The opening of Mexico’s oil industry is warming up after a slow start. Mexico awarded all of its 25 onshore fields auctioned Tuesday, defying the six-year low in crude prices that has dogged the worldwide oil industry. Previous sales received less interest than expected, marking a disappointing beginning to the country’s efforts to bring in private companies. “These levels of success are not being observed in any other country in the world,” Juan Carlos Zepeda, Commissioner of Mexico’s oil regulator, said at the conclusion of the auction. “We are pleasantly surprised and pleased with the demand and participation today.” Mexico, which received only five qualifying bids in its first two offshore oil auctions this year, awarded 25 onshore exploration and production licensing contracts to Mexican, Canadian, U.S. and Dutch companies. Private Mexican oil companies, which were cleared to develop crude for the first time in more than seven decades […]