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MPL teams up with ConocoPhillips, Bechtel

to reduce LNG terminal project’s emissions

ENERGY US-BASED Mexico Pacific Ltd (MPL) is set efforts, the company asserted. Since the facil-
TRANSITION to collaborate with two other US companies, ity will be built on the western coast of Mexico,
ConocoPhillips and Bechtel, for the purpose it will allow exporters to deliver natural gas to
of designing its planned LNG import terminal Asian markets in less time than similar US facil-
in Mexico’s Sonora State in a way that serves to ities located on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico,
reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. it explained.
MPL unveiled plans for collaboration with Douglas Shanda, the president and CEO of
ConocoPhillips and Bechtel earlier this week. It MPL, described the collaboration agreement as
also noted that the latter firm would be working a positive development for his company. “LNG Since the facility
with France’s Techint on the project, which envi- plays a significant role in the global energy tran-
sions the construction of a gas liquefaction plant sition,” he said. “We are constantly evolving our will be built on
capable of producing and exporting 14.1mn business strategies to further reduce our carbon
tonnes per year (tpy) of LNG. footprint, and this cutting-edge initiative pro- the western coast
In a statement, it said the partners were aim-
vides opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas
ing to “advance the global energy transition and emissions by seeking to curtail the production of of Mexico, it will
to assist in lowering greenhouse gas emissions emissions, rather than just capturing or report- allow exporters
by pursuing innovative, lower-carbon LNG ing them. We are honoured to partner with this
design solutions” for future phases of the MPL world-class LNG team as we do our collective to deliver natural
LNG facility. More specifically, MPL said that part to address climate change.”
the companies intended to apply energy tran- Meanwhile, Tom Mathiasmeier, president of gas to Asian
sition and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Global Gas, Power and LNG at ConocoPhillips,
reduction technologies, as built by Bechtel and pointed out that the planned facility in Puerto markets in less
developed by a unit of ConocoPhillips known as Libertad would help establish a new export route time.
ConocoPhillips LNG Licensing, to the process of for gas extracted from US fields. “MPL represents
developing the planned LNG terminal. an excellent opportunity for ConocoPhillips to
It did not reveal any specific details about work closely with a West Coast North American
these technologies but said the parties aimed to LNG developer to provide carbon-advantaged
deploy them in a “cost-efficient and competitive gas feedstock from our growing Permian Basin
manner.” gas supply and assist MPL in developing a com-
The MPL LNG terminal is already set to make mercial strategy for supplying carbon-neutral
a contribution to global emissions reduction LNG in the future,” he commented.™

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