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Covid-19 Is Killing Oil Workers at an Unparalleled Pace in Mexico

  • Mexico state driller has seen 202 employee deaths from virus
  • Total dwarfs those reported by other companies, industries
A worker walks down a set of stairs on an oil drilling rig operated by Pemex off the coast of Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico.

A worker walks down a set of stairs on an oil drilling rig operated by Pemex off the coast of Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico.

Photographer: Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg

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Of all the companies around the world affected by Covid-19, none has disclosed a worse death toll than Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil producer.

Petroleos Mexicanos, as it’s also known, said late Tuesday that 202 employees and five contractors have died of the disease so far. No other company has reported fatalities that come anywhere near that number, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg.