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| Explosion at biggest oil refinery in Mexico |
| 2010-09-08 |
| [Iran Press] An explosion has occurred at major oil company, Pemex, killing one worker and injuring 10 in northern Mexico at the Cadereyta refinery. The explosion at the Cadereyta refinery was caused by a leak in a hydrogen recirculation compressor, Pemex said on Tuesday, AP reported. Juan Sanchez Paz, an operations engineer, was killed in the explosion outside the northern city of Monterrey. Two other Pemex employees suffered serious burns and were hospitalized, while eight other workers had slight injuries. While authorities subdued the fire, Pemex did not say how the accident impacted operations at Cadereyta, which is the third largest and most sophisticated refinery in Mexico with a capacity of refining 275,000 barrels per day. The explosion comes in a year marred by serious accidents in the North American oil industry, including the Deepwater Horizon spill, a major pipeline accident in Michigan and an explosion at a Gulf of Mexico natural gas platform. The blast could force Mexico, which already relies on imports for more than 40 percent of domestic gasoline demand, to significantly boost fuel imports. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Iran have anything to do with it? |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2010-09-08 22:51 |
| #1 Are Pemex and BP partners? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-09-08 00:29 |