The CEO of the Mexican oil company Pemex, Octavio Romero, announced on Saturday that a lethal blaze on a significant offshore platform on the Gulf of Mexico’s southern fringes has resulted in a shortfall of 700,000 barrels of crude oil production. In addition, one individual is still unaccounted for after the incident.
The conflagration commenced early on Friday at the Nohoch-A link platform within the company’s Cantarell Field before spreading to a compression complex, leading to two fatalities.
Pemex has confirmed that the fire is now under control. “We’ve experienced a loss of 700,000 barrels today, mainly because we had to shut down nearly all wells in the vicinity,” Romero conveyed via Pemex’s Twitter feed.
The executive revealed that by Saturday afternoon, they had managed to restore 600,000 barrels of the lost production. According to the company, efforts are ongoing to locate the individual missing since the Cantarell fire. The Cantarell asset, which yields roughly 170,000 barrels of oil each day, is a symbol of industry significance.
Situated about 85 kilometres from Ciudad del Carmen in the Bay of Campeche, Cantarell comprises multiple fields within the marine region and was once one of the globe’s most productive areas.
Pemex’s highly productive zone has been the site of several industrial mishaps in recent times. The majority of Mexico’s crude oil production, which stands at around 1.6 million barrels per day, originates from the Gulf of Mexico’s shallow waters.
