Reuters: Mexico's state-run oil company, Pemex, confirmed on Monday there was an accident on an oil platform at one of its major operations in the southern Gulf of Mexico, but added any impact on output remained unclear.
The company said the accident was caused by an oil and gas leak and three workers performing routine inspections had been evacuated. It said there were no reports of any injuries on the platform, which was uninhabited and operated remotely. Read more.
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
Showing posts with label Gulf of Mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gulf of Mexico. Show all posts
May 8, 2015
BP Sued By Mexican Fishing Businesses for Deepwater Horizon Spill
CorpWatch: British Petroleum (BP) has been sued by some 25,000 Mexican fishing businesses over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The company says it has paid $1.8 billion in compensation to U.S. businesses but has yet to offer money to those affected south of the border.
Deepwater Horizon was a floating rig built by Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea and leased by Transocean of Louisiana to BP to explore for oil 4,000 feet below the surface in the Macondo Prospect some 41 miles off the coast. On April 20, 2010, methane gas from the well forced its way to the surface and caused the well to blow out. The resulting fire killed eleven workers and burned for three months before it was capped, but not before an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil were spilled. Read more.
Deepwater Horizon was a floating rig built by Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea and leased by Transocean of Louisiana to BP to explore for oil 4,000 feet below the surface in the Macondo Prospect some 41 miles off the coast. On April 20, 2010, methane gas from the well forced its way to the surface and caused the well to blow out. The resulting fire killed eleven workers and burned for three months before it was capped, but not before an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil were spilled. Read more.
Nov 27, 2014
Three new ports to be built in the Gulf of Mexico
Southern Pulse: The Secretary of Communications and Transport (SCT) announced the construction of three new strategic ports in the Gulf of Mexico to accommodate the impact energy reforms will have on the country. In addition, the SCT revealed plans on 23 November 2014 to modernize and expand existing ports on the Gulf and the Pacific at a cost of several billion dollars. The Coordinación General de Puertos y Marina Mercante (CGPMyM) under Guillermo Ruiz de Teresa at SCT, expects to invest US$95 million to upgrade the Matamoros port in Tamaulipas, including construction of a dock that can handle new larger ships. Mexico hopes to become a logistical hub for goods in transit to move more efficiently. Read more.
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