Bad weather closes 2 main oil export ports in Mexico

VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico: Two of Mexico’s main oil export ports were closed by bad weather on Monday and officials across the southeast were evacuating low-lying communities threatened by heavy rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur.

The storm swelled rivers and caused some flooding in Tabasco, a swampy state along the Gulf of Mexico that suffered severe flooding last fall.


Mexico’s Communications and Transportation Department announced the closure of the Gulf ports of Dos Bocas and Cayo Arcas because of strong winds and rough seas. The third major port on the Gulf, Pajaritos, remained open.

Mexico exports roughly 1.7 million barrels of oil a day, mainly to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

AP