Country
Mexico: LNG infrastructure
Mexico has 16 LNG terminals and 59 tracked gas pipelines in the Global Energy Monitor tracker. It is both an exporter and an importer, with 7.6 Mtpa of operating liquefaction against 10.3 Mtpa of regasification.
Export capacity
7.6 Mtpa
3.25 Mtpa under construction
Import capacity
10.3 Mtpa
operating regasification
Pipelines
59
25,473 km tracked
Fleet
0
0 flagged, 0 owned from here
Import and export balance
| Direction | Terminals | Operating | Under construction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export (liquefaction) | 11 | 7.6 | 3.25 |
| Import (regasification) | 5 | 10.3 | — |
Figures are whole-terminal capacities in Mtpa, not adjusted for ownership stakes or utilisation.
LNG terminals in Mexico
| Import / export | Type | Units | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMIGO FLNG TerminalSonora | Export | FLNG | Proposed | 7.8 Mtpaproposed | 2 | — |
| Altamira LNG TerminalTamaulipas | Import | Not reported | Operating | 5.7 Mtpa | 1 | 2006 |
| Coatzacoalcos II LNG TerminalVeracruz | Export | Not reported | Proposed | 0 Mtpaproposed | 1 | — |
| Coatzacoalcos LNG Terminal (CFE)Veracruz | Export | Not reported | Shelved | Not reported | 1 | — |
| Costa Azul LNG TerminalBaja | Export | Not reported | Operating | 7.6 Mtpa | 3 | 2008 |
| Gato Negro Manzanillo LNG TerminalColima | Export | Not reported | Proposed | 6 Mtpaproposed | 1 | — |
| Lakach Field FLNG TerminalVeracruz | Export | FLNG | Shelved | Not reported | 1 | — |
| Lazaro Cardenas LNG TerminalMichoacán | Import | Not reported | Cancelled | Not reported | 1 | — |
| Manzanillo (Mexico) LNG TerminalColima | Import | Not reported | Operating | 3.8 Mtpa | 1 | 2012 |
| PEMEX LNG TerminalOaxaca | Export | Not reported | Cancelled | Not reported | 1 | — |
| Pichilingue LNG TerminalBaja California Sur | Import | Not reported | Operating | 0.8 Mtpa | 1 | 2021 |
| Progreso LNG TerminalYucatán | Import | Not reported | Cancelled | Not reported | 1 | — |
| Saguaro Energía LNG TerminalSonora | Export | Not reported | Proposed | 30 Mtpaproposed | 2 | — |
| Salina Cruz LNG Terminal (CFE)Oaxaca | Export | Not reported | Shelved | Not reported | 1 | — |
| Salina Cruz LNG Terminal (Pilot/GFI)Oaxaca | Export | Not reported | Proposed | 0.34 Mtpaproposed | 1 | — |
| Vista Pacifico LNG TerminalSinaloa | Export | Not reported | Proposed | 3 Mtpaproposed | 1 | — |
Gas pipelines crossing Mexico
Any pipeline whose country list includes this country, including transit pipelines that only pass through.
