The development of the Trión Field will mark a turning point in the country’s oil history, as it will spur an oil cluster in Tamaulipas.
The CEO of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Víctor Rodríguez Padilla, was in the port of Altamira for the launch and stated that the Trión Field, located off the coast of Tamaulipas, will be the foundation for a larger deepwater complex.
“It’s in the state of Tamaulipas, and we have other projects being developed alongside Trión. We have the Nobilis-Maximino field, which is currently out for tender; there’s also Exploratus, which is located further downstream from Trión, both in the Perdido Fold Belt, with the idea of creating a cluster around Trión, which would be the base and foundation.”
The goal is to consolidate “an entire oil complex in the state of Tamaulipas, the most important and the first deepwater complex in the country.”
Rodríguez Padilla noted that, although Mexico has developments in shallower waters, “there are some shallower ones with water depths of less than 200 meters,” Trión represents the definitive leap into ultra-deep waters.
He also reported that the Nobilis-Maximino field is already in the bidding process and that they are considering operating Exploratus, located southeast of Trión, in partnership with other companies.
Beyond deep-water oil, the strategy also focuses on natural gas. “Pemex is moving north and we are looking for gas.
The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, has instructed us to go and find the conventional gas we need to reduce our dependence on gas from the United States, and that gas is in Tamaulipas.”
In coordination with the Ministry of Energy, he explained, new areas for exploration and development are being designed. “We are exploring.
We are defining areas for new exploration opportunities, for job creation, and we are looking for all the gas we can find in the country, from Coahuila to Matamoros, down to Burgos and northern Veracruz.”
“This is the most difficult and capital-intensive project Pemex has undertaken in several years. The investment exceeds $10 billion, and the technological challenges are significant.
We are talking about water depths exceeding 2,500 meters, impressive pressures on the seabed, and a very complex, uneven seabed, which makes interconnecting the reservoirs that could be explored in the future difficult,” he explained.
Added to this are extreme conditions: “With very low temperatures, because down there on the seabed, temperatures approach 0°C, and with technology that is already at its technological limits. It is a very complicated project.”
The executive acknowledged that Pemex could not have advanced a project of this magnitude alone. “Pemex could not have developed (Trión) without the help of an experienced company like Woodside Energy.”
He emphasized that the nation’s subsoil wealth belongs to the country, but without capital and technology, it does not generate benefits.
“We have the deposit and the rights; the reserves belong to the country, and the subsoil belongs to the nation, but if we don’t develop it jointly with the necessary technology and capital, it doesn’t generate wealth for all Mexicans,” he explained.
Rodríguez Padilla stressed that “Pemex’s future is in Tamaulipas, and we will continue to work with you to foster the state’s growth.”
Source: oem
