But these two aims are also seen as important for another often-stated goal of national reform — which is to attract foreign oil companies to help Mexico access offshore hydrocarbons with capital, technology and know-how.

This means owners of offshore support vessels (OSVs) may have good reason to expect drastic improvements. The reason is that cleaning up business practices in Mexican offshore is not just a nice move that will benefit owners but it is also seen as one of the keys to attracting the blue-chip oil companies themselves.

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