US EditionFive people die in fire outside Pemex's Olmeca refinery in Mexico
Heavy rains caused an oil spill that ignited oily waters, killing five people including a Pemex employee, while refinery operations remained unaffected, Pemex confirmed.
- On Tuesday, five people, including a Pemex worker, died after a fire ignited outside the Olmeca refinery perimeter in Tabasco. State-run oil firm Pemex reported the blaze occurred at sunrise.
- Heavy rains caused oily water to overflow outside the facility, pooling near the perimeter fence before igniting. Pemex officials attributed the spill and subsequent fire to the intense rainfall.
- Operational since 2024, the Olmeca refinery has a maximum capacity of 340,000 barrels per day. In January, the facility produced 205,000 barrels per day, struggling to reach its full potential.
- Pemex confirmed the flames were extinguished within two hours and do not represent a risk for the population or workers. The company is collaborating with authorities to investigate the incident.
- Inaugurated in 2022 under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the $21 billion project aimed to achieve 'energy sovereignty.' However, the refinery has faced frequent stoppages and failed to meet production targets.
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At least five people died, including one worker from Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), due to a fire in the vicinity of the Olmeca refinery, located in the municipality of Paraíso, Tabasco, the company reported.
At least five people died on Tuesday in a fire at an oil refinery in Mexico caused by bad weather, state oil company Pemex said.
Through a statement, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) announced that Dos Bocas operates normally after the fire recorded on the morning of Tuesday, March 17, 2026.The above, after Pemex pointed out that the Olmeca refinery, located in Dos Bocas, Tabasco, does not record any damage or damage to its infrastructure, since the flames reached only the limits of the perimeter fence of the plant. “Pemex reiterates that the operation of the Olmeca Refinery c…
March 17, 2026 – Mexico City – EFE. A serious incident occurred in the vicinity of the Olmeca Refinery, located in Dos Bocas, Tabasco, has caused the death of five people, among which has been confirmed an employee of the state company Petróleos Mexicanos. The accident was recorded during the first hours of Tuesday in the outer area of the oil complex, generating an immediate mobilization of the security and emergency bodies. According to prelim…
TABASCO.- At least five people died this Tuesday morning in the fire of one of the largest refineries of the state-owned Mexican Petroleum Company (Pemex) located in the Dos Bocas complex, south-east of Mexico.According to Pemex, the fire of the Olmeca refinery, one of the emblematic projects of the current government of Sheinbaum and its predecessor López Obrador, happened as a result of the heavy rains that in the last few hours affected the s…
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