Pichilingue LNG Terminal
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Pichilingue LNG Terminal, also known as New Fortress Baja California Sur and Terminal de GNL de Pichilingue, is an operating LNG import terminal in Mexico.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Pichilingue LNG Terminal | Port of Pichilingue, Baja California Sur, Mexico[1][2] | 24.2740568, -110.3273078 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the terminal:
Project Details
Table 2: Infrastructure details
| Name | Facility type | Status | Capacity | Total terminal capacity | Offshore | Associated infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pichilingue LNG Terminal | import[1][3][4] | operating[1][3][4] | 0.8 mtpa[3][4] | 0.8 mtpa | False | Amaunet power station, CTG La Paz, CTG Baja California Sur; United States, Mexico[1][5] |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pichilingue LNG Terminal | import[1][3][4] | – | – |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pichilingue LNG Terminal | import[1][3][4] | operating[1][3][4] | – | – | – | 2021[1][3][4] | – |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pichilingue LNG Terminal | import[1][3][4] | operating[1][3][4] | New Fortress Energy Inc [100%][1][3][4] | New Fortress Energy Inc [100.0%] | – |
Background
In 2018, New Fortress Energy was awarded a 25-year contract from the Baja California Sur Port Authority (APIBCS) for the development, construction and operation of an LNG import terminal at the port of Pichilingue.[6]
The onshore terminal is intended to help bolster Baja California's electrical generation capacity and alleviate the region's susceptibility to blackouts.[7] The terminal supplies New Fortress Energy's own 135 MW NFE Baja California Sur power station, along with two other power stations (CTG La Paz and CTG Baja California Sur) operated by Mexico's federal electricity commission.[8][9][10][11] Longer-term plans call for the Pichilingue terminal to receive natural gas transported by pipeline from Texas to Mexico and converted to LNG at the Vista Pacífico LNG Terminal in Topolobampo on the opposite side of the Gulf of California.[12]
In November 2019, New Fortress reported that construction was underway, with operations expected to begin in the third quarter of 2020.[13] However, as of March 2021, the terminal was not yet complete.
In June 2021, it was reported that New Fortress Energy was moving closer to starting operations at the LNG terminal after receiving three permits from energy regulator CRE for the regasification, storage and distribution of LNG.[14]
In July 2021, New Fortress Energy announced that the terminal had commenced commercial operations.[10]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102736/https://ir.newfortressenergy.com/news-releases/news-release-details/new-fortress-energy-commences-operations-baja-california-sur. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://maps.app.goo.gl/DySYozZuDu9rrT1X7.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 https://www.igu.org/igu-reports/2025-world-lng-report?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22570706637&gbraid=0AAAAA9kOlQjyt6hUkZGX_RurEkcHXmNXD&gclid=CjwKCAjwi-DBBhA5EiwAXOHsGaWVYYsRaJy3-JGSjWw0q0CXTzrVa1-hCgvxwPR541313mP7dAIk5RoCum0QAvD_BwE.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 (PDF) https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67bdb9fc993751711c5f54fd/685278fda1e68e3b4324e2cf_0432365c1c5b8fb129ae8055cca8cb9b_%23GIIGNL%20-%20Livre%202025-20250610-Simple.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://boereport.com/2024/08/02/first-cargo-from-mexicos-altamira-lng-facility-will-be-for-domestic-use/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ GIIGNL World Report 2019 GIIGNL, accessed August 5, 2019
- ↑ "Problemática: El sistema eléctrico de Baja California Sur" (PDF). CFE (Comisión Federal de Electricidad). 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "New Fortress Energy Commences Operations in Baja California Sur". New Fortress Energy. July 14, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Weber, Harry (2021-07-14). "New Fortress begins commercial operations at LNG receiving terminal in Mexico". S&P Global.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 New Fortress Energy Commences Operations in Baja California Sur, Business Wire, July 14, 2021
- ↑ Christopher E. Smith, New Fortress takes FID on modular liquefaction, advances regas projects, Oil & Gas Journal, March 17, 2021
- ↑ "Biden prioriza acuerdos ambientales antes de aprobar gas natural para el Golfo de California". El Independiente Baja California Sur. March 1, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ New Fortress gives update on LNG projects Bnamericas, November 12, 2019
- ↑ Mexico issues permits to New Fortress for LNG terminal, Bnamericas, Jun. 15, 2021
