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IEnova obtains a permit to export LNG from Mexico

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IEnova, Sempra Energy’s subsidiary in Mexico, confirmed via Forbes it got approval to export Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from the country. This is the first authorization of its kind in its history to ship this product to international markets.

IEnova: Energía Costa Azul project

The permit will allow IEnova to trade LNG from its Regasification Terminal, Energía Costa Azul (ECA), in Ensenada, Baja California. The project includes a $2 million investment for the company to re-engineer its facilities.

In fact, IEnova chose Technip MCF as an engineering contractor, procurer, and constructor.

Moreover, the company will invest $25 million in social priority projects focused on address public safety issues nearby. It will also fund sport and rehab projects for social mobility.

According to Sempra LNG spokespeople, the Blue Coast Energy project is strategic geographically speaking. For instance, Mexico’s West coast connects with Asia, the Pacific Basin, and international LNG markets.

ECA is expected to have a liquefaction capacity of 3 million tons of natural gas annually. In this regard, the primary market for this output would be the Asia Pacific.

In its second phase, the plant would export annually 12 million LNG tons.

Benefits and constraints

In that regard, researchers state exporting West U.S. LNG overseas would reduce GHG emissions. Experts also consider the Blue Coast project would create thousands of jobs, targeting rural populations in the workforce.

Sempra Energy’s subsidiary, IEnova, already has an LNG trade deal with Mitsui, Total, and Tokyo Gas.

Possibly of your interest: Sempra LNG plans to export to Asia through Mexico

IEnova’s CEO, Tania Ortiz Mena, told Forbes Mexico this Project is one of the most outstanding investments in Baja California’s history.

According to the CEO, “this project will positively impact the local community through social investment programs and help Mexico become a key player in the natural gas global market.”

However, Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, said he would remove the permit if IEnova isn’t willing to help the Electricity Federal Commission – CFE (the Mexican state-owned electric-utility) buying its gas excedents.

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