State-owned oil company Pemex reported a wider second quarter loss hurt by higher sales costs, declining asset values and higher taxes, the company said on Friday. Losses totaled 52.226 billion pesos ($4.02 billion) for the quarter, led by losses at the company’s refining unit, compared to a total loss of 49 billion pesos during the year earlier period. Revenue during the quarter rose 4.1 percent to 409 billion pesos, however, mainly because of higher domestic sales and exports, compared to revenue of 393 billion pesos during the second quarter last year. Sales costs for the quarter rose 13.2 percent, or by 24.4 billion pesos, as a result of preexisting obligations and higher production costs, the company said. “Inside and outside the company, the environment has grown more complex,” said Pemex Chief Financial Officer Mario Beauregard in a call with analysts. The company’s tax […]