Mexico City. The director of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Víctor Rodríguez, confirmed the death of two workers and that by protocol, 13 – of 35 who were affected – remain in hospital observation, after the acid gas leak that occurred yesterday in one of the units. process at the Deer Park refinery, located in Texas, United States.
The Secretary of Energy, Luz Elena González, indicated in turn that the environmental authorities have already “given their approval” that there is no longer a leak, but that they are still waiting for a meeting to conclude where the root cause is analyzed. that caused the accident. They hope that operations will resume today.
In the morning at the National Palace, both highlighted that after the accident the emergency protocols were activated, as well as the refinery’s Emergency Care Center, and the respective notifications were made to the local authorities.
To mitigate the impact of the leak, the director of Pemex confirmed that the operation of the coking unit and hydrotreatment units was stopped. He said that refining is faceted.
He specified that the two deceased workers are not from Pemex, but were hired by maintenance companies.
He indicated that investigations are being carried out into what happened, because “we cannot speculate.”
He highlighted that Pemex has offered all its support, and highlighted that there are a series of insurance for this type of case.
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