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MEXICO CITY, March 19 (Reuters) – The northern Mexican state of Nuevo León warned on Sunday it would seek penalties for state oil company Pemex over a sharp increase in emissions from the Cadereyta refinery.
Social in the media, including those posted by the state governor, Samuel Garcia video footage showed thick, yellow and black smoke rising from the flare stacks — designed to burn only small amounts of excess natural gas.
Judge National “We will impose severe penalties for this incident,” Garcia, who belongs to the Civic Movement, an opposition party to the Movement for Renewal (MORENA), said in a video message.
“I have asked the environment minister to be strict and enforce the law so that no matter what happens, we will not see any more incidents like this polluting our air. We have the right to clean the air in Nuevo Leon.”
Pemex ( PEMX.UL ) said in a statement that it had “safely suspended” operations at one of its plants at the Cadereyta refinery in the afternoon; the company added that there is no risk to the public and emissions are under control.
Nuevo Leon state’s environment ministry said in a statement that it had repeatedly detected “intensified” emissions from the refinery, especially at night, and that the plant was responsible for 90% of sulfur dioxide emissions in the metropolitan area of Monterrey. capital of the state.
The ministry said that the state environmental law gave it the right to stop operations at the plant if necessary.
Heavily indebted Pemex suffered from two major methane leaks last year and excesses gas to clear operations after burning USA and is under intense international pressure, including from its own bond investors.
Reporting by Jackie Botts; Edited by Stefanie Eschenbacher
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2023-03-20 09:26:54
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