Mexico Reduces U.S. Gasoline Imports

Cutback comes as a government crackdown on fuel theft leads to shortages across the country

Robbie Whelan and

Rebecca Elliott

Jan. 11, 2019 6:30 p.m. ET

MEXICO CITY—Mexico has significantly reduced imports of U.S. gasoline since President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office Dec. 1, as a government crackdown on fuel theft has jammed up distribution and caused widespread gasoline shortages.

Seaborne gasoline imports from the U.S. Gulf Coast have averaged about 350,000 barrels a day under Mr. López Obrador, a 28% decline from December 2017 and January 2018, according to research firm ClipperData.

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