Energia

Sempra Energy and the Mexican government have accomplished what California has been unable to do in siting Sempra’s Energia Costa Azul liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal along the Pacific Coast of North Baja California, Mexico, Timothy Alan Simon told his fellow commissioners at the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) Thursday.

Mexico’s Comision Reguladora de Energia (CRE) said several international corporations are planning liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Mexico, and the CRE has formed a work group to identify necessary regulatory changes to grant permits and facilitate the development of the LNG plants. The country is expecting a 9% annual increase in gas demand, and LNG supply is expected to help meet some of that growth, CRE said in a statement. The probable sites for the LNG facilities include Altamira in Tamaulipas and Ensenada in Baja California. “The characteristics of each project are different and must be evaluated in order to identify the advantages that each of them pose to cover the growing demand of natural gas, demand fostered by a plan to develop electricity generating plants and projects of transport and distribution approved by the CRE.”

The North Baja Pipeline Project moved to within one step ofbecoming reality yesterday as Mexico’s Comision Reguladora deEnergia (CRE) issued a natural gas transportation permit to SempraEnergy International for the construction of the 135-mile Mexicansegment of the $230 million, 215-mile Arizona to Mexico pipeline.

Mexico’s Comision Reguladora de Energia has a new chairman, after President Vicente Fox appointed Dionisio Perez-Jacome Friscione to a five-year term. Perez-Jacome had headed the Energy Ministry’s Investment Promotion Unit and had also served in the ministry as executive director for Public Non-basic Petrochemical Companies.

Mexico’s Comision Reguladora de Energia has a new chairman thisweek, after President Vicente Fox appointed Dionisio P‚rez-JcomeFriscione to a five-year term. P‚rez-Jcome had headed the EnergyMinistry’s Investment Promotion Unit and had also served in theministry as executive director for Public Non-basic PetrochemicalCompanies.

Mexico’s energy regulatory commission, the Comison Reguladora de Energia (CRE), intends to hold a public hearing in November to discuss measures to deal with gas price volatility, strong demand growth and future improvements in Mexican natural gas industry competition.

Mexico’s energy regulatory commission, the Comison Reguladora deEnergia (CRE), has called for a public hearing to discuss measuresfor advancing toward a “more efficient and competitive Mexicannatural gas industry.” The call for action follows an Aug. 1measure implemented by the CRE to alleviate the burden of therecent price volatility experienced by the gas industry.