Floods force Mexico to shut 20,000 bpd oil-paper

MEXICO CITY, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Mexico's state oil company Pemex has been forced to shut down approximately 20,000 barrels per day of oil production due to flooding, Reforma newspaper reported on Monday.

Pemex was not immediately able to confirm or deny the report, which cited local Pemex executive Jose Serrano.

Heavy rains have caused extensive flooding in Mexico's Tabasco state.

A Reuters photographer in the region witnessed several flooded oil installations in Tabasco and neighboring Veracruz state, including what appeared to be a drilling site, crude oil separation tanks, and a pipeline manifold.

Some 18,000 people have been forced to seek shelter due to the flooding which has washed out roads in the swampy, low-lying region. The flooding is not directly related to Tropical Storm Ida. (Reporting by Robert Campbell; Editing by Marguerita Choy)