Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Pemex says discovers six new crude deposits in Gulf of Mexico

Mexico's state oil company Pemex said on Tuesday it had discovered six new deposits in the Gulf of Mexico, two of super light crude in deep waters, and four of light crude in shallow waters.

Pemex, which has been struggling with declining output for over a decade, also plans to drill 30 exploratory wells in 2017, it said in a statement.

A Pemex spokesman said the discoveries were a made couple of months ago, but were not announced immediately in order to quantify the reserves and guarantee . . .

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