Officials with the Mexican state oil company traveled to the Hijos de Barreras shipyard in Vigo, Spain in the province of Galicia for the ceremony on the vessel, called the Pemex Reforma.

Pemex chief of staff Carlos Roa told local reporters that the company sees "synergies" in building a "twin" unit to the Reforma in Galicia, but the details have not been finalised.

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