21 dead in collision between tanker and bus in Sinaloa

Nov 082010
 
 08/11/2010  Posted by PMC at 08:55 on 08/11/2010 Comments Off
21 dead in collision between tanker and bus in Sinaloa

A bus owned by Estrella Blanco of Sonora collided Friday night with a double tanker carrying 40,000 liters of gasoline on the highway outside of Palmillas Escuinapa, resulting in 21 fatalities. The tanker, owned by Specialized Transportation Robles and driven by Ruben Santos Padilla, had loaded at a PEMEX facility in Mazatlan earlier in the afternoon. The bus, was traveling from Mexico City, where it departed at 0600 with it’s final destination being Tijuana. The bus company is taking care of all funeral, travel and per diem expenses for the victims and the victims families, even though, according to officials, ….Read More

Three convicted for role in theft of PEMEX product and sale of products in US

Oct 132009
 
 13/10/2009  Posted by PMC at 13:46 on 13/10/2009 Comments Off
Three convicted for role in theft of PEMEX product and sale of products in US

I.C.E. News Release HOUSTON – A criminal information charging three men for their roles in brokering the sale of petroleum products stolen from Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) has been unsealed following the guilty plea of the third defendant on Friday. These convictions were announced by U.S. Attorney Tim Johnson, Southern District of Texas, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The charges resulted from an on-going ICE investigation into the theft of Mexican petroleum products, particularly condensate, and the transportation and sale of the petroleum product to U.S. companies.

PEMEX: Mexico Loses $700 Million Annually to Oil Theft

Sep 012009
 
 01/09/2009  Posted by PMC at 02:01 on 01/09/2009 1 Response »
PEMEX: Mexico Loses $700 Million Annually to Oil Theft

By Sylvia Longmire Normally when someone hears a story about oil theft or criminal groups hacking into pipelines, one thinks of places like Nigeria or Iraq. Unfortunately, oil looting is rampant in Mexico, and it’s costing the government millions. And it’s not just oil that’s being stolen. Mexican criminals have been tapping into Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) pipelines for years to steal gasoline, diesel, and even jet fuel, according to Reuters’ reports. Criminals dig up pipelines that are buried in rural areas, attach a valve, and then siphon off the fuel. They usually have no problem selling the stolen fuel to ….Read More

Mexican Congress allows foreign investment in oil giant PEMEX

Oct 282008
 
 28/10/2008  Posted by PMC at 23:53 on 28/10/2008 1 Response »
Mexican Congress allows foreign investment in oil giant PEMEX

<h4>Lawmakers defy AMLO leftists protesting measures supporters say will overhaul industry as production declines</h4>  Ignoring thousands of left-wing demonstrators. lawmakers Tuesday and passed constitutional reforms aimed at allowing foreigners limited investment in Mexico’s vulnerable petroleum industry. After debating over the protests of leftist legislators who had taken over the podium in the Chamber of Deputies, the lawmakers passed the measures 395-82. “With this reform the national economy wins; all Mexicans win,” President Felipe Calderon said in a nationally televised message several hours after the vote. “And it’s particularly important that Mexicans have reached agreement at a time when the world ….Read More

Go south for cheap gas?

Jun 192008
 
 19/06/2008  Posted by PMC at 19:05 on 19/06/2008 2 Responses »
Go south for cheap gas?

There has been much talk lately in the news and on the radio and TV shows about Americans heading to Mexico to partake of the cheaper fuels available there. This quote from The Sanctuary gave me a chuckle and went on to explain why the fuels are so much cheaper in Mexico. As nativists continue to falsely claim that “illegal aliens are stealing from U.S. taxpayers”, it looks as if U.S. citizens have found a way to steal from Mexican taxpayers. Here in Mexico, gasoline is about a dollar cheaper per gallon than in the US because the Mexican government ….Read More

Felipe Calderon foresees a “friendlier” US in 2009

Feb 082008
 
 08/02/2008  Posted by PMC at 13:18 on 08/02/2008 2 Responses »

“It seems to me that the most radical and anti-immigrant candidates have been left behind and have been put in their place by their own electorate,” Calderon said.

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