Sempra gets 6-month extension for Costa Azul LNG Phase 1
Sempra Infrastructure, through its subsidiary IEnova, has received a six-month regulatory extension to begin exports of US-sourced LNG from the Phase 1 of its Energía Costa Azul LNG project in Baja California, Mexico. An order, signed by US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, extends the deadline to September 21, 2026.
First LNG export project in Mexico signs volume sales accords with Japanese and French buyers
Sempra Energy, the California-based utility and developer of the Cameron LNG plant in Louisiana, said it signed accords with Japanese and French LNG buyers for volume sales from its Costa Azul facility on the Pacific Coast of Mexico that is being transformed from an import terminal to liquefaction and an export plant.
Sempra and French energy major Total sign accord on LNG export projects in US and Mexico
French energy major Total and Sempra Energy of the US have signed an accord for cooperation in the development of North American liquefied natural gas export projects, including phase two of the Cameron LNG plant in Louisiana and the Costa Azul project in Mexico.
Government again warns California faces power cuts and may need imports of regasified LNG
The US Government has again warned regional natural gas infrastructure issues in Southern California could affect electricity reliability this summer unless measures are taken such as importing regasified LNG from Mexico or improving state storage infrastructure.
Sempra Energy still plans to transform Mexican terminal for exports like US Cameron LNG
Sempra Energy, the California-based utility transforming the US Cameron LNG terminal in Louisiana into an export plant, is still planning a Mexican LNG export venture with national Petroleos Mexicano (Pemex) first studied three years ago.
