The Southeast Gateway Pipeline, which is expected to be commissioned by mid-2025, will begin onshore in Tuxpan, Veracruz, then stretch offshore before making landfall at Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, and Dos Bocas, Tabasco to deliver 1.3 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas TC Energy and Mexican state-owned electric utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) has agreed to lay the USD 4.5bn Southeast Gateway Pipeline, a 715km long offshore natural gas pipeline to serve the southeast region of Mexico.
The two firms have reached a final investment decision (FID) to proceed and build the pipeline project which will have a capacity of 1.3 billion cubic feet per day.
The Southeast Gateway Pipeline project is part of a broader partnership announced by TC Energy and CFE to develop world-class energy infrastructure in Mexico.
According to TC Energy, the alliance is aimed at expediting the development of natural gas infrastructure in the central and southeast regions of the Central American country.
The Canadian pipeline operator said that the Southeast Gateway Pipeline will begin onshore in Tuxpan, Veracruz, then stretch offshore before making landfall at Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, and Dos Bocas, Tabasco.
The offshore Mexican natural gas pipeline is expected to be commissioned by mid-2025.