Deadly Fire at Pemex Platform Cuts Oil Production by a Quarter
- Five workers were killed in the fire, two people still missing
- CEO Romero said there is no date yet to resume production
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A fire at a Petroleos Mexicanos platform left five dead and cut the oil giant’s production by about a quarter as it mounts a search for missing workers and scrambles to repair the damage.
The blaze on the E-Ku-A2 platform in the Gulf of Mexico, off the state of Campeche, forced Pemex to shut down 125 oil wells and slash overall production by 421,000 barrels a day. Chief Executive Officer Octavio Romero said there’s no date yet for resuming output, but that it could take days, and exports will “surely” be lower this month.