Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Pemex's results as of March 31st, 2024. Conference call hosted by Carlos Cortez, Acting Chief Financial Officer, Angel Cid, General Director at Pemex Exploration and Production, and Reinaldo Wences, Deputy Director of Evaluation and Regulatory Compliance at Pemex Industrial Transformation. There's a support presentation for this conference. The link is available at Pemex's webpage, www.pemex.com/en, in the Financial Information category within the Investors section. At this time, all participants have been placed on the listen-only mode. The floor will be open for questions following this presentation. Questions may be asked by phone, and webcast. It is now my pleasure to introduce Cristina Arista, Head of Investor Relations Office. You may begin. Thank you. Good morning and welcome to this call to present the financial and operational results for the first quarter of 2024. Before we start, we would like to remind our listeners that that our comments during this conference call may include forward-looking statements. Listeners are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and to review the cautionary notes that appear in the final pages of our earnings report. This is published in the Investor Relations section of Pemex's website. For this conference call and its supporting documentation, quarterly variations are computed as compared to the same quarter of the previous year, unless it is otherwise specified. Thank you for your participation and welcome. Now I give the floor to our Chief Financial Officer, Carlos Cortez González. Hi, everyone. Hoping you are having a good day. Well, today, as we are disclosing the results of our management at the end of the first quarter of 2024, on behalf of all of us who collaborate at Petróleos Mexicanos, I thank the audience for their interest. We are beginning the last year of our administration, and for us, it is very important to continue with the efforts that will not only maintain but also consolidate as part of our sustainable growth the management strategy of Mexico's oil wealth. Well, the general lines on which we have worked in these years have achieved, among other many other advances, to maintain the replenishment of hydrocarbon reserves above 100%, stabilize the production of liquids with the contribution of new developments and in land areas and shallow waters, to execute an ambitious plant rehabilitation program in our refineries to increase the volume of crude oil processing in Pemex assets, increase fuel's production in line with the energy self-sufficiency strategy, have a greater participation in the fuel's market in Mexico with competitive commercial practices, rehabilitate our plants to resume fertilizer production in support for the Mexican countryside, and strengthen the financial position of the company, reducing the balance of our financial debt. Well, since this administration began, the operational and financial condition that prevailed in this important state-productive company was clear. Due to its high relevance in the development of the country, there was never any doubt about the need to take action to rescue Pemex from the condition in which we found it. For this reason, as we have been commenting on previous reports, Pemex has had unprecedented support from the federal government to face the challenges involved in reversing the condition of deterioration in its performance and resuming a path of growth. The support mechanisms have been diverse, from direct cash contribution and tax and regulatory benefits to agreements with other instances of the public administration to make our operation more efficient. Also, the convenience of maintaining the support could be debated. It is necessary to insist that the contribution that Pemex makes to the federal government via tax and duty payments far exceeds the amount of the support received. The improvement in the operational and financial conditions that has been achieved will make it possible to further enhance the payment of taxes and duties in the short and medium term, for the benefit of Mexico, since the conditions are established so that that the taxable base—this is the hydrocarbon production—is stable and valuable. Therefore, we reiterate that, given the results achieved, it is evident that it is advisable to continue strengthening Pemex financially, to the extent that its conditions require. This will also allow Pemex to continue advancing its responsible management of its market debt, to continue reducing the balance, and with it, the financial costs. Continuing with the inertia of 2023, the first quarter of 2024 shows good results, both in our substantive activities and the results of our financial management. Next, I will make a brief description of the main results achieved in the period January-March 2024. Regarding our operational performance, to counteract the accelerated pace of the decline of our mature fields, the hydrocarbon exploitation strategy has focused on areas with the greatest productive and economic potential. In addition to this, operational excellence practices have been implemented that have impact on the reduction in drilling times, adaptation of