Legal Consequences for the Mexican Energy Sector Due to COVID-19

Legal Consequences for the Mexican Energy Sector Due to COVID-19

May, 2020

Our Head Partner of our Energy Practice, Edmond Grieger, contributed to the American Bar Association's special edition, Legal Impact of COVID-19 in Mexico, with an important article: Legal Consequences for the Mexican Energy Sector Due to COVID-19.

In an effort to mitigate the effects of the pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, on March 31, 2020, Mexico's Ministry of Health issued a resolution ordering the suspension of all activities deemed non-essential (the "Suspension of Activities Order"). Subsequently, on April 21, 2020, the Suspension of Activities Order was amended to provide that the suspension of non-essential activities would last until May 30, 2020.