Guarantors(2)
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     PEMEX
Consolidated
 

Operating activities:

           

Net (loss) income for the year

  Ps. (19,570,485   Ps. —        Ps. (20,729,059   Ps. (7,988,708   Ps. 29,980,683      Ps. (18,307,569

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities

           

Depreciation and amortization

    639,866        —          70,860,006        1,091,846        —          72,591,718   

Reserve for employee benefits

    12,742,593        —          64,195,411        8,368,862        —          85,306,866   

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

    33,101        —          9,752,826        265,512        —          10,051,439   

Allowance for uncollectible trade accounts

    (111     —          (1,039,524     (46,722     —          (1,086,357

Allowance for decline in the value of inventory

    (46,625     —          (94,928     (45,151     —          (186,704

Foreign exchange loss

    658,970        3,668,150        —          (8,656     —          4,318,464   

Accrued interest

    (338,113     4,193,183        24,426        727,893        —          4,607,389   

Profit sharing in subsidiaries

    29,980,683        —          —          (5,533,058     (29,980,683     (5,533,058

Gain from monetary position

    (11,040,864     —          (3,469,158     1,643,735        —          (12,866,287

Deferred income taxes

    —          —          1,867,292        27,414        —          1,894,706   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

           

Accounts and notes receivable

    21,799,646        1,315,383        (35,391,122     (13,975,332     —          (26,251,425

Inter-company changes and deductions

    372,417,508        2,375,374        (230,977,862     17,875,996        (161,691,016     —     

Inventories

    155,330        7,654        (10,154,825     (4,659,156     —          (14,650,997

Other assets

    281,816        —          288,350        649,381        —          1,219,547   

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    (668,839     1,307,046        96,944,710        8,870,377        —          106,453,294   

Employee benefits contributions and payments

    (4,951,499     —          (21,412,162     (1,353,883     —          (27,717,544
                                               

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities

    402,092,977        12,866,790        (79,335,619     5,910,350        (161,691,016     179,843,482   

Investing activities:

           

Increase in fixed assets, net

    (331,786     —          (131,384,646     (986,862     —          (132,703,294

Inter-company (increase) decrease in investments

    (187,467,741     (113,704,714     161,051,930        (5,397,631     145,518,156        —     

Investments in subsidiaries

    (3,297,964     —          771,494        3,283,315        889,766        1,646,611   
                                               

Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities

    (191,097,491     (113,704,714     30,438,778        (3,101,178     146,407,922        (131,056,683

Financing activities:

           

Proceeds from long-term financing

    51,509,770        59,731,700        6,316,360        —          —          117,557,830   

Financing payments

    (64,163,753     (106,625,310     (1,316,313     (22,823,340     —          (194,928,716

Inter-company (decrease) increase in financing

    (216,111,281     145,073,451        44,700,132        10,163,426        16,174,272        —     

Increase in equity

    11,160,824        —          —          —          —          11,160,824   

Minimum guaranteed dividends paid to the Mexican Government

    (263,329     —          —          891,178        (891,178     (263,329
                                               

Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities

    (217,867,769     98,179,841        49,700,179        (11,768,736     15,283,094        (66,473,391
                                               

Effects of inflation on cash and cash equivalents

    (4,821,242     (821,717     (107,863     (1,341,803     —          (7,092,625
                                               

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

    (11,693,525     (3,479,800     695,475        (10,301,367     —          (24,779,217

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    133,079,873        22,681,704        2,977,334        37,037,546        —          195,776,457   
                                               

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  Ps. 121,386,348      Ps. 19,201,904      Ps. 3,672,809      Ps. 26,736,179      Ps. —        Ps. 170,997,240   
                                               

 

(1) The presentation of the accompanying cash flows statement is prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The amounts included in the accompanying cash flows statement are prepared in accordance with Mexican FRS.
(2) Petróleos Mexicanos is the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above and the primary obligor on the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above. As of December 31, 2008, the Master Trust was the issuer of the registered debt securities shown in Table 1 above, but was not an obligor on the registered debt securities shown in Table 2 above. The Subsidiary Guarantors are full and unconditional guarantors of the registered debt securities shown in both Table 1 and Table 2 above.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

NOTE 23—SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND

PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED):

Effective January 1, 2010, certain of the SEC’s rules have been revised in order to modernize the reporting requirements applicable to companies such as PEMEX in respect of oil and other hydrocarbon reserves. The most significant of these revisions include the following:

 

   

Crude oil prices. Evaluation of the economic producibility of reserves and discounted cash flows must each now be based on a 12-month average crude oil price that is calculated by using the price on the first day of each month during the period, unless contractual arrangements designate a different price to be used.

 

   

Proved undeveloped reserves. Reserves may now be classified as proved undeveloped reserves if: (1) there is a high degree of confidence that the relevant quantities of such reserves will be recovered; and (2) the related drilling is scheduled to begin within the next five years, unless the specific circumstances justify a longer time.

 

   

Reserves estimation using new technologies. Reserves may now be estimated through the use of reliable advanced technologies in addition to those, such as flow tests and production history, previously recognized by the SEC.

 

   

Reserves estimation personnel and process. Additional disclosure is now required regarding the qualifications of those who oversee a company’s reserves estimation process. A general discussion is also now required of the internal controls used to assure the objectivity of reserves estimates.

 

   

Non-Traditional Resources. The definition of “oil and gas producing activities” has been expanded, and now focuses on the marketable product, rather than on the method of extraction.

There has been no material change in Mexico’s proved reserves as a result of the application of these revised SEC rules.

During 2009, PEMEX did not record any material increase in Mexico’s hydrocarbons reserves as a result of the use of new technologies.

In order to ensure the reliability of its reserves estimation efforts, since 1996 PEMEX has undertaken the internal certification of its estimates of Mexico’s reserves as follows. Initially, teams of geoscientists from Pemex-Exploration and Production’s exploration and exploitation business units (each of these units consisting of a series of projects) prepare the reserves estimates, using distinct estimation processes for valuations relating to new discoveries and developed fields, respectively. Subsequently, the regional reserves offices collect these reserves estimates from the units and request from the Gerencia de Reservas de Hidrocarburos y Proyectos de Explotación (the Hydrocarbons Reserves and Exploitation Projects Management Office), the central hydrocarbon reserves management body of Pemex-Exploration and Production, the review and certification of such valuations and the booking of the related reserves. This internal certification process is undertaken in accordance with internal guidelines for estimating and classifying proved reserves that are based on the SEC’s rules and definitions. The Hydrocarbons Reserves and Exploitation Projects Management Office, which additionally oversees and conducts an internal audit of the above process, consists entirely of professionals with geological, geophysical, petrophysical and reservoir engineering backgrounds. The engineers who participate in PEMEX’s reserves estimation process are experienced in: reservoir numerical simulation; wells drilling and completion; Pressure, Volume and Temperature (“PVT”) analysis; NODALTM (an analytical tool used in forecasting the

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

performance of the various elements comprising the production system) analysis; and design strategies in petroleum field development. Furthermore, all of these personnel have been previously certified by the Mexican Ministry of Education, most have earned master’s degrees in areas of study such as Petroleum Engineering, Geology and Geophysical Engineering, and they possess an average of over ten years of professional experience.

In addition to the above internal review process, Pemex-Exploration and Production’s final reserves estimates are audited by independent engineering firms. Three independent engineering firms audited Pemex-Exploration and Production’s estimates of Mexico’s proved reserves as of December 31, 2009: Netherland, Sewell International, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Netherland Sewell”); DeGolyer and MacNaughton (“D&M”); and Ryder Scott Company, L.P. (“Ryder Scott,” and, together with Netherland Sewell and D&M, the “Independent Engineering Firms”). The reserves estimates reviewed by the Independent Engineering Firms totaled 99.4% of Mexico’s reserves. The remaining 0.6% of reserves consisted of (a) reserves that are in the process of review but have not yet been certified, and (b) reserves located in certain areas in which third parties provide drilling services to Pemex-Exploration and Production. Netherland Sewell reviewed the reserves in the Northeastern Marine region and Southern region, D&M reviewed the reserves in the Southwestern Marine region, and Ryder Scott reviewed the reserves in the Northern region. In addition, Ryder Scott reviewed a portion of Mexico’s reserves located in areas in which third parties provide services to Pemex-Exploration and Production through the FPWC program. Under such agreements, the corresponding third party is responsible for assessing the volume of reserves, which is in turn certified by an engineering firm hired by such party. The audits conducted by the Independent Engineering Firms consisted primarily of: (1) analysis of historical static and dynamic reservoir data provided by Pemex-Exploration and Production; (2) construction or updating of the Independent Engineering Firms’ own static and dynamic reservoir characterization models of Mexican oil fields; (3) economic analysis of selected fields; and (4) review of Pemex-Exploration and Production’s production forecasts and reserves estimates.

Since reserves estimates are, by definition, only estimates, they cannot be reviewed for the purpose of verifying exactness. Instead, the Independent Engineering Firms conducted a detailed review of Pemex-Exploration and Production’s reserves estimates so that they could express an opinion as to whether, in the aggregate, the reserves estimates that Pemex-Exploration and Production furnished were reasonable and had been estimated and presented in conformity with generally accepted petroleum engineering and evaluation principles.

All questions that arose during the Independent Engineering Firms’ review process were resolved by Pemex-Exploration and Production to the satisfaction of the Independent Engineering Firms. The Independent Engineering Firms have concluded that the estimated total proved oil and natural gas reserve volumes set forth in this report are, in the aggregate, reasonable and have been prepared in accordance with Rule 4-10(a) of Regulation S-X of the SEC, as amended, are consistent with international reserves reporting practice, and are in accordance with the oil and gas reserves disclosure provisions of Topic 932.

The following tables provide supplementary information on the oil and gas exploration, development and production activities of Pemex-Exploration and Production in compliance with Topic 932 and ASU 2010-03.

All exploration and production activities of Pemex-Exploration and Production are conducted in Mexico.

The supplemental data presented herein reflect information for all of Pemex-Exploration and Production’s oil and gas producing activities. Capitalized costs and results of operations presented herein have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Capitalized costs for oil and gas producing activities (unaudited):

 

     As of December 31,  
     2009     2008     2007  

Proved properties

   Ps. 1,247,025,452      Ps. 1,081,337,487      Ps. 954,798,041   

Construction in progress

     49,511,782        37,822,349        50,804,000   

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (581,259,886     (512,424,965     (405,777,786
                        

Net capitalized costs

   Ps. 715,277,348      Ps. 606,734,871      Ps. 599,824,255   
                        

Costs incurred for oil and gas property exploration and development activities (unaudited):

 

     Year Ended December 31,
     2009    2008    2007

Exploration

   Ps. 30,914,261    Ps. 24,719,146    Ps. 15,133,406

Development

     151,478,371      104,104,379      100,790,721
                    

Total costs incurred

   Ps. 182,392,632    Ps. 128,823,525    Ps. 115,924,127
                    

There are no property acquisition costs, because PEMEX exploits oil reserves owned by the Mexican nation.

Exploration costs include costs of geological and geophysical studies of fields amounting to Ps. 10,120,991, Ps. 7,981,592 and Ps. 4,975,089 for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, that, in accordance with the successful efforts method of accounting, are accounted for as geological and geophysical exploration expenses.

Development costs include those costs incurred in obtaining access to proved reserves and providing facilities for extracting, treating, gathering and storing oil and gas.

Results of operations for oil and gas producing activities (unaudited):

 

     Year Ended December 31,
     2009    2008    2007

Revenues from sale of oil and gas

   Ps. 828,658,256    Ps. 1,137,751,792    Ps. 912,229,890
                    

Hydrocarbon duties

     537,911,164      761,217,168      663,069,892

Production costs (excluding taxes)

     95,396,773      92,341,192      75,599,890

Other costs and expenses

     37,263,816      52,409,969      24,200,433

Exploration expenses

     25,245,456      15,985,223      12,091,154

Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion

     61,869,294      71,041,715      56,843,298
                    
     757,686,503      992,995,267      831,804,667
                    

Results of operations for oil and gas producing activities

   Ps. 70,971,753    Ps. 144,756,525    Ps. 80,425,223
                    

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Crude oil and natural gas reserves:

A. Sales prices (unaudited)

The following table summarizes average sales prices in U.S. dollars as of December 31 (excluding production taxes) for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007:

 

     2009    2008    2007

Weighted average sales price per barrel of oil equivalent (“boe”)(1)

     U.S. $46.64    U.S. $35.76    U.S. $69.49

Crude oil, per barrel

     $55.41    $34.64    $83.43

Natural gas, per thousand cubic feet

     $  4.06    $  6.26    $  6.59

 

(1) To convert dry gas to barrels of oil equivalent, a factor of 5.201 thousand cubic feet of dry gas per barrel of oil equivalent is used.

B. Crude oil and natural gas reserves (unaudited)

Under the Mexican Constitution and the Regulatory Law, all oil and other hydrocarbon reserves within Mexico are owned by the Mexican nation and not by PEMEX. Under the Petróleos Mexicanos Law, Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities other than Pemex-Petrochemicals do not own these reserves but have the exclusive rights to extract them and to market the resulting products. The exploration and development activities of Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities are limited to those reserves that are located in Mexico. As discussed in Note 18, a new fiscal regime, the Federal Duties Law, became applicable to PEMEX, effective on January 1, 2006, and was subsequently modified in October 2007, November 2008 and November 2009.

Taxes for 2009 were calculated pursuant to the Federal Duties Law effective as amended on November 13, 2008, which is described in Note 18. For 2010 and future years, the Federal Duties Law includes the following duties:

 

   

Ordinary Hydrocarbons Duty—A variable rate of 73.0% in 2010, 72.5% in 2011 and 71.5% in 2012-2034 is applied as a function of the crude oil and gas prices as of December 31. The base for calculating this duty is the value of total crude oil and natural gas production during the year minus certain allowed deductions (depreciation, costs, expenses and applicable duties). The deductions allowed may not exceed the value obtained by multiplying the produced volume for a particular year times the price of U.S. $6.50 per barrel of oil equivalent for crude oil and associated natural gas, and U.S. $2.70 per thousand cubic feet of non-associated natural gas, respectively.

 

   

Hydrocarbons Duty for the Stabilization Fund—A rate between 1% and 10% is applied to the value of crude oil production when the weighted average price of the crude oil for export for a year exceeds U.S. $22.00 to U.S. $31.00 per barrel.

 

   

Duty for Scientific and Technological Research on Energy—A rate of 0.65% in 2010-2034 is applied to the value of crude oil and natural gas production during the year.

 

   

Duty for Oil Monitoring—A rate of 0.003% is applied to the value of total crude oil and natural gas production during the year.

 

   

Extraordinary Duty on Crude Oil Exports—A rate of 13.1% is applied to the value resulting from the multiplication of (i) the difference between the annual weighted average Mexican crude oil export price and the budgeted crude oil price times; and (ii) the annual export volume. The budgeted crude oil price

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

 

for 2009 was U.S. $70.00 per barrel and for 2010 is U.S. $59.00 per barrel. This duty is credited against the Hydrocarbons Duty for the Stabilization Fund. The income from this duty is directed to the states of Mexico via the Income of the Federative Entities Stabilization Fund.

 

   

Extraction of Hydrocarbons Duty—From 2010-2034, a rate of 15% is applied to the value of extracted production of crude oil and natural gas for the year from the fields located in the Paleocanal de Chicontepec and the deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

 

   

Special Hydrocarbons Duty—A rate ranging from 30% to 36% is applied to the value of extracted production of crude oil and natural gas for the year from the fields located in the Paleocanal de Chicontepec and the deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico, minus certain permitted deductions (including specific investments, certain expenses and costs, among others, subject to certain conditions), which may not exceed the cost limit established in article 257 of the Federal Duties Law.

Proved oil and natural gas reserves are those estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be economically producible—from a given date forward, from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods and government regulations. Mexico’s proved reserves are estimated by Pemex-Exploration and Production’s technical staff, using the year-end crude oil and natural gas prices to calculate its reserves estimates, and reviewed by a central group within Pemex-Exploration and Production to ensure consistency.

Pemex-Exploration and Production estimates Mexico’s reserves using standard geological and engineering methods generally accepted by the petroleum industry. The choice of method or combinations of methods employed in the analysis of each reservoir is determined by: experience in the area; stage of development; quality and completeness of basic data; and production and pressure histories.

Reserves data set forth herein represent only estimates. Reserves valuation is a subjective process of estimating underground accumulations of crude oil and natural gas that cannot be measured in an exact manner. The accuracy of any reserves estimate depends on the quality of available data, engineering and geological interpretation and professional judgment. As a result, estimates from different engineers may vary. In addition, the results of drilling, testing and producing subsequent to the date of an estimate may lead to its revision.

Mexico’s total proved developed and undeveloped reserves of crude oil, condensates and liquefiable hydrocarbons recoverable from processing plants decreased by 1.5% in 2009, from 11,865 million barrels of oil equivalent as of December 31, 2008 to 11,691 million barrels of oil equivalent as of December 31, 2009.

Mexico’s proved developed reserves of crude oil, condensates and liquefiable hydrocarbons recoverable from processing plants decreased by 5.2% in 2009, from 8,618 million barrels of oil equivalent as of December 31, 2008 to 8,167 million barrels of oil equivalent as of December 31, 2009.

Mexico’s total proved developed and undeveloped dry gas reserves decreased by 5.8% in 2009, from 12,702 billion cubic feet at December 31, 2008 to 11,966 billion cubic feet at December 31, 2009. Mexico’s proved developed dry gas reserves decreased by 7.6% in 2009, from 8,206 billion cubic feet at December 31, 2008 to 7,586 billion cubic feet at December 31, 2009.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

The following two tables of crude oil and dry gas reserves set forth PEMEX’s estimates of Mexico’s proved reserves determined in accordance with Rule 4-10(a) of Regulation S-X of the SEC, as amended.

Crude Oil and Condensate Reserves

(including natural gas liquids)( 1)

 

     2009     2008     2007  
     (in millions of barrels)  

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

      

As of January 1

   11,865      12,187      12,849   

Revisions(2)

   577      444      455   

Extensions and discoveries

   311      370      150   

Production

   (1,062   (1,135   (1,268
                  

As of December 31

   11,691      11,865      12,187   
                  

Proved developed reserves as of December 31

   8,167      8,618      8,436   

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.

(1) Crude oil and condensate reserves include the fraction of liquefiable hydrocarbons recoverable in natural gas processing plants.
(2) Revisions include positive and negative changes due to new data gathered through drilling of wells and reservoir performance.

Source: Pemex-Exploration and Production.

Dry Gas Reserves( 1)

 

     2009     2008     2007  
     (in billions of cubic feet)  

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves

      

As of January 1

   12,702      13,162      13,856   

Revisions(2)

   504      730      879   

Extensions and discoveries

   404      454      171   

Production(3)

   (1,644   (1,643   (1,744
                  

As of December 31

   11,966      12,702      13,162   
                  

Proved developed reserves as of December 31

   7,586      8,206      8,163   

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.