infrastructure for production management, early development of land-based and marine fields, well maintenance and stimulation management. All of this has allowed us the incorporation of 47 new developments, 27 marine and 20 land-based, with which the declining rate of our hydrocarbon extraction was not only stabilized but also changed its profile. Today, 1/3 of our production comes from fields incorporated into this administration. Compared to the first quarter of 2023, the production of liquids in these new fields increased from 529,000 to 558,000 barrels per day. This is an increase of 29,000 barrels. In the first quarter of 2024, the total production of liquid hydrocarbons, including the contribution of our partners, averaged 1.8 million barrels per day, a situation that was affected by the weather conditions prevailing in the Gulf of Mexico and which affected operational continuity in sea-based facilities. Later, our Pemex operational production team will provide more details on this. What should be highlighted is that, currently, Pemex's contribution to the national oil production is 97%, and in terms of natural gas, it is 98% of the total. Proof of the relevance of this company in the generation of oil income for the Mexican state. Regarding our refining strategy, there are also good news. Throughout these six years, significant investments have been dedicated to the rehabilitation of plants in the refineries to increase and optimize the crude oil process in the national refining system so that a greater margin can be captured. This has allowed us to revalue our assets and get them ready to launch a more efficient process, which will be enhanced with the greater conversion that will be provided by the coking plants being built at the Miguel Hidalgo Refinery in Tula and Antonio Dovalí Jaime in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca. And with these works, the residuals from the refining process, for example, fuel oil, will be maximized, and there will be a greater supply of fuels for transportation that is gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. I also want to highlight the performance of our refinery in Deer Park, which recorded a positive net results of $179 million in the first quarter of 2024, a gross EBITDA of $239 million, in addition to the fact that it continues to operate without financial debt. In operational terms, the crude oil processed during the first quarter was 264,000 barrels per day. This is 5,000 barrels above the annual average for all 2023. In terms of fuel products production, 13,000 barrels per day additionally to the average from the previous year were obtained to reach a total of 252,000 barrels per day. Considering the performance of the first quarter of 2024, the total processed in Pemex assets amounted to 1.2 million barrels per day, a figure higher than the average observed throughout 2023. In the case of the six refineries of the national system—this is in Mexico—today, there are better conditions so that averages above 1 million barrels are sustained, a situation that has not been achieved for eight years. The average crude oil process in March was 1,000,000 barrels per day, 1,060,000 barrels per day. And to conclude this section, just comment that the integration work of the plants of the new Olmeca Refinery continues, and it is estimated that, at a limited scale, production of regular gasoline will begin in May and during the summer, once progress is made in the infrastructure for the removal of products and the supply of auxiliary services, for continuous operation is ensured. Also, we will start the production of commercial quality distillates. We are getting closer to stop the foreign dependence gap in fuel in terms of fuel, thus fulfilling the self-sufficiency strategy to greater national production. Comparing against 2023, during the first quarter of 2024, we increased the supply of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel for more than 140,000 barrels per day, and compared to the situation prevailing in 2018, the supply grew by 125%. This greater availability of oil products has allowed Pemex, coupled with the new commercial strategy based on improving the quality of our service to customers, competitive prices, and providing opportunity to recover a significant volume of customers, and therefore, we increased our participation in the national fuels market. This leadership is reflected in increases in Pemex market shares compared to the previous year. Based on information from the Ministry of Energy, during 2024, higher benchmarks were recorded compared to those in 2023 in the main fields—this is gasoline, diesel, and liquid fuel and GLP. In the case of jet fuel, practically, Pemex covers the 100% of the market. Regarding the number of service stations with Pemex franchise, from March 2023 to March 2024, 222 new Pemex-branded gas stations were incorporated, to a total of 7,252 stations in the network. There are now 20 months of consecutive growth in new openings, proof that the commercial strategy is attractive. This greater supply of fuels at competitive prices results in benefits as economic activity is promoted and individual consumer spending is also