The future of oil production in Mexico looks bleak, according to this article in the NYT. The U.S. link: "'As you lose Mexican oil, you lose a critical supply,' said Jeremy M. Martin, director of the energy program at the Institute of the Americas at the University of California, San Diego. 'It’s not just about energy security but national security, because our neighbor’s economic and political well-being is largely linked to its capacity to produce and export oil.'”