| Countries | Segments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centauro del Norte Gas PipelineMexicali → San Luis Río Colorado | Mexico | Under construction | 77 km | 4.09 bcm/y | 1 | 2025 |
| Centauro del Norte Gas PipelineSan Luis Río Colorado → Pitiquito | Mexico | Proposed | 365 km | 4.09 bcm/y | 1 | 2027 |
| Concho-Progreso Gas PipelineBanquete → Los Ramones | United States, Mexico | Cancelled | 402 km | Not reported | 1 | — |
| Conexión Maya Gas PipelineParaíso → Refinería Sur | Mexico | Proposed | 73 km | 5.59 bcm/y | 1 | — |
| Corredor Norte Gas PipelineEl Oro metering station → Vista Pacífico LNG Terminal | Mexico | Proposed | 81 km | 7.15 bcm/y | 1 | — |
| Cuxtal Gas PipelineCPG Nuevo Pemex processing center → Cactus processing center | Mexico | Operating | 16 km | 2.45 bcm/y | 1 | 2020 |
| Ehrenberg-Los Algodones-San Luis Rio Colorado Gas PipelineEhrenberg → San Luis Colorado | United States, Mexico | Cancelled | 160 km | 1.33 bcm/y | 1 | — |
| El Encino-La Laguna Gas PipelineEl Encino compressor station → La Laguna compressor station | Mexico | Operating | 477 km | 17.1 bcm/y | 1 | 2018 |
| El Encino-Topolobampo Gas PipelineEl Encino → Topolobampo | Mexico | Operating | 572 km | 6.85 bcm/y | 1 | 2018 |
| El Oro-Mazatlan PipelineEl Oro → Mazatlan | Mexico | Operating | 430 km | 2.06 bcm/y | 1 | 2016 |
| Energia Mayakan PipelineCPG Nuevo Pemex → Valladolid | Mexico | Operating | 775 km | 2.56 bcm/y | 1 | 1999 |
| Energia Mayakan PipelineValladolid → Cancún | Mexico | Shelved | 159 km | 1.02 bcm/y | 1 | — |
| Energia Mayakan PipelineCiudad Pemex → Valladolid | Mexico | Under construction | 700 km | 3.24 bcm/y | 1 | 2027 |
| Guadalajara Gas PipelineManzanillo → El Salto | Mexico | Operating | 313 km | 8.79 bcm/y | 1 | 2011 |
| Guaymas-El Oro PipelineGuaymas → El Oro | Mexico | Idle | 331 km | 5.3 bcm/y | 1 | 2017 |
| Interoceanic Corridor Gas PipelineJáltipan → Salina Cruz | Mexico | Proposed | 247 km | 1.53 bcm/y | 1 | — |
| Jáltipan-Salina Cruz Gas PipelineJáltipan → Salina Cruz | Mexico | Operating | 247 km | 0.92 bcm/y | 1 | 2014 |
| La Laguna-Aguascalientes Gas PipelineLa Laguna compressor station → Aguascalientes | Mexico | Operating | 444 km | 13.5 bcm/y | 1 | 2019 |
| Lakach Gas PipelineOffshore Mexico → Lerdo de Tejada | Mexico | Cancelled | 142 km | 5.11 bcm/y | 1 | — |
| Los Ramones Gas PipelineCamargo → Los Ramones | Mexico | Operating | 116 km | 21.5 bcm/y | 1 | 2014 |
| Los Ramones Gas PipelineLos Ramones → Villa Hidalgo | Mexico | Operating | 452 km | 14.6 bcm/y | 1 | 2016 |
| Los Ramones Gas PipelineVilla Hidalgo → Aposeo El Alto | Mexico | Operating | 292 km | 14.5 bcm/y | 1 | 2016 |
| Los Ramones-Cempoala Gas PipelineLos Ramones → Cempoala | Mexico | Cancelled | 855 km | Not reported | 1 | 2024 |
| Lázaro Cárdenas-Acapulco Gas PipelineLazaro Cardenas → Acapulco | Mexico | Cancelled | 331 km | 1.02 bcm/y | 1 | — |
| Mexico-Northern Central America Gas Pipeline | Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras | Shelved | 600 km | Not reported | 1 | 2029 |
| Mier Monterrey Gas PipelineStarr County → Monterrey | United States, Mexico | Operating | 145 km | 6.54 bcm/y | 1 | 2003 |
| Morelos Gas PipelineTlaxco → Huexca | Mexico | Operating | 172 km | 3.44 bcm/y | 1 | 2016 |
| Naco-Hermosillo Gas PipelineNaco → Hermosillo | Mexico | Operating | 340 km | 0.92 bcm/y | 1 | 1984 |
| Norte Crossing Pipeline | United States, Mexico | Operating | 0.5 km | 3.74 bcm/y | 1 | 2013 |
