Mexico’s state-owned oil company, Pétroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), has confirmed an attack on a platform in the Ku-Maloob-Zaap (KMZ) oil complex located off the coast of Campeche state.
From the Pemex statement:
- On the night of 13 February, eight unauthorised individuals boarded the Zaap-D platform in the KMZ.
- The intruders stole radio equipment, various tools, and breathing apparatus.
- No employees were physically harmed, although two workers were evacuated due to stress-related concerns.
- In response, the company has strengthened security, deploying additional security personnel and coordinating with the navy ministry (Semar). (Question: What security measures were in place prior to the incidents?)
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that the navy was “supporting Pemex in monitoring and responding to any assault on offshore platforms.” (Question: Did they apprehend the perpetrators?)
Not mentioned by Pemex, but reported elsewhere:
- Two platforms, Ku-H and Zaap Delta, were attacked
- The pirates were armed
- There were at least 5 gunmen
- Oil platforms in Campeche and Tabasco, 12 cargo ships, five fishing boats and ten smaller vessels accounted for 56 robberies in 2022.
- The Ku Maloob Zaap complex accounts for nearly 40% of PEMEX’s production
- The field became the Mexico’s primary oil asset in 2009, reaching a production peak of 874.731Mb/d in 2018.
- By October 2023, production dropped 246Mb/d, reaching 616.2Mb/d.
- PEMEX’s overall oil production has fallen by 12.1%, decreasing from 1.81MMb/d in 2018 to 1.59MMb/d in 2023.
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