An event to celebrate the anniversary of the expropriation of Mexico’s oil industry at the Petroleos Mexicanos petrochemical complex in Cosoleacaque, Veracruz, Mexico, on March 18, 2014. Close Close Open Photographer: Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg An event to celebrate the anniversary of the expropriation of Mexico’s oil industry at the Petroleos Mexicanos petrochemical complex in Cosoleacaque, Veracruz, Mexico, on March 18, 2014. Mexican companies are racing to be first in line to invest in the country’s energy industry even before lawmakers pass final legislation that would end a 76-year state monopoly. Alfa SAB (ALFAA) , owner of Mexico’s largest petrochemicals producer, sold $1 billion of bonds yesterday to help fund its energy business and refinance debt. State-owned Comision Federal de Electricidad plans to take advantage of the legal changes to sell natural gas, Chief Executive Officer Enrique Ochoa said at the Bloomberg Economic Summit in Mexico City yesterday. […]