Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex; Mexico City; www.pemex.com) announced that Air Liquide México S.A. de R.L. de C.V. will supply hydrogen to the Miguel Hidalgo refinery in Tula, for the next 20 years.
According to the strategy described in its Business Plan, Pemex is taking full advantage of the opportunities provided by the Energy Reform by finalizing its first strategic alliance for one of the auxiliary services to refineries. Through this action, Petróleos Mexicanos will strengthen its operating performance and allocate more resources to those processes that are central to refining.
The alliance with Air Liquide México, a world leader in the production of industrial gases with presence in over 80 countries, will generate savings in excess of 30%. More importantly, this alliance will improve the reliability of the hydrogen supply, which in turn will reduce the number of unscheduled stops and increase the production of gasolines in the refinery.
According to the contract, Air Liquide will operate the existing plant and will invest in a second plant to supply the total required hydrogen for the expansion projects of the Tula refinery.
Wth this announcement, Pemex continues to become stronger to reach its financial and operating goals and continue to be Mexico’s flagship enterprise.