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A fire on a Pemex-operated platform offshore Mexico has resulted in the deaths of five workers and injuries to six while two workers are still missing. The fire erupted on the E-Ku-A2 platform located in the Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, 22 August 2021. After the fire was brought under control, the... Continue Reading →
One person died and five went missing after a fire broke out Sunday on a Pemex offshore platform in the Campeche Bay, Mexico. The fire broke out at the E-Ku-A2 platform at Pemex's Ku-Maloob-Zaap oil field at 3:10 pm Sunday and was brought under control an hour later. Pemex said that one person died, six... Continue Reading →
(WO) Vitol Group and Trafigura Group -- both barred from new oil-trading business with Mexico’s state producer for alleged corruption -- will be subject to the ban until at least the end of 2024 while the government reviews the conduct of other commodity traders, Energy Minister Rocio Nahle said. Pemex won’t give new work to... Continue Reading →
Australian oil company Woodside confirmed Monday it has been in talks with BHP over the potential acquisition of BHP's oil and gas business. "Woodside notes recent speculation regarding a potential transaction between Woodside and BHP Petroleum. Woodside continuously reviews the composition of its asset portfolio and opportunities to create and deliver value for shareholders. Woodside... Continue Reading →
Russian independent oil company Lukoil has started drilling its first exploration well at Block 12 located in the southern area of the Gulf of Mexico. Lukoil said on Monday that the Yoti West-1Exp well would be drilled by the Valaris 8505 semisubmersible rig, which was transported to Block 12 after its successful work at Block 10 on... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) --Pemex fought tooth and nail to wrest control of the country’s biggest private oil find from the companies that discovered it. Now it has found itself without the cash to actually develop the field. After taking operational control of the Zama megafield last month, the Mexican state-owned oil producer doesn’t have the nearly $2... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Mexico's government is investigating the world's largest independent energy trader Vitol over "irregularities" in the documenting of its refined oil products entering Mexico that could lead to criminal charges for tax evasion, the country's tax chief told Reuters. The probe of Vitol (VITOLV.UL) is part of a drive to investigate alleged import tax... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Mexico's state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) on Wednesday reported net profit of $722.5 million in the second quarter, swinging from a loss in the same period last year thanks to higher crude prices and production. The company said the 14.4-billion-pesos profit was due to higher income from international sales, which doubled from... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling received a Letter of Award for one of its jack-up rigs from an unnamed international oil company for additional work in Mexico. "The program is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2022 for a duration of approximately 150 days, adding revenues of USD 15.7 million," Borr said in... Continue Reading →
Malaysian oil and gas firm Petronas is preparing to start drilling an offshore well in Mexico. According to an exploration report by its Indonesian partner Medco Energi, Petronas is gearing up to drill the Bacalar-1EXP exploration well. Medco is a partner through its subsidiary Ophir Mexico Operations Block 12. The well will cost $4,417,169 in... Continue Reading →
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