Mexican firefighters put out a second fire at Pemex in a week
The fire at the refinery of Pemex, Mexico's state oil company, has been put out, according to both the firm and authorities on Thursday. No injuries have been reported. Pemex has…
Pemex Steering Clear of Deepwater
Petroleos Mexicanos will focus on shallow water projects and onshore plays, and avoid investing in its deepwater riches for now, as the ailing Mexican state-run oil company seeks…
Simmons Edeco Sells European Well Integrity Division
Simmons Edeco, supplier of onshore drilling and workovers, wellhead maintenance services and asset integrity solutions, said it has sold its Simmons Edeco Europe well integrity…
Simmons Edeco Wins Tonalli Energía Contract
The supplier of onshore drilling and workovers, wellhead maintenance services Simmons Edeco has been awarded a contract by Tonalli Energia SAPI de CV to provide drilling services in Mexico.Tonalli Energía…
Mexico's Obrador Pledges More Than $11 Bln for Refineries
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his administration will invest more than $11 billion to boost refining capacity in order to curb growing fuel imports.Lopez Obrador…
Mexican President Defends Energy Reform from Leftist Attacks
Mexico's president on Thursday defended his decision to open the energy sector against attacks from the man currently favorite to succeed him, saying a rollback of the measure could…
Pemex Makes Mexico's Biggest Onshore Oil Find in 15 Years
Mexico's national oil company Pemex has made its biggest onshore oil discovery in fifteen years with a find in the eastern state of Veracruz, President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Friday.
Double On-site Seal Repair on Offshore Platform in Mexico
In August a team of Hydrex divers traveled to Veracruz, Mexico for a stern tube seal repair. The operation consisted of the underwater replacement of the damaged seals on both assemblies…
Cotemar Invests $200 mln in Oil Projects by 2018
Mexican oilfield services provider Cotemar plans to invest at least $200 million in two oil projects by the end of 2018 as it starts to operate fields on its own, a move made possible by sweeping energy reforms…
Hurricane Franklin Makes Landfall in Veracruz, Mexico
Hurricane Franklin made landfall on the eastern coast of Mexico in the state of Veracruz, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said early Thursday. Franklin, a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale…
Mexico Sets Next Deep-water Oil, Gas Tenders
Mexico's oil regulator, the National Hydrocarbons Commission, set Jan. 31 as the date for the next round of auctions for deep-water oil and gas tenders in the Gulf of Mexico. The…
Mexico Awaits Next Oil Round with Cautious Optimism
Mexico is looking forward to its next round of offshore oil auctions on Monday with guarded optimism thanks to robust interest from oil majors for the shallow-water tenders. On Monday…
Fire on Pemex Tanker in Gulf of Mexico
A fire broke out on an oil tanker of Mexican state oil company Pemex in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, forcing all the crew to be evacuated in the latest accident to plague the struggling firm.
IDESA expects to soon extract crude from Tecolutla -CEO
Mexico's Grupo IDESA, along with its Canadian partner, expects to start extracting barrels of crude from the Tecolutla field within months of signing a contract with Mexico's oil regulator…
Death Toll at 32 in Pemex Petrochemical Blast
Four more people have been found dead after last week's explosion at a petrochemical plant in southeastern Mexico, raising the death toll to 32, state oil giant Pemex and Mexican…
Pemex Blast Death Toll at 24, Leak Blamed
Pemex says death toll from blast could still rise; Pemex CEO says unclear what caused the accident. Twenty-four people died after a leak caused a deadly petrochemical plant blast…
13 dead in blast at Pemex Oil Hub
At least 13 people died in an explosion that rocked a major petrochemical facility of Mexican national oil company Pemex in the Gulf state of Veracruz on Wednesday, Luis Felipe Puente…
Pemex Worker Dies in Fire at Plant in Mexico
A worker was killed on Friday after a fire broke out at a petrochemical plant in southeastern Mexico jointly controlled by Mexican state oil giant Pemex and chemicals maker Mexichem, Pemex said.
Three Dead on Pemex Platform, Fire Under Control
Three workers were killed and at least seven injured when a fire broke out on a Pemex oil processing platform in the Gulf of Mexico, but the latest in a string of incidents is now under control…
Mexico Closes Gulf Oil Port as Cold Front Sweeps In
Mexico's Gulf port of Coatzacoalcos in the state of Veracruz was closed on Friday due to 82 kilometer-per-hour winds spurred by a cold front, port authorities said in a Tweet on Friday.
