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Pemex makes deep-water Gulf of Mexico find

Agencia EFEMay 17, 2013 14:15
Mexico City, May 17 (EFE).- Mexican state-owned oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos said it detected the presence of oil at a deep-water field in the Gulf of Mexico. "There are clear signs of the presence of hydrocarbons in Maximino, but final tests are still needed to fully confirm it," Pemex announced on Twitter. It said exploration work was continuing at the field, which is located on Mexico's side of the Perdido basin in a zone very near U.S. territorial waters. Pemex has previously found crude at other deep-water fields in the Perdido area.

Attempt to steal electric utility materials leaves 1 dead, outage in Mexico

March 10, 2013 14:02
Mexico City, Mar 10 (EFE).- One person died and two transmission towers were toppled during an apparent attempt to steal electric utility materials from the Federal Electricity Commission, or CFE, leaving more than 100,000 people without power in Baja California, a state in northwestern Mexico, officials said. The incident occurred on Friday at around 7:30 p.m., "cutting electric service in the city of Tecate and (the town of) La Rumorosa, in Baja California state, affecting the residents of both locations," the CFE said in a statement.

Pemex: Record output at Mexico's most productive oil field

February 26, 2013 11:19
Mexico City, Feb 16 (EFE).- Output at Ku-Maloob-Zaap, Mexico's most productive oil field, climbed to a record high of 865,000 barrels per day in December, state-owned oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos said. Located offshore in the Bay of Campeche, the field accounts for roughly a third of Mexico's total oil production of 2.57 million bpd. "With a total of 170 oil-producing wells in operation, this field achieved record-high production in December of 865,000 bpd and 349 million cubic feet of gas," Pemex said in a statement Friday.

UPDATE 2-Mexico says gas leak caused deadly Pemex blast

February 5, 2013 02:30
* Gas, probably methane, accumulated in basement * Pemex plagued by accidents for years * Government pushing for major energy sector overhaul By Lorena Segura MEXICO CITY, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The Mexican government said on Monday that a gas leak caused a blast that killed at least 37 people at the offices of state oil monopoly Pemex in Mexico City, raising fresh questions about the firm's safety record.

UPDATE 2-Mexico blast kills at least 32, flagging Pemex safety woes

February 1, 2013 11:31
* Explosion kills at least 32, traps others, injures more than 100 * President courting private investment for state monopoly * Pemex a byword in Mexico for accidents and oil theft (Adds details, background) By Gabriel Stargardter

Mexico rescue workers search for survivors after Pemex blast kills 25

February 1, 2013 07:16
* Explosion kills 25, traps many, injures more than 100 * President courting private investment for state monopoly * Pemex a byword in Mexico for accidents and oil theft By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Emergency services worked into the early hours of Friday to find people trapped in rubble under state oil company Pemex's headquarters in Mexico City after an explosion that killed at least 25 people and injured more than 100.

Blast at Mexico oil giant's HQ kills 14

January 31, 2013 21:15
An explosion rocked the Mexico City headquarters of Mexican oil giant Pemex on Thursday, killing at least 14 people and wounding 80 more as rescuers sifted through debris for survivors. People were carted away on stretchers and office chairs, as a huge plume of smoke billowed toward the sky. Heavy damage was visible to the 54-story building's ground floor. Emergency workers, helicopters and several ambulances were at the scene.

UPDATE 8-Explosion at Mexican oil giant Pemex headquarters kills 25

January 31, 2013 19:16
* Interior minister says death toll could rise * Boiler explosion cited as possible cause * At least 100 people injured (Updates death toll, adds details, company statement) By Alexandra Alper MEXICO CITY, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A powerful explosion rocked the Mexico City headquarters of state-owned oil giant Pemex on Thursday, killing at least 25 people, injuring more than 100 and trapping others inside.
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