(1) To convert dry gas to barrels of oil equivalent, a factor of 5.201 thousand cubic feet of dry gas per barrel of oil equivalent is used.
(2) Revisions include positive and negative changes due to new data gathered through drilling of wells and reservoir performance.
(3) Production refers to dry gas, although natural gas production reported in other tables refers to sour wet gas. There is shrinkage in volume when natural gas liquids and impurities are extracted to obtain dry gas. Therefore, reported natural gas volumes are greater than dry gas volumes.

Source: Pemex-Exploration and Production.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

Based on reservoir performance, new information, and discoveries and production during 2009, proved reserves of crude oil, natural gas, condensates and liquefiable hydrocarbons for all regions as of December 31, 2009 were estimated to be 13,992.1 million barrels of oil equivalent, as compared to 14,307.7 million barrels of oil equivalent as of December 31, 2008.

C. Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows related to proved oil and gas reserves (unaudited)

The standardized measure tables presented below relate to proved oil and gas reserves excluding proved reserves scheduled to be produced after the year 2034. This measure is presented in accordance with Topic 932.

Estimated future cash inflows from production are computed by applying average prices of oil and gas, as measured on the first day of the month during each of the 12 months of 2009. Future development and production costs are those estimated future expenditures needed to develop and produce the year-end estimated proved reserves after a net cash flows discount factor of 10%, assuming constant year-end economic conditions.

Future tax expenses are computed by applying the appropriate year-end statutory tax rates with consideration of the tax rates of the new fiscal regime for Pemex-Exploration and Production already approved for 2010 to the future pre-tax net cash flows related to Mexico’s proved oil and gas reserves.

The estimated future payment of taxes was calculated based on the new fiscal regime made applicable to Pemex-Exploration and Production by decree, effective January 1, 2010, and which reformed Chapter XII of the Federal Law of Hydrocarbon Duties.

The standardized measure provided below represents a comparative benchmark value rather than an estimate of expected future cash flows or fair market value of PEMEX’s production rights. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proved reserves and in projecting future rates of production and timing of development expenditures, including many factors beyond the control of the producer. Accordingly, reserves estimates may be materially different from the quantities of crude oil and natural gas that are ultimately recovered.

Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows as of December 31

 

     2009     2008     2007  
     (in millions of dollars)  

Future cash inflows

   U.S. $  591,730      U.S. $ 455,037      U.S. $ 945,566   

Future production costs (excluding taxes)

   (92,803   (112,605   (107,148

Future development costs

   (49,937   (48,454   (38,205
                  

Future cash flows before tax

   448,991      293,978      800,213   

Future production and excess gains taxes

   (390,385   (262,277   (632,321
                  

Future net cash flows

   58,606      31,700      167,892   

Effect of discounting net cash flows by 10%

   (28,404   (19,611   (78,074
                  

Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows

   U.S. $    30,202      U.S. $   12,089      U.S. $   89,818   
                  

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, 2008 AND 2007

(Figures stated in thousands of Mexican pesos, except as noted)

 

To comply with Topic 932, the following table presents the aggregate standardized measure of changes for each year and significant sources of variance:

Changes in standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows

 

     2009     2008     2007  
     (in millions of dollars)  

Sales of oil and gas produced, net of production costs

   U.S. $ (52,079   U.S. $ (90,877   U.S. $ (74,299

Net changes in prices and production costs

   95,338      (243,245   173,861   

Extensions and discoveries

   8,886      6,349      6,642   

Development cost incurred during the year

   11,209      9,354      8,951   

Changes in estimated development costs

   (12,012   (15,045   (14,634

Reserves revisions and timing changes

   21,711      2,640      29,947   

Accretion of discount of pre-tax net cash flows

   14,492      41,274      26,446   

Net changes in production and excess gains taxes

   (69,432   211,821      (122,172
                  

Aggregate change in standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows

   U.S. $  18,113      U.S. $ (77,729   U.S. $  34,742   
                  

Standardized measure

      

As of January 1

   12,089      89,818      55,076   

As of December 31

   30,202      12,089      89,818   
                  

Change

   U.S. $  18,113      U.S. $ (77,729   U.S. $  34,742   
                  

 

Note: Numbers may not total due to rounding.

In computing the amounts under each change factor, the effects of variances in prices and costs are computed before the effects of changes in quantities. Consequently, changes in reserves are calculated at December 31 prices and costs. The change in computed taxes includes taxes effectively incurred during the year and the change in future tax expense.

 

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EX-1.2 2 dex12.htm REGULATIONS TO THE PETROLEOS MEXICANOS LAW Regulations to the Petroleos Mexicanos Law

Exhibit 1.2

REGULATIONS TO THE LAW OF PETRÓLEOS MEXICANOS

Chapter I

General Provisions

Article 1.- The purpose of this instrument is to regulate the Law of Petróleos Mexicanos, and it is of general observance and binding on Petróleos Mexicanos, its Subsidiary Entities and parties that maintain relations with such decentralized entities.

Article 2.- For the purposes of these regulations, the following terms shall mean:

I. Core Activities of a Productive Character: The activities constituting the State Petroleum Industry, petrochemicals other than basic petrochemicals, and the other activities that Petróleos Mexicanos and the Subsidiary Entities shall undertake in accordance with articles 3 and 4 of the Regulatory Law;

II. Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services related to Core Activities of a Productive Character: The acquisitions, leasing and services, as well as works and services related thereto, that Petróleos Mexicanos or the Subsidiary Entities contract with third parties to carry out the activities and projects related to the Core Activities of a Productive Character;

III. Committees: Those that are constituted in accordance with article 22 of the Law;

IV. Acquisitions and Works Committee: The Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos or of its Subsidiary Entities, as applicable, set forth in articles 22, section IV, 26 and 27 of the Law;

V. Strategy and Investment Committee: The Strategy and Investment Committee of Petróleos Mexicanos or of its Subsidiary Entities, as applicable, set forth in articles 22, section II, 24 and 27 of the Law;

VI. Board of Directors: The Board of Directors of Petróleos Mexicanos;

VII. Director General: The Director General of Petróleos Mexicanos;

VIII. Administrative Contracting Guidelines: Those that are issued by the Board of Directors to regulate the procedures and guidelines for the contracts for Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services related to the Core Activities of a Productive Character;

IX. State Petroleum Industry: The activities exclusively entrusted to Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities in respect of hydrocarbons owned by the Nation, in accordance with articles 2 and 3 of the Regulatory Law;

X. Law: The Law of Petróleos Mexicanos;

XI. Regulatory Law: The Regulatory Law to Article 27 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States Concerning Petroleum Affairs;

XII. Decentralized Entities: Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities;

XIII. Subsidiary Entities: The Decentralized Entities created by the Head of the Federal Executive with productive purposes of a technical, commercial and industrial character, with legal personality and capacity to own their property, for the purpose of undertaking the activities set forth in the Law;

XIV. Petróleos Mexicanos: The Decentralized Entity referred to in the first paragraph of article 3 of the Law;

 

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XV. Business Plan: That which is referred to in articles 19, section III; 24; 26, section I; and 31, section III; in the eighth transitory provision, last paragraph; the ninth transitory provision, penultimate paragraph; and the thirteenth transitory provision of the Law;

XVI. Suppliers and Contractors: The individuals or entities, national or foreign, who by virtue of contract, agreement or any other legal instrument, supply or lease goods, render services of any nature, execute public works or services related thereto or other modality permitted by law or regulation for the Decentralized Entities;

XVII. Core Projects: The group of activities and investments, including the design and planning of the same, necessary to undertake the Core Activities of a Productive Character, oriented toward the creation and preservation of economic value. The foregoing, in accordance with the Administrative Contracting Guidelines; and

XVIII. Ministry: The Ministry of Energy.

Article 3.- These regulations will be interpreted by the Ministries of Energy; Finance and Public Credit; Economy; Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Nutrition; and Public Function, within the scope of their respective authorities.

Chapter II

Corporate Government of Petróleos Mexicanos

Section I

Board of Directors

Article 4.- The Board of Directors and the Director General will seek at all times to create economic value for the benefit of Mexican society, taking into consideration all of the objectives established under article 7 of the Law, and pursuant to the applicable legal provisions.

Article 5.- The boards of directors of the Subsidiary Entities are exclusively entrusted to instruct the corresponding Director General, and the latter, in turn, to instruct its administrative units, to perform their actions, activities and operational and administrative efforts. The foregoing, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the respective organic statute.

Article 6.- In the meetings of the Board of Directors, only those matters that have been listed in the agenda attached to the invitation can be decided.

Article 7.- The heads of the administrative units of Petróleos Mexicanos are responsible for the classification of the information, documentation and draft resolutions that they generate and submit for the consideration of the Board of Directors, with due observance of the criteria established for those purposes by the Federal Law of Transparency and Access to Public Governmental Information, its regulations and the applicable legal provisions.

If applicable, the directors shall classify the information and draft resolutions that are submitted to the aformentioned governing body, as well as the reasoned votes that are sent to the secretary of the Board of Directors.

The secretary of the Board of Directors, after previous consultation with the person who submitted the proposal, is responsible for the classification of the resolutions approved by such governing body.

Article 8.- The resolutions and the reasoned and particular votes of the directors will be disclosed within fifteen business days following their issuance, through their inclusion in the website of Petróleos Mexicanos.

In cases where the resolutions have been classified as reserved or confidential, only the public version will be disclosed.

 

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In a case where the votes have been classified as reserved or confidential, only the public version will be disclosed as received by the secretary of the Board of Directors.

Likewise, the reports submitted by the Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee to the Board of Directors will be disclosed, subject to the exception set forth in the preceding paragraph.

Article 9.- Any member of the Board of Directors that has a conflict of interest with respect to any matter, resolution or agreement, must report it to such governing body and must abstain from participating in its discussion and vote. Likewise, invitees that are in the same situation shall abstain from participating in the discussion.

The Ministries of Finance and Public Credit, Energy and Public Function, by resolution, shall issue guidelines for the purposes set forth in articles 37, section II; and 38, section II, of the Law.

Article 10.- For the purposes set forth in the last paragraph of article 9 of the Law, budgetary issues shall be deemed those referring to the programming, budgeting and execution of expenditures relating to personal services, including the establishment of the corresponding reserves.

Article 11.- The Board of Directors shall determine the common administrative services that shall be rendered equally to all Subsidiary Entities, in order to avoid duplication and obtain greater efficiency. Such services shall be rendered pursuant to the terms of the agreements entered into by Petróleos Mexicanos with the Subsidiary Entities and, if applicable, with the affiliated companies.

Section II

Provisions applicable to directors

Article 12.- The resolutions of the Board of Directors shall be adopted by a majority vote of the directors present at the applicable meeting, in accordance with the voting regime. The Chairman of the Board will have the tiebreaking vote.

In the event a majority is not achieved with the vote of at least two professional directors, those opposing shall issue a reasoned vote within a period no longer than twenty business days, which shall be submitted to the secretary of the Board of Directors, and, in turn, to the other directors. Once the period has concluded, the matter will be decided by a simple majority of votes of the directors present at the next ordinary or extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors.

If within the aforementioned period a vote is changed by any of the opposing directors, the convening of a new meeting of the Board of Directors will not be necessary in accordance with the preceding paragraph, subject to the favorable vote of at least two professional directors, and the secretary of the Board of Directors shall log this event in the corresponding minutes.

Article 13.- The directors representing the State shall render their opinion at the respective meetings on the matters that are presented therein. If their vote is negative, they shall provide support or reasoning for their decision, except as is set forth in the following paragraph.

If the director representing the State considers that the matter merits further study or consultation outside of the meeting, the reasoned vote that supports or motivates his negative position must be submitted to the secretary of the Board of Directors within five business days following the meeting. Failure to submit the vote will result in such vote being deemed affirmative.

In the foregoing situations, the secretary of the Board of Directors shall log in the corresponding minutes the terms in which the matter was resolved, certifying the tally of the votes and the orientation of the vote of each director, the way in which the matter was resolved, the vote tallies, as well as the way in which each director voted.

Article 14.- The draft Expenditure Budgets of the Federation shall establish the compensation of the professional directors, which shall be proposed by an external committee comprised by one representative designated by each of the Ministries of Energy, of Finance and Public Credit, and of Public Function, respectively, who shall take into account the Mexican labor market, as well as the petroleum industry at the international level. Such compensation shall not exceed the compensation for the President of the Republic.

 

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Such committee shall propose to the Board of Directors the human and material resources that the professional directors shall have for the adequate performance of their duties, in accordance with the approved budget.

Article 15.- The members of the Board of Directors may be removed pursuant to the causes set forth in article 12 of the Law, per the request of at least two of its members. Those members may request that the Board of Directors commence the corresponding proceeding, based on sufficient elements to establish cause before the Board of Directors, which shall hear and render a decision on such cause in accordance with the procedure set forth in the following article.

Article 16.- For the purposes set forth in the previous article, individual proceedings shall be as follows:

I. Once the removal request is received, the Board of Directors, in its following meeting, will verify that the request is supported by any of the causes for removal set forth in article 12 of the Law and that it is accompanied by evidence sufficient to presume its existence;

If the request does not proceed, it will be discarded and the complaining parties will be notified no later than five business days from the date that the resolution is definitive. Such resolution shall indicate the reasons for discarding the request;

II. Once the probable existence of the cause that supports the request has been verified, within a period of five business days a copy of such request, together with its supporting exhibits, will be sent to the relevant director, to the effect that within twenty business days such director will submit to the Board of Directors, through the proceeding coordinator, a report that details whatever benefits his interest and provides the corresponding evidence;

III. Once the report has been received and the evidence has been analyzed by the proceeding coordinator under the terms established by the Board of Directors, a meeting of such governing body will be convened to inform it of the results of the analysis of the evidence, as well as to hear the complaining parties and the director subject to the proceeding, who may provide the arguments they deem pertinent;

IV. In case that no further information or evidence is requested, the Board of Directors, in the corresponding meeting, will decide whether the removal request is granted or not, which determination will be set forth in a resolution, the approval of which will require the vote of at least eight of its members, without counting the vote of the director subject to the proceeding. This resolution will contain the reasoning and explanation that the Board of Directors took into account;

V. The proceeding coordinator, within a term of five business days following the resolution mentioned in the preceding section, will notify the relevant director of the resolution. In the event the resolution determined that the request would not proceed, the matter will be considered complete. Actions will be taken in accordance with the following section; and

VI. The secretary of the Board of Directors will compile a file containing the removal request, the opinion of the Board of Directors, the supporting documents, the elements of the defense provided by the relevant director, and, in general, all the documentation and analyzed evidence, and shall send it within a term of thirty business days to the President of the Republic or to the Secretary General of the Petroleum Workers’ Union of the Mexican Republic, as applicable, for final resolution.

For all purposes, the secretary of the Board of Directors, supported by the assistant secretary, shall act as the proceeding coordinator.

 

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Article 17.- Notice of the commencement of the proceeding referred to in the previous article will be given to the Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee and, at its conclusion, if applicable, to the Internal Control Body of Petróleos Mexicanos.

Article 18.- The Director General may delegate to the head of the legal department the authority to exercise claims and legal actions related to damages and losses effected by the directors to the detriment of Petróleos Mexicanos, for the acts, circumstances or omissions that contravene the Law and these regulations.

The Director General may also grant such public servant general and special powers of attorney to claim and exercise such actions.

Article 19.- The public officials of the Decentralized Entities that have knowledge of the acts, circumstances or omissions of any member of the Board of Directors causing damages or losses to Petróleos Mexicanos must give notice to the Director General. This notification must be accompanied by evidence sufficient to support the notice.

Section III

Committees

Article 20.- The Committees will validly meet if more than half of the members are present. Their resolutions will be adopted by a simple majority of those present.

Article 21.- Each Committee will prepare its own rules of operation, which shall establish the policies, procedures and guidelines that are convenient for the proper undertaking of their objectives and functions, as well as for convening and holding their meetings. Such rules shall contain mechanisms to assure that each of their members has the necessary information and documentation in a timely manner in order to discuss the matters for each meeting.

Article 22.- For the execution of the objectives, goals and action programs mandated by the Law, the Committees will request from the Director General the information as well as the technical and operational support required for the proper performance of their functions.

Article 23.- Except for an express disposition of the Law or of these regulations, the Committees shall have the authority to support the Board of Directors, and may not intervene in the operation of the administrative units of Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities.

Section IV

Provisions Applicable to the Director General

Article 24.- In the central planning and strategic management of Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities, the Director General is responsible for the instrumentation, execution and supervision of the policies and resolutions approved by the Board of Directors.

For these purposes, the Director General shall adopt the necessary measures in order that the Subsidiary Entities perform their activities in a coordinated manner.

Article 25.- During temporary absences of the Director General or of public officials holding offices in the three lower hierarchical levels, the exercise of their duties and the fulfillment of their respective responsibilities shall be carried out in accordance with the organic statute.

Article 26.- The Board of Directors may propose the removal of the Director General to the Head of the Federal Executive, when the Director General:

I. Presents mental or physical incapacity that hinders the correct exercise of his duties;

II. Fails to comply with any requirement or experiences any impediment set forth in articles 21, sections I and III of the Federal Law of Decentralized Public Entities;

 

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III. Breaches, without proving justified cause, the resolutions of the Board of Directors or acts deliberately beyond or against such resolutions or his authority;

IV. Utilizes, for personal or third party benefit, the reserved or confidential information at his disposal due to his position, or discloses the aforementioned information in violation of applicable provisions;

V. Deliberately submits false information to the Board of Directors; or

VI. Consistently breaches the goals set forth in the Business Plan, when such breaches are attributable to him.

Article 27.- The proceeding for removal of the Director General, in terms of article 19, section II, paragraph e) of the Law, shall commence at the request of at least two directors, and will be substantiated by the Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee, in accordance with the following:

I. Once the removal request is received, the Board of Directors will send it to the Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee, such that within twenty business days it issues the corresponding opinion;

II. If the commencement of the proceeding moves forward, the Director General will be notified of the request and opinion, in order that, within a term no longer than twenty business days, he can inform the proceeding of whatever benefits his interest and, if applicable, provide the necessary evidence. In the following session, with the vote of two thirds of the directors, the Board of Directors shall resolve whether with the information at its disposal any of the causes of removal mentioned in the previous article is proved; and

III. The resolution that is issued by the Board of Directors will be submitted to the consideration of the President of the Republic, within a term of thirty business days together with the file compiled in connection with the removal request.

The proceeding coordinator shall be designated by the Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee.

Chapter III

Planning, Budgeting and Financing of Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities

Section I

Common Provisions

Article 28.- The Business Plan shall contain, jointly and individually, in respect of Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities, at least the following:

I. A diagnosis of the operative and financial situation, taking into consideration the environment of the national and international markets;

II. The objectives, operating goals, results and performance indicators, compared with the best practices of the global hydrocarbon industry;

III. The strategy and investment portfolio, including the principal characteristics of the multi-year projects; and

IV. The projections for the financial balance goals for the next five years and the annual operative and financial working program for the following fiscal year.

Article 29.- The Director General shall present his Business Plan proposal to the Board of Directors no later than the month of May in the year prior to its execution. During the approval process, the current Business Plan will continue to be in effect.

 

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Article 30.- The Director General will coordinate the corresponding actions related to the strategic planning and the incorporation of the Subsidiary Entities.