protected. Let's now talk about our financial performance. Regarding our consolidated results, we highlight that in the period between January 1st and March 31st, we achieved a positive operating performance of MXN 36 billion, a positive operating income of MXN 36 billion, and discounting financial costs, exchange variation, and tax payments, the consolidated net results amounted to MXN 5 billion. Likewise, as I will comment later, Pemex continues to generate value because in the first quarter of 2024, we achieved a solid generation of EBITDA with a margin of 23%, one of the highest in the industry. Regarding the balance sheet as of March 31st, it stands at a total of $101 billion, implying a reduction of $5 billion compared to that registered as of December 31st, 2023. As we have been comparing on previous occasions, if we do not consider the component that corresponds to the liability relief of the credit titles received from the federal government due to the decrease in our labor liabilities, the balance amounts to $98 billion, representing a reduction of $8 billion compared to the balance recorded at the beginning of this administration in 2018. In summary, Pemex's operational and financial performance has another side. With these results, it is confirmed that good decisions have been made in the management of oil wealth and that the support and coordination with the federal government, despite criticism, have been worth it. Now, I will comment on our sustainability agenda. Convinced of the usefulness of having an integrated map of our environmental, social, and governance efforts, where current conditions, goals, and prospective aspirations are related, last year, we began the integration of our sustainability plan which was formalized and disclosed last March. However, it must be noted that attention to sustainability issues has not been unknown to Pemex in the past. Both, due to the nature of being an oil and gas company, as well as the condition of being property of the Mexican state, in our vocation, we have always had this valued within the highest priority. Below, I will elaborate on the elements of our sustainability plan. Regarding the environmental component, we begin by recognizing the relevance of preserving our natural environment. At Pemex, we are committed to reducing our environmental footprint through efficient practices and sustainable technologies in all our operations. The goals and initiatives we propose focus on minimizing our impact in and preserving the health of our planet for future generations. Regarding to our social impact, we affirm our vocation to serve the communities where we work and live, and therefore, we are committed to strengthening social infrastructure, promoting local economic development, as well as warranting the safety and well-being of our employees and the communities where we have a presence. Also, to achieve this commitment, effective governance founded on a strong culture of legal compliance and corporate ethics is also crucial. At Pemex, we strive to maintain the highest ethical standards in all of our operations. Our commitment in this regard is reflected in accountability and transparency in decision-making. In short, our sustainability plan, through the subscription of goals and aspirations, represents our roadmap towards a more prosperous future. Throughout this trajectory throughout this path, we will seek not only to compromise the resources for future generations, as well as warranty ethical and fair conduct, which has a positive impact on the individuals and companies with whom we maintain a relationship. Today, we can say that Pemex has already taken great, great steps in addressing these issues. I'm going to continue presenting some messages that, from our point of view, are relevant to explain the results of this first quarter, as well as to be taken into account in the perspective for the rest of the year. I initially highlight the national sales of gasoline and diesel, which, since the beginning of the year, have presented a growing profile. This is a result of attractive commercial practices, as already mentioned, but also due to the dynamism of the economy. For these two fields, gasoline and diesel, in March 2024, Pemex already sells a total of 953,000 barrels per day. If we consider jet fuel, the total sales volume of transportation fuels will be 1,050,000 barrels per day. As part of the strengthening of the domestic market, the share of national sales of oil and gas products in relation to Pemex total income has increased in recent months. During the first quarter of 2024, the share of national sales was 75.6% of Pemex total revenue, representing an increase of almost 5 percentage points compared to the 2023 average. This condition, combined with the fuel price policy applied in Mexico, allows for a stable source of liquidity, a situation that allows also, to planning our cash flows, in a very good way. Additionally, as this greater participation is supported in national production, the result is that the refining margins is generated in Mexico and remains in Mexico. In the next slide, we present in detail our income statement for the first quarter of 2024, which reflects as I have said, a