Overview

• President Claudia Sheinbaum and anti‑corruption chief Raquel Buenrostro said five prior Pemex audits will be reopened and fresh inquiries will target three former officials while authorities request information on 16 people of interest.
• U.S. prosecutors filed the case on August 11 in a Texas federal court under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, with Ramón Alexandro Rovirosa Martínez detained in the United States and Mario Alberto Ávila Lizárraga reported as a fugitive.
• Mexican officials identified four Pemex contracts worth roughly 390 million pesos under scrutiny, including two awarded during Enrique Peña Nieto’s presidency, one concluded early between 2020 and 2021, and one that was never formalized in 2020.
• The U.S. complaint names seven companies: Tubular Technology, Energy On Shore Services, Cimentaciones, Estructuras y Líneas, Techno Marine de México, Isa Data, Roma Energy México, and Roma Energy Holding.
• U.S. filings and Mexican briefings reference at least $150,000 in alleged bribe payments as Mexico coordinates with U.S. authorities to determine liability, pursue sanctions, and seek recovery of public funds.