Petroleos Mexicanos News

Mexico’s Pemex Plan to Cut Refinery Jobs Presents Safety Risks, Document Shows

Plans by Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos to cut jobs at its six refineries through attrition this year could undermine safety at the plants, an internal company document shows. Pemex plans to leave 9,374 vacancies at its refineries unfilled …

Mexico Oil Company Pemex Offers Health Bonuses for Employees with Skinnier Waists

At Mexico’s state-run oil company, skinnier waists mean bigger bonuses. Under Petroleos Mexicanos’s new collective bargaining contract with its union, workers who meet certain body weight standards will receive a “health incentive” of 5,545.40 pesos ($287) a year. To qualify, …

Update: Earl Weakens from Hurricane to Tropical Storm as It Crosses Belize

Tropical Storm Earl* will continue to weaken as it crosses Belize after coming ashore early Thursday with drenching rains and hurricane-strength winds, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Earl was 90 miles (145 kilometers) west of Belize City with top …

Update: Tropical Storm Earl Set to Become a Hurricane as It Heads to Belize

Tropical Storm Earl, forecast to grow into a hurricane, may just graze Mexico’s oil-rich Bay of Campeche as it heads west toward the Honduras Bay Islands before making landfall in Belize within the next 24 hours. Earl was 265 miles …