positive operating income of MXN 36.4 billion. Incorporating the financial cost and the exchange profits, the return, before taxes is, MXN 36.6 billion, and after taxes, a consolidated net income of MXN 4.6 billion is obtained. Here, it should be noted that in the integration of the net consolidated income, the participation of non-monetary items that do not imply cash flows stands out. Well, in terms of profitability, the first quarter of 2024 delivered solid EBITDA generation. In gross terms, MXN 94 billion were obtained, a figure that is higher than that recorded in the previous three quarters, but MXN 24 billion lower than that observed in the first quarter of 2023, basically due to the volume effect on crude oil exports. Measured as a percentage of sales, the EBITDA margin of the quarter was 23%, which also presented an improvement compared to the previous quarters, was 5 percentage points below that obtained in the same period of the previous year. This EBITDA margin of 23%, when compared with other similar companies in the industry and based on public information, places Pemex in the third place in a sample of the 10 most relevant peers. Likewise, this benchmark is practically in line with the average margin of the sector according to the sample described. What about our CapEx evolution? Well, here we show our CapEx evolution in 2024. We are projecting to continue the constant growth trend that began in 2019 and has been maintained until 2023. Throughout these years, 2024, Pemex CapEx spending is expected to reach MXN 222 billion. In the first quarter, MXN 51 billion were already recorded. That is 23% of the total amount of the year. In line with the trends that have been reported in previous reports, 85% was carried out in hydrocarbon exploration and production activities, 12% in downstream activities, and 3% in product storage and distribution projects, as well as in transversal activities provided by Pemex Corporate, such as medical services and information technologies. Likewise, in accordance with the current project taxonomy to identify concepts of the sustainability agenda, within our budget, which allows, well, segregating resources associated with environmental risks, transversal risk of climate change and energy transition, use of gas and critical risks, environmental and industrial safety components, we identify expenses that together add up more than MXN 2 billion during the period January to March 2024. Payments to our suppliers and contractors. Well, keeping in mind that the impact on regional economies of the dispersion of resources to our suppliers and contractors, in this first quarter of 2024, we have resumed the pace of our payment. Either with direct flows, factoring on, and other structures, we are now settling debt to companies that provide goods and services to Pemex. In this year of closure of the administration, the strategy is to close the gaps and achieve regularity in the attention of our due debts. And for this purpose, more than MXN 95 billion have been allocated during the first quarter, which do not consider payments to subsidiaries of the Pemex group or other entities of the federal government. It is not the subject of this report, but the process for the dispersion on April is already being executed, and there is significant progress for the May program, and both events consider relevant amounts, which are above the average observed in recent months. Let's talk about our crude oil and frac spread hedges. Well, based on the market conditions and the available budget, a Pemex oil hedging strategy for 2024 protects around 16% of the total estimated exposure in oil. As last years, the strategy of purchasing monthly put spread is maintained, which provides protection against falls in price of the Mexican crude oil mix of up to $5 below the level established in the income law, of the income federation law, by 2024. This is $56.7 per barrel. Now, during this first quarter, our oil hedge paid Pemex $8.8 million. Also, as in 2023, Pemex also implemented a strategy to protect its flows against variation in the diesel frac spread, and now we are incorporating the gasoline frac spread. With this and given the market condition around 0.00% and 2% respectively, this is diesel and gasoline, of the target volume authorized to be covered were protected. In line with the previous year execution, monthly settled fixed flows in price swaps were contracted at an average frac fixed level of $40 and $30 per barrel for diesel and gasoline, respectively. So far in this first quarter, the coverage of the diesel frac spread generated a net benefit for Pemex of almost $1 million. I will now elaborate on some components of our sustainability agenda in detail. In principle, I will only briefly reiterate that what I already mentioned at the beginning of my intervention, in the sense that Pemex's sustainability plan has been already approved by the board of directors last March, and it is already available on our website in Spanish and English versions. And recognizing the responsibility that our investor and stakeholders expect from Pemex in ESG issues, we are certain that the disclosure of this plan will be the first step to evolve a business