Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. CFE International (CFEi), based in Houston, operates as a natural gas marketer and is an affiliated company of the Mexican state-owned electric…
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Following FERC Approval, Oneok Eyeing Midyear FID for Saguaro Connector Natural Gas Pipeline
Oneok Inc. is aiming to take a final investment decision (FID) by the middle of this year on the 2.8 Bcf/d Saguaro Connector natural gas pipeline. The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the project’s Presidential Permit in February. Saguaro Connector would transport Permian Basin natural gas to the U.S.-Mexico border. From there, it…
Natural Gas Pipeline Connectivity, Electricity Top Mexico Energy Needs, Says Expert Lawyer
“A lot of the potential developments that nearshoring will bring are going to need access to natural gas,” Diana Pineda, a partner at Gónzalez Calvillo law firm in Mexico City, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “And the truth is, we’ve now gone several years without a new natural gas pipeline.” Pineda is one of the leading…
Mexico Natural Gas Market Growth Said Challenged by Lack of Storage, Uneven Regulation
Representatives from some of Mexico’s most important natural gas supply, transport and storage companies are optimistic that the national industry is poised to continue to grow.Mexico natural gas demand is set to expand 4.6% annually during the next decade, according to forecasts by national pipeline system operator Cenagas. “I think natural gas is probably in…
Esentia to Offer Capacity on Mexico Pipelines as Natural Gas Market Opens Up
Esentia Energy Systems is planning to offer capacity on its network of natural gas pipelines that stretch from Waha in West Texas to the industrial hub of Guadalajara in central Mexico. “We are going to run an open season for capacity on our pipes for natural gas out of Waha,” Esentia commercial vice president Jorge…
U.S. Oil, Natural Gas Industry Aiming to ‘Dismantle Policy Threats’ as Election Nears
The U.S. oil and gas industry is urging policymakers to support LNG exports, permitting reform for energy infrastructure, and increased leasing in federal lands and waters. The sector’s most prominent lobbying group, the American Petroleum Institute (API), laid out its policy priorities during a recent industry event and subsequent call with reporters. As the industry…
Mexico Natural Gas Market Poised for Growth in Pivotal Election Year
Mexico’s natural gas market will continue its modernization and expansion in 2024, regardless of who wins the presidential election on June 2. Natural gas demand in Mexico, driven by the power sector, continues to rise. Power demand was up by around 440 MMcf/d in 2023 to 4.603 Bcf/d, according to Wood Mackenzie data. Natural gas…
California Strikes Remaining Subsidies for New Natural Gas-Fueled Infrastructure
California regulators pulled the remaining subsidies offered for constructing buildings that rely on natural gas or propane in a move to support decarbonization and incentivize electrification. After eliminating natural gas line extension subsidies for all mixed-fuel buildings in 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) earlier in December struck electric line extension subsidies for new…
Mexico’s Incoming Government Must Reinvigorate Investor Confidence, Expert Lawyer Says
“Investor confidence has to be reestablished through clear policies and mechanisms that are maintained and upheld over an extended period of time,” Sofía Tamayo Gutiérrez, Institutional Relations & Regulatory Affairs director at Kino Energia told NGI’s Mexico GPI. For the incoming government, “I would say: stability and legal certainty, the promotion of renewable energies and…
NGI’s 3Q2023 Mexico Natural Gas Market Analyst Takeaways
Mexico and the rest of Latin America are gaining importance on the international natural gas market stage in terms of infrastructure buildout, natural gas demand, and both imports and exports. See what NGI analysts gleaned from the recently completed 3Q2023 earnings season. Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI): Mexico is building a number of new gas-fired power…