Pemex Opens First U.S. Station

Pemex opens station in Houston.

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Shell Oil / Pemex joint venture refinery

Deer Park, TX

A suburb of Houston

Most gasolineras down here have spotless restrooms that have that "disinfectant smell". Stainless steel, tile, sensor sink faucets, giant roll TP dispensers, and some even have electric hand dryers. The bad-old-days are history.

Pemex disclosed information a couple of months ago that a full FIFTY PERCENT of their gasoline sales stock is imported (refined in the USA and Japan). But 90+% of diesel sales are Mexican refined. Even MARINE DIESEL which the motoring public cannot buy and costs 50% of gasolinera diesel. It's the old, yellow, 900PPM thick stuff that I used to label as Diesel No 2-1/2. Fabulous fuel mileage.

I have the following questions. If we are to have that Pemex feel to the US locations??
Will they have a lady outside the bathrooms who collects 5 pesos and gives you 2 squares of TP?

Will there be only cold water and just a trickle?

Will the bathrooms be dirty and have that sewer smell?

If the answers to the above are no then they will be just like all the US stations.

Moisheh

rocmoc wrote:
IMHO, Pemex should not be allowed to open Gas Stations in USA until they open their market to the outside. Fair is Fair!

rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

Privatization is underway and going well. Foreign companies are investing billions in natural gas pipelines, technologies and exploration.

Mexican gas stations, which are all franchised operations, now have the option to vary their fuel prices by a short centavo range that will soon open even more making fuel prices more competative in Mexico.

These are all baby steps in the process of privatization. Opening up stations in the U.S. market is sure to bring more reforms.

IMHO, Pemex should not be allowed to open Gas Stations in USA until they open their market to the outside. Fair is Fair!

rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

Maybe now the price of fuel in Mexico will be at the same price as the USA, the most expensive part of the trip to Mexico was the fuel not even the hotel room for brother in law the campground and the meals came close to the cost of the fuel.

navegator