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.
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EAI brief: Pemex controls pressure issue at Olmeca refinery catalytic cracking unit
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Jan.2026, Words: 110) — Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) reports that specialized personnel from the operations area addressed a pressure variation in the Olmeca refinery catalytic cracking unit, which resulted in a visible manifestation in the flare stack. This event did not represent […]
EAI brief: Pemex controls fire at Olmeca refinery
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Jan.2026, Words: 110) — Specialized firefighting personnel from state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) controlled a small fire that broke out in a processing plant inside the Olmeca refinery. Pemex reported there were no injuries to personnel, the environment, or community.
Pemex boasts $11.3bn purchasing agreement, $9.9bn bond buyback during 3Q:25
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Oct.2025, Words: 560) — Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said its operations remained stable throughout its main business lines during the third-quarter 2025 (3Q.25). During the 3Q:25, Pemex reported liquid fossil fuel production averaged 1.65 million barrels per day (MMb/d), while natural gas […]
Pemex’ Olmeca takes 3rd place in mega-project category at event in Berlin
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Sep.2025, Words: 262) — Mexico’s state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said its Olmeca refinery, located in Paraíso, Tabasco, has been awarded the third place prize offered by the International Award for Excellence in Projects IPMA 2025, in the mega-project category. The award […]
FT: Can a $20bn refinery make Mexico’s energy ‘dream’ come true?
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Christine Murray in Mexico City and Martha Muir in New York, Financial Times, 8.Jul.2025, Words: 740) — Amid the mangroves that line Mexico’s Gulf coast, the largest new oil refinery in the Americas is finally stepping up production of fuel. The country’s previous president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, called the […]
Pemex Pauses Light Crude Exports: Data, Source
(Reuters, Ana Isabel Martinez, Marianna Parraga, 30.Aug.2018) — Mexico’s state-run oil firm Pemex has not exported light crude since May, according to a source and export data seen by Reuters on Thursday, as it gears up to process more of the oil at its domestic refineries. Mexico’s President-elect Manuel Andres […]