Lightning striking the ocean where there’s gas is a possibility. Seriously, it takes a lot for something underwater to catch on fire. It could have been minutes, it could have been weeks. There’s no telling how long it was leaking before the gas caught on fire. Ku Maloob Zaab is Pemex’s largest producer of crude oil and accounts for over 40% of its daily output of around 1.7 million barrels.Īlthough the fire is extinguished, the fact that there was a pipeline leaking gas into the ocean and then exploding into a fire should alarm you.
One of Reuters‘ sources shared that the Pemex incident report said, “The turbomachinery of Ku Maloob Zaap’s active production facilities were affected by an electrical storm and heavy rains.” “The event did not generate any spill,” they added. Translated (via Twitter), he said that the ASEA followed up on the fire and it’s already been “attended and controlled” by Pemex staff “in accordance with its Emergency Response Protocols.” Good to know. La da seguimiento al evento ocurrido esta mañana en la Sonda de #Campeche, relacionada con una línea de #gas, la cual ya fue atendida y controlada por personal de conforme a sus Protocolos de Respuesta a Emergencias. Angel Carrizales, head of Mexico’s oil safety regulator ASEA, took to Twitter to give a few updates since this was technically in Mexico’s territory in the Gulf. Reuters pointed out that Pemex has a long record of major industrial accidents at its facilities. It’s also investigating the cause of the fire. Pemex confirmed that no one was injured and that its production from the project wasn’t affected. The platform is located near the southern rim of the Gulf of Mexico. The pipeline connects to Pemex’s flagship Ku Maloob Zaap oil development. The fire took over five hours to fully extinguish, according to Pemex, the oil company whose pipeline was the leaky culprit. Reuters reported that the fire happened west of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula and that it was started from a gas leak from an underwater pipeline. The Gulf of Mexico is literally on fire because a pipeline ruptured /J4ur5MNyt1 He shared a video that looked like it was CGI, but sadly, it wasn’t. “The Gulf of Mexico is literally on fire because a pipeline ruptured,” Brian Kahn, the managing editor at Earther, tweeted a few hours ago.
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