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Pemex closes Krem-1 well fire in Las Choapas, Veracruz
Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) announced the technical closure of the Krem-1 exploratory well in the municipality of Las Choapas, Veracruz, ending surface flow after a fire that burned for roughly 150 days since early March 2026.
The company will continue an integrated environmental remediation program, deploying mobile medical units to more than 45 communities, delivering new school furniture, constructing a health house in the Benito Juárez ejido, equipping health units in El Remolino and Linda Vista, and completing a 26‑kilometre road‑paving project between Río Playas and El Remolino.
Pemex also supplied the municipality with 1,000 tons of concrete, a Vactor desilting unit and a 10,000‑liter water tank, while damage‑mapping brigades remain active. An estimated 3,240 people in 29 localities within a 10‑km radius were potentially exposed to emissions from the incident.
Entities
Benito Juárez ejido · Krem-1 exploratory well · Las Choapas · Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) · Veracruz
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Pemex will continue an integrated environmental remediation program, including mobile medical units for over 45 communities. www.firmas.mx · lopezdoriga.com · xeu.mx
- [● 2 SOURCES] Pemex is constructing a health house in the Benito Juárez ejido and equipping health units in El Remolino and Linda Vista. lopezdoriga.com · xeu.mx
- [● 3 SOURCES] Pemex will pave 26 km of road connecting the Río Playas and El Remolino communities with hot asphalt. www.firmas.mx · lopezdoriga.com · xeu.mx
- [● 3 SOURCES] Pemex delivered 1,000 tons of concrete, a Vactor desilting unit, and a 10,000‑liter water tank to the municipality of Las Choapas. www.firmas.mx · lopezdoriga.com · xeu.mx
- [● 3 SOURCES] Pemex achieved technical closure of the Krem-1 exploratory well in Las Choapas, Veracruz, ending surface flow. www.firmas.mx · lopezdoriga.com · xeu.mx
- [● 3 SOURCES] Pemex provided new school furniture to schools in Las Choapas. www.firmas.mx · lopezdoriga.com · xeu.mx
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Approximately 3,240 people in 29 localities within a 10‑km radius were potentially exposed to emissions from the Krem-1 incident. www.firmas.mx
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The fire at the Krem-1 well lasted about 150 days, starting around 5 March 2026. www.firmas.mx