UPDATE 1-Mexico's Pemex and Guatemala to build $1.2 bln gas pipeline
January 18, 2014 at 18:44 PM EST
GUATEMALA CITY, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Mexican state oil company Pemex and Guatemala will build a $1.2 billion, 600-kilometer (370-mile) gas pipeline linking the two countries and giving local manufacturers access to cheaper energy, a Guatemalan presidential spokesman said on Saturday.