model that will not only bring financial advantages, but also promote well-being of people and the planet. Regarding our key performance indicators, I will begin commenting on those corresponding to the environmental protection, comparing the results achieved in the first quarter of 2024 in relation, compared to that in 2023. In the case of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, a decrease of 7% was recorded, explained by the greater infrastructure to increase the management and use of gas. Regarding sulfur oxide emissions, there is an increase of 8.5% due to an increase in acid gas sent to combustion. In the case of the water reuse, the index increased 5.6% since the Madero and Cadereyta wastewater treatment plants came into operation. Regarding the efforts to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, in the graph above, we see the evolution since 2021. Comparing the first quarter of 2024 against that of 2023, a reduction of 7% is observed, which is equivalent to 1.1 million tons of CO2 equivalent. In parallel, it is observed that in the period January to March 2024, an average of 96% was recorded in the gas utilization rate at the Pemex Exploration and Production facilities, which means an improvement of 1% compared to the same period from the previous year. And finally, regarding our key safety performance indicators, both the severity and frequency indices present a better performance compared to the first quarter of 2023 as a result of the initiatives implemented to strengthen the performance of the Pemex occupational health and safety systems. Regarding our social responsibility, during the first quarter of 2024, Pemex made social investments 61% higher than the same period of 2023, identifying expenditures of MXN 388 million. These actions and investments executed are linked to the goals of the 2030 objectives of the sustainable development of the United Nations, so Pemex reaffirms the commitment to promote the development of the communities where we maintain a presence. Now, let's review Pemex debt and financial strategy and financing strategies. Here, we present the debt maturities profile without considering accrued interest. As of March 31st, maturities of $6.3 billion are identified for 2024, which will be covered with government support under established mechanisms, in particular, the budget line of MXN 145 billion approved in the federal budget to be contributed to Pemex, to strengthen our financial position. And to this end, a contribution schedule is harmonized with the debt maturity profile has been established with Hacienda. Also, we could refinance; we are refinancing our bank maturities, and only if necessary, we will go to alternative sources of financing. Regarding our public debt, for reference, the net debt ceiling approved by the Congress for Pemex in 2024 is equivalent to MXN 208 billion. As has been observed in recent years with the responsible debt management strategy and the support of the federal government, it will not be intended to consume the authorizing ceiling. Rather, we will seek to continue the trajectory of net debt reduction that has been observed in recent years in terms of public debt. Finally, I should note that the accumulated debt balance as of March 31st is $101 billion, which represents an increase of almost $5 billion compared to that reported at the end of 2023. Well, with this, I conclude my speech, but not before thanking again the audience's interest in knowing the results of our management and with the commitment that at Pemex, we will continue to contribute all our efforts to consolidate everything we have achieved. As we have been disclosing, unlike almost six years ago, today we have a company where the vast majority of the relevant performance indicators reflect a change in direction. Likewise, we maintain close coordination with the federal government to ensure the best conditions in the execution of our substantive activities. I reiterate the message that the results of Pemex management, both operationally and corporatively, provide serious, clear, and forceful elements to conclude that today, the company has another phase. The trend of our operating indicators with a decreasing profile was reversed to now resume a stabilization and growing path. In terms of corporate management, the results in financial, administrative, and legal matters show very good results. Today, we no longer have the same Pemex as six years ago. Today, we have a strengthened company with good prospects and, very important, with a roadmap to address the most relevant aspect of current business ethics. This is sustainability. Thanks for your time. And next, the Pemex Exploration and Production team led by Mr. Angel Cid, we continue with the presentation of the operational performance of the upstream activities. Thank you again. Thank you, Carlos. Thank you very much, and good morning to everyone. The presentation of Pemex Exploration and Production operating result is divided into three sections. In the first part, I will talk about the performance in the production of liquid hydrocarbons that is crude oil and condensate extraction, including the production of our partners. In the second