U.S. Natural Gas Exports to Mexico Hit Record High


   
Kristina Davis
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   MIAMI, FL (DTN) -- U.S. natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico averaged 7.5 
Bcfd in May, the highest monthly level on record, as demand from Mexico's 
electric power sector continues to grow, the U.S. Energy Information 
Administration reported on Monday /10/20).
On an annual basis, exports averaged 6.4 Bcfd in 2024, up 25% from 2019 and the 
highest since records began in 1975. During that period, Mexico's total natural 
gas consumption rose from 7.7 Bc/d to 8.6 Bcfd, led by the power generation 
sector.
U.S. exports flow through four main corridors, South Texas, West Texas, 
Arizona, and California with a combined capacity of 14.8 Bcfd and a 43% 
utilization rate in 2024. The South and West Texas routes accounted for 91% of 
exports, with West Texas volumes tripling from 0.6 Bcfd in 2019 to 1.8 Bcfd in 
2024, supported by new infrastructure linking the Permian Basin to central and 
southwestern Mexico.
Export growth has been limited by pipeline bottlenecks and storage constraints, 
but Mexico continues to expand capacity, according to EIA. The gasoducto Puerta 
al Sureste, completed in 2025, connects with the Sur de Texas, Tuxpan pipeline 
to supply new power plants in the Yucatn Peninsula.

   Additional projects, including Tula Villa de Reyes, Tuxpan Tula, Energia 
Mayakan, and Centauro del Norte are expected to further increase gas flow.
Mexico's LNG sector is also emerging, with its first export cargo shipped in 
August 2024 from Fast LNG Altamira FLNG 1. Two more facilities Altamira FLNG 2 
and Energa Costa Azul are under construction, adding 0.6 Bcf/d of capacity and 
drawing from U.S. gas via the Sur de Texas Tuxpan and Gasoducto Rosarito 
pipelines, according to the report.
 




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