One of the outcomes of the IV Summit of the Americas was the announcement by Mexico’s Vicente Fox that his country would push for an agreement that would permit the member nations of the Central American System of Integration (SICA) to receive energy assistance from Mexico. According to El Caribe, this would allow the Dominican Republic to receive as much as 75% of its petroleum bill on easy, long-term credit terms. Apparently this credit would apply just to the large increase of oil prices over the last year. The offer also includes the installation of an oil refinery in one of the member nations as well as the interconnection of the electrical systems of the Central American republics.