section, I will show the performance of natural gas production. In the third section, I will present the production progress in the new fields project. In line with the 2023-2027 business plan, Pemex Exploration and Production continues to focus on areas with the greatest productive and economic potential. The current strategy prioritizes exploration in onshore and shallow water areas. In addition, accelerated development of the new fields continues. The early incorporation of production from explorative wells is maintained. Likewise, the time to bring newly discovered fields into production has been reduced. The focus continues to be on well maintenance to sustain base production in operating fields, as well as immediate attention to operational problems. Thus, the action allowed us to reach a volume of 1,820,000 barrels per day in the first quarter of 2024. Liquid production performance. Liquid hydrocarbons production, including production for our partners, in the first quarter of 2024, averaged 1,820,000 barrels per day, which represents a decrease of 53,000 barrels per day with respect to the first quarter of the last year. The reason for not being able to compensate this decrease is due to a greater natural decline in high productivity fields, [audio distortion], Quesqui, and Tupilco Profundo, to operational problems in the drilling of highly complex deep wells, and to the increase in the adverse weather conditions, which affected the continuity of operation in offshore facilities. It is worth noting that during this period, an increase of 29,000 barrels per day in liquid production was achieved through the implementation of the newes t, of the new fields strategy. This was driven by the completion of 11 wells in the Tupilco Profundo, Quesqui, Ixachi, Mulach, Cheek, Cibix, Camatl, and Tentok fields, which partially observed the production decline. Regarding the quality of the hydrocarbons produced, the participation of the light crude has increased to 47% of the total production in the fourth quarter, mainly due to the contribution of the new fields strategy. Most of these are producers of this type of hydrocarbons. Regarding the location of production, 65% come from shallow water fields, while the remaining 35% come from onshore fields. Hydrocarbon gas production performance. Hydrocarbon gas production decreased by 312 million cubic feet per day in the first quarter of 2024. This is a 7.5% decrease compared to the same period of 2023. In the first quarter of 2023, there were 4,148 million cubic feet per day. In the first quarter of 2024, there were 3,836 million cubic feet per day. This is because some fields with a high gas oil ratio had been naturally declined. Some of the biggest gas producers are Quesqui and Tupilco Profundo in the south region, Ixachi in the north region, Onel, Koban, and Xux in the southwest marine region, and Maloob and Zaap in the northeast marine region. 39% of gas is produced in the shallow water, and 61% come from onshore fields. A key part of the strategy to increase liquid production is the production from the new fields. The production of the liquid hydrocarbons from the new fields is an essential part of the strategy to maintain a production growth trend. In this sense, in the first quarter of this year, we incorporated production of 29,000 barrels per day for the completion of 11 new field wells, of which four are offshore and seven are onshore. In the first quarter, the production of the liquid hydrocarbons due to the total incorporation of the new development and early field production averaged 558,000 barrels of oil per day, thanks to the contribution of 227 wells, 124 offshore and 103 onshore, located in 47 new fields. Compared with the first quarter of 2023, liquid production for the new fields increased by 27,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, or 5%. Production for the new natural gas fields totaled 1,539 million cubic feet per day. A total of 20 additional were expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2024 to maintain production in this strategy. Thank you for your attention, and we'll now hand over to Reinaldo Wences from Pemex Transformación Industrial. Thank you very much. Good morning, and thank you all for joining this call. Regarding the crude oil processing, in the first quarter of 2024, the national refining system experienced a significant recovery by achieving an average crude oil processing level of 985,000 barrels per day. This represents an increase of 150,000 barrels per day compared to the same period in 2023, and that is 18% higher. This improvement is due to a better performance in all six refineries of the country as a result of the progress made in the rehabilitation program, which allowed the following crude oil processing levels to be achieved: 225,000 barrels per day in Tula, 194,000 barrels per day in Salina Cruz, 165,000 barrels per day in Cadereyta, 144,000 barrels per day in Minatitlán, 135,000 barrels per day in Salamanca, and 121,000 barrels per day in Madero. With the achieved levels of crude oil processing, the utilization rate of the primary distillation capacity of the national refining system from January to March 2024 was 60%, an increase of 