Tarahumara Gas Pipeline

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Tarahumara Gas Pipeline is an operating natural gas pipeline in Mexico. It is also known as the San Isidro-El Encino Pipeline, the Chihuahua Corridor Pipeline or the Gasoducto Corredor Chihuahua.

Location

The pipeline runs from the US-Mexico border near Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua to the El Encino compressor station south of Chihuahua, Chihuahua.

Its route passes through the Gloria a Dios compressor station south of Ciudad Juarez and the Samalayuca M&R (metering and regulating) station near Samalayuca, Chihuahua.[1]

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Project Details

  • Operator: Tarahumara Pipeline, S. de R.L. de C.V.[2][3]
  • Owner: Esentia Energy Systems[4] (formerly Fermaca de México, S de R.L. de C.V. [5])
  • Parent Company: Fermaca[5][6]
  • Current capacity: 850 million cubic feet per day[4][6][7]
  • Length: 384 km[4]
  • Diameter: 36 inches[4]
  • Status: Operating
  • Financing: US$472 million debt financing from Banamex, Banobras, MUFG, Crédit Agricole, ING, Nafinsa and Scotiabank[8]
  • Start Year: 2013[7][9]
  • Associated infrastructure:

Background

The pipeline is owned and operated by Esentia Energy[4] (formerly known as Fermaca de México[5]). The project was launched in 2012 under a 25-year agreement with Mexico's CFE (Comisión Federal de Electricidad), and construction was completed in 2013.

The Tarahumara Pipeline forms part of a network that transports natural gas from Texas's Permian Basin to Mexico. At its northern end along the U.S.-Mexico border, the pipeline connects with Esentia Energy's Roadrunner pipeline and El Paso Natural Gas's Norte Crossing pipeline[10]; at its southern end, the pipeline connects with Esentia's El Encino-La Laguna Gas Pipeline.[10][11]

Financing

The primary financing deal for the pipeline consisted of US$472m construction financing from Banamex, Banobras, MUFG, Crédit Agricole, ING, Nafinsa and Scotiabank. In May 2014, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Crédit Agricole and ING were the bookrunners for a US$550m bond issue to be used for refinancing of the project.[8]

Articles and resources

References

  1. "MANIFESTACIÓN DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL MODALIDAD REGIONAL "TARAHUMARA"" (PDF). Semarnat México (Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales). Retrieved August 30, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Permiso de Transporte de Gas Natural por Medio de Ductos G/213/TRA/2008 Gasoducto San Isidro - El Encino". Diario Oficial de la Federación. October 5, 2020. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 72 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Título de Permiso de Transporte de Gas Natural Núm. G/213/TRA/2008 Otorgado a Tarahumara Pipeline, S. de R. L. de C. V." CRE. July 24, 2008. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 67 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Sistemas de Transporte". Esentia Energy Systems. Retrieved 2023-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Infrastructure for Mexico and the World: Fermaca Global". Fermaca Dreams. Retrieved 2023-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Fitch Affirms Fermaca at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable". Fitch Ratings. December 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Estatus de gasoductos (p 6)" (PDF). SENER (Secretaría de Energía de México). October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. 8.0 8.1 Tarahumara Pipeline Refinancing 2014, IJGlobal, accessed Aug. 18, 2020
  9. "¿Quiénes Somos? - Nuestra Historia". Esentia Energy. Retrieved 2023-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Modificación a Proyectos, Referencia: 08Cl2008G0001, Modificación del proyecto "Tarahumara"" (PDF). SEMARNAT (Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales). October 30, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Gasoducto en Chihuahua, el más afectado: CFE por apagón". Puente Libre. February 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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