Revenue was $15.2 billion for the three months to December, down 27.9% from the year-ago period.

New chief executive Jose Antonio Gonzalez Anaya on Monday morning announced sweeping cuts to stabilise the company's balance sheets.

Production also continued to see declines overall: Crude production fell 3.5% to 2.277 million barrels per day from the 2014 period.

Gas output was also down 3.8% to 6.316