The Pemex fire offshore the Gulf of Mexico left one person dead and five more missing, according to the latest report by Reuters; the Mexican state oil company reported the eruption of the fire on Sunday afternoon.
Firstly, the fire began on Sunday, around 16:30 hours; it began on the E-Ku-A2 from the production asset Ku-Maloob-Zaap (KMZ); located on the Campeche portion of the Gulf of Mexico.
Secondly, the injured personnel from the platform were sent to a Hospital on Mexico City, and to Ciudad del Carmen for treatment; their injuries included severe burns and nervous shocks.
Thirdly, the cause of the fire is still unknown, however, Petroleos Mexicanos, Pemex, said on a statement that the root cause “is going to be thoroughly investigated.” Until yesterday, the company reported no mortal victims.
Moreover, this Monday, the company released a statement saying that the fire was under control; however, one person was dead and five more missing. According to Reuters, these people were not Pemex’ employees, but workers from Mexican oil services company Cotemar.
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In addition, Pemex reported that two more person from the Bufete de Monitoreo de Condiciones e Integridad were also missing.
Furthermore, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador expressed his sorrow at the incident at his daily morning news conference.
On the other hand, KMZ is a distribution center for gas and crude oil. This is the second incident during the last couple of months. In fact, back in July, a gas leak provoked a severe and tremendous fire on the ocean of the Gulf of Mexico; also, off the coasts of Campeche.
Indeed, the fire got media coverage from all around the world. Pemex detected the gas leak in a subsea pipeline; however, a few days later the company said that the fire was provoked by a electric storm.
Finally, the looks are now upon the management of Pemex and its assets; being the second security incident in less than a month, this has substantial implications for Pemex itself, as it is going through a deep crisis.
