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PEMEX seals pipeline after heavy fuel oil spill in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca; residents demand reparations
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PEMEX seals pipeline after heavy fuel oil spill in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca; residents demand reparations

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) has sealed a damaged pipeline following a heavy fuel oil spill in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca.
  • The spilled fuel oil contaminated several neighborhoods in the western sector of the city.
  • Local residents and fishermen are demanding that PEMEX remediate the damages and that the environmental agency impose sanctions.

Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) announced that it has sealed a damaged 16-inch pipeline responsible for a heavy fuel oil spill that contaminated several neighborhoods in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca. The company stated that the spilled fuel oil has been contained for final recovery and transported to the "Antonio Dovalí Jaime" refinery in Salina Cruz.

According to PEMEX, specialized equipment was used for excavation to support operational actions on the pipeline, which has now been repaired and is completely hermetic. The company mobilized additional equipment from Minatitlán to Salina Cruz to bolster recovery efforts and expedite remediation work.

The recovered heavy fuel oil is being transported to the Salina Cruz refinery for appropriate handling. PEMEX personnel are maintaining permanent surveillance in the affected area and continuing actions to address the incident.

However, residents from neighborhoods traversed by PEMEX pipelines and fishermen from the municipal agencies of Salina Cruz and Tehuantepec are demanding that the Agency of Safety, Energy, and Environment (ASEA) sanction PEMEX and compel the company to remediate the environmental damages caused by the spill.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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