Mexico’s CFEinteranacional (CFEi) transacted 3.79 Bcf/d of natural gas during the second quarter, up 23% year/year, according to the latest NGI Top North American Natural Gas Marketers rankings.

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CFEi is the international marketing arm of Mexico’s state-owned power company Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE).

The increase comes amid surging gas exports via pipeline from the United States to Mexico, which hit record highs above 7 Bcf/d over the summer.

NGI’s 10-day average of pipeline imports into Mexico was 6.45 Bcf/d for the period ended Sept. 16. 

Leading North American marketers as a whole, however, reported lower overall sales volumes for the second quarter. The trend reflected continued year/year declines in the wake of production cuts imposed in response to...