Office of Global Initiatives

United States/ Mexico Relations

Eagle Ford Shale / Cuenca Burgos 2014

The Binational Center is a leader in promoting research and disseminating scientific studies on the local phenomenon of oil and gas extraction that is impacting the world, known as Eagle Ford Shale. We have participated in various events and conferences to share this information and provide opportunities for our region. Please see below for more details on our events, conferences, and presentations.

January 29, 2014 - Eagle Ford Consortium Meeting

This was the first Eagle Ford Consortium Meeting in Laredo. At this event, the new Binational Committee of the Eagle Ford Shale Consortium was introduced. The mission of this new committee is to assist US and Mexico business, government, institutions, and universities in their endeavors to engage in bi-national commerce related to the oil and gas industry for the mutual benefit of each country and its citizens. Some of the presenters at the event were AMESPAC Director Antonio Juárez, CNH Commissioner Guillermo Dominguez, Mexico City Attorney Javier Zenteno of Zenteno-Lira Mora Abogados, and Mexico City Attorney Juan Carlos Solis of Solis Mendoza Abogados. Please see list below for their presentations, and click here to see the agenda for the day.

• "Mexican Oil & Gas Industry Investment Opportunities Post Reform" by Lic. Antonio Juárez of AMESPAC (Asociación Mexicana de Empresas de Servicios Petroleros)
• "Shale Gas in México" by Dr. Guillermo Dominguez-Vargas of CNH (Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos)
• "Análisis de la Reforma Constitucional en Materia de Energía. Siguientes Pasos: Leyes Secundarias, Normatividad y Contratos" by Lic. Javier Zenteno Barrios of Zenteno - Lira Mora Abogados
• "Energy Reform in Mexico: Impact on Foreign Investors" by Lic. Juan Carlos Solis of Solis Mendoza Abogados.

April 22-23, 2014 - Eagle Ford Consortium Conference: Driving the 21st Century Texas Economy: Sustainable Oil & Gas Communities

Presentations from panel: Shale Regions: The Mexican Shale in "Play!"- Moderator- Maria Eugenia Calderon-Porter

• "Mexican Energy Sector, Investment Opportunities Post Reform" by Lic. Antonio Juárez, Director, AMESPAC (Asociación Mexicana de Empresas de Servicios Petroleros)
• "Energy Reform: Challenges and Opportunities" by Dr. Rogelio Montemayor Seguy, Director, Cluster Minero-Petrolero de Coahuila, A.C.

May 22-23, 2014 - Texas International Energy Summit 2014: Chapter Laredo

Texas Energy Summit, on its chapter Laredo Energy, will be the first international gathering point in which professionals, entrepreneurs and authorities will participate with informative conferences and an Expo (& Trade Show). In this symposium panelists will analyze investment opportunities, the supply chain, and all the ongoing aspects of Mexico’s Energy Reform.

Texas Energy
Summit

Laredo Energy Chapter
Mayo 22 - 23, 2014
Laredo, Texas

• Presentations:"Energy Reform in Mexico: Secondary Legislation" by Dr. Guillermo C. Domínguez Vargas, Commissioner, Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH).
  • "Zonas Especiales de Desarrollo Económico en El Ecuador" by Dr. Marcos Guayasamín, Presidente & CEO, EJAL Consultoría Integral.
  • "Mexico: An Important Global Actor" by Julio Carlos Marrón recamier, Consejero Comercial de ProMéxico en Houston.
  • "Mexico Stands to Benefit from Reforms and Navigate Fed's Tapering with Relative Ease" by Jesús Cañas, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
  • "Mexico's Economy and Energy Situation" by Jonathan Ruiz Torre, El Financiero.
  • "Reforma Energética Legislación Secundaria" by Juan Acra, Presidente de la Comisión de Energía, COPARMEX Nacional.
  • "La Reforma Mexicana en materia de Energía Marco Constitucional Iniciativas de Leyes Secundarias" by Javier Zenteno Barrios, Socio, Zenteno-Lira Mora Abogados.
  • "Challenges and Strategic Services" by Dr. Rogelio Montemayor Seguy, Cluster Minero-Petrolero de Coahuila, A.C.
  • "Mexico Proposed Reforms for the O&G Industry" by Antonio Juárez, Director, Asociación Mexicana de Empresas de Servicios Petroleros, A.C. (AMESPAC).
  • "Presente y Futuro del Proyecto Burgos: Activo Integral Burgos" Mexico's Economy and Energy Situation" by Ricardo Martínez Sierra, Activo Integral Burgos, Pemex Exploration and Production.
  • "The Hydrocarbon Hat Trick: How Eagle Ford is impacting Texas" by Jesse Thompson, Regional Business Economist, The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch.
  • "The Changing Business Environment" by Leodoro Martínez, Jr., Chairman, Eagle Ford Consortium.
  • "Cotulla: A Case Study on Sustainable Growth" by Larry Dovalina, City Manger, Cotulla.
  • "How to Become a Stakeholder in the Port of Corpus Christi?" by Ruben Medina, Director of Business Development, Port of Corpus Christi.

