EAI brief: Pemex extinguishes fire near Olmeca refinery perimeter fence

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Mar.2026, Words: 102) — State-owed Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) extinguished a fire detected at 6am near the perimeter fence of hydrocarbon storage area 1 at the Olmeca refinery. 

The refinery’s hydrocarbon storage facilities are unaffected and operating normally.