Although the head of Mexico’s National Hydrocarbon Commission (CNH) tried to hide his disappointment Wednesday, after only two of 14 offshore oil and gas blocks were awarded in the historic Round One of six bidding rounds that will end the monopoly of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) over petroleum development in the country, a critic of the reform says the auction results don’t bode well for the future.
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