Pemex's
exploration
and
production
unit
last
week
filed
an
amended
suit
that
charges
that
the
companies
were
unwitting
traffickers
in
stolen
fuel,
Reuters
reported
on
Thursday.
ConocoPhillips
and
Shell
"appear
to
have
been
innocent
and
dealt
in
the
condensate
only
after
it
was
laundered,"
court
documents
state.
Still,
Reuters
reported
Pemex’s
attorneys
are
arguing
the
companies
should
be
held
responsible
for
the
traffic
of
stolen
fuel
from
Mexico.
Pemex
is
plagued
by
fuel
thieves
who
often
tap
underground
pipelines
and
siphone
off
condensate
for
sale
on
the
black
market.
…
