Sunday, March 4, 2007

Pemex: KMZ Hits Record Output of 496,900 bpd

BNamericas
March 02, 2007


Mexico's Ku-Maloob-Zaap (KMZ) offshore oilfield hit record production of 496,000b/d in recent days, the country's state oil company Pemex said in a statement.

The output followed the startup of the PB-KU platform, the statement said. KMZ's average output in January rose 18% to 445,600b/d compared to the same month in 2006.

KMZ is Mexico's second most important field after Cantarell, contributing 15% of domestic production. Proven and probable reserves total 4.9Bb. The oilfield is in the Sonda de Campeche marine region offshore Tabasco and Campeche states.