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Dean Batters Mexican Oil Industry

0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell August 22nd, 2007 in Gulf of Mexico, Hurricanes, Offshore

Although Hurricane Dean may be weakened, it is still battering evacuated oil rigs in the Bay of Campeche in the heart of Mexico’s energy industry.
Although weakened from its overland journey, Dean has moved over the Bay of Campeche, home to more than 100 oil platforms, three major oil exporting ports and the Cantarell oil […]

Hurricane Forces Mexico to Evacuate Oil Rigs

0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell August 20th, 2007 in Hurricanes, Offshore, Safety, oil rigs

Mexico has started to evacuate 13,360 workers from its Gulf of Mexico oil rigs as powerful hurricane Dean neared.
According to state oil company Pemex, which produces some 70 per cent of its crude oil from offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and is a major supplier to the United States, the […]