Pemex Logged 1,490 Spills and Leaks Since Late 2024, Records Show
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Pemex Logged 1,490 Spills and Leaks Since Late 2024, Records Show
MEXICO · ENERGY Key Facts —The count: State oil company Pemex recorded 1,490 spills and leaks between October 2024 and March 2026, according to data obtained through a freedom-of-information request. —The increase: The figure is 56% higher than incidents reported in the equivalent first 18 months of the previous administration. —The hotspots: The Gulf states […] The post Pemex Logged 1,490 Spills and Leaks Since Late 2024, Records Show appeared …
These figures represent 56% more than the incidents reported during the same period by former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Oil spills in Mexican soils and seas occur more frequently every year and in the term of President Claudia Sheinbaum has not been the exception. From the beginning of her six-year period in October 2024 to March 2026, Mexican Petroleum (Pemex) recorded a total of 1,490 spills and leaks. This is 56% more than the incidents reported by the administration of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in the first and a half years of his term.
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