Sempra signs an understanding agreement with the CFE and Carso to build a gas pipeline in northwestern Mexico

American energy company always announced on Tuesday the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Federal electricity commission (CFE) y Karst with a view to establishing a potential strategic alliance to build a gas pipeline in the northwest of the country.

In recent months, Mexico has shown interest in promoting the country as a key hub for exporting liquefied natural gas from plants on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to Asia and Europe, where prices are currently much higher than in the Americas.

He pipeline The proposed pipeline would be approximately 450 kilometers long and would interconnect to various energy transportation systems owned by affiliates of Carso and Sempra in the states of Sonora and Baja California, the US company said in a statement.

The plan is to deliver natural gas to CFE generation plants in those northwestern states of Mexico and offer “a safer, more efficient, competitive and reliable supply of natural gas” to industries and consumers in the Latin American nation and the United States, he added. .

Sempra clarified that the agreement is “preliminary and non-binding”, and is subject to feasibility studies, obtaining permits and financing, signing of engineering and construction contracts, and the approval of the respective boards of directors, among others. points.

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