Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday that the government is working to overturn an order from Texas Governor Greg Abbott to cut off gas exports.
On Thursday, Abbott directed natural gas producers to refrain from selling outside Texas until 21 February to divert supplies to power generators inside the state.
According to Reuters, natural gas supplies to Mexico from Texas were already interrupted by the severe cold weather since early this week. It resulted in millions without power in Mexico s industrial northern states, causing an estimated $2.7 billion in losses.
Mexico buys most of the gas produced in Texas, importing it via a network of cross-border pipelines. An Argus report said the order, once fully implemented, would deal a crippling blow to Mexico s industrial sector that relies on the U.S. gas supply.
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