Pemex: Oil Leak Might Take Months to Fix

CIUDAD DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP)

Pemex previously estimated the spill at nearly 13,000 barrels.

A fire was still raging Wednesday at the damaged well, about 20 miles offshore from the port of Dos Bocas in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco, but only faint traces of crude could be seen shimmering on the water.

The company plans to install a new valve assembly to replace a damaged one on the well, but Silva said officials are not sure that will stop the leak.