Exhibit 23.4
August 27, 2010
Dr. Juan José Súarez Coppel
Director General
Petróleos Mexicanos
Avenida Marina Nacional No. 329
Colonia Petróleos Mexicanos C.P. 11311
México
Dear Dr. Súarez Coppel:
We hereby consent to all references to our firm as set forth in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4 filed by Petróleos Mexicanos, under the heading “Experts.” We reviewed the estimates of proved oil, condensate, natural gas, and oil equivalent reserves owned by the United Mexican States (“Mexico”) as of January 1, 2010, for 276 fields located onshore and offshore from Mexico in the Northern Region. These estimates were included in our report originally filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Petróleos Mexicanos for the year ended December 31, 2009, and were prepared in accordance with the reserves definitions of Rules 4-10(a) (1)-(32) of Regulation S-X of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P. |
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