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Carlos Slim, the richest man in Mexico is making a $1.2 billion oil & gas investment, to develop Lakach, a giant oil filed offshore Gulf of Mexico. Lakach was discovered in 2007 and lies about 61 miles southeast of Veracruz. Carlos Slim’s investment company will partner with Pemex, Talos Energy, and a subsidiary of Spain’s Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas to develop the asset.