MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 20.Oct.2026, Words: 295) — Company briefs spanning details on Weatherford, Baker Hughes, Halliburton, PEMEX, SLB and PDVSA among others.
ALSO READ: FIRE REPORTED AT PEMEX’ ABKATÚN-H PLATFORM OFFSHORE CAMPECHE
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
MEXICO
— this yr there have been at least 2 known fire incidents at the Olmeca refinery, located in Dos Bocas, ParaĂso, Tabasco. The most recent occurred on 1 Oct. when residents and fishermen from the community near the complex shared photos and videos of the plume of smoke. [Editores LatinPetroleum]
VENEZUELA
— oilfield service firms including Weatherford, Baker Hughes, Halliburton and SLB are advertising dozens of jobs in Venezuela, their websites show, an early sign that a US-backed plan to rebuild the country’s oil industry is gaining some traction. [Reuters]
— the national hydrocarbon industry is strengthening as the main pillar of national economic growth and the country’s leading economic activity, reaffirming its commitment to a new era of Venezuelan prosperity. [Editores LatinPetroleum]
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