Overview
- The Security Cabinet tallied seizures across 26 states and identified and closed 1,938 clandestine duct taps that posed safety risks to nearby communities.
- A Tampico operation captured 10 million liters of diesel and triggered 15 arrests in Mexico City, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and Veracruz, including businessmen and public servants.
- Authorities confiscated logistics used for theft and transport: 3,080 containers, 1,656 tractor-trailers, 1,433 drums and 129 rail tanks, plus specialized extraction equipment.
- Pemex chief Víctor Rodríguez Padilla said the company disabled about 2,000 taps and recovered fuel valued near 2 billion pesos, aided by a new Salvaguardia Estratégica unit and daily coordination with federal and state forces.
- Beyond enforcement, Pemex outlined refinery maintenance and capacity projects and mixed public-private contracts, including a $500 million Deer Park overhaul and a Dos Bocas ramp-up, to stabilize supply and cut costs.