Central America

Vitol moves to open Mexico fuel terminal years after bribery scandal

Mexico's Pemex says brief fire at Olmeca refinery controlled, operations normal

Pemex clarified that a flame appeared outside a vacuum residue storage tank around midnight while workers were conducting steam-emptying and controlled venting operations.

Pacífico Mexinol celebrates groundbreaking of $3.3-B clean fuels complex

Mexico's Pemex douses fire at Dos Bocas refinery, second since March

Thursday's incident followed a March 17 fire that killed five people after "oily waters" burst into flame around the refinery's perimeter.

U.S. naphtha exports surge to record high on Japanese, Venezuelan buying

Russian oil tanker enters anchorage of Cuba's Matanzas port

Cuba has not received an oil tanker in three ⁠months, according to President Miguel Diaz-Canel, a predicament which exacerbated an energy crisis that has brought repeated blackouts across the country of 10 million people, crippling healthcare, public transportation and farming.

Mexican navy says petroleum tanker, natural seabed likely caused Gulf coast spill

In coordination with Mexico's state energy company Pemex, authorities are deploying marine barriers to prevent the spill from further damaging wildlife and beaches in the affected areas.

Residents and wildlife along Mexico's coast bear the brunt of Pemex oil spill

The fire was caused by oily water overflowing from inside the refinery onto a nearby road and was quickly ignited as a vehicle passed by, resulting in the deaths of five people.

Tecnimont awarded $50-MM rehab study contract for Guaracara refinery upgrade project

Tanker carrying fuel originally bound for Cuba diverts to Trinidad

The Hong Kong-flagged vessel Sea Horse loaded a diesel cargo earlier this year through a ship-to-ship transfer in the Mediterranean before setting sail to the Caribbean.