Deadly floods in Mexico that killed 76 people trigger a 5-mile oil spill that could ripple through the gulf economy
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The rains of two weeks ago in northern Veracruz caused a leak in a Mexican oil pipeline (Pemex), generating a hydrocarbon spill in the Pantepec River. The state company reported that it has deployed more than 80 land and river units for the clean-up and environmental remediation operation.
Deadly floods in Mexico that killed 76 people trigger a 5-mile oil spill that could ripple through the gulf economy
Mexico’s state-run oil company said Tuesday that the torrential rains that left dozens dead and missing in east-central Mexico also damaged a pipeline, leading to a 5-mile (8-kilometer) spill along the Pantepec River. Petroleos Mexicanos, known as Pemex, said in a statement that its crews had reacted “immediately” to stop and contain the spill around the town of Alamo, one of the communities hit hardest by the recent flooding. The company did no…
Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) completed the repair of the pipeline damaged by torrential rains in the municipality of Álamo Temapache, Veracruz.
October 21, 2025 – Mexico City – EFE. Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) has reported that the Agency for Safety, Energy and Environment (Asea) is actively monitoring clean-up operations and response measures to the oil spill in the Pantepec River, located in the state of Veracruz, in the east of the country. The incident, which took place approximately two weeks ago, was caused by a leak in a pipeline owned by …
The recent torrential rains that caused landslides and overflowing rivers in eastern Mexico also caused damage to a Mexican Petroleum Pipeline (Pemex), which caused a spill along about eight kilometers in the Pantepec River, at the height of the municipality of Alamo, one of the most affected by the floods in northern Veracruz. Pemex said Tuesday in a statement that the emergency was taken care of “immediately.” First, they installed “two contai…
Cd. of Mexico.- President Claudia Sheinbaum attributed to a landslide the hydrocarbon leak that occurred on Friday in a Pemex pipeline that caused a spill over the Pantepec River, in the Municipality of Alamo Temapache, Veracruz. During its morning, the federal governor confirmed that Mexican Oils opened an investigation to determine the causes of the incident. "The reason or cause, that there must be an investigation, according to all the rules…
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