Mexico’s Pemex cuts crews at rigs to halt virus spread

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Mexico City—Pemex is slashing the number of workers at its oil platforms to limit the spread of the coronavirus, allowing only essential personnel to remain, the company said Sunday.Mexico’s state-controlled oil and gas firm said the measure is expected to cut the number of workers at sea by 50%, including its own and outsourced personnel that make up the bulk of crews. The company does not expect the cut to have an impact in production further past the agreed-to cuts in May under the output deal with OPEC+. Mexico agreed to cut its production by 100,000 b/d to 1.681 million b/d in May and June.