Mexico's Historic Oilfield Auction Is a Bust in the First Round
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Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. and French oil giant Total SA opted out of Mexico’s historic oil auction because the fields are too small.
None of the 14 shallow-water prospects in the Gulf of Mexico holds more than 384 million barrels of crude, according to Mexico’s National Hydrocarbons Commission.