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What is PEMEX?

PEMEX or the acronym of PEtroleos MEXicanos, that is Mexican Oil, is the biggest and most important company of the Federal government. Expropiated by the Mexican government in 1938 with the money of the whole citizens, has been for longer the most important source of economical wealth for the country. Unfortunately due the vecinity with US, Mexico has no choice to become one of the most important supplier of that country. Mexico has been for longer the tempation of US for their wealthness of their natural resources, amomg them of course, the oil. Was during the presidency of Salinas de Gortari, one of the old regime, illegitimate president, who arised to the government after the "fall of the system" of the votes counting, when PEMEX again was opened to the foreign "investment", when instead of develop or strengthening of this resource, was sold very cheap with less added value in order to favor their friends, in and out of the country. Now, PEMEX tower, the