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Ciudad del Carmen, Camp. - 01/04/2015 Petróleos Mexicanos, with the support of the Ministry of the Navy, continues to extinguish the fire that broke out today on the Abkatun-A Permanente platform in the Bay of Campeche. Unfortunately, four workers have died: one of them worked for Pemex, a second one for the Cotemar company and two more that have not yet been identified. The incident has also left 16 injured (four workers from PEMEX and 12 from companies that provide services on the platform) who are being treated at PEMEX’s General Hospital in Ciudad del Carmen and at the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS); two of them are seriously injured and 14 suffered minor injuries. In total, 302 workers were evacuated from the platform. The CEO of Petróleos Mexicanos, Emilio Lozoya, led a meeting at the Regional Service Emergency Center in Paraiso, Tabasco, to oversee the accident response tasks and afterwards he flew over the platform, to verify that fire extinguish tasks are being carried out. As part of PEMEX's internal protocols, priority notice is being given to the families of the deceased and hospitalized workers. Specialized technicians of Petróleos Mexicanos are conducting, with the support of the National Agency for Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection of the Hydrocarbon Sector (ASEA, Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Industrial y de Protección al Medio Ambiente del Sector Hidrocarburos), the analysis of the cause of this accident. Pemex battles fire at the Abkatun Permanente platform in the Bay of Campeche Workers were immediately evacuated Ciudad del Carmen, Camp. - 01/04/2015 Early this morning the dehydration and pumping area caught fire in the Permanent Abkatun platform in the Bay of Campeche. Pemex’s Emergency Response Plan was immediately put in action and approximately 300 workers were evacuated and transferred to other platforms in the area. It is with deep regret that we inform the death of a worker from the company Cotemar. At least 16 workers from PEMEX and other companies have been reported to be injured, two of them in serious condition. They are being treated at Pemex’s General Hospital in Ciudad del Carmen and at the Mexican Institute of Social Security (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social). Eight firefighting boats are battling and controlling the emergency. Pemex press release 
The Abkatun Permanente platform in the Bay of Campeche |