Likewise, he will coordinate the preparation and annual update of: the projections of its financial balance goals for the next five years; the initial drafts of the global expenditure and revenue budgets; the global indebtedness cap; and the corresponding programs and projects for the following fiscal year.

Article 31.- In the formulation of the initial drafts of the expenditure and the revenue budgets and the annual operative and financial working program of Petróleos Mexicanos, the proposals of the boards of directors of the Subsidiary Entities will be taken into consideration.

Article 32.- Based on the projections of the financial balance goals and the indebtedness caps approved by the Board of Directors in the Business Plan, Petróleos Mexicanos shall send to the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit its draft budget approved by the Board of Directors, no later than July fifteen of each year. Such information will be used by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit in order to prepare the Expenditure Budget draft, and the initiative for the Revenue Law of the Federation, pursuant to the terms of the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability and its regulations.

Article 33.- Petróleos Mexicanos shall request, in terms of the Federal Law of Budget and Fiscal Accountability, the authorization of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit to undertake budgetary adjustments or modifications to the budgetary calendars of Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities when any of them would result in non-compliance with the annual financial balance goals of Petróleos Mexicanos or an increase in the programmable budget for personal services.

Section II

Investment Programs and Projects

Article 34.- The investment programs and projects that the Decentralized Entities intend to undertake shall be compatible with the Business Plan.

Article 35.- The Board of Directors shall issue, with the prior opinion of the Strategy and Investment Committee, the guidelines referred to in paragraph k) of section IV of article 19 of the Law, pursuant to which the investment programs and projects shall be approved. Such guidelines will establish, among others, the following aspects:

I. The procedures, documentation and calendars for preparing the investment programs and projects of the investment portfolio;

II. The projects that are considered to be of great importance and high priority;

III. The contracting terms and the basis of the independent third party expert opinion in technical, economic and environmental matters, for the purposes of article 49, section VI, last paragraph of the Law; and

IV. The cases and amounts in which the investment programs and projects of the Subsidiary Entities shall require the approval of their governing bodies and those in which, additionally the approval of the Board of Directors is required.

The main hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation projects that are submitted for the consideration of the Strategy and Investment Committees must have the Ministry’s approval pursuant to applicable legal provisions.

Article 36.- The hierarchical classification of the investment programs and projects of the investment portfolio of the Decentralized Entities will be made pursuant to criteria established by the Board of Directors, taking into consideration the objectives, goals and investment requirements of such entities.

 

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In terms of the foregoing, each Subsidiary Entity shall be responsible for putting together their own portfolio proposal, assigning the approved budget among the investment programs and projects.

Section III

Programming and Financing of Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services related to the Core Activities of a

Productive Character

Article 37.- The planning and programming of the Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services related to the Core Activities of a Productive Character to be performed by Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities shall be adjusted to the objectives, priorities and established goals: in the National Development Plan; in the Energy Sector Program; in the National Program for the Sustainable Use of Energy; and in the Business Plan.

Likewise, they must observe the Administrative Contracting Guidelines issued by the Board of Directors.

Article 38.- Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities will prepare their annual contracting programs, which shall contain a section that addresses acquisitions from small and medium sized companies and another section related to the policies of incorporating national content. Prior to execution, the annual contracting programs shall be submitted to the corresponding Acquisitions and Works Committees.

Article 39.- The Director General will submit for the authorization of the Board of Directors, in the meeting immediately following the approval of the Federal Expenditure Budget for the corresponding fiscal year, the terms and conditions for the contracting of obligations that constitute public indebtedness that Petróleos Mexicanos intends to incur in such fiscal year.

Such terms and conditions shall contemplate, among other things, the maximum amount of public indebtedness that is estimated to be contracted during the year and the financial instruments that will potentially be used.

The Director General will inform the Board of Directors about the progress in the contracting of obligations that constitute public indebtedness, as well as their terms and conditions.

Section IV

Prices Among the Entities

Article 40.- The price formulas for the goods and services that are sold among the Decentralized Entities shall correspond to market prices. Such formulas will be fixed pursuant to economic efficiency criteria. In such regard:

I. For goods susceptible to international marketing, the price formulas shall consider the prevailing prices in the international markets for these products, adjusted for quality. For those goods that are not susceptible to international marketing, the price formulas shall consider the production cost that results from a valuation of the feedstocks at opportunity cost.

II. The price formulas study that must be submitted no later than July fifteen of each year must include:

a) The commercial and technical name of the product, as well as price mechanism in effect;

b) A description of the productive process and the uses that will be made of the product by the Subsidiary Entities that acquire it;

c) Available figures from at least one year of the trade balance for imports and exports of the analyzed product, in order to determine the logistics that, if applicable, shall be applied;

d) The reasons pursuant to which, if applicable, it may be necessary to modify the mechanism in effect, including an estimate of the economic impacts of the proposal on the revenue of the Subsidiary Entities and, if applicable, of the Federation;

 

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e) Description of the quality adjustments;

f) Justification of the reference market; and

g) Any other element that would contribute to justifying the proposal.

III. When Petróleos Mexicanos requires modification of the price formula of a good or a service that is produced and marketed among its Subsidiary Entities, on a date different than that of the study referred to in article 73 of the Law, it may submit to the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, for its authorization a modification proposal that considers the elements set forth in the previous section. These changes shall apply on the date determined by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit.

Petróleos Mexicanos will establish the pertinent mechanisms for the submission of modifications to price formulas.

Chapter IV

Contracting Procedures for Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and

Services related to the Core Activities of a Productive Character

Section I

General Provisions

Article 41.- The acquisitions, leasing, works and services of the Decentralized Entities shall comply with the principles and requirements established in the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States and all other applicable legal provisions.

During the procedures for the awarding of contracts, obtaining the maximum economic value for the contracting entity will be prioritized, considering the characteristics of the corresponding goods, works and services; the existence of alternatives; market conditions; the particularities of each project it is part of; as well as the terms of the contract it intends to enter into.

Article 42.- For the purposes of fostering efficiency and having adequate control over the contracting procedures of Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services related to the Core Activities of a Productive Character that are carried out by the Decentralized Entities, a registry of Suppliers and Contractors will be established in the terms set forth in the Administrative Contracting Guidelines. The information contained in such registry will be used as an element for the pre-qualification or qualification of Suppliers and Contractors.

Article 43.- The Decentralized Entities, prior to their execution, shall make their annual contracting programs for Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services related to the Core Activities of a Productive Character available to the general public through their websites. The updates to such programs will be made available in the same manner.

These programs will have an informative character, will not imply any contracting commitment whatsoever and may be modified, added to, suspended or cancelled, without any responsibility whatsoever for the Decentralized Entities.

Article 44.- The Decentralized Entities will have control over and will monitor the execution of the contracts they enter into in order to ensure compliance with the purposes of the Substantive Projects.

Section II

Contracting Procedure

Part 1.- General Rules

Article 45.- The contracting performed in terms of article 51 of the Law will comprise the Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services related to the Core Activities of a Productive Character necessary for the execution of Substantive Projects.

 

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Article 46.- The Board of Directors will issue, subject to the prior opinion of its Strategy and Investment Committee, the guidelines referred to in article 19, section IV, paragraph k) of the Law, which will establish the cases and amounts in connection with which the contracts of the Subsidiary Entities will require only the approval of their governing bodies and those in which the approval of the Board of Directors will also be required.

The amounts applicable to the draft agreements of the Subsidiary Entities shall be lower than those established for the Board of Directors.

Article 47.- The public officials of the Decentralized Entities shall have the authority to issue and execute invitations, decisions, opinions, contracts and agreements, as well as to substantiate and resolve procedures for suspension, early termination and administrative cancellation of contracts, in accordance with the corresponding organic statutes.

Part 2.- Administrative Contracting Guidelines related to the Core Activities of a Productive Character

Article 48.- The Administrative Contracting Guidelines will establish the internal rules for the Decentralized Entities, and shall include, in addition to what is set forth in the Law, the following:

I. In matters relating to contracting procedures:

a) Performance of promotional acts within the market;

b) Pre-qualification mechanisms;

c) Methods for the evaluation of proposals;

d) Mechanisms for subsequent discount offers;

e) Conditions for the substitution of bidders prior to the signing of the respective contract in the case of joint proposals; and

f) General rules to which the negotiating stages will be subject referred to in article 55, section IV of the Law.

II. In contracts matters, the basis related to:

a) Additional remuneration and compensation, as well as the mechanisms for adjusting them;

b) Contract modifications;

c) Conventional penalties;

d) Guaranties;

e) Liability limits;

f) Subcontracting;

g) Mechanisms for the prevention and resolution of disputes;

h) Assignment; and

i) Settlements.

 

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III. Rules that facilitate the implementation of competitive contracting procedures in terms of costs, application and terms, comparable to the best practices at the international level.

IV. Basis for the contracting with other ministries, governmental entities and public institutions.

V. The cases in which social witnesses will participate in order to foster the transparency, impartiality and honesty of the contracting procedures.

Article 49.- The Administrative Contracting Guidelines shall avoid regulating particular aspects that limit the capacity of . . . to the circumstances of each of the Substantive Projects.

Part 3.- Types of Contracting Procedures

Article 50.- The contracts into which the Decentralized Entities must enter in order to carry out the Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services related to the Core Activities of a Productive Character will be awarded in accordance with any of the following procedures:

I. Public bidding, which commences with the publication of the invitation and concludes with the issuance of the decision or, if applicable, with the cancellation of the respective procedure;

II. Restricted invitation to at least three parties, which commences with the delivery of the first invitation, and concludes with the issuance of the decision or, if applicable, with the cancellation of the respective procedure; and

III. Direct awarding, which commences with the estimate request and concludes with the acceptance of the proposal.

Article 51.- In the cases established in article 57 of the Law, the Decentralized Entities may award contracts without public bidding, through restricted invitations to at least three parties or by direct awarding, as applicable, with the prior opinion of the Acquisitions and Works Committee. In the justification referred to in Article 53, section III of the Law, consideration will be given to the conditions and the pertinent circumstances set forth in the first paragraph of article 57 of the Law, and it will be sufficient to prove any of the criteria set forth in such provision.

The justification mentioned in the preceding paragraph must be in writing and signed by the requesting area.

Pursuant to the last paragraph of Article 57 of the Law, the contracting that falls under the exceptions for public bidding set forth in the Law of Acquisitions, Leasing and Services of the Public Sector and the Law of Public Works and Services Related Thereto may be awarded through restricted invitation to at least three parties or by direct awarding. Likewise, there will be observance of such laws in relation to the requirement of the prior opinion, which will be substantiated in accordance with the first paragraph of this article.

The Acquisitions and Works Committee will notify the Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee of any opinion that resolves the awarding of a contract through restricted invitation to at least three parties, or by direct awarding, pursuant to the terms of the Administrative Contracting Guidelines.

Article 52.- The selection of the restricted invitation or direct awarding procedure carried out by Petróleos Mexicanos or its Subsidiary Entities shall be justified, among other aspects and depending on the circumstances that occur in each case, by the reasons that public bidding is not convenient to ensure the best available conditions as to the price, quality, financing and opportunity criteria and other pertinent circumstances.

The reasoning for the aforementioned criteria shall always be in writing and signed by a public official holding at least the position of manager of the responsible area for the execution of the corresponding agreement, contract or order.

 

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Article 53.- Pursuant to article 55, section I of the Law, the Decentralized Entities may carry out public bidding procedures that will be:

I. National, in which only Mexican bidders participate;

II. International under the application of an international treaty, in which only Mexican bidders and foreign bidders of countries with which Mexico has entered into a free trade agreement can participate, with provisions related to public sector purchases; and

III. Open-international, in which Mexican and foreign bidders can participate under any of the following conditions:

a) After the prior market research done by the inviting entity, supply or competitive conditions are lacking in the national market in respect of the required goods, works or services;

b) It is convenient in terms of price or quality;

c) After a public bidding procedure of a national character or international character under treaty coverage has taken place, no solvent proposal has been submitted; or

d) It is established in such manner for contracts financed with external credit granted to the Federal Government or with its guaranty.

The participation of foreign bidders may be denied in open-international biddings, when the country in which they are nationals does not grant reciprocal treatment to Mexican bidders, contractors, goods or services.

No preference whatsoever shall apply in the selection of any type of procedure.

Article 54.- When no agreement or treaty exists, the offerors of goods and services of foreign origin may participate in contracting procedures and under the same requirements applicable to those national, if and when, in their respective countries, the offerors of goods and services of Mexican origin enjoy equal opportunities.

Part 4.- Invitations

Article 55.- For each contract or group of contracts to be bid upon, Petróleos Mexicanos or the corresponding Subsidiary Entity will publish in the Official Gazette of the Federation the respective public bidding invitation. The invitation will include information regarding the nature of the Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services related to the Core Activities of a Productive Character to be contracted for, as well as the scope of the contract or group of contracts, in order that potential suppliers and contractors can have the basic informational elements in making a decision regarding their participation. The invitation will indicate the place, cost and payment method for obtaining the bidding guidelines.

In every invitation, bidders may participle individually or through a joint proposal. In the latter case, to conduct the technical and economical evaluation, the capacities and experience of the consortium companies as a whole will be taken into consideration.

Part 5.- Bidding Guidelines and Reference Terms

Article 56.- In the bidding guidelines for public bidding procedures, for restricted invitations, as well as in the reference terms in cases of direct awarding that will be integrated in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Law and the Administrative Contracting Guidelines, the following will be considered:

I. Rules and criteria for the preparation of the proposals that ensure the best conditions to the bidding Decentralized Entity, as well as for undertaking an objective selection among them;

 

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II. Avoiding the establishment of conditions and impossible compliance requirements that limit free participation or that guide the bidding in favor of a particular bidder; and

III. Procedures that facilitate the prompt solution of differences and disputes that may arise as a result of the execution of the contract, which will also be included in the respective contract.

The bidding guidelines may only mandate requirements that are necessary to permit the adequate comparison and evaluation of proposals.

Article 57.- In addition to the aspects included in article 55, section III of the Law, the bidding guidelines will include:

I. Participation requirements and, if applicable, pre-qualification requirements, with the purpose of ensuring the experience and the legal, technical, financial and commercial capacity of the bidder for compliance with the established contractual obligations, as well as the documentation required to support them;

II. Contractual conditions, terms and conditions sheets or the model contract to be entered into with the winning bidder, the characteristics of the required guaranties, the time limits for signing and other pertinent requirements;

III. The bidding procedure calendar, which may contemplate the phases needed to integrate the stages, in the understanding that the terms and dates shall allow the bidders the proper preparation of their offers;

IV. If applicable, the evaluation mechanisms of the bidders in the pre-qualification stage, as well as the indication of the method for the evaluation of offers, which may allow processes for negotiation of pricing procedures, evaluation by points and percentages, subsequent discount offers or any other means that promote competition among the bidders and result in better contracting conditions for the contracting entity;

V. The cases in which the procedure will be declared failed;

VI. Procedures for modifying the guidelines and for receiving comments and suggestions from potential bidders and interested parties; and

VII. All other requirements deemed necessary for the development of the project.

Article 58.- In public bidding as well as in restricted invitation procedures, the participation of bidders at all stages of the procedure through electronic means will be promoted.

In public bidding procedures, the invitations, the informational and preliminary documentation for promoting the participation in the biddings, as well as the bidding guidelines, their modification, the documentation resulting from public clarification meetings, presentation and opening of proposals, decision and awarding, must be published electronically.

For purposes of article 54 of the Law, an offer submitted electronically and protected by an access password in order that it not be opened prior to the corresponding stage, will be deemed presented in a sealed envelope.

Article 59.- In restricted invitation procedures, the invitations shall be sent to the invited Suppliers or Contractors through certified mail with proof of receipt or specialized courier or by electronic means, and will establish a reasonable term in order that the relevant supplier or contractor can state whether it wishes to participate in such procedure.

Article 60.- In the cases set forth in article 57, part A), section I of the Law; article 41, sections II and V of the Law of Acquisitions, Leasing and Services of the Public Sector; and article 42, sections II and V of the Law of Public Works and Services Related Thereto, prior to the formalization of the contract, the commencement of the works, services or the supply of goods may be ordered for responding to such contingencies. Such formalization will be under the responsibility of the public official that heads the requiring area.

 

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Part 6.- Contracts, Remuneration and Additional Compensation

Article 61.- The agreements, contracts and other legal acts entered into or executed by Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities, for or as a consequence of the fulfillment of their respective objectives, shall be governed, in addition to what is set forth in applicable laws and other administrative provisions, by the corresponding common legislation for the respective matter, according to its nature.

Article 62.- Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities shall establish, in the contracts and agreements they enter into, remuneration strictly subject to articles 6 of the Regulatory Law and 60 and 61 of the Law, and that may be based on formulas or schemes that allow a certain price to be obtained in cash in accordance with the civil legislation.

Such remuneration shall be fixed in clear terms at the signing of the contract and may be established in accordance with the degree of compliance to the goals or in accordance with explicit and quantifiable indicators expressed in measuring units of common use in the hydrocarbon industry, which may refer to productivity, capacity, incorporated reserve, reserve recovery, execution schedules, costs incurred and savings thereunder, obtaining economies and other aspects that result in higher profits to Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities, or that contribute to the improvement of the project results.

The remuneration may be conditioned on the generation of project cash flow.

The compensation and penalties agreed in terms of sections V and VI of article 61 of the Law will always be part of the remuneration.

Likewise, pursuant to the Administrative Contracting Guidelines issued by the Board of Directors in terms of articles 51 and 53 of the Law, the contracts and agreements will establish the procedures for making the necessary revisions and adjustments to the remuneration.

Article 63.- The contracting Decentralized Entities will seek best practices for the efficient administration of contracts, setting forth the contractual mechanisms to solve the problems that arise during execution, as well as, if applicable, the differences and discrepancies arising between the parties.

If the differences are of a purely technical nature, they can be subject to the opinions of experts or technicians appointed directly by the parties, under the terms and conditions agreed in the contract.

Part 7.- Suspension, Termination, Cancellation and Settlement of Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services Contracts

Article 64.- The Administrative Contracting Guidelines will establish the causes, procedures and effects of the administrative cancellation, early termination and total or partial suspension of the contracts for the performance of Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services related to the Core Activities of a Productive Character. The cancellation procedure commenced by the entities will be administrative in nature and will not require judicial or arbitral resolution.

In administrative cancellations and early terminations, a settlement will be effected pursuant to the terms of these regulations and the Administrative Contracting Guidelines.

Article 65.- When a works contract is administratively cancelled, the contracting Decentralized Entities must take possession of the installation and immediately continue with its execution, directly or through another contractor.

When applicable, the evaluation and payment of the expenses that result from this situation will be effected as payable to the contractor, if they are documented and related to the compliance, even if partial, with the contract.

 

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When it best suits the interests of a Decentralized Entity, it may abstain from declaring the administrative cancellation of the contract, to which effect it will adopt the control and intervention measures necessary to guarantee the execution of the purpose of the contract.

Article 66.- Upon the completion of the contract, a settlement will be made establishing the fulfillment of the mutual obligations between the parties.

