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Import terminal · Tamaulipas, Mexico

Altamira LNG Terminal

Altamira LNG Terminal is an operating LNG import terminal in Tamaulipas, Mexico. The tracker lists 1 tracked unit with 5.7 Mtpa operating, the earliest starting in 2006. It is owned by Vopak and Enagás SA.

Operating

5.7 Mtpa

7.75 bcm/y · 1 unit

Under construction

no units under construction

Proposed

no units proposed

At a glance

Country
Mexico
State / province
Tamaulipas
Region
Not reported
Import / export
Import
Onshore / floating
Not reported
Status (rolled up)
Operating
Trains / phases tracked
1
Earliest start year
2006
Latest start year
2006
Coordinates
22.4944° N, 97.8947° W
GEM terminal ID
T100000130570
GEM wiki page
gem.wiki

Trains and phases

Each row is one unit as tracked by GEM. Ordered by start year, then proposal year.

UnitStatusCapacity (Mtpa)Capacity (bcm/y)StartProposedFIDOwner (as reported)
Not reportedOperating5.77.752006Not reportedRoyal Vopak NV [60%]; Enagás SA [40%]

Capacity by status

StatusUnitsMtpabcm/y
Operating15.77.75

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per unit, merged across units. Percentages are omitted where GEM does not give them.

Owners

Location

Altamira LNG Terminal at 22.4944° N, 97.8947° W, with 3 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates
22.4944° N, 97.8947° W
Coordinate accuracy (GEM)
exact
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Connected gas pipelines

Tracked pipelines whose route passes within 25 km of this terminal, or whose name matches it. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.

PipelineStatusLengthCapacityDistanceMatched by
Los Ramones-Cempoala Gas PipelineCancelled855 km0.2 kmroute proximity
Sistema Nacional de Gasoductos (SNG)Operating8,611 km51.1 bcm/y2 kmroute proximity
Sur de Texas-Tuxpan Gas PipelineOperating770 km26.57 bcm/y14.4 kmroute proximity

Supplied via

Chokepoints that cargoes arriving at this terminal typically cross, based on where its region is supplied from.

  • Panama Canal

Routing is an editorial model of typical laden voyages, held in a hand-maintained lane table. It is not vessel tracking, and it does not account for diversions, canal draught limits, ice class or seasonal closures. See methodology, or take the machine-readable exposure feed. Links to the Chokepoints site are inactive until its domain is set in the environment.

Common questions

Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.

Where is Altamira LNG Terminal?
Altamira LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is made up of 1 tracked train or phase.
Is Altamira LNG Terminal operating?
Altamira LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 2006.
How much LNG can Altamira LNG Terminal handle?
Altamira LNG Terminal has 5.7 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 7.75 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Altamira LNG Terminal?
Altamira LNG Terminal is owned by Vopak and Enagás SA. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Altamira LNG Terminal pass?
Cargoes from Altamira LNG Terminal would normally pass Panama Canal. This is an editorial model of typical laden voyages by destination market, not vessel tracking, and any individual cargo may go another way.
What pipelines connect to Altamira LNG Terminal?
3 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Altamira LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.