Another death on an offshore oil rig. Yet again, it’s Pemex.
Pemex’ safety and environmental track record is among the worst that I have encountered in my almost 35 years of writing about energy.
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EVOL: Aramco dips, another Pemex disaster and Harbour vs cigs
Saudi Aramco ditched around one third of its jackups this week in a sign that the oil-rich state is demonstration of a move away from some of its grandiose visions. The market remains tight, with South East Asia likely to provide a home for spare capacity. Whether the North Sea, beset by windfall tax woes, can secure some of these newly idle jackups remains to be seen.
One dead, several injured after fire on Gulf of Mexico oil platform
At least one person has been killed and several others are injured after a fire broke out on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Hey big spender! Who’s dedicating the most cash to the energy transition?
Law firm CMS has released its Energy Transition 2023 report detailing the energy firms that are slacking when it comes to funding the energy transition.
Large oil spill reported near site of Pemex platform blast in Gulf of Mexico
Petroleos Mexicanos is responding to an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico near the site of a deadly explosion at one of the state-owned company’s natural gas platforms.
Is the Pemex fire highlighting a profit over people culture?
Safety should always be at the forefront of not just the energy industry but every sector, however, some say the reporting last week's fatal fire on a Pemex rig in Mexico highlights a profits-over-people mentality.
Pemex platform fire leaves two dead, one missing
Two people died and one remains missing after an explosion and fire at a Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) natural gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico early Friday, the company said.
Pemex helicopter crashes, two dead
Pemex CEO Octavio Romero Oropeza described it as a “very unfortunate accident”, pledging an investigation into the cause of the problem.
Pemex, Talos agree to share some decisions on Zama oil field
Petroleos Mexicanos and Talos Energy have finalized a plan to develop the giant oil field Zama in a deal that will enable Talos and its partners to participate in operational decisions after the Mexican state oil giant was granted operatorship.
HSBC cuts off financing for new oil and gas projects
HSBC will no longer provide lending or capital markets financing for new oil and gas fields, it has announced, while accelerating support for renewable energy.
Pemex oil trading head leaves ahead of key talks with buyers
Armando Mejia Sanchez, the head of crude oil at the trading arm of Mexico’s state-owned oil firm Pemex, is retiring, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
Fire breaks out offshore Mexico, 15 rescued
A fire appears to have forced an evacuation from an oil platform offshore Mexico, according to local reports.
Mexico to stop exporting oil in 2023 in self-sufficiency quest
Mexico plans to end crude oil exports in 2023 as part of a strategy by the nationalist government of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to reach self-sufficiency in the domestic fuels market.
One dead in Pemex pipeline blast in Mexico
At least one person has been killed and a number of others injured when a pipeline owned by state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) exploded.
Mexican tragedy, North African best enemies and Cambo kerfuffle
This week, the team reflects on the shocking and fatal explosion on a Pemex platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Allister asks whether the to-ing and fro-ing in Mexican oil policy could have played a part.
Pictures: Pemex CEO visits fire-ravaged Gulf of Mexico platform
The chief executive of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has made a visit to an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico where a fatal explosion and fire broke out over the weekend.
State oil companies take first ungainly steps toward climate neutrality
Petroleos Mexicanos left investors with more questions than answers after it announced in late July that it would be disclosing its greenhouse gas emissions on a more regular basis — then refused to discuss why they’d soared by double-digits from April to June, compared to a year ago.
Updated: Five dead and six injured following Gulf of Mexico platform explosion
Five people have been killed and several others are injured or missing following an explosion at a Pemex oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Oil firm Pemex says no environmental damage from Gulf of Mexico fire
Oil firm Pemex has said there was no environmental damage caused, days after a viral clip was shared online of an "eye of fire" near an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Emergency crews snuff out Gulf of Mexico pipeline fire near Pemex oil platform
A fire near the Pemex Ku-Maloob-Zaap oil platform complex in the Gulf of Mexico has been controlled following a gas leak.
Petroleos Mexicanos employee deaths are accelerating with new Covid-19 wave
Covid-19 deaths at Mexico’s state-owned oil giant accelerated last month at the fastest pace since August amid a second wave of infections in the nation.
Borr Drilling takes 30% hit to revenues as operators cancel contracts
Borr Drilling has taken a 30% knock to its revenues after a series of cancellations and delays to contracts by oil and gas operators.
Dolphin Drilling wins £62million Pemex contract
Dolphin Drilling has won an $83m (£62m) contract with Pemex in Mexico.
Pemex’s mounting death toll
When 62-year-old Tomas Morales registered a fever of 101.3 Fahrenheit on April 14, the doctor told him to self-isolate. But there was a problem: Morales was on an oil platform off the Mexican coast only reachable by helicopter, and he shared a bedroom with three other workers.
NOCs to slash over a quarter of exploration budgets on average in 2020
National oil companies (NOCs) globally are estimated to cut exploration budgets by over a quarter on average in 2020, says Wood Mackenzie.