Gasoducto San Fernando
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Gasoducto San Fernando, also known as Gasoducto de Tamaulipas, is a natural gas pipeline in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Location
The pipeline runs north-south through Tamaulipas state, starting near the United States border at the El Caracol compression station in Reynosa, and continuing south 114km to Los Indios compression station near San Fernando.[1]
Project Details
- Operator: Gasoductos de Chihuahua[2]
- Parent Company: IEnova (Sempra Energy)[3]
- Current capacity: 15.09 billion cubic meters per year[3]
- Length: 71 miles / 114 km[3]
- Status: Operating
- Start Year: 2003[4]
Background
Gasoducto San Fernando, which feeds into Mexico’s SNG national pipeline network, began commercial operations in November 2003.[4] Gasoductos de Chihuahua holds the operations and maintenance contract for the pipeline, which was built by Italo-Argentine firm Techint.
Technical specifications
The pipeline is 114 kilometers (71 miles) in length, with a diameter of 36 inches. Its capacity is 1.46 billion cubic feet of gas per day, or 15.09 billion cubic meters per year.[3]
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References
- ↑ "San Fernando Pipeline Operational" BNAmericas, November 20, 2003
- ↑ "IEnova concreta la compra de Gasoductos de Chihuahua". Forbes México. September 27, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Beyond Energy: Our Sustainability & Financial Report 2019 (p 236)" (PDF). IEnova. April 30, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Reporte Anual 2016" (PDF). IEnova. December 31, 2016.
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