In case of conflict between the parties, the Decentralized Entities may agree in the settlement instrument to the applicable adjustments, revisions and acknowledgments; they will outline the positive and negative balances, the agreements, conciliations and transactions that have been agreed to in order to end the pending disputes.

If applicable, in the settlement, the supplier or contractor will be requested to provide an extension or increase of the guaranty and insurance instruments and, in general, those that are necessary to guarantee the obligations that have to be complied with following the termination of the contract.

Settlements will take place in the presence of the contracting parties, unless the contractor has given his consent to the Decentralized Entity to proceed accordingly. If the contractor or supplier is not present, the contracting entity will proceed in the terms set forth in the Administrative Contracting Guidelines. Likewise, in this case only, the corresponding internal control body will be present during the preparation of the aforementioned settlements.

Article 67.- In terms of article 35, second paragraph of the Law, the Ministry of Public Function and the internal control bodies at Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities will have the authority to resolve non-conformity issues, as well as conciliation procedures of the Acquisitions, Leasing, Works and Services related to the Core Activities of a Productive Character referred to in article 51 of the Law, which will be conducted in accordance with Article 37 and the Sixth Title of the Law of Acquisitions, Leasing, and Services of the Public Sector and article 39 and the Seventh Title of the Law of Public Works and Services Related Thereto.

The Ministry of Public Function and the internal control bodies at Petróleos Mexicanos and at its Subsidiary Entities will resolve the procedures referred to in this article, taking into consideration the principles and applicable provisions for the Core Activities of a Productive Character established in the Law, these regulations and the Administrative Contracting Guidelines.

In respect of violations and sanctions, the Ministry of Public Function and the internal control bodies at Petróleos Mexicanos and at its Subsidiary Entities will act pursuant to article 59 of the Law.

Chapter V

Administration of the Property of Petróleos Mexicanos and of its Subsidiary Entities

Article 68.- The management and administration of the chattel and real estate destined for the development of the activities of the Decentralized Entities will be performed in accordance with the General Law of National Property, as well as the bases and guidelines that, at the proposal of the Director General, are established by the Board of Directors. Such entities will adopt the decisions and perform the activities that have the purpose of modifying the property of each of them.

Article 69.- The legal acts regarding real estate that create property or personal rights for Petróleos Mexicanos or its Subsidiary Entities shall be registered in the Public Registries of Federal and Local Property, as well as in the National Agrarian Registry, as applicable.

Chapter VI

Constitution and Participation of Petróleos Mexicanos in Commercial Companies

Article 70.- For purposes of the participation of Petróleos Mexicanos or its Subsidiary Entities in commercial companies, these will be classified as:

I. Existing affiliates or affiliates that are constituted in accordance with Mexican law, considered governmental entities;

 

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II. Existing affiliates or affiliates that are constituted in accordance with foreign law;

III. Companies over which significant influence is held; and

IV. Companies in which an investment is held different from those aforementioned.

Article 71.- For the purposes of the previous article, and articles 19, section IV, paragraph a) and 20 of the Law, it is understood that Petróleos Mexicanos or its Subsidiary Entities, jointly or severally:

I. Have control over a company when any of the following requirements are met:

a) They maintain, directly or indirectly, more than the 50% of the company’s equity or shares;

b) The company’s capital consists of representative shares in the equity that can only be subscribed to by such Decentralized Entities;

c) They have the power to appoint the majority of the company’s governing body, its chairman or its Director General; or

d) They have the authority to veto the resolutions of the company’s governing body.

II. Have significant influence over a company when Petróleos Mexicanos or its Subsidiary Entities:

a) Own 20% to 50% of the company’s stock or shares;

b) When, owning more than the 10% of the company’s stock or shares with voting rights, have preferential rights to appoint directors without constituting a majority; or

c) When, having no directors, they participate actively in the corporate process for defining the operational and financial policies of the relevant company.

Article 72.- For purposes of transparency and accountability of the investments of Petróleos Mexicanos or of its Subsidiary Entities in the companies referred to in article 70, sections II, III and IV of these regulations, the Board of Directors, at the proposal of the Director General, will issue policies and guidelines that regulate the conduct of the public officials or attorneys-in-fact that exercise the relevant corporate rights, and the information they must submit to the Decentralized Entities.

Chapter VII

Sustainable Development, Environmental Protection, Occupational Health and Industrial Safety

Article 73.- The Director General is responsible for defining the policies, bases and guidelines, pursuant to which the directors general of the Subsidiary Entities will prepare the program proposals referred to in article 28, sections I, III, IV and VI of Law, in order to be submitted to the Environmental and Sustainability Committee.

Article 74.- The Director General shall implement and manage an operative risk management system of the Decentralized Entities in industrial safety, occupational health and environmental protection matters.

Such system will observe the goals and objectives, as well as the indicators to evaluate the implementation of the system and its performance, as determined by the Board of Directors at the proposal of the Director General.

 

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Article 75.- The Director General will implement a computer system that integrates data on events, accidents, incidents and emergencies that occur in the installations of the Decentralized Entities, the actions resulting from their analysis as well as the pertinent performance indicators.

Such system shall allow the evaluation of the effectiveness of the measures applied thereto by the Decentralized Entities, as well as design other preventive and corrective measures.

Article 76.- The Director General will submit to the Board of Directors the evaluations in industrial safety, occupational health, environmental protection and sustainable development matters of the Decentralized Entities.

These evaluations will be considered, if applicable, in the annual report referred to in section VII of article 28 of the Law.

Chapter VIII

Sulfur Sales

Article 77.- Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities will publish annually, no later than the first business day of October of each year, information on the sulfur sales as feedstock for the national nitrogen fertilizers industry, related to:

I. Volumes of sulfur that can be offered;

II. Model purchase contracts, which will include the mechanism for determining prices, the product presentations, contracting places and schedules, as well as the delivery conditions and, in general, the relevant information;

III. The forms for sulfur requests; and

IV. The sulfur volumes acquired in the last twelve months.

Article 78.- The national producers of nitrogen fertilizers interested in acquiring sulfur from Petróleos Mexicanos or from its Subsidiary Entities must file an application no later than the first business day of November on the forms referred to in the preceding article. Such requests will have priority over any others received by the Decentralized Entities in respect of the aforementioned product.

Article 79.- When surplus sulfur exists, Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities will offer, first to national producers of nitrogen fertilizers, the resulting volumes through postings on its website and by any other means, during the last week of each month.

Article 80.- For the purposes of this chapter, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Nutrition may establish a public registry of national producers of nitrogen fertilizers.

Chapter IX

Control, Oversight and Performance Evaluation

Article 81.- In terms of Article 35 of the Law, the Ministry of Public Function, the internal control body of Petróleos Mexicanos and the Audit and Performance Evaluation Committee, will avoid duplicating the exercise of their functions. For this purpose:

I. Not later than December 31 of each year, they will agree on the execution of a coordinated and staggered program for audits to be executed during the following year in accordance with the authority of each of these bodies; and

II. The aforementioned program will include the definition of the administrative units of Petróleos Mexicanos or of its Subsidiary Entities and of the projects or processes to be audited, as well as the information exchange mechanisms on the execution of the audits.

 

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Article 82.- The Commissioner of Petróleos Mexicanos will submit the reports referred to in the Law, within the following time periods:

I. On the first business day of March, the report referred to in article 71, last paragraph of the Law, which will be attached to the report referred to in article 70 of the Law;

II. On the last business day of May, the annual report referred to in section I of article 34 of the Law; and

III. Within fifteen business days following each ordinary meeting of the Board of Directors, the reports referred to in article 48 of the Law.

Article 83.- The Commissioner of Petróleos Mexicanos will be the common representative of the holders of citizen bonds in accordance with the Securities Market Law, as applicable, and other applicable provisions.

To assist the Commissioner in the exercise of these functions, and at his request, Petróleos Mexicanos will contract for the services of financial institutions. Such services will be accessory to the public debt obligations implied in the citizen bonds.

Article 84.- The Commissioner of Petróleos Mexicanos must reserve and keep confidential the information and the matters that he has knowledge of due to his position when such information or matters are not of a public nature.

Article 85.- Petróleos Mexicanos, through its Director General, will submit to the Board of Directors, no later than the first business day of March of each year, the report referred to in article 70 of the Law.

Article 86.- The report of the Director General referred to in section I, article 70 of the Law, will present the information for each of the Decentralized Entities and on a consolidated basis for all of them.

For purposes of the preceding paragraph, the information of each Subsidiary Entity will be submitted by each director general, with the prior approval of the corresponding board of directors.

Article 87.- At each ordinary meeting of the Board of Directors, the Director General will submit a report on the actions and results of Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities containing at least the following:

I. The progress toward the fulfillment of the goals of the Business Plan and the annual operating program, contrasting the obtained results with the program, with the results obtained in the last five years of the corresponding entity, and with indicators and operational and financial parameters of common use at the international level;

II. The financial results for the corresponding period and its comparison with the last five years;

III. The analysis of macroeconomic, operational and market factors that explain the progress toward the goals of the Business Plan and the annual operating plan. This analysis shall include a quantification of the impact of these factors in the financial results of the Decentralized Entities;

IV. The progress and results of the principal investment projects in execution;

V. The deviations in the amounts, schedules and scope, in reference to what was agreed to in the principal contracts;

VI. Relevant litigation and its estimated liability amount;

 

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VII. Exercised expenditures for the rendering of services to the Subsidiary Entities, including at least the items of pensions, health and telecommunications; and

VIII. In case of non-compliance with the goals of the Business Plan or the annual operating plan, proposals for corrective measures or, in their absence, an explanation of the impossibility of their compliance.

For purposes of article 70 of the Law, the Director General’s report shall include an analysis of social welfare, particularly labor and health services liability, which will be consistent with commonly accepted actuarial practices. Likewise, the accounting results of the common services will be specifically allocated.

Transitory Provisions

FIRST.- These regulations will become effective on the day following their publication in the Official Gazette of the Federation.

SECOND.- All regulations, circulars, agreements and other administrative acts of a general nature that are contrary to these regulations are hereby left without any effect. The organic statute of Petróleos Mexicanos must conform to what is provided herein.

THIRD.- Until the issuance of the creation or reorganization decrees of the Subsidiary Entities, in accordance with the Law, the provisions of these regulations and the ones that are issued by the Board of Directors to the Subsidiary Entities Pemex-Exploration and Production, Pemex-Refining, Pemex-Gas and Basic Petrochemicals and Pemex-Petrochemicals, created by the Organic Law of Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Entities, shall continue to apply.

FOURTH.- Without prejudice to the provisions of the Law and of these regulations, until the issuance of the creation or reorganization decrees referred to in the previous transitory provision, the aforementioned Subsidiary Entities will be subject to the following:

I. Their boards of directors and directors general will seek at all times to create economic value for the benefit of the Mexican society and will take into account all other objectives set forth in article 7 of the Law, in accordance with the applicable provisions;

II. Their governing bodies will be integrated in terms of article 18 of the Law. Until the corresponding appointments are made, those existing will continue to operate upon the effectiveness of these regulations;

III. The aforementioned governing bodies will deliberate jointly and will decide matters by a majority vote of the members present at the meetings, requiring the vote of at least one professional director. In the case that this majority is not achieved, within a period not greater than twenty business days, the opposing directors may issue their reasoned votes. The matter will be decided by a simple majority of votes of the directors present at the next meeting held at the end of the stated period;

IV. Their governing bodies will hold their meetings in Mexico City, in accordance with the approved annual calendar, but without prejudice to the holding of the meetings in another conventional location pursuant to the opinion of the chairman of the relevant board of directors. For these purposes, a telecommunication or teleconference system may be used;

V. The invitation for ordinary meetings of their boards of directors, together with the corresponding documentation and informational materials, will be sent physically or by electronic means to the directors at least seven business days prior to the date of the meeting, and in the case of extraordinary meetings, at least two business days prior to the date of such meeting;

VI. The members of such boards or their directors general may request to the chairman, the secretary or, if applicable, the corresponding assistant secretary, at least ten business days prior to the date fixed for an ordinary meeting, the inclusion in the agenda of the matters that, in their opinion, should be addressed in such meeting, as well as the corresponding draft resolutions;

 

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VII. The submission of matters at the meetings of such joint bodies is the responsibility of the directors and the directors general of the Subsidiary Entities. The matters that are submitted by the directors general will require a legal opinion and an opinion of the authority of the corresponding board of directors of the proposed resolution, issued by the head of the legal area of Petróleos Mexicanos, as well as a convenience opinion by the interested party;

VIII. The corresponding provisions under Chapter II, Section III of these regulations will be applicable to their committees;

IX. In accordance with article 87 of these regulations, their directors general will submit a report to their respective board of directors in the corresponding terms;

X. Their directors general will have the obligation to submit the information, proposals and opinions required by the Board of Directors;

XI. Their directors general will have the authority to claim and exercise the corresponding actions for the damages and losses caused by a director to the detriment of the Subsidiary Entities, due to such director’s acts, circumstances or omissions in contravention of the Law and these regulations;

Likewise, their directors general may grant the head of the legal area of Petróleos Mexicanos general and special powers-of-attorney in order to claim and exercise such actions;

XII. The public officials of the Decentralized Entities that have knowledge of acts, circumstances or omissions in contravention by any director that cause damages and losses to the Subsidiary Entities must report such knowledge to the corresponding director general, providing the necessary elements required to support the respective report;

XIII. The incumbent public officials of the Subsidiary Entities will have, until their reorganization or liquidation, the authority to issue and execute invitations, decisions, opinions, contracts and agreements, as well as to conduct and resolve suspension, early termination and administrative cancellation procedures of contracts related to the Core Activities of a Productive Character and other legal acts that are required; and

XIV. The Subsidiary Entities may contract for insurance, sureties or guarantees that they deem necessary, in order to ensure recovery of resources and assets, or indemnification for the damages and losses experienced by such entity. Likewise, they may also contract in favor of the members of their respective board of directors and director general, for insurance, sureties or guarantees that cover the amount of the indemnity for the damages caused by their performance, except for willful misconduct, bad faith or acts illegal in accordance with the laws.

FIFTH.- Once the boards of directors of the Subsidiary Entities are established, in terms of section II of the previous transitory provision, within the scope of their authority and with such results as are compatible with their nature, they will have the duties set forth in article 19, sections II; IV, paragraph k); VII; XIII; and XVII of the Law, regardless of the other duties assigned to them in other legal provisions.

Likewise, they will have the authority to submit to the Board of Directors marketing and production proposals, as well as those related to their operation.

SIXTH.- The Acquisitions and Works Committee will submit to the consideration of the Board of Directors the Administrative Contracting Guidelines, within a term of sixty calendar days after the publication of these regulations.

 

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SEVENTH.- The Strategy and Investment Committee will prepare the guidelines for the annual measurement of the economic value of Petróleos Mexicanos and the projects it executes. Such guidelines will be submitted to the consideration of the Board of Directors within a term of sixty calendar days after the publication of these regulations.

EIGHTH.- The national content index for 2008 will be disclosed on the website of Petróleos Mexicanos during 2009.

NINTH.- During the application of the transitory provisions of the Law relating to budget, the Director General will submit to the Ministries of Finance and Public Credit and of Energy, not later than April 30 of each year, a report on the execution of the Business Plan, for determining the fulfillment of the goals set forth therein.

The Ministries of Finance and Public Credit and of Energy, based on the corresponding external opinion, will send jointly to the Director General, not later than May 30 of the year in which the report is submitted, a preliminary report on the fulfillment of the goals set forth in the Business Plan, in order that the Director General states his considerations, not later than June 15 of that year.

Based on additional information that, if applicable, is provided by the Director General, the Ministries of Finance and Public Credit and of Energy will jointly send the final report on the fulfillment of the goals set forth in the corresponding Business Plan, not later than June 30 of that year.

TENTH.- Without prejudice to the authority of the National Hydrocarbons Commission, the approval referred to in the last paragraph of article 35 of these regulations will not be required in the following cases:

I. Projects that are in the execution phase at the time of publication of these regulations, except if they are modified in a substantive manner in accordance with the guidelines issued to such effect by the Ministry; and

II. Projects that are in the definition phase at the time of publication of these regulations—such phase being understood as the final design phase in which the detailed modeling takes place and the cost estimation is specified in order to incorporate the project into the project portfolio and the operational plan.

Within a period no greater that fifteen business days following the effective date of these regulations, Pemex- Exploration and Production will submit to the Ministry, for its endorsement, a list of investment projects that comply with the conditions set forth in this article, as well as the projects that are in other design phases.

ELEVENTH.- The Director General, within the below time periods following the effectiveness of these regulations, will propose to the Board of Directors:

I. Within sixty calendar days, the provisions referred to in articles 35 and 46 of these regulations; and

II. Within one hundred and twenty calendar days, the provisions referred to in articles 68, 72, 73 and 74 of these regulations.

Executed in the residence of the Federal Executive Branch, in Mexico City, Federal District, third of September of two thousand and nine.- Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa. Signature.- The Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, Agustín Guillermo Carstens Carstens.- Signature.- The Secretary of Energy, Georgina Yamilet Kessel Martínez.- Signature.- The Secretary of Economy, Gerardo Ruiz Mateos.- Signature.- The Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Nutrition, Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez.- Signature.- The Secretary of Public Function, Salvador Vega Casillas.- Signature.

 

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EX-2.4 3 dex24.htm FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF SEPT 30, 2009 First supplemental indenture dated as of Sept 30, 2009

Exhibit 2.4

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

among

PEMEX PROJECT FUNDING MASTER TRUST

Issuer

PETROLEOS MEXICANOS

Obligor

and

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

Trustee

 

 

Supplement to

Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2000

 

 

Dated as of September 30, 2009


ARTICLE ONE

RATIFICATION

 

SECTION 1.01.      Ratification    2
ARTICLE TWO
ASSUMPTION; ACCEPTANCE
SECTION 2.01.      Assumption    2
SECTION 2.02.      Acceptance    2
ARTICLE THREE
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 3.01.      Incorporation into Indenture    3
SECTION 3.02.      Governing Law    3
SECTION 3.03.      Counterparts    3
SECTION 3.04.      Separability Clause    3
SECTION 3.05.      Effectiveness    3

 

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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

This FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of September 30, 2009 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), is entered into among Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “Master Trust”), Petróleos Mexicanos, a decentralized public entity of the Federal Government of the United Mexican States, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (together with its successors and assigns as trustee, the “Trustee”). For all purposes hereunder, unless otherwise specified herein, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture (as defined below).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Master Trust has from time to time issued Securities under an indenture dated as of July 31, 2000 (the “Indenture”);

WHEREAS, the Master Trust has the following series of Securities issued and outstanding under the Indenture: (a) U.S. $187,740,000 of 8.00% Guaranteed Notes due in 2011; (b) U.S. $554,539,000 of 9.125% Guaranteed Bonds due 2010; (c) £400,000,000 of 7.50% Guaranteed Notes due 2013; (d) U.S. $365,135,000 of 7.375% Guaranteed Notes due 2014; (e) U.S. $160,245,000 of 8.625% Guaranteed Notes due 2022; and (f) JPY 30,000,000,000 of 3.5% Notes due 2023 (collectively, the “Outstanding Securities”);

WHEREAS, Section 3.11 of the Indenture provides that Petróleos Mexicanos may, without the consent of the Holders, directly assume all of the covenants, agreements, rights and obligations of the Master Trust under the Indenture with respect to any series of Securities and under the Securities of such series if, after giving effect to such assumption, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, provided, that upon such an assumption, Petróleos Mexicanos executes a supplemental indenture evidencing its assumption of all such rights and obligations of the Master Trust;

WHEREAS, upon such an assumption by Petróleos Mexicanos the Master Trust shall be released from its liabilities under the Indenture and under such Securities as obligor on the Securities of such series;

WHEREAS, (i) Petróleos Mexicanos wishes to directly assume all of the covenants, agreements, rights and obligations of the Master Trust under the Indenture with respect to each series of Outstanding Securities and under the Outstanding Securities of each such series; and (ii) no Event of Default exists under the Indenture as of the date hereof;

WHEREAS, Petróleos Mexicanos has taken all actions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture;


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and other valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

RATIFICATION

SECTION 1.01. Ratification.

