Out with NAFTA, in with the US/Mexico trade deal. The agreement reached last week between Washington and Mexico City appears to include a provision the US oil and gas industry saw as critical to protecting investments in the newly opened Mexican upstream.
Joshua Zive, a lawyer and trade expert at Bracewell, joined us to talk about the still-unfolding agreement, what it means in the context of the Mexican energy reforms, the striking absence of Canada, and the deal's chances in the US Congress.