A proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project touted by Mexico’s government is not logistically or economically feasible under current conditions, according to Gadex consultancy co-founder Eduardo Prud’homme.

Salina Cruz LNG

The government this month unveiled a long-awaited infrastructure plan with five projects listed under the energy category, including a 25.2 billion-peso ($1.18 billion) gas export terminal in Salina Cruz on the Pacific Coast.

The terminal would have a liquefaction capacity of 200 MMcf/d with the option to expand to 400 MMcf/d, according to government documents, with construction slated to begin in 2021.

The problem, however, is that, “basically, they don’t have gas to liquefy,” Prud’homme told NGI’s Mexico GPI.

Gas would have to be sourced from...