Mexico’s nascent LNG market could be impacted by the Biden administration’s decision to pause U.S. export licenses while regulators review the process for approving them.

The liquefied natural gas export projects planned in Mexico, which amount to about  6 Bcf/d, would use U.S. natural gas as feedstock. As such, they require U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approval for exports to nations that lack free-trade agreements (FTA) with the United States.

The projects most obviously impacted have yet to receive DOE permits. However, even Mexico LNG projects that have U.S. authorizations could be forced to speed up plans or face reapplying for permits under unknown guidelines.

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