Lopez Obrador Says He Would Ask Pena to Halt New Oil Contracts
- Reiterates promise to review older private oil contracts
- Would also halt the privatization of the electricity sector
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Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said if he wins the election in July, he will ask President Enrique Pena Nieto to stop awarding all new private oil contracts.
The candidate said he would ask Pena Nieto to stop auctions of new oil blocks and reiterated his promise to review contracts made under the Pena Nieto administration to ensure they complied with the law, according to audio of an event Sunday in Mexico City posted to his website.