'Eye of fire' in Mexican waters snuffed out, says national oil company

The fire took more than five hours to be fully extinguished

Gas leak: from underwater pipeline sparked a blaze on the ocean surface near the Pemex-operated Ku Maloob Zaap development offshore Mexico's Yucatan peninsula
Gas leak: from underwater pipeline sparked a blaze on the ocean surface near the Pemex-operated Ku Maloob Zaap development offshore Mexico's Yucatan peninsulaPhoto: REUTERS
Published 3 July 2021, 02:13Updated 5 July 2021, 12:02