This First Supplemental Indenture is supplemental to the Indenture, and is entered into in accordance with Section 3.11 of the Indenture and, except as modified, amended and supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture are ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall remain in full force and effect.

ARTICLE TWO

ASSUMPTION; ACCEPTANCE

SECTION 2.01. Assumption.

(a) Petróleos Mexicanos hereby assumes as primary obligor the punctual payment when due, whether at Stated Maturity, upon redemption or early repayment, upon acceleration or otherwise, of all payments of principal of and interest (including Additional Amounts) and premium (if any) on the Outstanding Securities, and any other amounts payable by the Master Trust under the Outstanding Securities or the Indenture. Petróleos Mexicanos also assumes and agrees to perform each and every covenant, agreement and obligation of the Master Trust contained in the Indenture and the Outstanding Securities, and does otherwise agree to be bound by and subject to the terms and provisions of the Indenture and the Outstanding Securities in each and every respect as if it had been initially named as the Issuer therein. The Master Trust is hereby released from its liabilities under the Indenture and under the Outstanding Securities as obligor thereof.

(b) From and after the date hereof, all references in the Indenture and the Outstanding Securities (i) to the “Issuer” or the Master Trust shall be deemed to be references to Petróleos Mexicanos, (ii) to the “Guarantor” shall be deemed to be references to Petróleos Mexicanos, in its capacity as issuer, and (iii) to the Guaranty by Petróleos Mexicanos of the Master Trust’s obligations under the Indenture and the Outstanding Securities shall be deemed to be references to Petróleos Mexicanos’ obligations under the Indenture and Outstanding Securities in its capacity as issuer.

SECTION 2.02. Acceptance.

The Trustee accepts the Indenture, as supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, and agrees to be bound by the same upon the terms and conditions set forth therein as so supplemented.

SECTION 2.03. Deliveries.

On or prior to the Effective Date (as defined below), Petróleos Mexicanos shall deliver Opinions of Counsel to the Trustee and an Officer’s Certificate, as required pursuant to Section 9.03 of the Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE THREE

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 3.01. Incorporation into Indenture.

This First Supplemental Indenture and all its provisions shall be deemed a part of the Indenture for any and all purposes.

SECTION 3.02. Governing Law.

This First Supplemental Indenture shall be governed and construed in accordance with Section 1.12 of the Indenture.

SECTION 3.03. Counterparts.

This First Supplemental Indenture may be separately executed in counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

SECTION 3.04. Separability Clause.

In case any provision in this First Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 3.05. Effectiveness.

This First Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be effective only upon (a) the registration of this First Supplemental Indenture with the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico; and (b) the delivery to the Trustee of the Opinions of Counsel and an Officer’s Certificate, as required pursuant to Section 9.03 of the Indenture (the date of the registration with the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico, the “Effective Date”).

SECTION 3.06. Concerning the Managing Trustee.

It is understood by each of the parties hereto that the parties hereto do not have recourse to the assets of The Bank of New York Mellon (“Managing Trustee”) in respect of the obligations of the Master Trust under this First Supplemental Indenture. In addition, The Bank of New York Mellon is entering into this First Supplemental Indenture solely in its capacity as trustee and not in its individual capacity, and in no case shall The Bank of New York Mellon be personally liable for or on account of any of the statements, representations, warranties, covenants or obligations stated to be those of the Master Trust hereunder, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and any person claiming by, through or under such party.

*                    *                     *

[signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.

 

PEMEX PROJECT FUNDING MASTER TRUST
by THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
not in its individual capacity but solely in its
capacity as Managing Trustee

By:  

/s/ Anthony Russo

Name:   Anthony Russo
Title:   Senior Associate
PETROLEOS MEXICANOS
By:  

/s/ Arturo Delpech del Ángel

Name:   Arturo Delpech del Ángel
Title:   Associate Managing Director of Finance

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY
AMERICAS, as Trustee
By Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

By:  

/s/ Kenneth R. Ring

Name:   Kenneth R. Ring
Title:   Vice President
By:  

/s/ David Contino

Name:   David Contino
Title:   Vice President

 

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EX-2.6 4 dex26.htm FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 30, 2009

Exhibit 2.6

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

among

PEMEX PROJECT FUNDING MASTER TRUST

Issuer

PETROLEOS MEXICANOS

Obligor

and

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

Trustee

 

 

Supplement to

Indenture, dated as of December 30, 2004

 

 

Dated as of September 30, 2009


ARTICLE ONE

RATIFICATION

 

SECTION 1.01.      Ratification    2
ARTICLE TWO
ASSUMPTION; ACCEPTANCE
SECTION 2.01.      Assumption    2
SECTION 2.02.      Acceptance    2
ARTICLE THREE
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 3.01.      Incorporation into Indenture    3
SECTION 3.02.      Governing Law    3
SECTION 3.03.      Counterparts    3
SECTION 3.04.      Separability Clause    3
SECTION 3.05.      Effectiveness    3

 

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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

This FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of September 30, 2009 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), is entered into among Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “Master Trust”), Petróleos Mexicanos, a decentralized public entity of the Federal Government of the United Mexican States, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (together with its successors and assigns as trustee, the “Trustee”). For all purposes hereunder, unless otherwise specified herein, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture (as defined below).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Master Trust has from time to time issued Securities under an indenture dated as of December 30, 2004 (the “Indenture”);

WHEREAS, the Master Trust has the following series of Securities issued and outstanding under the Indenture: (a) U.S. $687,141,000 of Floating Rate Notes due 2012; (b) U.S. $234,915,000 of 5.75% Guaranteed Notes due 2015; (c) U.S. $107,271,000 of 9 1/4% Guaranteed Bonds due 2018; (d) U.S. $2,490,868,000 of 5.75% Guaranteed Notes due 2018; (e) U.S. $121,658,000 of 8.625% Guaranteed Bonds due 2023; (f) €1 billion of 5.50% Guaranteed Notes due 2025; (g) U.S. $225,792,000 of 9.50% Guaranteed Bonds due 2027; (h) U.S. $1,750,000,000 of 6.625% Guaranteed Bonds due 2035; and (i) U.S. $500,000,000 of 6.625% Guaranteed Bonds due 2038 (collectively, the “Outstanding Securities”);

WHEREAS, Section 3.11 of the Indenture provides that Petróleos Mexicanos may, without the consent of the Holders, directly assume all of the covenants, agreements, rights and obligations of the Master Trust under the Indenture with respect to any series of Securities and under the Securities of such series if, after giving effect to such assumption, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, provided, that upon such an assumption, Petróleos Mexicanos executes a supplemental indenture evidencing its assumption of all such rights and obligations of the Master Trust;

WHEREAS, upon such an assumption by Petróleos Mexicanos the Master Trust shall be released from its liabilities under the Indenture and under such Securities as obligor on the Securities of such series;

WHEREAS, (i) Petróleos Mexicanos wishes to directly assume all of the covenants, agreements, rights and obligations of the Master Trust under the Indenture with respect to each series of Outstanding Securities and under the Outstanding Securities of each such series; and (ii) no Event of Default exists under the Indenture as of the date hereof;

WHEREAS, Petróleos Mexicanos has taken all actions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture;


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and other valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

RATIFICATION

SECTION 1.01. Ratification.

This First Supplemental Indenture is supplemental to the Indenture, and is entered into in accordance with Section 3.11 of the Indenture and, except as modified, amended and supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture are ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall remain in full force and effect.

ARTICLE TWO

ASSUMPTION; ACCEPTANCE

SECTION 2.01. Assumption.

(a) Petróleos Mexicanos hereby assumes as primary obligor the punctual payment when due, whether at Stated Maturity, upon redemption or early repayment, upon acceleration or otherwise, of all payments of principal of and interest (including Additional Amounts) and premium (if any) on the Outstanding Securities, and any other amounts payable by the Master Trust under the Outstanding Securities or the Indenture. Petróleos Mexicanos also assumes and agrees to perform each and every covenant, agreement and obligation of the Master Trust contained in the Indenture and the Outstanding Securities, and does otherwise agree to be bound by and subject to the terms and provisions of the Indenture and the Outstanding Securities in each and every respect as if it had been initially named as the Issuer therein. The Master Trust is hereby released from its liabilities under the Indenture and under the Outstanding Securities as obligor thereof.

(b) From and after the date hereof, all references in the Indenture and the Outstanding Securities (i) to the “Issuer” or the Master Trust shall be deemed to be references to Petróleos Mexicanos, (ii) to the “Guarantor” shall be deemed to be references to Petróleos Mexicanos, in its capacity as issuer, and (iii) to the Guaranty by Petróleos Mexicanos of the Master Trust’s obligations under the Indenture and the Outstanding Securities shall be deemed to be references to Petróleos Mexicanos’ obligations under the Indenture and Outstanding Securities in its capacity as issuer.

SECTION 2.02. Acceptance.

The Trustee accepts the Indenture, as supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, and agrees to be bound by the same upon the terms and conditions set forth therein as so supplemented.

SECTION 2.03. Deliveries.

On or prior to the Effective Date (as defined below), Petróleos Mexicanos shall deliver Opinions of Counsel to the Trustee and an Officer’s Certificate, as required pursuant to Section 9.03 of the Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE THREE

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 3.01. Incorporation into Indenture.

This First Supplemental Indenture and all its provisions shall be deemed a part of the Indenture for any and all purposes.

SECTION 3.02. Governing Law.

This First Supplemental Indenture shall be governed and construed in accordance with Section 1.12 of the Indenture.

SECTION 3.03. Counterparts.

This First Supplemental Indenture may be separately executed in counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

SECTION 3.04. Separability Clause.

In case any provision in this First Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 3.05. Effectiveness.

This First Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be effective only upon (a) the registration of this First Supplemental Indenture with the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico; and (b) the delivery to the Trustee of the Opinions of Counsel and an Officer’s Certificate, as required pursuant to Section 9.03 of the Indenture (the date of the registration with the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico, the “Effective Date”).

SECTION 3.06. Concerning the Managing Trustee.

It is understood by each of the parties hereto that the parties hereto do not have recourse to the assets of The Bank of New York Mellon (“Managing Trustee”) in respect of the obligations of the Master Trust under this First Supplemental Indenture. In addition, The Bank of New York Mellon is entering into this First Supplemental Indenture solely in its capacity as trustee and not in its individual capacity, and in no case shall The Bank of New York Mellon be personally liable for or on account of any of the statements, representations, warranties, covenants or obligations stated to be those of the Master Trust hereunder, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and any person claiming by, through or under such party.

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[signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.

 

PEMEX PROJECT FUNDING MASTER TRUST
by THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
not in its individual capacity but solely in its
capacity as Managing Trustee

By:  

/s/ Anthony Russo

Name:   Anthony Russo
Title:   Senior Associate
PETROLEOS MEXICANOS
By:  

/s/ Arturo Delpech del Ángel

Name:   Arturo Delpech del Ángel
Title:   Associate Managing Director of Finance

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY
AMERICAS, as Trustee
By Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

By:  

/s/ Kenneth R. Ring

Name:   Kenneth R. Ring
Title:   Vice President
By:  

/s/ David Contino

Name:   David Contino
Title:   Vice President

 

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EX-7.1 5 dex71.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Exhibit 7.1

(1 of 2)

PETRÓLEOS MEXICANOS, SUBSIDIARY ENTITIES AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges

(in thousands of pesos)(1)

 

     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  

Mexican Financial Reporting Standards

          

Fixed Charges(2):

          

Interest capitalized in fixed assets

   3,813,747      1,057,440      5,350,849      6,996,305      5,540,983   

Interest expense

   78,300,095      73,883,856      57,847,569      46,099,472      57,146,232   
                              

Total interest cost

   82,113,842      74,941,296      63,198,418      53,095,777      62,687,215   

Total Fixed Charges

   82,113,842      74,941,296      63,198,418      53,095,777      62,687,215   
                              

Net income

   (94,662,018   (112,076,444   (18,307,569   46,953,205      (82,357,983

Hydrocarbons Income Tax (IRP)

   2,502,651      1,582,910      6,030,367      4,914,859      2,135,245   

Income Tax and Others

   6,219,098      8,885,312      3,226,241      4,605,044      3,981,678   

Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards

   —        —        —        —        (1,905,868

Profit sharing in subsidiaries and affiliates (income from equity investees)

   1,291,487      1,965,213      (5,545,054   (10,073,577   (8,658,665
                              

Pretax income from continuing operations before income from equity investees

   (84,648,782   (99,643,009   (14,596,015   46,399,531      (86,805,593

Fixed Charges(2):

   82,113,842      74,941,296      63,198,418      53,095,777      62,687,215   

Amortization of interest capitalized

   152,550      42,298      214,034      279,852      221,639   

Distribution of income from investments in shares

   —        2,923,216      3,558,680      5,876,453      5,486,425   

Interest capitalized in fixed assets

   (3,813,747   (1,057,440   (5,350,849   (6,996,305   (5,540,983
                              

Earnings

   (6,196,137   (22,793,639   47,024,268      98,655,308      (23,951,297
                              

Amount by which fixed charges exceed earnings

   88,309,979      97,734,935      16,174,150        86,638,512   

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

         1.8581     

 

(1) Figures for 2005 and 2006 are stated in constant pesos as of December 31, 2007. Figures for 2008 and 2009 are stated in constant pesos as of December 31, 2009.
(2) These figures do not include rental expense.


Exhibit 7.1

(2 of 2)

PETRÓLEOS MEXICANOS, SUBSIDIARY ENTITIES AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges

(in thousands of pesos)(1)

 

     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  

U.S. GAAP

          

Fixed Charges(2):

          

Interest capitalized in fixed assets

   3,813,747      559,607      7,797,815      8,659,013      6,321,963   

Interest expense

   78,300,095      74,381,689      55,400,603      44,436,764      56,365,252   
                              

Total interest cost

   82,113,842      74,941,296      63,198,418      53,095,777      62,687,215   

Total Fixed Charges

   82,113,842      74,941,296      63,198,418      53,095,777      62,687,215   
                              

Net income

   (52,572,107   (67,765,607   (32,642,076   56,722,446      (79,791,073

Hydrocarbons Income Tax (IRP)

   2,456,637      1,570,288      5,967,879      4,840,082      2,577,913   

Income Tax and Others

   6,219,098      8,885,312      3,226,241      4,605,044      3,981,678   

Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards

   —        —        —        —        (1,905,868

Profit sharing in subsidiaries and affiliates (income from equity investees)

   1,291,487      (1,815,570   (5,791,312   (7,078,235   (7,828,486

Non-controlling interest

   (160,285   (140,652   6,089      54,789      (1,159,233

Pretax income from continuing operations before income from equity investees

   (42,765,170   (59,266,229   (29,233,179   59,144,126      (84,125,069

Fixed Charges(2):

   82,113,842      74,941,296      63,198,418      53,095,777      62,687,215   

Amortization of interest capitalized

   152,550      22,384      311,913      346,361      252,879   

Distribution of income from investments in shares

   —        2,923,216      3,558,680      5,876,453      5,486,425   

Interest capitalized in fixed assets

   (3,813,747   (559,607   (7,797,815   (8,659,013   (6,321,963
                              

Earnings

   35,687,475      18,061,060      30,038,017      109,803,704      (22,020,513
                              

Amount by which fixed charges exceed earnings

   46,426,367      56,880,236      33,160,401        84,707,728   

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

         2.0680     

 

(1) Figures for 2005 and 2006 are stated in constant pesos as of December 31, 2007. Figures for 2008 and 2009 are stated in constant pesos as of December 31, 2009.
(2) These figures do not include rental expense.
EX-10.1 6 dex101.htm CONSENT LETTER OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P. Consent letter of Ryder Scott Company, L.P.

Exhibit 10.1

LOGO

June 22, 2010

Dr. Juan José Suárez Coppel

Director General

Petróleos Mexicanos

Avenida Marina Nacional No. 329

Colonia Petroleos Mexicanos,

Torre Ejecutiva, Piso 41

11311 Mexico, D.F. Mexico

Dear Dr. Súarez Coppel:

We hereby consent to the references to Ryder Scott Company L.P. as set forth under the heading “Exploration and Production (Reserves)” in the annual report on Form 20-F of Petróleos Mexicanos for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the “Form 20-F”) and to the filing as an exhibit to the Form 20-F our report describing our review of the estimates of proved oil, condensate, natural gas and oil equivalent reserves owned by the United Mexican States (“Mexico”) as of January 1, 2010, for 276 fields located onshore in and offshore from Mexico in the Northern Region. These estimates were prepared in accordance with the applicable reserves definitions of Rule 4-10(a) of Regulation S-X of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

/s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
TBPE Firm Registration No. F-1580

 

1200, 530 8TH AVENUE, S.W.            CALGARY, ALBERTA T2P 3S8    TEL (403) 262-2799    FAX (403) 262-2790
621 17TH STREET, SUITE 1550            DENVER, COLORADO 80293-1501    TEL (303) 623-9147    FAX (303) 623-4258
EX-10.2 7 dex102.htm RYDER SCOTT SOMPANY, L.P. REPORT ON RESERVES DATA Ryder Scott Sompany, L.P. Report on Reserves Data

Exhibit 10.2

Pemex Exploración y Producción

Estimated

Future Reserves

Attributable to Certain

Oil and Gas Interests

SEC Parameters

As of

December 31, 2009

 

 

/s/ Guale Ramirez

 

LOGO

 

Guale Ramirez, P.E.

TBPE License No. 48318

Managing Senior Vice President – International

 

RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.

TBPE Firm Registration No. F-1580

 

RYDER SCOTT COMPANY    PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS


LOGO
TBPE REGISTERED ENGINEERING FIRM F-1580    FAX (713) 651-0849
1100 LOUISIANA        SUITE 3800       HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-5218    TELEPHONE (713) 651-9191

May 10, 2010

Ing. Carlos Morales Gil

Director General de Pemex Exploración y Producción

Av. Marina Nacional #329, Piso 41 T.E.

Colonia Petróleos Mexicanos

México 11311, D.F.

