Amid a global energy crunch, Mexico is set to go all in on natural gas with numerous public-private projects announced over the past week.

Mexico marine pipeline

Speaking at the launch of the Olmeca refinery in Dos Bocas, Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CRE) head Manuel Bartlett said the utility would partner with the local subsidiary of Canada’s TC Energy Corp. to develop an extension of the 2.6 Bcf/d Sur de Texas-Tuxpan marine pipeline.

The $5 billion pipeline extension would transport gas from Tuxpan to the port of Coatzacoalcos in Veracruz. Gas could then reach numerous strategic points in Mexico, including a planned liquefaction plant on the Pacific Coast at the port of Salina Cruz, Bartlett said.

CFE would be a partner and co-owner of the marine pipeline extension, Bartlett said. CFE has...