The winds of change that swept across Mexico a little over a year ago brought new opportunities and challenges. In this month's Offshore Connect, Dr. Ernesto Marcos Giacoman—founding partner of the Marcos y Asociados consulting firm and a former CFO of PEMEX—provides his views in this interview from October 2014 on the results of the Round Zero licensing round and insights on the country's upcoming Round One offering of over 160 lease blocks.