Infrastructure

In recent years, Mexico’s energy sector has embarked on a journey marked by ambitious expansions, strategic missteps, and a confidence crisis that threatens the stability of the nation’s power supply. From implementing the pro-market energy reform in 2013 to the current administration’s emphasis on self-sufficiency and protecting state-owned companies, Mexico has aimed to transform its…

Energy Transfer LP has sold about 25% of capacity for its proposed 1.5-2.0 Bcf/d Warrior Pipeline, which it expects the market will need to meet natural gas transportation needs along the Gulf Coast within the next few years, executives said. During a fourth quarter earnings call, Co-CEO Marshall McCrea said the Dallas-based midstream giant had…

Federal regulators have approved a three-year extension for Tellurian Inc.’s Driftwood LNG export facility to begin operations, determining the Houston-based firm has demonstrated due diligence to complete the project, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.  During the recent open meeting, FERC authorized an extension through April 18, 2029 for the proposed liquefied natural gas export…

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Thursday approved Oneok Inc.’s proposed 2.8 Bcf/d Saguaro Connector natural gas pipeline, which would transport Permian Basin supply to the U.S.-Mexico border. The pipeline would transport gas to Mexico Pacific Ltd.’s Saguaro Energía LNG export plant envisioned for Puerto Libertad, Sonora, located on the country’s west coast. …

Mexico will need to attract more than $41 billion in investment to generate an estimated 37 GW of additional electricity capacity required to meet the increased energy demand anticipated by nearshoring, Abraham Zamora, president of the Mexican Energy Association (AME), said during a recent presentation in Monterrey.  Nearshoring, or the relocation of manufacturing and supply…

ConocoPhillips’ LNG offtake interests in planned Mexico and U.S. liquefaction terminals should not be affected in the near term by a pause on federal approvals for new export capacity, executives said. The Biden administration’s current freeze on authorizations for new liquefied natural gas exports to non-free trade agreement (FTA) countries is “unfortunate” and “clearly more…

Midstream giant Williams reported a jump in earnings and, during accompanying investor presentations, touted an expected spike in natural gas demand through this decade and into the next even if new political or regulatory roadblocks emerge. “Under any scenario, a lot of growth is coming on the demand side,” CEO Alan Armstrong said during an…

Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) is conducting an open season for natural gas deliveries along its revamped Southgate extension planned for 550,000 Dth/d capacity. The non-binding open season runs through Friday (Feb. 16) and is for firm transportation service in Rockingham County, NC. MVP said it is targeting an in-service date of mid-2028. After years…

Throughout the administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a main grievance of energy sector members has centered on the inability to obtain proper permitting to continue or complete projects, such as natural gas pipelines or power plants, in a timely fashion.  Much of the delays had to do with López Obrador’s dramatic overhaul…