Mexico certifies bidders for December deep water oil auctions

Mexico's oil regulator announced on Monday a final list of 16 oil companies representing a dozen countries that have pre-qualified to bid on the country's first-ever deep water oil auctions set for December 5. The highly anticipated tenders include an auction to pick a partner for Mexican national oil company Pemex to develop its promising Trion field, as well as ten separate deep water fields, including four clustered around Trion just south of Mexico's maritime border with the US.