ABSTRACT
The expansion of the transport and distribution system after the oil industry was nationalized became of major importance in supplying Mexico's hydrocarbons and derivatives rapidly and efficiently. This chapter explains the period between nationalization and the mid-1970s and deals with the criteria, procedures, and external factors that provided a framework for the transport and distribution system's development and functioning. It presents an analysis of the policies and criteria followed in expanding this system, with special attention to the factors influencing its development. The expansion of the transport and distribution system after the oil industry was nationalized became of major importance in supplying Mexico's hydrocarbons and derivatives rapidly and efficiently. On certain occasions, though, oil exportation was hindered by the limitations in maritime infrastructure and storage capacity; nevertheless, new measures allowed Petroleos Mexicanos to overcome the obstacles. From 1967 to 1975 light-product storage capacity increased from 5.4 MB to 8.1 MB.
