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MEXICO CITY, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has
authorized the purchase by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) of Royal
Dutch Shell's controlling interest in a Texas oil
refinery, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on
Wednesday.
Lopez Obrador told a regular news conference the U.S.
government had on Tuesday authorized Pemex's purchase of the
Deer Park refinery stake, saying: "It's very good news."
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard afterwards displayed
a letter showing that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the
United States (CFIUS) had concluded there were no unresolved
national security concerns regarding the deal.
Last week, Shell said the sale of its Deer Park stake to
Pemex was still pending CFIUS approval https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-new-delay-hits-royal-dutch-shells-sale-texas-refinery-mexicos-pemex-2021-12-16.
(Reporting by Dave Graham; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Chizu
Nomiyama)