Mexico's state oil and gas giant, Pemex, posted a massive loss for the third quarter despite record commodity prices. After two straight quarters of profits, Pemex posted a loss of $2.6 billion. The company said that they've been producing more hydrocarbons, including natural gas. Pemex recently purchased its Deer Park refinery. They say that the [...]
Car mechanic Azael Sepulveda was allowed to open his new shop this week thanks to an agreement with the city of Pasadena. Sepulveda filed a lawsuit in December 2021 to allow his shop to open while his lawsuit challenging Pasadena's mandatory parking requirement was pending. Sepulveda has owned Oz Mechanics in Pasadena for several years, [...]
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission abruptly shut down the Pine Tree Assisted Living Facility in Pasadena just days before Thanksgiving. Officials say that the facility was closed down due to serious health and safety concerns. Some of the health and safety concerns cited by officials included a broken fire panel and rats. More [...]
An internal assessment by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) showed it lacked expertise in the business of refining. Knowledge from Pemex's partnership in Deer Park with Royal Dutch Shell had not been transferred successfully to Pemex, which led losses in their Mexican refineries. Analysts say that the key to Pemex's success will now be absorbing the knowledge [...]
After four workers died in a toxic gas leak in November 2014 in La Porte, Texas, the Chronicle obtained the chemical inventories of more than 2,500 businesses in the Houston area. Chemical safety experts then ranked the potential of each facility to kill or injure people as well as to cause property or environmental damage. [...]