In the Gulf of Mexico, a fire broke out on a subsea pipeline operated by the Mexican state oil company Pemex. According to preliminary data, the cause of the incident was a leak caused by a malfunction of one of the valves at a depth of about 80 m.
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According to preliminary data, the cause of the incident was a leak caused by a malfunction of one of the valves at a depth of about 80 m.
Three support vessels are involved in extinguishing the fire above the surface of the water. There were no reports of casualties or deaths, and there was no need to evacuate personnel who were near the site of the mining platform accident.
Marine pipeline burns at Pemex’s KMZ complex in Campeche
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– @telediariomty (@telediariomty) July 2, 2021
The company has not yet commented on the incident.
Fire registered in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico
400 meters from the Ku-Charly platform (within the Ku Maloob Zaap Integral Production Asset)
A valve on a submarine line would have burst and caused the fire
It’s out of control 8 hours ago pic.twitter.com/KceOTDU1kX
— Manuel Lopez San Martin (@MLopezSanMartin) July 2, 2021
The incident took place off the coast of the city of Ciudad del Carmen in the southeastern state of Campeche.
Ku Maloob Zaap is one of Pemex’s most productive projects, accounting for over 40% of 1.68 million barrels of daily oil production.
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