The Dos Bocas refinery and the rehabilitation of the National Refining System boosted Pemex's production in 2025, covering 52.9% of the gasolinas commercialized and reducing imports to their lowest level in 16 years. For diesel, coverage reached 92% of domestic demand. This improvement marks the largest increase in four years for gasolinas and a decade for diesel.
In 2025, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) achieved a significant advance in fuel production, driven by the operation of the Dos Bocas refinery and the rehabilitation of the National Refining System (SNR). The company, led by Víctor Rodríguez Padilla, produced an average of 356.3 thousand barrels daily of gasolinas (magna and premium), a 22.7% increase from the previous year, the highest in the last four years. This allowed it to cover 52.9% of the gasolinas commercialized internally.
Dos Bocas was the main driver of this 'boom', rising from 3 thousand barrels daily in 2024 to 49.9 thousand in 2025, operating at 30% of its designed capacity of 170 thousand barrels daily. In December 2025, it reached 80 thousand barrels daily. Other refineries contributed with increases: Tula (30.9%), Minatitlán (4.2%), Salina Cruz (1.8%), and Salamanca (1.2%). Only Cadereyta (-4.8%) and Madero (-1.1%) recorded decreases.
For diesel, average production was 227.8 thousand barrels daily, a 26.6% growth and the highest level in a decade. Dos Bocas contributed 54 thousand barrels daily, 23.7% of the national total, operating at 45% of its 120 thousand barrel capacity. Diesel imports fell to 81.2 thousand barrels daily, the minimum since 2009.
Gasoline imports dropped to 337.3 thousand barrels daily, the lowest in 16 years, compared to 78.2% dependency in 2018. This resurgence impacts U.S. refineries, as Mexico is their largest buyer. According to U.S. Energy Information Administration data, Mexican imports of gasoline and diesel were 726 thousand barrels daily in October 2025.