| Nueva Era PipelineTexas → Monterrey | United States, Mexico | Operating | 322 km | 6.13 bcm/y | 1 | 2018 |
| Ojinaga-El Encino Gas PipelineOjinaga → El Encino | Mexico | Operating | 220 km | 13.9 bcm/y | 1 | 2017 |
| Palmillas-Toluca Gas PipelinePalmillas → Toluca | Mexico | Operating | 127 km | 0.98 bcm/y | 1 | 2003 |
| Paso Norte PipelineDeming → El Encino | United States, Mexico | Cancelled | 547 km | 3.74 bcm/y | 1 | — |
| Prosperidad Gas PipelineIxtepec → Tapachula | Mexico | Shelved | 359 km | 0.97 bcm/y | 1 | — |
| Ramal Empalme Gas PipelineGuaymas → Empalme | Mexico | Operating | 20 km | 2.31 bcm/y | 1 | 2017 |
| Ramal Hermosillo Gas PipelineHermasillo → Ramal | Mexico | Operating | 48 km | 1.02 bcm/y | 1 | 2018 |
| Ramal Tula Gas PipelineHidalgo → Tula | Mexico | Shelved | 17 km | 5.16 bcm/y | 1 | — |
| Ramal Villa de Reyes Gas PipelineLos Ramones Gas Pipeline → Villa de Reyes | Mexico | Operating | 19 km | 2.82 bcm/y | 1 | 2017 |
| Rosarito Gas PipelineEnsenada → El Carrizo, Tecate | Mexico | Operating | 78 km | 26.6 bcm/y | 1 | 2008 |
| Rosarito Gas PipelineLos Algodones → Tijuana | Mexico | Operating | 218 km | 5.46 bcm/y | 1 | 2002 |
| Rosarito Gas PipelineLos Algodones → Colorado River | Mexico | Operating | 5.1 km | 1.94 bcm/y | 1 | 2010 |
| Samalayuca-Sásabe Gas PipelineSamalayuca → Sásabe | Mexico | Operating | 650 km | 4.82 bcm/y | 1 | 2021 |
| San Fernando Gas PipelineReynosa → San Fernando | Mexico | Operating | 114 km | 14.9 bcm/y | 1 | 2003 |
| San Isidro-Samalayuca Gas PipelineSan Isidro → Salamayuca | Mexico | Operating | 23 km | 11.6 bcm/y | 1 | 2017 |
| Sierra Madre Gas PipelineGuadalupe → Puerto Libertad | Mexico | Proposed | 800 km | 28.6 bcm/y | 1 | 2028 |
| Sierrita Gas PipelineTucson → Sonora | United States, Mexico | Operating | 97 km | 2.04 bcm/y | 1 | 2014 |
| Sistema Nacional de Gasoductos (SNG)Ciudad Juarez → Ciudad Pemex | Mexico | Operating | 8,611 km | 51.1 bcm/y | 1 | 1999 |
| Southeast Gateway Gas PipelineTuxpan → Dos Bocas | Mexico | Operating | 715 km | 13.3 bcm/y | 1 | 2025 |
| Sur de Texas-Tuxpan Gas PipelineGulf of Mexico → Tuxpan | United States, Mexico | Operating | 770 km | 26.6 bcm/y | 1 | 2019 |
| Sásabe-Guaymas Gas PipelineSásabe → Guaymas | Mexico | Operating | 505 km | 7.87 bcm/y | 1 | 2014 |
| Tamazunchale Gas PipelineNaranjos → Tamazunchale | Mexico | Operating | 130 km | 8.43 bcm/y | 1 | 2006 |
| Tamazunchale Gas PipelineTamazunchale → El Sauz | Mexico | Operating | 240 km | 6.44 bcm/y | 1 | 2014 |
| Tarahumara Gas Pipeline | Mexico | Operating | 384 km | 8.69 bcm/y | 1 | 2013 |
| Tula-Villa de Reyes Gas PipelineVilla de Reyes → El Sauz | Mexico | Operating | 206 km | 9.05 bcm/y | 1 | 2022 |
| Tula-Villa de Reyes Gas PipelineTula → El Sauz | Mexico | Under construction | 110 km | 9.05 bcm/y | 1 | — |
| Tula-Villa de Reyes Gas PipelineSalamanca → El Sauz | Mexico | Operating | 120 km | 9.05 bcm/y | 1 | 2023 |
| Tuxpan-Tula Gas PipelineTuxpan → Veracruz | Mexico | Operating | 114 km | 9.05 bcm/y | 1 | 2022 |
| Tuxpan-Tula Gas PipelineVeracruz → Tula | Mexico | Under construction | 200 km | 9.05 bcm/y | 1 | — |
| Villa de Reyes-Aguascalientes-Guadalajara Gas Pipeline | Mexico | Operating | 390 km | 10.4 bcm/y | 1 | 2020 |
Chokepoint exposure
Chokepoint exposure is shown on each terminal page, taken from a hand-maintained trade-lane table. It is an editorial routing model of typical laden voyages, not vessel tracking. The exposure feed aggregates it by chokepoint.