On Friday, October 11th, PEMEX issued an official statement saying that the two employees killed during a hydrogen sulfide leak at Deer Park, a Houston-area oil refinery were employees of a subcontractor performing maintenance work. The two “were in the zone directly affected, and who received the direct impact of the gas,” Pemex Director Victor Rodriguez said during a news briefing in Mexico City. Mexican Energy Secretary Luz Elena Gonzalez said the leak has caused “no longer any risk” and that the cause of the leak is under investigation. Deer Park Mayor Jerry Mouton said city officials issued a shelter-in-place order but lifted it hours later after air monitoring showed no risk to the surrounding community. The leak caused the second shelter-in-place order in Deer Park in a span of weeks.

Source: Forbes October 13, 2024 15:21 UTC