MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican nationwide oil firm Pemex’s Deer Park oil refinery close to Houston will function this weekend at a low degree following a lethal chemical leak a pair days in the past, the corporate stated in an announcement late on Friday.
The state-owned oil firm added that it continues to research the reason for final Thursday’s hydrogen sulfide fuel leak that killed two contract employees whereas injuring 35 others throughout work on a unit on the 312,500-barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery.
On Friday, Pemex’s chief govt stated that 13 employees remained hospitalized after being uncovered to the leak, whereas Mexico’s vitality minister stated she anticipated the ability to be again to regular operations in a while Friday.
However the firm walked again that expectation with its newest assertion.
“The refinery continues to operate in stable conditions at a low level, a level that will be kept in place during the weekend as long as it’s possible to have access to the areas to carry out the corresponding inspections,” the corporate stated in its Friday evening assertion.
The U.S. Chemical Security and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), which investigates industrial accidents and makes suggestions to stop future incidents, additionally has begun a probe of what it described as a “very serious incident.”
