The fire burned for more than five hours before it was extinguished, according to Pemex, the Mexican oil company that controls the pipeline.

These are the risks we face on a daily basis and which call for a change in the energy model, Gustavo Ampugnani, executive director of Greenpeace Mexico, said in a statement.
Chris Robbins, senior manager for science initiatives at the nonprofit Ocean Conservancy, said Pemex should investigate whether any other infrastructure was compromised. Researchers should be allowed to explore the area to assess any damage to marine life, he said.
The footage is pretty alarming: It looks like the gates of hell are opening up, Mr. Robbins said. This appears to have been snuffed out pretty quickly, but I do think it raises those questions. As long as were drilling for oil and natural gas, these kind of accidents, unfortunately, are going to continue to occur.
After President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico took office in 2018, he announced his intention to spend billions of dollars strengthening the dominance of the countrys state-owned energy companies. At the same time, he has spurned most new foreign investment in energy whether it involves oil exploration or private wind farms.
He has said he wants to restore Pemexs former status as a national oil company that made Mexico self-sufficient in energy and provided hundreds of thousands of well-paying jobs.
But critics have warned Mr. López Obrador that he is sinking public money into reviving an industry that is being overtaken by new, cleaner technology.
Pemex has also been troubled by debt, mismanagement and corruption.
In 2019, Pemex carried $107 billion in debt, making it the worlds most indebted oil company.