Infrastructure

Sempra is seeing “a dramatic increase in the market interest” for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects under development on Mexico’s Pacific Coast and the U.S. Gulf Coast, according to Sempra Infrastructure CEO Justin Bird. Formed in 2021, Sempra Infrastructure is tasked with developing, building and operating Sempra’s natural gas liquefaction, pipeline and storage…

Argentina’s government has published a decree granting the natural gas transport concession for the Néstor Kirchner pipeline project to state natural gas buyer Integración Energética Argentina SA (Ieasa). Ieasa, which is also responsible for sourcing liquefied natural (LNG) imports in the country, has been given authorization to create a trust to construct the pipeline. The…

Revamped policies that would guide FERC’s review of natural gas and liquefied natural gas infrastructure, as well as interim guidance for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, are likely to create more uncertainty and lengthier reviews, critics said. In a split 3-2 vote, carried by the Democratic majority, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday issued policy…

“I think people are in for a very big surprise if they allow the Mexican government to monopolize the electricity sector; it’s simply not going to do Mexicans any favors in terms of efficiency, competition, low prices, or capital investment,” Tony Payan, Director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice University’s…

“Widespread uncertainty is impacting energy companies in Mexico on a daily basis,” David Enríquez, senior partner at the Mexico City-based law firm Goodrich, Riquelme y Asociados, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “Some companies don’t even know if they will continue to exist in the next few months or if they’re going to have a permit to…

Argentina continues to ramp up its oil and gas production amid high prices and a push from the government to increase output. November oil production was up 15% year/year to 557,000 b/d, the highest monthly figure in nine years, Energy Secretary Darío Martínez said recently. The improvement is mainly because of the Vaca Muerta formation…

“It appears the demand for electricity is beginning to grow again as the economy recovers and that, if there is a sudden spike in demand, for example, the supply isn’t going to be there to meet it,” Víctor Florencio Ramírez, directing partner at Mexico City-based consultancy Perceptia21 Energía, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “We’re going to…

Although investment in Mexico’s energy sector has slowed, the country’s demand for U.S. natural gas continues to rise, and its gas infrastructure continues to grow, albeit in fits and starts. NGI’s Mexico GPI has compiled a list of five pending projects to watch in 2022:

NGI’s Mexico GPI has narrowed down an eventful year to the five key stories that defined Mexico’s natural gas market in 2021. These stories are: