Mexico has a huge problem of fuel theft. And Colombia has some experience on that. In an interview with Mexican daily El Universal, Colombia’s Finance Minister Mauricio Cárdenas said Mexico’s state-owned oil company Pemex could learn how to combat fuel theft from its Colombian counterpart, Ecopetrol. Colombia had substantially reduced fuel theft, depriving criminal organizations of an important revenue stream. He claimed technological advancements helped authorities to detect theft more quickly, and also to build stronger and safer pipelines. “If you want to, you can do it. There’s a very productive and constant dialogue between Pemex and Ecopetrol, with lots of opportunities for joint operations between them,” said Cárdenas.