June 11, 2014 - The Rotarians Meeting, Laredo, Texas

• Presentation:
  • "Texas Eagle Ford Shale / Cuenca Burgos", by Maria Eugenia Calderón-Porter, Assistant Vice President for Global Initiatives, Texas A&M International Univesity.

August 7-9, 2014 - Congreso de Política y Derecho Energético

Poster for Congreso de Politica y Derecho Energetico UANL

• Presentations:
  • "Desarrollo de la Cuenca Eagle Ford Shale y su Impacto en México con la Reforma Energética", by Maria Eugenia Calderón-Porter, Assistant Vice President for Global Initiatives, Texas A&M International Univesity.

Presentación del Proyecto de Desarrollo de la Cuenca de Burgos
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México
August 29, 2014

• Presentations:
  • "Cuenca de Burgos" by Ing. Rodrigo Alpízar Vallejo, National President- Camara Nacional de la Industria de la Transformación (CANACINTRA).
  • "Presentación del Proyecto de Desarrollo de la Cuenca de Burgos, Exposición de Motivos" by Maria Eugenia Calderón-Porter, Assistant Vice President for Global Initiatives, Texas A&M International Univesity.
  • "Retos y Oportunidades de la Reforma Energética" by Lic. Marta Laura Carranza, Clúster Minero Petrolero de Coahuila, A.C.

September 10-11, 2014- 21st Annual Logistics and Manufacturing Symposium: Logistics, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas Emerging Market Opportunities on the Border and Beyond.

Laredo Development Foundation

The business authority for economic and industrial development in the Port of Laredo

• Presentations:
  • "Review of Reforms / Burgos Basin: Jiménez, Coahuila, México, New Boom Town", by Maria Eugenia Calderón-Porter, Assistant Vice President for Global Initiatives, Texas A&M International Univesity.

October 2, 2014 - 3er. Ciclo de Conferencias de la Cátedra Gustavo Aguirre Benavides

• Presentations:
  • "Eagle Ford y el Medio Ambiente: Beneficios y Retos", by Maria Eugenia Calderón-Porter, Assistant Vice President for Global Initiatives, Texas A&M International Univesity.

October 8-10, 2014 - 16TH NORTH AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION CONFERENCE: CONAHEC 20TH ANNIVERSARY, THE NEXT 20: PATHWAYS, PARTNERSHIPS, PARADIGMS.

CONAHEC - Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration

• Presentation:
  • "Case History: Texas Eagle Ford / Burgos Basin Inerantional Workforce Challenges", by Maria Eugenia Calderón-Porter, Assistant Vice President for Global Initiatives, Texas A&M International Univesity.

October 15-17, 2014 - Border Energy Forum XXI, Monterrey, Nuevo León

Border Energy Forum XXI

October 15-17, 2014
15-17 de octubre de 2014
Monterrey, Nuevo, León

• Presentations:
  • Jobs and Education Panel: Maria Eugenia Calderón-Porter, Assistant Vice President for Global Initiatives, Texas A&M International Univesity.

October 22-24, 2014 - 7a Reunión Nacional de Vinculación de la ANUIES: "Sumar para Transformar: IES, Empresa y Sociedad"

Sumar Para Transformar: IES, Empresa Y Sociedad
7a Reunión Nacional de Vinculación de la Anuies

• Presentation:
  • "Bilingual, Bicultural, Binational Student", by Maria Eugenia Calderón-Porter, Assistant Vice President for Global Initiatives, Texas A&M International Univesity.

October 27-28, 2014 - Future of the Region South Texas, Bi-Annual Conference 2014

• Presentations:
  • "Border Issues-Prosperity in an International Oil & Gas Region: Future of the Region South Texas".