Dear Ing. Morales:

At the request of Pemex Exploración y Producción (Pemex), Ryder Scott Company (Ryder Scott) has conducted a reserves audit of the estimates of the proved reserves as prepared by Pemex’s engineering and geological staff based on the definitions and disclosure guidelines contained in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission Title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, Modernization of Oil and Gas Reporting, Final Rule released January 14, 2009 in the Federal Register (SEC regulations).

The reserves audit conducted by Ryder Scott was completed on March 24, 2010. This third party letter report presents the results of our reserves audit based on the guidelines set forth under Section 229.1202(a)(7) and (8) of the SEC regulations.

The properties reviewed by Ryder Scott incorporate Pemex reserve determinations comprised of the Northern Region and are located in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas and Veracruz. Certain properties are located in territorial waters, offshore Gulf of Mexico. Pemex owns interests in other Regions located in Mexico that were not evaluated by Ryder Scott. The proved net reserves attributable to the properties that we reviewed account for 94.2 percent of the total proved net oil equivalent barrels (BOE) for the Northern Region.

As prescribed by the Society of Petroleum Engineers in Paragraph 2.2(f) of the Standards Pertaining to the Estimating and Auditing of Oil and Gas Reserves Information (SPE auditing standards), a reserves audit is defined as “the process of reviewing certain of the pertinent facts interpreted and assumptions made that have resulted in an estimate of reserves prepared by others and the rendering of an opinion about (1) the appropriateness of the methodologies employed; (2) the adequacy and quality of the data relied upon; (3) the depth and thoroughness of the reserves estimation process; (4) the classification of reserves appropriate to the relevant definitions used; and (5) the reasonableness of the estimated reserve quantities.”

Based on our review, including the data, technical processes and interpretations presented by Pemex, it is our opinion that the overall procedures and methodologies utilized by Pemex in determining the proved reserves comply with the current SEC regulations and that the overall proved reserves for the reviewed properties as estimated by Pemex are, in the aggregate, reasonable and within the established audit tolerance guidelines set forth in the SPE auditing standards.

 

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May 10, 2010

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The estimated reserves presented in this report are related to hydrocarbon prices. Pemex has informed us that in the preparation of their reserve and income projections, as of December 31, 2009, they used average prices during the 12-month period prior to the ending date of the period covered in this report, determined as unweighted arithmetic averages of the prices in effect on the first-day-of-the-month for each month within such period, unless prices were defined by contractual arrangements as required by the SEC regulations. Actual future prices may vary significantly from the prices required by SEC regulations; therefore, volumes of reserves actually recovered may differ significantly from the estimated quantities presented in this report. The net reserves as estimated by Pemex attributable to Pemex’s interest in properties that we reviewed and the reserves of properties that we did not review are summarized as follows:

SEC PARAMETERS

Estimated Net Reserves

Attributable to Certain Properties in the Northern Region

Pemex Exploración y Producción

As of December 31, 2009

 

 

     Proved
     Developed          
     Producing    Non-Producing    Undeveloped    Total Proved

Net Reserves of Properties

           

Audited by Ryder Scott

           

Oil/Condensate – MM Barrels

   166.6    114.5    339.8    621.0

Plant Products – MM Barrels

   21.8    16.2    38.3    76.2

Dry Gas(1) – MM Barrels

   277.3    135.1    164.1    576.6

BOE(2) – MM Barrels

   465.7    265.8    542.3    1273.8

Gas – MMMCF

   1614.2    804.2    1074.7    3493.1

Net Reserves of Properties

           

Not Audited by Ryder Scott

           

Oil/Condensate – MM Barrels

   1.2    0.4    0.7    2.3

Plant Products – MM Barrels

   3.7    1.3    2.4    7.3

Dry Gas(1) – MM Barrels

   38.5    10.5    19.8    68.8

BOE(2) – MM Barrels

   43.3    12.2    23.0    78.5

Gas – MMMCF

   207.5    58.0    108.2    373.7

Total Net Reserves

           

Oil/Condensate – MM Barrels

   167.8    114.9    340.6    623.3

Plant Products – MM Barrels

   25.4    17.5    40.7    83.5

Dry Gas(1) – MM Barrels

   315.9    145.6    184.0    645.5

BOE(2) – MM Barrels

   509.1    278.0    565.2    1352.3

Gas – MMMCF

   1821.7    862.2    1182.9    3866.8

 

(1) Dry gas reserves are the dry, sweetened gas available for sale by Pemex Gas y Petroquimica Básica at the tailgate of the processing plants.
(2) Barrels-of-oil-equivalent (BOE) are based on dry gas conversion factors provided by PEP.

Liquid hydrocarbons are expressed in standard 42 gallon barrels. All gas volumes are reported on an “as-sold” basis expressed in millions of cubic feet (MMCF) at the official temperature and pressure bases of the areas in which the gas reserves are located.

 

RYDER SCOTT COMPANY    PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS


Pemex Exploración y Producción

May 10, 2010

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Reserves Included in This Report

In our opinion, the proved reserves presented in this report comply with the definitions, guidelines and disclosure requirements as required by the SEC regulations.

Proved oil and gas reserves are those quantities of oil and gas, which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible from a given date forward. Moreover, estimates of reserves may increase or decrease as a result of future operations, effects of regulation by governmental agencies or geopolitical risks. As a result, the estimates of oil and gas reserves have an intrinsic uncertainty. The reserves included in this report are therefore estimates only and should not be construed as being exact quantities. They may or may not be actually recovered.

An abridged version of the SEC reserves definitions from 210.4-10(a) entitled “Petroleum Reserves Definitions” is included as an attachment to this report.

Audit Data, Methodology, Procedure and Assumptions

The reserves for the properties that we reviewed were estimated by performance methods or the volumetric method. In general, reserves attributable to producing wells and/or reservoirs were estimated by performance methods such as decline curve analysis, material balance and/or reservoir simulation which utilized extrapolations of historical production and pressure data available through December 31, 2009 in those cases where such data were considered to be definitive. In certain cases, producing reserves were estimated by the volumetric method where there were inadequate historical performance data to establish a definitive trend and where the use of production performance data as a basis for the reserve estimates was considered to be inappropriate. Reserves attributable to non-producing and undeveloped reserves included herein were estimated by the volumetric method or the analogy method, which utilized all pertinent well and seismic data available through December 31, 2009.

To estimate economically recoverable oil and gas reserves, we consider many factors and assumptions including, but not limited to, the use of reservoir parameters derived from geological, geophysical and engineering data which cannot be measured directly, economic criteria based on current costs and SEC pricing requirements, and forecasts of future production rates. Under the SEC regulations 210.4-10(a)(22)(v) and (26), proved reserves must be demonstrated to be economically producible based on existing economic conditions including the prices and costs at which economic producibility from a reservoir is to be determined as of the effective date of the report. Pemex has informed us that they have furnished us all of the accounts, records, geological and engineering data, and reports and other data required for this investigation. In performing our audit of Pemex’s forecast of future production and income, we have relied upon data furnished by Pemex with respect to property interests owned, production and well tests from examined wells, normal direct costs of operating the properties, other costs such as transportation and/or processing fees, recompletion and development costs, product prices based on the SEC regulations, geological structural and isochore maps, well logs, core analyses, and pressure measurements. Ryder Scott reviewed such factual data for its reasonableness; however, we have not conducted an independent verification of the data supplied by Pemex.

As previously stated, the hydrocarbon prices used by Pemex are based on SEC price parameters using the average prices during the 12-month period prior to the ending date of the period covered in this report, determined as the unweighted arithmetic averages of the prices in effect on the first-day-of-the-month for each month within such period, unless prices were defined by contractual

 

RYDER SCOTT COMPANY    PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS


Pemex Exploración y Producción

May 10, 2010

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arrangements. For hydrocarbon products sold under contract, the contract prices, including fixed and determinable escalations exclusive of inflation adjustments, were used until expiration of the contract. Upon contract expiration, the prices were adjusted to the 12-month unweighted arithmetic average as previously described. Product prices which were actually used for each property reflect adjustment for gravity, quality, local conditions, and/or distance from market.

The effects of derivative instruments designated as price hedges of oil and gas quantities are not reflected in Pemex’s individual property evaluations.

While it may reasonably be anticipated that the future prices received for the sale of production and the operating costs and other costs relating to such production may also increase or decrease from existing levels, such changes were, in accordance with rules adopted by the SEC, omitted from consideration in making this evaluation.

Gas imbalances, if any, were not taken into account in the gas reserve estimates reviewed. The gas volumes included herein do not attribute gas consumed in operations as reserves.

Operating costs used by Pemex are based on the operating expense reports of Pemex and include only those costs directly applicable to the properties. The operating costs include a portion of general and administrative costs allocated directly to the properties. As we were informed by Pemex, the operating costs for operated properties include an appropriate level of corporate general administrative and overhead costs. The operating costs and capital costs for non-operated properties include certain costs pertaining to operating agreements as executed between Pemex and the operating companies. No deduction was made for loan repayments, interest expenses, or exploration and development prepayments that were not charged directly to the properties.

Development costs used by Pemex are based on authorizations for expenditure for the proposed work or actual costs for similar projects.

Because of the direct relationship between volumes of proved undeveloped reserves and development plans, we include in the proved undeveloped category only reserves assigned to undeveloped locations that we have been assured will definitely be drilled. Pemex has assured us of their intent and ability to proceed with the development activities included in this report, and that they are not aware of any legal, regulatory or political obstacles that would significantly alter their plans.

Current costs used by Pemex were held constant throughout the life of the properties.

Pemex’s forecasts of future production rates are based on historical performance from wells now on production or estimated initial production rates based on test data and other related information for those wells or locations that are not currently producing. Forecasts of future production rates may be more or less than estimated because of changes in the timing of future development plans. Wells or locations that are not currently producing may start producing earlier or later than anticipated in the forecasts prepared by Pemex for the Northern Region.

Ryder Scott did not evaluate country and geopolitical risks in the country of Mexico. Pemex’s operations may be subject to various levels of governmental controls and regulations. These controls and regulations may include matters relating to land tenure, drilling, production practices, environmental protection, marketing and pricing policies, royalties, various taxes and levies including income tax and are subject to change from time to time. Such changes in governmental regulations and policies may cause volumes of reserves actually recovered to differ significantly from the estimated quantities.

 

RYDER SCOTT COMPANY    PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS


Pemex Exploración y Producción

May 10, 2010

Page 5

 

The estimates of reserves presented herein were based upon a detailed study of the properties in which Pemex owns an interest; however, we have not made any field examination of the properties. No consideration was given in this report to potential environmental liabilities that may exist nor were any costs included for potential liability to restore and clean up damages, if any, caused by past operating practices.

Certain technical personnel of Pemex are responsible for the preparation of reserve estimates on new properties and for the preparation of revised estimates, when necessary, on old properties. These personnel assembled the necessary data and maintained the data and workpapers in an orderly manner. We consulted with these technical personnel and had access to their workpapers and supporting data in the course of our audit.

The data described herein were accepted as authentic and sufficient for determining the reserves unless, during the course of our examination, a matter of question came to our attention in which case the data were not accepted until all questions were satisfactorily resolved. Our audit included such tests and procedures as we considered necessary under the circumstances to render the conclusions set forth herein.

Audit Opinion

In our opinion, Pemex’s estimates of future reserves for the reviewed properties were prepared in accordance with generally accepted petroleum engineering and evaluation principles for the estimation of future reserves as set forth in the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ Standards Pertaining to the Estimating and Auditing of Oil and Gas Reserves Information, and we found no bias in the utilization and analysis of data in estimates for these properties.

The overall proved reserves for the reviewed properties as estimated by Pemex are, in the aggregate, reasonable and within the established audit tolerance guidelines of 10 percent as set forth in the Standards Pertaining to the Estimating and Auditing of Oil and Gas Reserves Information promulgated by the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

In general, we were in reasonable agreement with Pemex’s estimates of proved reserves for the properties which we reviewed; however, in certain cases there was more than an acceptable variance between Pemex’s estimates and our estimates due to a difference in interpretation of data or due to our having access to data which were not available to Pemex when its reserve estimates were prepared. In these cases, Pemex revised its estimates to conform to our estimates. As a consequence, it is our opinion that the data presented herein for the properties that we reviewed fairly reflect the estimated net reserves owned by Pemex.

Other Properties

Other properties, as used herein, are those properties of Pemex which we did not review. The proved net reserves attributable to the other properties account for 5.8 percent of the total proved net equivalent barrels of reserves based on estimates prepared by Pemex as of December 31, 2009.

The same technical personnel of Pemex were responsible for the preparation of the reserve estimates for the properties that we reviewed as well as for the properties not reviewed by Ryder Scott.

 

RYDER SCOTT COMPANY    PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS


Pemex Exploración y Producción

May 10, 2010

Page 6

 

Standards of Independence and Professional Qualification

Ryder Scott is an independent petroleum engineering consulting firm that has been providing petroleum consulting services throughout the world for over seventy years. Ryder Scott is employee-owned and maintains offices in Houston, Texas; Denver, Colorado; and Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We have over eighty engineers and geoscientists on our permanent staff. By virtue of the size of our firm and the large number of clients for which we provide services, no single client or job represents a material portion of our annual revenue. We do not serve as officers or directors of any publicly traded oil and gas company and are separate and independent from the operating and investment decision-making process of our clients. This allows us to bring the highest level of independence and objectivity to each engagement for our services.

Ryder Scott actively participates in industry related professional societies and organizes an annual public forum focused on the subject of reserves evaluations and SEC regulations. Many of our staff have authored or co-authored technical papers on the subject of reserves related topics. We encourage our staff to maintain and enhance their professional skills by actively participating in ongoing continuing education.

Prior to becoming an officer of the Company, Ryder Scott requires that staff engineers and geoscientists have received professional accreditation in the form of a registered or certified professional engineer’s license or a registered or certified professional geoscientist’s license, or the equivalent thereof, from an appropriate governmental authority or a recognized self-regulating professional organization.

We are independent petroleum engineers with respect to Pemex. Neither we nor any of our employees have any interest in the subject properties, and neither the employment to do this work nor the compensation is contingent on our estimates of reserves for the properties which were reviewed.

The professional qualifications of the undersigned, the technical person primarily responsible for reviewing and approving the reserves information discussed in this report, are included as an attachment to this letter.

Terms of Usage

This report was prepared for the exclusive use of Pemex Exploración y Producción and may not be put to other use without our prior written consent for such use. The data and work papers used in the preparation of this report are available for examination by authorized parties in our offices. Please contact us if we can be of further service.

 

LOGO

  Very truly yours,
 

 

RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.

TBPE Firm Registration No. F-1580

 

/s/ Guale Ramirez

Guale Ramirez, P.E.

TBPE License No. 48318

Managing Senior Vice President -International

GR/sm

 

RYDER SCOTT COMPANY    PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS


Professional Qualifications of Primary Technical Person

The conclusions presented in this report are the result of technical analysis conducted by teams of geoscientists and engineers from Ryder Scott Company, L.P. Guale Ramirez was the primary technical person responsible for overseeing the estimate of the reserves, future production and income.

Mr. Ramirez, an employee of Ryder Scott Company L.P. (Ryder Scott) since 1981, is a Managing Senior Vice President and also serves as a member of the Board of Directors. He is responsible for coordinating and supervising staff and consulting engineers of the company in ongoing reservoir evaluation studies worldwide. Before joining Ryder Scott, Mr. Ramirez served in a number of engineering positions with Sun Oil Company and Natomas North America. For more information regarding Mr. Ramirez’s geographic and job specific experience, please refer to the Ryder Scott Company website at www.ryderscott.com/Experience/Employees.

Ramirez earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with honors from Texas A&M University in 1976 and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. He is also a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

In addition to gaining experience and competency through prior work experience, the Texas Board of Professional Engineers requires a minimum of fifteen hours of continuing education annually, including at least one hour in the area of professional ethics, which Mr. Ramirez fulfills. As part of his 2009 continuing education hours, Mr. Ramirez attended an internally presented 19 hours of formalized training as well as a day long public forum, the, 2009 RSC Reserves Conference relating to the definitions and disclosure guidelines contained in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission Title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, Modernization of Oil and Gas Reporting, Final Rule released January 14, 2009 in the Federal Register. Mr. Ramirez has also presented courses on the new SEC Reserves definitions on various occasions during the year 2009 as well as received 2 hours of formalized external training during 2009 covering such topics as the SPE/WPC/AAPG/SPEE Petroleum Resources Management System, reservoir engineering, geoscience and petroleum economics evaluation methods, procedures and software and ethics for consultants.

Based on his educational background, professional training and more than 34 years of practical experience in the estimation and evaluation of petroleum reserves, Mr. Ramirez has attained the professional qualifications as a Reserves Estimator and Reserves Auditor set forth in Article III of the “Standards Pertaining to the Estimating and Auditing of Oil and Gas Reserves Information” promulgated by the Society of Petroleum Engineers as of February 19, 2007.

 

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PETROLEUM RESERVES DEFINITIONS

As Adapted From:

RULE 4-10(a) of REGULATION S-X PART 210

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC)

PREAMBLE

On January 14, 2009, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published the “Modernization of Oil and Gas Reporting; Final Rule” in the Federal Register of National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The “Modernization of Oil and Gas Reporting; Final Rule” includes revisions and additions to the definition section in Rule 4-10 of Regulation S-X, revisions and additions to the oil and gas reporting requirements in Regulation S-K, and amends and codifies Industry Guide 2 in Regulation S-K. The “Modernization of Oil and Gas Reporting; Final Rule”, including all references to Regulation S-X and Regulation S-K, shall be referred to herein collectively as the “SEC Regulations”. The SEC Regulations take effect for all filings made with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as of December 31, 2009, or after January 1, 2010. Reference should be made to the full text under Title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, Regulation S-X Part 210, Rule 4-10(a) for the complete definitions, as the following definitions, descriptions and explanations rely wholly or in part on excerpts from the original document (direct passages excerpted from the aforementioned SEC document are denoted in italics herein).

Reserves are those estimated remaining quantities of petroleum which are anticipated to be economically producible, as of a given date, from known accumulations under defined conditions. All reserve estimates involve some degree of uncertainty. The uncertainty depends chiefly on the amount of reliable geologic and engineering data available at the time of the estimate and the interpretation of these data. The relative degree of uncertainty may be conveyed by placing reserves into one of two principal classifications, either proved or unproved. Unproved reserves are less certain to be recovered than proved reserves and may be further sub-classified as probable and possible reserves to denote progressively increasing uncertainty in their recoverability. Under the SEC Regulations as of December 31, 2009, or after January 1, 2010, a company may optionally disclose estimated quantities of probable or possible oil and gas reserves in documents publicly filed with the Commission. The SEC Regulations continue to prohibit disclosure of estimates of oil and gas resources other than reserves and any estimated values of such resources in any document publicly filed with the Commission unless such information is required to be disclosed in the document by foreign or state law as noted in §229.1202 Instruction to Item 1202.

Reserves estimates will generally be revised as additional geologic or engineering data become available or as economic conditions change.

Reserves may be attributed to either natural energy or improved recovery methods. Improved recovery methods include all methods for supplementing natural energy or altering natural forces in the reservoir to increase ultimate recovery. Examples of such methods are pressure maintenance, natural gas cycling, waterflooding, thermal methods, chemical flooding, and the use of miscible and immiscible displacement fluids. Other improved recovery methods may be developed in the future as petroleum technology continues to evolve.

 

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Reserves may be attributed to either conventional or unconventional petroleum accumulations. Petroleum accumulations are considered as either conventional or unconventional based on the nature of their in-place characteristics, extraction method applied, or degree of processing prior to sale. Examples of unconventional petroleum accumulations include coalbed or coalseam methane (CBM/CSM), basin-centered gas, shale gas, gas hydrates, natural bitumen and oil shale deposits. These unconventional accumulations may require specialized extraction technology and/or significant processing prior to sale.

Reserves do not include quantities of petroleum being held in inventory.

Because of the differences in uncertainty, caution should be exercised when aggregating quantities of petroleum from different reserves categories.

RESERVES (SEC DEFINITIONS)

Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X §210.4-10(a)(26) defines reserves as follows:

Reserves. Reserves are estimated remaining quantities of oil and gas and related substances anticipated to be economically producible, as of a given date, by application of development projects to known accumulations. In addition, there must exist, or there must be a reasonable expectation that there will exist, the legal right to produce or a revenue interest in the production, installed means of delivering oil and gas or related substances to market, and all permits and financing required to implement the project.

Note to paragraph (a)(26): Reserves should not be assigned to adjacent reservoirs isolated by major, potentially sealing, faults until those reservoirs are penetrated and evaluated as economically producible. Reserves should not be assigned to areas that are clearly separated from a known accumulation by a non-productive reservoir (i.e., absence of reservoir, structurally low reservoir, or negative test results). Such areas may contain prospective resources (i.e., potentially recoverable resources from undiscovered accumulations).

PROVED RESERVES (SEC DEFINITIONS)

Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X §210.4-10(a)(22) defines proved oil and gas reserves as follows:

Proved oil and gas reserves. Proved oil and gas reserves are those quantities of oil and gas, which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible—from a given date forward, from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods, and government regulations—prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire, unless evidence indicates that renewal is reasonably certain, regardless of whether deterministic or probabilistic methods are used for the estimation. The project to extract the hydrocarbons must have commenced or the operator must be reasonably certain that it will commence the project within a reasonable time.

(i) The area of the reservoir considered as proved includes:

(A) The area identified by drilling and limited by fluid contacts, if any, and

 

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PETROLEUM RESERVES DEFINITIONS

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(B) Adjacent undrilled portions of the reservoir that can, with reasonable certainty, be judged to be continuous with it and to contain economically producible oil or gas on the basis of available geoscience and engineering data.

(ii) In the absence of data on fluid contacts, proved quantities in a reservoir are limited by the lowest known hydrocarbons (LKH) as seen in a well penetration unless geoscience, engineering, or performance data and reliable technology establishes a lower contact with reasonable certainty.

PROVED RESERVES (SEC DEFINITIONS) CONTINUED

(iii) Where direct observation from well penetrations has defined a highest known oil (HKO) elevation and the potential exists for an associated gas cap, proved oil reserves may be assigned in the structurally higher portions of the reservoir only if geoscience, engineering, or performance data and reliable technology establish the higher contact with reasonable certainty.

(iv) Reserves which can be produced economically through application of improved recovery techniques (including, but not limited to, fluid injection) are included in the proved classification when:

(A) Successful testing by a pilot project in an area of the reservoir with properties no more favorable than in the reservoir as a whole, the operation of an installed program in the reservoir or an analogous reservoir, or other evidence using reliable technology establishes the reasonable certainty of the engineering analysis on which the project or program was based; and

(B) The project has been approved for development by all necessary parties and entities, including governmental entities.

(v) Existing economic conditions include prices and costs at which economic producibility from a reservoir is to be determined. The price shall be the average price during the 12-month period prior to the ending date of the period covered by the report, determined as an unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within such period, unless prices are defined by contractual arrangements, excluding escalations based upon future conditions.

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RESERVES STATUS DEFINITIONS AND GUIDELINES

As Adapted From:

RULE 4-10(a) of REGULATION S-X PART 210

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC)

and

PETROLEUM RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SPE-PRMS)

Sponsored and Approved by:

SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS (SPE),

WORLD PETROLEUM COUNCIL (WPC)

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS (AAPG)

SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM EVALUATION ENGINEERS (SPEE)

Reserves status categories define the development and producing status of wells and reservoirs. Reference should be made to Title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, Regulation S-X Part 210, Rule 4-10(a) and the SPE-PRMS as the following reserves status definitions are based on excerpts from the original documents (direct passages excerpted from the aforementioned SEC and SPE-PRMS documents are denoted in italics herein).

DEVELOPED RESERVES (SEC DEFINITIONS)

Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X §210.4-10(a)(6) defines developed oil and gas reserves as follows:

Developed oil and gas reserves are reserves of any category that can be expected to be recovered:

(i) Through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods or in which the cost of the required equipment is relatively minor compared to the cost of a new well; and

(ii) Through installed extraction equipment and infrastructure operational at the time of the reserves estimate if the extraction is by means not involving a well.

Developed Producing (SPE-PRMS Definitions)

While not a requirement for disclosure under the SEC regulations, developed oil and gas reserves may be further sub-classified according to the guidance contained in the SPE-PRMS as Producing or Non-Producing.

Developed Producing Reserves

Developed Producing Reserves are expected to be recovered from completion intervals that are open and producing at the time of the estimate.

Improved recovery reserves are considered producing only after the improved recovery project is in operation.


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Developed Non-Producing

Developed Non-Producing Reserves include shut-in and behind-pipe reserves.

Shut-In

Shut-in Reserves are expected to be recovered from:

 

  (1) completion intervals which are open at the time of the estimate but which have not yet started producing;

 

  (2) wells which were shut-in for market conditions or pipeline connections; or

 

  (3) wells not capable of production for mechanical reasons.

Behind-Pipe

Behind-pipe Reserves are expected to be recovered from zones in existing wells which will require additional completion work or future re-completion prior to start of production.

In all cases, production can be initiated or restored with relatively low expenditure compared to the cost of drilling a new well.

UNDEVELOPED RESERVES (SEC DEFINITIONS)

Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X §210.4-10(a)(31) defines undeveloped oil and gas reserves as follows:

Undeveloped oil and gas reserves are reserves of any category that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion.

(i) Reserves on undrilled acreage shall be limited to those directly offsetting development spacing areas that are reasonably certain of production when drilled, unless evidence using reliable technology exists that establishes reasonable certainty of economic producibility at greater distances.

(ii) Undrilled locations can be classified as having undeveloped reserves only if a development plan has been adopted indicating that they are scheduled to be drilled within five years, unless the specific circumstances, justify a longer time.

(iii) Under no circumstances shall estimates for undeveloped reserves be attributable to any acreage for which an application of fluid injection or other improved recovery technique is contemplated, unless such techniques have been proved effective by actual projects in the same reservoir or an analogous reservoir, as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, or by other evidence using reliable technology establishing reasonable certainty.

 

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EX-10.3 8 dex103.htm CONSENT LETTERS OF NETHERLAND, SEWELL INTERNATIONAL, S. DE R.L. DE C.V. Consent letters of Netherland, Sewell International, S. de R.L. de C.V.

Exhibit 10.3

(1 of 2)

 

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PRESIDENT - ROBERT C. BARG

 

VICE PRESIDENTS

ALLEN E. EVANS, JR.

RANDOLPH K. GREEN

JOHN G. HATTNER

C. H. (SCOTT) REES III

DANNY S. SIMMONS

DAN PAUL SMITH

THOMAS M. SOUERS

June 24, 2010

Dr. Juan José Suárez Coppel

Director General

Petróleos Mexicanos

Avenida Marina Nacional No. 329

Colonia Petróleos Mexicanos C.P. 11311

México

Dear Dr. Suárez Coppel:

We hereby consent to all references to our firm as set forth in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Petróleos Mexicanos for the year ending December 31, 2009 (the “Form 20-F”), under the heading “Exploration and Production (Reserves)”, and to the filing of our audit letter dated February 1, 2010, as an exhibit to the Form 20-F. We have audited the estimates of proved oil, condensate, natural gas, and oil equivalent reserves owned by the United Mexican States (“Mexico”) as of December 31, 2009, for 25 fields located offshore Mexico in the Northeastern Marine Region. These estimates were prepared by Pemex Exploración y Producción in accordance with the reserves definitions of Regulation S-X Rule 4-10(a) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Sincerely,

NETHERLAND, SEWELL INTERNATIONAL,

S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

By:  

/s/ Robert C. Barg

  Robert C. Barg, P.E.
  President

1601 ELM STREET, SUITE 4500 Ÿ DALLAS, TEXAS 75201-4754 Ÿ PH: 214-969-5401 Ÿ FAX: 214-969-5411


Exhibit 10.3

(2 of 2)

 

LOGO   

PRESIDENT - ROBERT C. BARG

 

VICE PRESIDENTS

ALLEN E. EVANS, JR.

RANDOLPH K. GREEN

JOHN G. HATTNER

C. H. (SCOTT) REES III

DANNY S. SIMMONS

DAN PAUL SMITH

THOMAS M. SOUERS

June 24, 2010

Dr. Juan José Suárez Coppel

Director General

Petróleos Mexicanos

Avenida Marina Nacional No. 329

Colonia Petróleos Mexicanos C.P. 11311

México

Dear Dr. Suárez Coppel:

We hereby consent to all references to our firm as set forth in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Petróleos Mexicanos for the year ending December 31, 2009 (the “Form 20-F”), under the heading “Exploration and Production (Reserves)”, and to the filing of our audit letter dated February 1, 2010, as an exhibit to the Form 20-F. We have audited the estimates of proved oil, condensate, natural gas, and oil equivalent reserves owned by the United Mexican States (“Mexico”) as of December 31, 2009, for 120 fields located onshore Mexico in the Southern Region. These estimates were prepared by Premex Exploración y Producción in accordance with the reserves definitions of Regulation S-X Rule 4-10(a) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Sincerely,

NETHERLAND, SEWELL INTERNATIONAL,

S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

By:  

/s/ Robert C. Barg

  Robert C. Barg, P.E.
  President

1601 ELM STREET, SUITE 4500 Ÿ DALLAS, TEXAS 75201-4754 Ÿ PH: 214-969-5401 Ÿ FAX: 214-969-5411

EX-10.4 9 dex104.htm REPORTS ON RESERVE DATA, BY NETHERLAND, SEWELL INTERNATIONAL Reports on Reserve Data, by Netherland, Sewell International

Exhibit 10.4

(1 of 2)

 

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PRESIDENT - ROBERT C. BARG

 

VICE PRESIDENTS

ALLEN E. EVANS, JR.

RANDOLPH K. GREEN

JOHN G. HATTNER

C. H. (SCOTT) REES III

DANNY S. SIMMONS

DAN PAUL SMITH

THOMAS M. SOUERS

February 1, 2010

Ing. Carlos A. Morales Gil

Director General

Pemex Exploración y Producción

Avenida Marina Nacional 329

Torre Ejecutiva, Piso 41

México D.F. 11311

México

Dear Ing. Morales:

In accordance with your request, we have audited the estimates prepared January 18, 2010, by Pemex Exploración y Producción (PEP), as of January 1, 2010, of the gross (100 percent) proved reserves in 25 Northeastern Marine Region fields in the Bay of Campeche, offshore west of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. It is our understanding that the proved reserves estimates shown herein constitute approximately 48 percent of all proved reserves owned by PEP. We have examined the estimates with respect to reserves quantities, reserves categorization, and future producing rates, using the definitions set forth in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Regulation S-X Rule 4-10(a). The estimates of reserves have been prepared in accordance with the definitions and guidelines of the SEC and conform to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 932, Extractive Activities—Oil and Gas. This report has been prepared for Petróleos Mexicanos’ use in filing with the SEC.

The following table sets forth PEP’s estimates of the gross (100 percent) reserves, as of January 1, 2010, for the audited properties:

 

Category

   Gross (100 Percent) Reserves
   Crude Oil
(MMBBL)
   Condensate
(MMBBL)
   Plant Liquids
(MMBBL)
   Dry Gas(1)
(MMBOE)
   BOE
(MMBBL)

Proved Developed Producing

   3,579.2    77.8    86.7    168.1    3,911.8

Proved Developed Non-Producing

   1,079.4    53.1    42.1    81.7    1,256.3

Proved Undeveloped

   1,432.4    24.6    28.5    58.1    1,543.7
                        

Total Proved

   6,091.0    155.6    157.4    307.9    6,711.8

 

Totals may not add because of rounding.

 

(1)

Dry gas reserves are the dry, sweetened gas available for sale by Pemex Gas y Petroquímica Básica at the tailgate of the processing plants.

Crude oil, condensate, plant liquids, and barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) volumes are expressed in millions of barrels (MMBBL); a barrel is equivalent to 42 United States gallons. Dry gas volumes are expressed in millions of barrels of oil equivalent (MMBOE), determined using dry gas conversion factors provided by PEP.

When compared on a field-by-field basis, some of the estimates of PEP are greater and some are less than the estimates of Netherland, Sewell International, S. de R.L. de C.V. However, in our opinion the estimates of PEP’s gross reserves shown herein are, in the aggregate, reasonable and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted petroleum engineering and evaluation principles. These principles are set forth in the

 

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Standards Pertaining to the Estimating and Auditing of Oil and Gas Reserves Information promulgated by the Society of Petroleum Engineers. We are satisfied with the methods and procedures used by PEP in preparing the January 1, 2010, estimates of reserves, and with consideration given to the variations on a field-by-field basis as noted above, we saw nothing of an unusual nature that would cause us to take exception with the estimates, in the aggregate, as prepared by PEP.

The estimates shown herein are for proved reserves only. PEP’s estimates do not include probable or possible reserves that exist for these properties. Reserves categorization conveys the relative degree of certainty; reserves subcategorization is based on development and production status. The estimates of reserves included herein have not been adjusted for risk.

Prices used by PEP are based on the 12-month unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for the period January through December 2009. All prices are held constant throughout the lives of the properties.

Lease and well operating costs used by PEP are based on historical operating expense records. These costs include district and regional overhead expenses along with costs incurred at the field level. No headquarters general and administrative overhead expenses of PEP or Petróleos Mexicanos are included. Lease and well operating costs are held constant throughout the lives of the properties. PEP’s estimates of capital costs are included as required for workovers, new development wells, and facilities, such as production equipment, pipelines, platforms, and nitrogen rejection plants. The future capital costs are held constant to the date of expenditure.

The reserves shown in this report are estimates only and should not be construed as exact quantities. Proved reserves are those quantities of oil and gas which, by analysis of engineering and geoscience data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible. If the reserves are recovered, the revenues therefrom and the costs related thereto could be more or less than the estimated amounts. Because of governmental policies and uncertainties of supply and demand, the sales rates, prices received for the reserves, and costs incurred in recovering such reserves may vary from assumptions made while preparing these estimates. Estimates of reserves may increase or decrease as a result of future operations, market conditions, or changes in regulations.

This audit was based on an independent reserves study of PEP’s oil and gas properties for 25 fields located in the Northeastern Marine Region. Our audit consisted primarily of a detailed review of all properties making up the total proved reserves in the Northeastern Marine Region. In the conduct of our audit, we have not independently verified the accuracy and completeness of information and data furnished by PEP with respect to oil and gas production, well test data, historical costs of operation and development, product prices, or any agreements relating to current and future operations of the properties and sales of production. However, if in the course of our examination something came to our attention that brought into question the validity or sufficiency of any such information or data, we did not rely on such information or data until we had satisfactorily resolved our questions relating thereto or had independently verified such information or data. We used standard engineering and geoscience methods, or a combination of methods, such as performance analysis, volumetric analysis, analogy, and reservoir modeling, that we considered to be appropriate and necessary to establish the conclusions set forth herein. Our audit did not include a review of PEP’s overall reserves management processes and practices.

In evaluating the information at our disposal concerning this audit, we have excluded from our consideration all matters as to which the controlling interpretation may be political, socioeconomic, legal, or accounting, rather than engineering and geoscience. As in all aspects of oil and gas evaluation, there are uncertainties inherent in the interpretation of engineering and geoscience data; therefore, our conclusions necessarily represent only informed professional judgment.


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Supporting data documenting this audit, along with data provided by PEP, are on file in our office. The technical persons responsible for conducting this audit meet the requirements regarding qualifications, independence, objectivity, and confidentiality set forth in the Standards Pertaining to the Estimating and Auditing of Oil and Gas Reserves Information promulgated by the Society of Petroleum Engineers. We are independent petroleum engineers, geologists, geophysicists, and petrophysicists; we do not own an interest in these properties and are not employed on a contingent basis.

 

Sincerely,

NETHERLAND, SEWELL INTERNATIONAL,

S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

By:  

/s/ Robert C. Barg

  Robert C. Barg, P.E.
  President

 

By:   

/s/ Randolph K. Green

      By:  

/s/ John G. Hattner

   Randolph K. Green, P.E. 72951         John G. Hattner, P.G. 559
   Vice President         Vice President
Date Signed: February 1, 2010       Date Signed: February 1, 2010

RKG:VLG

 

 

Please be advised that the digital document you are viewing is provided by Netherland, Sewell International, S. de R.L. de C.V. (NSI) as a convenience to our clients. The digital document is intended to be substantively the same as the original signed document maintained by NSI. The digital document is subject to the parameters, limitations, and conditions stated in the original document. In the event of any differences between the digital document and the original document, the original document shall control and supersede the digital document.

 


Exhibit 10.4

(2 of 2)

 

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PRESIDENT - ROBERT C. BARG

 

VICE PRESIDENTS

ALLEN E. EVANS, JR.

RANDOLPH K. GREEN

JOHN G. HATTNER

C. H. (SCOTT) REES III

DANNY S. SIMMONS

DAN PAUL SMITH

THOMAS M. SOUERS

February 1, 2010

Ing. Carlos A. Morales Gil

Director General

Pemex Exploración y Producción

Avenida Marina Nacional 329

Torre Ejecutiva, Piso 41

México D.F. 11311

México

Dear Ing. Morales:

In accordance with your request, we have audited the estimates prepared January 18, 2010, by Pemex Exploración y Producción (PEP), as of January 1, 2010, of the gross (100 percent) proved reserves in 120 fields located in the Southern Region of Mexico. It is our understanding that the proved reserves estimates shown herein constitute approximately 29 percent of all proved reserves owned by PEP. We have examined the estimates with respect to reserves quantities, reserves categorization, and future producing rates, using the definitions set forth in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Regulation S-X Rule 4-10(a). The estimates of reserves have been prepared in accordance with the definitions and guidelines of the SEC and conform to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 932, Extractive Activities—Oil and Gas. This report has been prepared for Petróleos Mexicanos’ use in filing with the SEC.