9.2 percentage points compared to the same period in 2023. The refineries of Tula and Madero were above the average, with utilization rates of 71.5% and 63.7% respectively. It is worth noting that in March 2024, our crude oil processing in the national refining system achieved an outstanding stable average monthly level of 1,062,000 barrels per day, which represents the best monthly result in eight years. In the first four months of 2024, we have managed to exceed 35 times the process of 1 million barrels per day. Regarding the production of petroleum products, in line with the recovery in crude oil processing levels during the first quarter of 2024, petroleum product production reached 1,011,000 barrels per day, an increase of 156,000 barrels per day compared to the same period in 2023, representing the highest production since the second quarter of 2016. Of the total production, 314,000 barrels per day were gasoline, 191,000 barrels per day were diesel, 39,000 barrels per day were jet fuel, and 466,000 barrels per day were other petroleum products and LP gas. It is noteworthy that distillate production was higher in all six refineries. In the Tula Refinery, production was 128,000 barrels per day, in Cadereyta, 116,000 barrels per day, in Salina Cruz, 98,000 barrels per day, in Salamanca, 75,000 barrels per day, in Minatitlán, 71,000 barrels per day, and in Madero, 58,000 barrels per day. Regarding the refining variable margin, during January and March 2024, the national refining system recorded an average variable margin of $12.96 per barrel, returning to positive values and showing a recovery of $16.49 per barrel compared to the previous quarter. Finally, to continue with the good news in this segment, we can share that at the Olmeca Refinery in Dos Bocas, we have accumulated more than 2 million man-hours in testing and startup works. At present, Pemex concluded some of the most important process units, such as the Maya distilling unit, the delayed coker plant, the diesel hydrodesulfurization unit, hydrogen production unit, amine regenerator, and sour water treatment unit. It is worth highlighting that the refinery process is carried out sequentially, whereby the production of one process unit serves as feed for subsequent processes. Therefore, with the progress we have today, we foresee that train number one of diesel hydrodesulfurization unit startup will be next month, where we will have production of diesel. Next section. Regarding gas operations, in the first quarter of 2024, the processing of wet gas was 2,419 million cubic feet per day, of which 2,110 million cubic feet per day were sour wet gas and 308 million cubic feet per day were sweet wet gas. The level of processing explained by a lower delivery of wet sour gas in the southeast region and wet sweet gas in the northern region. Meanwhile, the production of dry gas in the gas processing complexes was at 1,924 million cubic feet per day, a figure that was lower by 316 million cubic feet per day compared to the same quarter of 2023. This trend is primarily explained by lower gas production in the Nuevo Pemex and Ciudad Pemex gas processing complexes. Similarly, the production of gas liquids amounted to 158,000 barrels per day, and condensate processing was 12,000 barrels per day. Next segment. Regarding the production of petrochemicals. In the first quarter of 2024, the total production of petrochemicals reached 335,000 tons, an increase of 20,000 tons compared to the same period in 2023. This increase is mainly explained by higher production of ammonia and carbon dioxide, each by 13,000 tons, resulting from the continuous and stable operation of the Ammonia VI unit at the Cosoleacaque petrochemical complex. Other chains that showed improvement performance include: one, methanol production at 39,000 tons, an increase of 11,000 tons compared to the first quarter of 2023 due to increased operating time of the methanol plant; number two, at the Independencia Petrochemical Complex; two, aromatics and derivatives production at 5,000 tons, an increase of 2,000 tons compared to the same period of the previous year, resulting from increased operational continuity of the CCR unit at the Cangrejera Petrochemical Complex. With this, I conclude my participation in this call. Now I hand over the floor to the corporate finance director, Carlos Cortez, for a final message. Thank you very much for your attention. Thank you, Reinaldo. There is enough time for the Q&A section. Please go on. Thank you. At this time, we'll conduct a question-and-answer section. As a reminder, to ask a question, you need to press star one one on your telephone and wait for a name to be announced. To withdraw your question, please press star one one again. Please stand by, and we'll compile the Q&A roster. It looks like our first question will come from the line of Anne Milne from Bank of America. Your line is open. Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you very much for your call today. Some of my questions have been answered, but I will go ahead with just some details on them. It was a very impressive increase in the refinery utilization that Reinaldo went over from one quarter to the next. I know that you outlined what the increases were, and they were contributed by all six refineries. What specifically led to that big jump from one quarter to the next? That's question number one. Question number two, again, you did answer a big part of that, which was on the Dos Bocas or Olmeca refinery. It sounds like many of the units have been completed and that the most important initial one - I think this is the Samsung unit - will be installed next month. I assume that means May. Do you have an estimate of what the average production will be for the second half of the year from Olmeca? And then my third and final question is, in the press release, you talk about the takeover or expropriation of the hydrogen unit, U-3400. Could you talk a little bit about the reasons why you needed to do this and how that will be helpful to Pemex? Thank you. Thank you very much for the three questions. Let me start out with our existing six refineries and the improvement in performance. Now, we've been working on this, as you know, for several years, and where you see, especially last year, between the periods of August and October, we finalized some key plants, both in Minatitlán and in Madero, that we had been working up to get to that level. We thought that we were going to be there around September, but unfortunately, these moved to the end of October, November. So already in November, we saw this, what you call, jump. Actually, it went up in a very stable manner, the ramp-up. But we had a relatively good last days of November, a good December, January, February, March, and what we have now recorded for April is quite good too. So we're seeing some stability in higher levels around 1 million barrels per day processed in these six refineries. Now, with regard to, and there's also a question in that sense from Arturo Solís in the list, so I take both of them, yours and Arturo Solís's. The construction of the Olmeca refinery was overseen by the Ministry of Energy. In the summer of last year, the process for the reception of assets and facilities of the refinery by Pemex began. Crude oil transportation to the Olmeca refinery started in June 2023, and scheduled tests began in July. Now, as of today, the following progress has been made. The water demineralization unit, water pretreatment plant, and the effluent treatment are operating steadily. The cogeneration unit produces 240 tons per hour of steam and 56 MW of energy. The construction and installation of the storage system, aqueduct, intake structure, gas pipeline, product pump house, and the single-point mooring buoys have been completed. It is worth noting that, as I mentioned before, 2 million man-hours have been accumulated in the testing and startup of the processing units. Of the total process units comprising the Olmeca Refinery, the testing and startup phase has been completed in the most important units. That is, the Maya Combined Plant, delayed coking, diesel hydrotreater, hydrogen production unit, amine regenerator, and sour water treatment. It is worth mentioning that the startup of the Olmeca Refinery is carried out sequentially since the production of the process unit serves as a feed for subsequent processes. Now, currently, the integration is underway between the process units to facilitate steam flow, catalyst activation, and process steam recirculation, while also verifying the accurate transmission of signals between process equipment and the control room. Additionally, specific equipment issues are being addressed. It is worth noting that this refinery has over 90,000 pieces of equipment, 90,000 units of equipment that have to be jump-started. We have some issues that are being addressed, specifically five. We talk about pumps and different units like that. In the catalytic unit, we're solving issues with two pumps. They're being inspected for vibration problems. Two, in the power and main service area, there are six pumps that still have some leakages in their mechanical seals and two automatic valves. Number three, we're doing adjustments in other three pumps in the cooling towers. Regarding storage tanks, there's a sending valve of one of the tanks that's being repaired due to problems with the stem. Now, the last specific issue that we're looking at, problems arose with assembly of the blower turbine and the catalytic unit, which the supplier is addressing through warranty claims and testing of large rotary equipment continues. Now, if you look at 90,000 pieces compared to these remaining issues, that's where our certainty comes from, to be able to start production of diesel next month, May. Towards the summer, we would have gasoline, which was a question of what Arturo Solís was asking. With regard to the hydrogen unit, this is dealt by the government, and we would prefer that that type of question be answered by the government itself. Thank you very much. Thank you very much, Reinaldo. Well, it is almost noon. Time is exhausted. Thank you very much for your invitation, and see you next quarter. Thank you very much. Thank you for your participation in today's conference. This does conclude the program. You may now disconnect. Everyone, have a great day.
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