Mexican state oil company Pemex’s Deer Park oil refinery near Houston will operate at reduced levels this weekend following a deadly chemical leak several days ago, the company said in a statement. a press release Friday at the end of the day.
The national oil company added that it was continuing to investigate the cause of last Thursday’s hydrogen sulfide leak that killed two contract workers and injured 35 others during work on a unit at the 312,500 refinery. barrels per day (bpd).
On Friday, Pemex’s chief executive said thirteen workers remained hospitalized after being exposed to the leak, while Mexico’s energy minister said she expected the facility to resume normal operations within during the day on Friday.
Mexico’s energy minister said she expected the plant to resume normal operations sometime Friday.
“The refinery continues to operate in stable conditions at a low level, a level that will be maintained over the weekend as long as it is possible to access the areas to carry out the corresponding inspections,” the company said in its Friday evening press release.
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), which investigates industrial accidents and makes recommendations to prevent future incidents, has also begun an investigation into what it described as a “very serious incident.” .
