What caused Pemex fire?
MEXICO CITY, Aug 25 (Reuters) – A deadly weekend fire at on offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico operated by Mexican state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) could have been caused by a gas leak, Pemex’s chief executive said on Wednesday.
Who was responsible for the vinyl chloride plant explosion?
The explosion Wednesday at the plant owned by chemical company Mexichem SAB and Pemex injured at least 136 workers.
Who’s the owner of Pemex?
Secretariat of Energy
Pemex/Parent organizations
Did they put out the fire in the ocean?
‘Ocean on fire’: Huge blaze in Gulf of Mexico extinguished without casualties. A massive fire from a gas leak in the Gulf of Mexico has been extinguished after a five-hour-long operation, informed Mexican state oil company Pemex.
What caused oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico 2021?
What caused the 2021 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Years of oil excavation. Divers discovered a one-foot diameter pipeline had caused the oil spill, according to NPR.
What is polymer of vinyl chloride?
Polyvinyl chloride or vinyl (PVC) is a polymer in which more than half of the content by weight consists of chlorine (Vesterberg et al., 2005). PVC is produced by polymerization of the vinyl chloride monomer. PVC comes in two basic forms: Rigid (sometimes abbreviated as RPVC) and flexible.
Is there Pemex in USA?
Mexican oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has opened its first gas station in the United States in Houston, Texas, with four more to follow later this month. The franchised stations will be self-service and not sell gas imported from Mexico.
Is Pemex still in business?
Pemex has been replaced as Latin America’s largest company by Petrobras, according to the latest Latin Business Chronicle ranking of Latin America’s Top 500 companies.
Why are they spraying water on the ocean fire?
Some internet wags were amused boats were spraying water on the fire, which of course, was already in the water. But the spray of the fine mist was actually an effort to choke off the oxygen that was fueling the blaze.
Has the fire in the Gulf of Mexico stopped?
A massive fire that broke out on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico on Friday has been extinguished, but the incident is raising questions about the risks of undersea pipelines.
