On July 20, 2022, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), announced that the United States had requested dispute settlement consultations with Mexico under Chapter 31 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), regarding certain measures implemented by the Mexican government in the energy sector, favoring Mexico’s state-owned electrical utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE for its acronym in Spanish), and state-owned oil and gas company Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX for its acronym in Spanish).