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At least 18 oil workers were killed when a drilling rig hit an oil platform in stormy weather, spilling gas and oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the state-owned oil company said Wednesday. Seven workers were still missing. Mexico CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexican bakeries concern Grupo Bimbo SAB (BIMBO.MX) reported higher net profit in the third quarter on increased sales and operating profit. Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The collision of a Petroleos Mexicanos oil rig and a floating platform during a storm this week was the deadliest offshore accident in the Gulf of Mexico in 43 years, with at least 19 workers killed and four missing. Gas Natural said Thursday it has bought five gas-fired power plants and a 54-kilometer gas pipeline in Mexico from Electricite de France and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. in the Spanish energy giant's biggest asset acquisition on record. US President George W Bush's plan to help Mexico fight organised crime may face an uphill struggle, the BBC's Lourdes Heredia says. Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The collision of a Petroleos Mexicanos oil rig and a floating platform during a storm this week was the deadliest offshore accident in the Gulf of Mexico in 43 years, with at least 18 workers killed and seven missing. Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico's peso and local-currency bonds rose as easing concerns of slowing global growth lured investors to higher-yielding securities. Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The collision of a Petroleos Mexicanos oil rig and a floating platform during a storm this week was the deadliest offshore accident in the Gulf of Mexico since 1964, with at least 18 workers killed and seven missing.
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