Overview

• Pemex said the Refinería Olmeca was honored by the International Project Management Association for project execution and organizational performance in the megaprojects category.
• El Imparcial, citing Contralínea, reported that 152 projects entered the contest, 17 reached the semifinals and three were finalists, with Alstom first, CNOOC second and Pemex third.
• Three Pemex engineers—José Manuel Rocha Vallejo, Gabriel Gallegos and Marco Espinoza—represented the company at the ceremony in Berlin.
• Pemex highlights the refinery’s design to process 100% Maya crude, its 17 process plants and output that includes ultra-low sulfur fuels and Diésel Ecológico used in the Yucatán Peninsula and for the Tren Maya.
• The company reiterates project metrics of a 340,000 b/d processing capacity and a $16.816 billion investment, while President Claudia Sheinbaum publicly celebrated the recognition and said an official visit to the site will be organized.