Overview

• President Claudia Sheinbaum said Pemex is studying the viability of keeping Gas Bienestar, with no final decision announced.
• Sheinbaum argued the program met its central aim of preventing LP gas price spikes by pressuring private sellers through added competition.
• Launched in 2021 under Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Gas Bienestar is a Pemex affiliate created to sell LP gas at lower prices.
• The effort operated alongside a government maximum price cap for LP gas and included safety measures such as exchanging deteriorated cylinders.
• The review could inform whether Pemex reallocates resources to other priorities, with potential effects on private distributors and consumers.