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June 21 (LNGJ) - Mexico has awarded 10 out of 15 licences for exploration in shallow water blocks in the Tampico-Misantla, Veracruz, and Southeast basin areas along the country’s Gulf Coast. Twenty companies and 16 joint ventures from 15 countries took part in the bidding. Italian energy company Eni and Russia’s Lukoil were two individual operators awarded offshore acreage. “This result boosts Eni’s presence in a market that only opened to foreign investments in 2014, in line with the country’s energy reform and which has huge growth potential,” said Eni.