Petroleos Mexicanos began evacuating employees from more than 100 rigs in the southern Gulf of Mexico on Sunday. On Monday, the company completed that evacuation, moving a total of 18,000 workers, the company said in a statement Monday night.
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Pemex Abandoned Its Gulf of Mexico Oil Rigs
On Monday the company completed that evacuation, moving a total of 18,000 workers
Mexico's state-run Pemex oil company abandoned its offshore oil rigs just ahead of Hurricane Dean, evacuating more than 18,000 workers and shutting down production in its main oil-producing region.
Pemex officials said they expected the Category 5 storm to weaken somewhat as it crosses the Yucatan Peninsula, but still pack winds of up to 100 mph Tuesday when it reaches the Campeche Sound, where 80 percent of Mexico's oil is extracted.
Dean carried winds of 160 mph capable of catastrophic damage Monday night as the first rain and winds began hitting the coasts of Mexico and Belize.
Petroleos Mexicanos began evacuating employees from more than 100 rigs in the southern Gulf of Mexico on Sunday. On Monday, the company completed that evacuation, moving a total of 18,000 workers, the company said in a statement Monday night.
Petroleos Mexicanos began evacuating employees from more than 100 rigs in the southern Gulf of Mexico on Sunday. On Monday, the company completed that evacuation, moving a total of 18,000 workers, the company said in a statement Monday night.
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