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Pemex taps nitrogen for ageing fields



By Tom Liskey 

US gas giant Air Products said a joint venture with Mexico’s Grupo Infra has begun supplying 90 million cubic feet per day of nitrogen to state oil company Pemex for an enhanced oil recovery project at the ageing Jujo-Tecominoacan oilfields in southern Mexico.

"The ability to extract greater quantities of oil and natural gas from existing supplies in the most economic manner is very important. We believe this technology application will be used increasingly worldwide to get the most from available natural resources," said Mike Olivares, Air Products' vice president for Latin America and South Africa.

Pemex is trying new enhanced oil recovery techniques to increase production from scores of older fields throughout the country.

Pemex is using up to 1.2 billion cubic feet per day of nitrogen to firm up reserves at the offshore Cantarell complex.


Wednesday, 12 December, 2007, 22:58 GMT  | last updated: Wednesday, 12 December, 2007, 22:58 GMT

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