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New Fortress Energy set to
expand business in Mexico
under agreements with CFE
LNG-TO-POWER US-BASED New Fortress Energy (NFE) indi- capacity in the underutilised Sur de Texas-Tux-
cated on October 28 that it was set to expand its pan pipelines to deliver gas imported from the
natural gas business in Mexico after finalising a US to the vessel.
package of agreements signed earlier this year The Altamira complex will consist of at least
with that country’s national power provider, the two FLNG vessels with a production capacity of
Federal Electricity Commission (CFE). 1.4mn tonnes per year (tpy) each. NFE said in
In a statement, NFE explained that it had its press release that the first of these units was
made arrangements with CFE for the implemen- already under construction at the Kiewit Off-
tation of three projects and intended to finalise shore Services Shipyard near Corpus Christi,
agreements for these initiatives at an official Texas. The vessel is slated to reach the stage of
signing ceremony on November 3. All three mechanical completion in March of next year
deals have the approval of Mexican President and will be delivered to Altamira shortly after-
Andres Manuel López Obrador and CFE’s CEO ward, the company said.
Manuel Bartlett, it said. Wes Edens, the chairman and CEO of NFE,
The first agreement envisions the expansion expressed satisfaction with his company’s rela-
and extension of a deal for the supply of gas to tionship with CFE and indicated that he expected
two thermal power plants (TPPs) owned by to hold further discussions with the Mexican
CFE in Baja California Sur State, NFE said. Both president in the near future. “We are pleased
plants receive gas via NFE’s LNG regasification to complete these agreements and expand our
terminal in the port of Pichilingue, which came strategic alliance with CFE, which we expect to
online in July 2021, it noted. result in the delivery of our first FLNG unit by
Meanwhile, the second agreement involves mid-2023 and enable the construction of a new
the sale of NFE’s 135-MW Central Turbogás LNG hub off the coast of Altamira,” he stated. “I
Amaunet TPP in La Paz, a city near Pichilingue look forward to seeing President López Obrador
in Baja California Sur, to CFE. next week, appreciate his continued support and
The third agreement calls for the construc- value the opportunity to demonstrate our com-
tion of a floating LNG (FLNG) facility off the mitment to producing cleaner, cheaper and more
coast of Altamira, a port in the Gulf of Mexico reliable energy for Mexico and the world.”
off the coast of Tamaulipas State. CFE is slated
to supply feedstock for the facility, using spare
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