The New York herald., 1920-01-26
RESUME WORK IN
TAMPICO OIL FIELD
American Companies Active
Stills and Tanks AlSo'Being
Erected.
EXTEND WHARF FACILITIES
Eagle Plants Expand Rapidly-Ship.
nentS for December to the
u. S. Show Increase.

TAMPICO. Mexico. January 3.-Well
drilling operations on considerable scale
have been resumed in the different oil
fields of this region as a result of the
suspension of the decree issued recently
by President CarTanza prohibiting the
starting of new wells. 1t is stated by
late arrivals here from the more southern
fields that there is more activity in those
localities than for several months.
Preparations arc going forward by the
different companies for enormous in
creases in the production. transportation
and marketing of petroleum. Several new
topping plants OF large capacity are pro-
posed. The Texas compay has placed
three stills of its new topping plant in
operation and three more stills will be
going soon. bringing up the daily capac-
ity to ten thousand barrels This
gress of the improvements that are now
under way.
Another important feature of the oil
industry here is the rush that is going on
in the erection of additional storage
tanks. Practically all of the larger COM
rnn.es are either erecting more tanks
or plan to do so as soon as the materials
can be had. The Mexican Aguila (Eagie)
oil Company, formerly owned by the Lord
Cowdray interests. but now a subsidiary
of the Royal Dutch-Shell interests. is
receiving bids for the erection of eighteen
steel storage tanks, each to be of 64,O0O
barrels capacity and which, when fin
ished will add 1,162,000 barrels to the
storage capacity of that company in the
Mexico fields
$4,000 Barrel Tanks.
These tanks viii be the largest ever
built here, the capacity of the standard
steel tanks heretofore being 5000 barrels
Francis X. Anglin, assistant to j. +.
Guffey, president Of the company, and
Frank G. CZarnecki, engineer of the COM
pany, have arrived here from New York
FOR the purpose of inspecting the pro-
gress OF the improvements that are now
under way.
They visited the Tecomate terminal OF
the company and found that the installa-
ton Of the ice and cold storage plant
was finished; that three storage tanks
are in course of erection and that the
6ea-loading pumps, boiler foundations and
pipe runways have been finished. The
grading for the wharf is finished and
the construction of the pipe line is well
advanced. At Amatan the company is
installing pumping plant and erecting
two steel storage tanks.
The Mexican Aguila (Eagle) Oil Com
pany shipped total of 1,075,921 barrels of
the ports of Tampco and Tuxpam during
the month OF December This was an
increase OF 16S,52l barrels over its ship
ments for the preceding month It's coast
wise shipments amounted to 267, ,453 barrels
during December. This went to supply
its refinery at Minatitlan, isthmus OF
Tehauntepec.
December OF Shipments.
Other reports of shipments for the month
of December include those of the Free
port and Mexican Fuel oil Corporation.
with total of 293, ,519.96 barrels, as COM
pared with 331 .333 barrels for November:
tho Hausteca Petroleum Company, 1,Al.-
1874 barrels, a decrease of 60. 231.60 barrels
from the preceding months record; the
Pierce Oil Corporation, 1O,1SO barrels. an
increase of $3.50 barrels over the previous
month; the Texas Company. Sss, ,2235i bar
'rels as compared to 60l. SOL barrels shipped
during November.
1t is noticeable that the marketing of
Mexican petroleum is being rapidly
widened During the month of December
exports were made 10 Great Britain. South
America and Central American countries.
Cuba, Holland. France and the United
States. or course, the bulk of the ex-
ports were to the United States. but the
Mexican Aguila (Eagle) Oil Company sent
more of its product to England than to
the United States during the last month
No effort is being made on the part OF
any of the foreign companies TO increase
their fee simple or lease holdings Of land
in the oil producing territory at this time
This is due to the uncertainty OF their in
Vestments in these fields II is admitted
that IL stable and friendly government
is established in Mexico there will be
great broadening of the industry here.