Is this enough progress? That is the question now that Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto has announced his proposal to open his country’s energy industry. Freeing up even a sliver of energy exploration in Mexico is a big step. The day of nationalisation back in 1938 is an observed holiday. And any step towards liberalisation risks immense popular backlash. So President Nieto has tried to split the baby. He has boldly called for amending Mexico’s constitution, which would give the reforms permanence. Although the terms have yet to be worked out, his proposal allows foreign companies only to enter into profit-sharing agreements with Pemex rather than production arrangements where they would have control over the barrels.
这是一个很大的进步吗？在墨西哥总统恩里克•培尼亚•涅托(Enrique Peña Nieto)公布了开放本国能源行业的提案之后，这个问题浮上了脑海。墨西哥能源勘探领域即使只是打开一道缝，也是迈出了一大步。毕竟，1938年墨西哥能源国有化的那一天，在墨西哥国内还是个纪念日。任何迈向自由化的举措都可能引起民众激烈反弹。因此涅托总统尝试折衷行事，他大胆地提议修订宪法，这将赋予改革更永久的动力。尽管具体条款尚未拟定，但他的提案中只允许外国企业与墨西哥国家石油公司(PEMEX)签订利润分享协议，而不能签订让外方可以控制产量的生产协议。