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Sempra Moves to Realign Mexico Natural Gas Assets as ECA LNG Nears Completion

Natural Gas Intelligence · last updated

Sempra’s Energía Costa Azul (ECA) LNG is ready to enter pre-commissioning activities, signaling a coming leap in Mexican natural gas export capacity early next year.

Aerial image of Sempra's Energia Costa Azul LNG export project off the Pacific shore of Mexico.

After more than five years of construction, the 3.25 million ton/year (Mt/y) capacity project is on track to reach commercial operations by next spring, CFO Karen Sedgwick said during a 1Q2025 call with analysts Thursday (May 8).

But, before cargoes begin leaving Mexico’s Pacific Coast, ECA could begin raising feed gas demand from the United States by the end of the year as equipment comes online.

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