Pipeline
Old AK C subsea pipeline — Gulf of Mexico oil spill
6–18 February 2026 · Coastal response continued into June
Abkatún–Cantarell area, Bay of Campeche, Mexico
What happened
Mexico's interagency response group confirmed that a loss of mechanical integrity in a 36-inch Pemex subsea oil pipeline near the Abkatún–Cantarell complex was a principal source of the 2026 Gulf of Mexico spill. Pemex requested support on 6 February; specialist divers located the leak on 8 February, the main valve was closed on 14 February and repairs concluded on 18 February. Satellite analysis placed the observed oil trail at the same site, while weathered petroleum later reached parts of the Tabasco, Veracruz and Tamaulipas coasts. Authorities did not establish a total released volume. The marker is approximate.
When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Infrastructure
- Pipeline
- Latitude
- 19.4200°
- Longitude
- -92.2000°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.