The following table sets forth PEP’s estimates of the gross (100 percent) reserves, as of January 1, 2010, for the audited properties:

 

Category

   Gross (100 Percent) Reserves
   Crude Oil
(MMBBL)
   Condensate
(MMBBL)
   Plant Liquids
(MMBBL)
   Dry Gas(1)
(MMBOE)
   BOE
(MMBBL)

Proved Developed Producing

   1,216.9    23.7    236.4    387.5    1,864.5

Proved Developed Non-Producing

   566.0    10.7    97.2    162.2    836.2

Proved Undeveloped

   762.4    27.0    214.8    331.3    1,335.5
                        

Total Proved

   2,545.3    61.4    548.4    881.0    4,036.1

 

Totals may not add because of rounding.

 

(1)

Dry gas reserves are the dry, sweetened gas available for sale by Pemex Gas y Petroquímica Básica at the tailgate of the processing plants.

Crude oil, condensate, plant liquids, and barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) volumes are expressed in millions of barrels (MMBBL); a barrel is equivalent to 42 United States gallons. Dry gas volumes are expressed in millions of barrels of oil equivalent (MMBOE), determined using dry gas conversion factors provided by PEP.

When compared on a field-by-field basis, some of the estimates of PEP are greater and some are less than the estimates of Netherland, Sewell International, S. de R.L. de C.V. However, in our opinion the estimates of PEP’s gross reserves shown herein are, in the aggregate, reasonable and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted petroleum engineering and evaluation principles. These principles are set forth in the Standards Pertaining to the Estimating and Auditing of Oil and Gas Reserves Information promulgated by the

 

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Society of Petroleum Engineers. We are satisfied with the methods and procedures used by PEP in preparing the January 1, 2010, estimates of reserves, and with consideration given to the variations on a field-by-field basis as noted above, we saw nothing of an unusual nature that would cause us to take exception with the estimates, in the aggregate, as prepared by PEP.

The estimates shown herein are for proved reserves only. PEP’s estimates do not include probable or possible reserves that exist for these properties. Reserves categorization conveys the relative degree of certainty; reserves subcategorization is based on development and production status. The estimates of reserves included herein have not been adjusted for risk.

Prices used by PEP are based on the 12-month unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for the period January through December 2009. All prices are held constant throughout the lives of the properties.

Lease and well operating costs used by PEP are based on historical operating expense records. These costs include district and regional overhead expenses along with costs incurred at the field level. No headquarters general and administrative overhead expenses of PEP or Petróleos Mexicanos are included. Lease and well operating costs are held constant throughout the lives of the properties. PEP’s estimates of capital costs are included as required for workovers, new development wells, and production equipment. The future capital costs are held constant to the date of expenditure.

The reserves shown in this report are estimates only and should not be construed as exact quantities. Proved reserves are those quantities of oil and gas which, by analysis of engineering and geoscience data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible. If the reserves are recovered, the revenues therefrom and the costs related thereto could be more or less than the estimated amounts. Because of governmental policies and uncertainties of supply and demand, the sales rates, prices received for the reserves, and costs incurred in recovering such reserves may vary from assumptions made while preparing these estimates. Estimates of reserves may increase or decrease as a result of future operations, market conditions, or changes in regulations.

This audit was based on an independent reserves study of PEP’s oil and gas properties for the 120 fields located in the Southern Region. Our audit consisted primarily of a detailed review of certain properties making up approximately 81 percent of the total proved reserves in the Southern Region. In the conduct of our audit, we have not independently verified the accuracy and completeness of information and data furnished by PEP with respect to oil and gas production, well test data, historical costs of operation and development, product prices, or any agreements relating to current and future operations of the properties and sales of production. However, if in the course of our examination something came to our attention that brought into question the validity or sufficiency of any such information or data, we did not rely on such information or data until we had satisfactorily resolved our questions relating thereto or had independently verified such information or data. We used standard engineering and geoscience methods, or a combination of methods, such as performance analysis, volumetric analysis, analogy, and reservoir modeling, that we considered to be appropriate and necessary to establish the conclusions set forth herein. Our audit did not include a review of PEP’s overall reserves management processes and practices.

In evaluating the information at our disposal concerning this audit, we have excluded from our consideration all matters as to which the controlling interpretation may be legal or accounting, rather than engineering and geoscience. As in all aspects of oil and gas evaluation, there are uncertainties inherent in the interpretation of engineering and geoscience data; therefore, our conclusions necessarily represent only informed professional judgment.

Supporting data documenting this audit, along with data provided by PEP, are on file in our office. The technical persons responsible for conducting this audit meet the requirements regarding qualifications, independence, objectivity, and confidentiality set forth in the Standards Pertaining to the Estimating and Auditing of Oil and Gas Reserves Information promulgated by the Society of Petroleum Engineers.


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We are independent petroleum engineers, geologists, geophysicists, and petrophysicists; we do not own an interest in these properties and are not employed on a contingent basis.

 

Sincerely,

 

NETHERLAND, SEWELL INTERNATIONAL,

S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

By:  

/s/ Robert C. Barg

  Robert C. Barg, P.E.
  President

 

By:   

/s/ Dan Paul Smith

      By:  

/s/ Allen E. Evans, Jr.

   Dan Paul Smith, P.E. 49093         Allen E. Evans, Jr., P.G. 1286
   Vice President         Vice President
Date Signed: February 1, 2010       Date Signed: February 1, 2010

DPS: ART

 

 

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EX-10.5 10 dex105.htm CONSENT LETTER OF DEGOLYER AND MACNAUGHTON Consent letter of DeGolyer and MacNaughton

Exhibit 10.5

DEGOLYER AND MACNAUGHTON

5001 SPRING VALLEY ROAD

SUITE 800 EAST

DALLAS, TEXAS 75244

June 22, 2010

Dr. Juan José Suárez Coppel

Director General

Petróleos Mexicanos

Avenida Marina Nacional No. 329

Colonia Huasteca

Torre Ejecutiva, Piso 41

11311 Mexico, D.F. Mexico

Dear Dr. Suárez Coppel:

We hereby consent to the references to DeGolyer and MacNaughton as set forth under the heading “Exploration and Production (Reserves)” in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Petróleos Mexicanos for the year ended December 31, 2009, and to the filing as an exhibit to the Form 20-F of our report describing our review of the estimates of proved oil, condensate, natural gas, and oil equivalent reserves owned by the United Mexican States (“Mexico”) as of January 1, 2010, for 68 fields located offshore of Mexico in the Southwest Marine Region. These estimates were prepared in accordance with the reserves definitions of Rules 4-10(a) (1)-(32) of Regulation S-X of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ DeGolyer and MacNaughton
DeGOLYER and MacNAUGHTON
Texas Registered Engineering Firm F-716
EX-10.6 11 dex106.htm DEGOLYER AND MACNAUGHTON, REPORT OF RESERVES DATA DeGolyer and MacNaughton, Report of Reserves Data

Exhibit 10.6

DEGOLYER AND MACNAUGHTON

5001 SPRING VALLEY ROAD

SUITE 800 EAST

DALLAS, TEXAS 75244

June 22, 2010

Pemex Exploración y Producción

Avenida Marina Nacional No. 329

Colonia Huasteca

Torre Ejecutiva, Piso 41

11311 Mexico, D.F. Mexico

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to your request, we have conducted a reserves audit of the net proved crude oil, condensate, natural gas liquids (NGL), and sales-gas reserves, as of January 1, 2010, of certain properties owned by Pemex Exploración y Producción (PEP) in the Región Marina Suroeste of Mexico. PEP has represented that these properties account for 13.5 percent on a net total liquids equivalent barrel basis of PEP’s net proved reserves as of January 1, 2010, and that the net proved reserves estimates have been prepared in accordance with the reserves definitions of Rules 4-10(a) (1)–(32) of Regulation S–X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the United States. We have reviewed information provided to us by PEP that it represents to be PEP’s estimates of the net reserves, as of January 1, 2010, for the same properties as those which we evaluated.

Reserves included herein are expressed as net reserves as represented by PEP. Gross reserves are defined as the total estimated petroleum to be produced from these properties after December 31, 2009. Net reserves are defined as that portion of the gross reserves attributable to the interests owned by PEP after deducting all interests owned by others.

Estimates of oil, condensate, NGL, and sales gas should be regarded only as estimates that may change as further production history and additional information become available. Not only are such reserves estimates based on that information which is currently available, but such estimates are also subject to the uncertainties inherent in the application of judgmental factors in interpreting such information.


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Data used in this audit were obtained from reviews with PEP personnel and PEP files. In the preparation of this report we have relied, without independent verification, upon such information furnished by PEP with respect to property interests, production from such properties, current costs of operation and development, current prices for production, agreements relating to current and future operations and sale of production, and various other information and data that were accepted as represented. A field examination of the properties was not considered necessary for the purposes of this report.

Methodology and Procedures

Estimates of reserves were prepared by the use of standard geological and engineering methods generally accepted by the petroleum industry. The method or combination of methods used in the analysis of each reservoir was tempered by experience with similar reservoirs, stage of development, quality and completeness of basic data, and production history.

When applicable, the volumetric method was used to estimate the original oil in place (OOIP) and the original gas in place (OGIP). Structure and isopach maps were constructed to estimate reservoir volume. Electrical logs, radioactivity logs, core analyses, and other available data were used to prepare these maps as well as to estimate representative values for porosity and water saturation. When adequate data were available and when circumstances justified, material balance and other engineering methods were used to estimate OOIP or OGIP.

Estimates of ultimate recovery were obtained after applying recovery factors to OOIP or OGIP. These recovery factors were based on consideration of the type of energy inherent in the reservoirs, analyses of the petroleum, the structural positions of the properties, and the production histories. When applicable, material balance and other engineering methods were used to estimate recovery factors. An analysis of reservoir performance, including production rate, reservoir pressure, and gas-oil ratio behavior, was used in the estimation of reserves.

For depletion-type reservoirs or those whose performance disclosed a reliable decline in producing-rate trends or other diagnostic characteristics, reserves were estimated by the application of appropriate decline curves or other performance relationships. In the analyses of production-decline curves, reserves were estimated only to the limits of economic production or to the limit of the production licenses as appropriate.


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Definition of Reserves

Petroleum reserves estimated by PEP and by us included in this report are classified by degree of proof as proved and are judged to be economically producible in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions and assuming continuation of current regulatory practices using conventional production methods and equipment. In the analyses of production-decline curves, reserves were estimated only to the limit of economic rates of production under existing economic and operating conditions using prices and costs consistent with the effective date of this report, including consideration of changes in existing prices provided only by contractual arrangements but not including escalations based upon future conditions. Proved reserves classifications by PEP and by us used in this report are in accordance with the reserves definitions of Rules 4-10(a) (1)–(32) of Regulation S–X of the SEC. The petroleum reserves are classified as follows:

Proved oil and gas reserves – Proved oil and gas reserves are those quantities of oil and gas, which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible—from a given date forward, from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods, and government regulations—prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire, unless evidence indicates that renewal is reasonably certain, regardless of whether deterministic or probabilistic methods are used for the estimation. The project to extract the hydrocarbons must have commenced or the operator must be reasonably certain that it will commence the project within a reasonable time.

(i) The area of the reservoir considered as proved includes: (A) The area identified by drilling and limited by fluid contacts, if any, and (B) Adjacent undrilled portions of the reservoir that can, with reasonable certainty, be judged to be continuous with it and to contain economically producible oil or gas on the basis of available geoscience and engineering data.


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(ii) In the absence of data on fluid contacts, proved quantities in a reservoir are limited by the lowest known hydrocarbons (LKH) as seen in a well penetration unless geoscience, engineering, or performance data and reliable technology establishes a lower contact with reasonable certainty.

(iii) Where direct observation from well penetrations has defined a highest known oil (HKO) elevation and the potential exists for an associated gas cap, proved oil reserves may be assigned in the structurally higher portions of the reservoir only if geoscience, engineering, or performance data and reliable technology establish the higher contact with reasonable certainty.

(iv) Reserves which can be produced economically through application of improved recovery techniques (including, but not limited to, fluid injection) are included in the proved classification when:

(A) Successful testing by a pilot project in an area of the reservoir with properties no more favorable than in the reservoir as a whole, the operation of an installed program in the reservoir or an analogous reservoir, or other evidence using reliable technology establishes the reasonable certainty of the engineering analysis on which the project or program was based; and (B) The project has been approved for development by all necessary parties and entities, including governmental entities.

(v) Existing economic conditions include prices and costs at which economic producibility from a reservoir is to be determined. The price shall be the average price during the 12-month period prior to the ending date of the period covered by the report, determined as an unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within such period, unless prices are defined by contractual arrangements, excluding escalations based upon future conditions.


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Developed oil and gas reserves – Developed oil and gas reserves are reserves of any category that can be expected to be recovered:

(i) Through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods or in which the cost of the required equipment is relatively minor compared to the cost of a new well; and

(ii) Through installed extraction equipment and infrastructure operational at the time of the reserves estimate if the extraction is by means not involving a well.

Undeveloped reserves – Undeveloped oil and gas reserves are reserves of any category that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion.

(i) Reserves on undrilled acreage shall be limited to those directly offsetting development spacing areas that are reasonably certain of production when drilled, unless evidence using reliable technology exists that establishes reasonable certainty of economic producibility at greater distances.

(ii) Undrilled locations can be classified as having undeveloped reserves only if a development plan has been adopted indicating that they are scheduled to be drilled within five years, unless the specific circumstances, justify a longer time.

(iii) Under no circumstances shall estimates for undeveloped reserves be attributable to any acreage for which an application of fluid injection or other improved recovery technique is contemplated, unless such techniques have been proved effective by actual projects in the same reservoir or an analogous reservoir, as defined in [section 210.4–10 (a) Definitions], or by other evidence using reliable technology establishing reasonable certainty.


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Primary Economic Assumptions

 

The following economic assumptions were used for estimating existing and future prices and costs:

Oil, Condensate, and NGL Prices

PEP has represented that the oil, condensate, and NGL prices were based on a 12-month average price (reference price), calculated as the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within the 12-month period prior to the end of the reporting period.

Natural Gas Prices

PEP has represented that the natural gas prices were based on a reference price, calculated as the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within the 12-month period prior to the end of the reporting period.

Operating Expenses and Capital Costs

Operating expenses and capital costs, based on information provided by PEP, were used in estimating future costs required to operate the properties. In certain cases, future costs, either higher or lower than existing costs, may have been used because of anticipated changes in operating conditions. These costs were not escalated for inflation.

While the oil and gas industry may be subject to regulatory changes from time to time that could affect an industry participant’s ability to recover its oil and gas reserves, we are not aware of any such governmental actions which would restrict the recovery of the January 1, 2010, estimated oil and gas volumes. The reserves estimated in this report can be produced under current regulatory guidelines.


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PEP has represented that estimated net proved reserves attributable to the reviewed properties are based on the definitions of proved reserves of the SEC. PEP represents that its estimates of the net proved reserves attributable to these properties which represent 13.5 percent of PEP’s reserves on a total liquids equivalent basis are as follows, expressed in thousands of barrels (Mbbl), millions of cubic feet (MMcf):

 

     Estimated by PEP
Net Proved Reserves as of January 1, 2010
     Oil and
Condensate
(Mbbl)
   NGL
(Mbbl)
   Sales
Gas
(MMcf)
   Total Liquids
Equivalent*
(Mbbl)

Properties reviewed by

DeGolyer and MacNaughton

           

Mexico

           

Proved Developed

   664,471    108,007    1,027,284    969,998

Proved Undeveloped

   535,099    117,876    1,398,304    921,831
                   

Total Proved

   1,199,570    225,883    2,425,588    1,891,829

 

  * Total liquids equivalent volumes are based on heating values that vary for each field.

In our opinion, the information relating to estimated proved reserves of oil, condensate, natural gas liquids, and gas contained in this report has been prepared in accordance with Paragraphs 932-235-50-4, 932-235-50-6, 932-235-50-7 and 932-235-50-9 of the Accounting Standards Update 932-235-50, Extractive Industries – Oil and Gas (Topic 932): Oil and Gas Reserve Estimation and Disclosures (January 2010) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and Rules 4–10(a) (1)–(32) of Regulation S–X and Rules 302(b), 1201, 1202(a) (1), (2), (3), (4), (8), and 1203(a) of Regulation S–K of the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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In comparing the detailed net proved reserves estimates prepared by us and by PEP, we have found differences, both positive and negative. It is our opinion that the net proved reserves estimates prepared by PEP on the properties reviewed by us and referred to above, when compared on the basis of net total liquids equivalent barrels, in aggregate, differ by 9 percent and are considered to be reasonable. DeGolyer and MacNaughton is an independent petroleum engineering consulting firm that has been providing petroleum consulting services throughout the world for over 70 years. DeGolyer and MacNaughton does not have any financial interest, including stock ownership, in PEP. Our fees were not contingent on the results of our evaluation. This letter report has been prepared at the request of PEP. DeGolyer and MacNaughton has used all procedures and methods that it considers necessary to prepare this report.

 

Submitted,
/s/ DeGolyer and MacNaughton

DeGOLYER and MacNAUGHTON

Texas Registered Engineering Firm F-716

/s/ R. M. Shuck, P.E.
R. M. Shuck, P.E.
Senior Vice President
DeGolyer and MacNaughton

 


Jun. 25, 2010

DEGOLYER AND MACNAUGHTON

 

CERTIFICATE of QUALIFICATION

I, R. Michael Shuck, Petroleum Engineer with DeGolyer and MacNaughton, 5001 Spring Valley Road, Suite 800 East, Dallas, Texas, 75244 U.S.A., hereby certify:

 

  1. That I am a Senior Vice President with DeGolyer and MacNaughton, which company did prepare the letter report addressed to PEP dated June 22, 2010, and that I, as Senior Vice President, was responsible for the preparation of this report.

 

  2. That I attended University of Houston, and that I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering in the year 1977; that I am a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas; that I am a member of the International Society of Petroleum Engineers; and that I have in excess of 32 years of experience in the oil and gas reservoir studies and reserves evaluations.

/s/ R. M. Shuck, P.E.

R. M. Shuck, P.E.

Senior Vice President
DeGolyer and MacNaughton

 

EX-12.1 12 dex121.htm CEO CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A). CEO Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).

Exhibit 12.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Juan José Suárez Coppel, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4. The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:

 

  (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: June 28, 2010       /s/    Juan José Suárez Coppel
    Name:   Juan José Suárez Coppel
    Title:   Director General/Chief Executive Officer
      DCF-346/2010
EX-12.2 13 dex122.htm CFO CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A). CFO Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).

Exhibit 12.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Carlos Alberto Treviño Medina, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Petróleos Mexicanos;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4. The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:

 

  (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: June 28, 2010       /s/    Carlos Alberto Treviño Medina
    Name:   Carlos Alberto Treviño Medina
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
      DCF-360/2010
EX-13.1 14 dex131.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT RULE 13A-14(B)/15D-14(B) AND 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 Certification pursuant Rule 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Exhibit 13.1

Certification

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Petróleos Mexicanos, a decentralized public entity of the Federal Government of the United Mexican States (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

The Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the “Form 20-F”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form 20-F fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: June 28, 2010

 

  /s/    Juan José Suárez Coppel
Name:   Juan José Suárez Coppel
Title:   Director General/Chief Executive Officer

Date: June 28, 2010

 

  /s/    Carlos Alberto Treviño Medina
Name:   Carlos Alberto Treviño Medina
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
  DCF-346/2010


 

 

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