November 5-6, 2014, 2nd Annual Eagle Ford & Burgos Basin Cross-Border Development Summit

2^nd Annual
Eagle Ford & Burgos Basin
Cross-Border Development Summit

• Presentations:
  • "Oilfield Logistics & Supply Chain: What's Currently Available and What's Needed?", by Alaster Love, Transplace.
  • "Trends in Energy Financing and the Effects of The Reform", by Beatriz Camarena Maney, OFSCap.
  • Presentation of the Office of Global Initiatives, Texas A&M International University, by Maria Eugenia Calderón-Porter, Assistant Vice President for Global Initiatives, Texas A&M International Univesity.
  • "Drilling in Arid Regions: Water Lessons Learned from the Eagle Ford", by Carl Vavra, Frank Platt & David B. Burnett, Global Petroleum Research Institute, Texas A&M University.
  • "Mexican Oil and Gas Reform: New Opportunities for Cross-Border Development of Shale Oil and Gas", by Dr. Duncan Wood, Director, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
  • "Crossing the Border: Current Challenges and Best Practices", by Ernesto Velarde Danache, EVD Mexican & International Lawyers.
  • "A Case Study into the Successful Evaluation and Completion Non-conventional Wells in Mexico", by Jorge Viamontes, PhD, VP Reservoir Intelligence, NUTECH.
  • "Midstream gas opportunities", by José María Lujambio I., Cacheaux Cavazos & Newton, Attorneys.
  • "On the Ground in Mexico", by K. Alan Russell, President & CEO TECMA.
  • "Exploring Opportunities Together", by Nelson H. Balido, Chariman and CEO, Energy Council of the Americas.
  • "Non-Technical Risks in the E&P Sector in Mexico", by Nicolas Borda, GT GreenbergTraurig.
  • "Experiencia de Diavaz como potenciador del crecimiento en el sector energético: 10 años de éxito en la Cuenca de Burgos", by Ing. Oscar Vázquez, GRUPO DIAVAZ.
  • "Trends in U.S. Shale Completions", by Rob Fulks, Director Strategic Marketing-Pressure Pumping, Weatherford.
  • "Developing Realistic Exploration Cost Models To Support Large Scale Exploration in Frontier Markets", by Steven Ilkay, Managing Director, Angle Capital.
  • "Eagle Ford Expansions: The Latest Developments on the Play", by Thomas Tunstall, Ph.D. & Javier Oyakawa, M.A., M.Sc., Institute for Economic Development, The University of Texas at San Antonio.

November 10-12, 2014 Convención Nacional Geológica: "Las geociencias, base del desarrollo económico global".

Convención Geológica
2014 | 10-12 de noviembre

• Presentations:
  • "Memorias Expo Foro Energía 2014", by Cluster Minero Petrolero de Coahuila, A.C.
  • "La Reforma Energética: El nuevo modelo energético de todos los mexicanos", by Senador David Penchyna.
  • "¿Cómo podemos aprovechar las oportunidades que ofrece la industria de hidrocarubros no convencionales?", by Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo.
  • "The Changing Business Environment", by Leodoro Martínez, Jr. MRGDC Ececutive Director & Chairman Eagle Ford Consortium.
  • "¿Cómo aprovechar las oportunidades que ofrece la industria de hidrocarburosno convencionales?", by Peñoles.
  • "Los Pasos que Siguen. Construyendo factores de éxito.", by Cluster Minero Petrolero de Coahuila, A.C.
  • "Los Pasos que Siguen: Preparándonos para el Exito.", by Secretaría de Desarrollo Agrario, Territorial y Urbano (SEDATU).
  • "La Reforma al Sector de la Energía en México (2013-2014)." by Zenteno-Lira Mora Abogados.
  • "Centers of Influence", by Maria Eugenia Calderón-Porter, Assistant Vice President for Global Initiatives, Texas A&M International Univesity.
  • "Implementación de los mandatos derivados de la Legislación Secundaria de la Reforma Energética", by Secretaría de Economía.
  • "Financiamiento a Proyectos de Energías Renovables", by Nacional Financiera.
  • "Formación de Recursos Humanos para la Industria Energética", by Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila.
  • "Programa de Formación y Conversión de Profesionales para la rEforma Energética", by Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.
  • "Formación de Recursos Humanos para la Industria Energética", by Secretaría de Energía.
  • "Fuerza Laboral / Mano de Obra: Energía y el Petróleo en Eagle Ford Shale", by Alamo Colleges.