MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 20.Oct.2026, Words: 395) — Company briefs spanning details on Argentina’s Energy Secretariat, 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 ARGENTINA — in Sep. 2026, […]
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PDVSA reports, controls fire at Cardón refinery
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 6.Oct.2026, Words: 190) — Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) said a natural gas pipeline supplying the boilers at the Cardón refinery, part of the Paraguaná Refining Center (CRP by its Spanish acronym) in Falcón State, ruptured and caused a fire. The incident happened […]
Fatality reported after fire at Quimitec site in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 5.Sep.2026, Words: 144) — A diesel tank fire on 5 Sep. 2026, at the Quimitec company, located on Tenayuca Street in the Centro Industrial Tlalnepantla neighborhood, took a toll on 4 persons. Reportedly, 1 person died and at least 3 others […]
PEMEX controls fire at unit no. 1 of the Salina Cruz refinery
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores Latin Petroleum, 4.Sep.2026, Words: 154) — State-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) reported a small fire at 10:30am at the Salina Cruz refinery has been contained and extinguished. PEMEX said operating procedures were immediately implemented, and the refinery’s firefighting personnel extinguished the flame. The incident […]
Canada’s PM Carney speaks with Mexico’s president Sheinbaum about wildfires
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (By The Prime Minister of Canada, 20.Aug.2026, Words: 153) — Today, the prime minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum. He thanked president Sheinbaum for Mexico’s support in combating wildfires in Canada this summer, including through the deployment of more than 400 firefighters and support personnel. […]
PEMEX reports fire at Pajaritos storage terminal in Veracruz
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 19.Aug.2026, Words: 157) — Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) reported a lightning storm caused a fire in the upper valve of the dome of an out-of-service tank at the Pajaritos storage and port services terminal in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. The incident occurred around 5:50pm on 19 […]
PEMEX reports containment of fire in Epazoyucan, Hidalgo
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 16.Aug.2026, Words: 160) — State-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) said a fire broke out in Epazoyucan, Hidalgo during the closure of an illegal tap. Specialized PEMEX personnel immediately activated safety protocols and suspended system operations.
PEMEX says fire in out-of-service storage tank at Sitio Grande under control
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 9.Aug.2026, Words: 178) — Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) said a fire in a storage tank at the Sitio Grande separation battery, located in the municipality of Juárez, Chiapas, has been brought under control. According to preliminary information, the incident was caused by a lightning […]
PDVSA confirms explosion at Lamargas plant in block 5 of Lake Maracaibo in Zulia state
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.May.2026, Words: 160) — State-owned Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) confirmed an explosion occurred at the Lamargas compression plant, located in block 5 of Lake Maracaibo, Zulia state. The incident occurred on the morning of 15 May 2026.
Chevron Corp. says fire at El Segundo refinery is now out
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA (By Chevron, 3.Oct.2025, Words: 176) — On Thursday, 2 Oct. 2025, at approximately 9:30pm, a fire occurred at the Chevron Corporation El Segundo refinery. The incident took place at a processing unit located near the southeast corner of the facility. Following Chevron’s active response along with support from […]
SSR Mining temporarily halts operations at Seabee in Canada due to forest fires
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Jun.2025, Words: 167) — SSR Mining Inc. said its 100% owned operations at Seabee have been temporarily suspended due to power interruptions caused by forest fires in the vicinity of the mine. Operations at Seabee are located in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada 125km […]
Pemex attends to fire in Tepejí del Río de Ocampo, Hidalgo
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Jan.2025) — A fire broke out around 5pm on 17 Jan. 2025 near a Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) pipeline that transports liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and located in Tepeji del Río de Ocampo on the Mexico-Querétaro highway. Specialized Pemex personnel, accompanied by security teams, […]
Smoke Development on the Sleipner B Platform
(Equinor, 22.Oct.2024) — Equinor announced that the emergency vessels Skandi Mongstad and Esvagt Bergen have used seawater to cool down the Sleipner platform from a distance during the day. The vessels will remain stationed outside the unmanned Sleipner B platform and monitor the situation for as long as necessary. A […]
SSR Mining updates on Seabee
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Sep.2024, Words: 196) — SSR Mining Inc. said Seabee will restart in second half of Oct. 2024. The fire activity has significantly reduced in the direct vicinity of the Seabee operations and is being actively managed. Following the Seabee evacuation on 21 Aug. […]
EP PetroEcuador controls fire at Esmeraldas refinery AOV 14 tank
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 27.Sep.2018, Words: 91) — Today at approximately 12:10 pm a fire was reported at the Esmeraldas Refinery AOV 14 Asphalt tank.