BajaNomad - ULSD in Mexico - 5 year extension granted

ULSD in Mexico - 5 year extension granted

bajaguy - 12-20-2019 at 05:52 PM

News regarding the availability of ULSD

"The Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) has voted in favor of postponing for five more years the implementation of a rule requiring Pemex to produce, distribute and sell ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) across the country."

"According to the CRE resolution, the state oil company can only continue marketing ULSD in the country’s three largest cities – Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey – and along the northern border."

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/extension-on-clean-diesel-e...

DawnPatrol - 12-20-2019 at 06:15 PM

And thats why I'm hanging onto Old Smokey, my 2006 diesel. Slurps up the LSD like a kitten drinking milk. purrs on it!

JZ - 12-20-2019 at 06:55 PM

ULSD is all over Baja Norte and Sur now.

My truck is 2015. It use to throw codes from non-ULSD. Hasn't for 2+ years.

[Edited on 12-21-2019 by JZ]

Hook - 12-20-2019 at 08:20 PM

Plenty of ULSD in Mexico. As usual, Pemex is behind the curve.

aburruss - 12-20-2019 at 09:43 PM

All I know is that I suck up the DEF *MUCH* quicker on my trips down in Baja Sur that I do in SoCal.

saltydoc - 12-21-2019 at 09:59 AM

Has anyone deleted their truck if it gets registered in Mexico?

LTO Dan - 2-21-2020 at 08:30 AM

Only one station in Loreto has fuel labeled Ultra Bajo Azufre, I brought some back and had it tested, it was 13 ppm and high quality. However I topped off in Mulege on my way down and while in Loreto went into Regen twice, almost back to back. I talked to a few station managers in San Quintin, none would tell me their diesel was low sulfur, the manager in El Rosario said their fuel was no longer low sulfur. The person at the Loreto station, who seemed to be most knowledgeable said Ensenada was ulsd and LaPaz south. One thing is for sure, the statement that all of Baja is ULSD is no longer true.

JZ - 2-21-2020 at 10:07 AM

Which station in Loreto?

David K - 2-21-2020 at 10:09 AM

Pemex Fuel sold at stations from Tijuana to El Rosario, L.A. Bay and Villa Jesus María all come from the same depot, at El Sauzal, just north of Ensenada.

The only manager at El Rosario Pemex is the owner, Antonio ('BajaCactus' here on Nomad) who speaks English. Is this who you talked to? Remember Low Sulfur is the older fuel... and Ultra Low Sulfur is the newer fuel. So, if you are told they no longer sell "Low Sulfur" then that means it is Ultra Low Sulfur.

mtgoat666 - 2-21-2020 at 10:48 AM

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Pemex Fuel sold at stations from Tijuana to El Rosario, L.A. Bay and Villa Jesus María all come from the same depot, at El Sauzal, just north of Ensenada.

perhaps this is true. perhaps not. things change. if i were operating a retail fuel station, i would buy from the the lowest price terminal/wholesaler...

also,... perhaps el sauzal wholesaler sells multiple types of diesel.

Hook - 2-21-2020 at 01:17 PM

Quote: Originally posted by LTO Dan

One thing is for sure, the statement that all of Baja is ULSD is no longer true.

Who made that statement?

It might be true that all PEMEX STATIONS in Baja dont have ULSD. But virtually all of the new foreign entries into Mexico do.

Hook - 2-21-2020 at 01:20 PM

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666

File this under the ever-expanding category of things in Mexico that the Goat is ignorant about.

If you run a Pemex station in Mexico, you're fuel is coming from Pemex. You don't really have much choice.

chippy - 2-21-2020 at 01:58 PM

Hooks spot on with that info. Same down here on the mainland. A few years ago when the Pemex station in SMA switched to Mobil I asked the owner about their diesel and was assured it was coming from refineries in Texas=ulsd.

David K - 2-21-2020 at 04:51 PM

SMA ?

del mar - 2-21-2020 at 05:16 PM

Quote: Originally posted by David K

SMA ?

san miguel de allende...

mtgoat666 - 2-21-2020 at 05:22 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Hook

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666

pemex has been selling space in their terminals and pipelines for other pertoleum companies to transport and store fuels.
with the opening of retail fuel sales in mexico, i think pemex is no longer the only transporter/distributor of fuels in mexico... local pemex stations appear to be locally owned/operated,... who knows if they are still bound to buy fuel only from pemex?