More transparency and connectivity could help Mexico’s natural gas market achieve its full potential, according to some of the largest pipeline operators serving the country.

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NGI’s Christopher Lenton, senior editor for Mexico and Latin America, discussed these goals with executives from Fermaca, Engie SA and Enbridge Inc. during a panel Thursday at Industry Exchange LLC’s 8th Mexico Gas Summit in San Antonio, TX.

All panelists agreed that a mechanism is needed to efficiently and transparently allocate secondary firm pipeline capacity. This includes systems where state power utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) is the sole capacity holder, as well as the Sistrangas network operated by state-owned Centro Nacional de Control del Gas Natural (Cenagas).

“I think...