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Sempra LNG developer Sempra is extending the commissioning of Phase 1 of the Energia Costa Azul project in Ensenada, Mexico, Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of the company, announced on July 27. The extension of the commissioning phase stems from the discovery of damage to the project’s refrigerant compressors, noticed during an inspection following the export of the Mexican project’s first LNG cargo. Now, a root cause investigation will be carried out and the project is projected to achieve substantial completion in the fourth quarter. Delivery of cargoes sold under long-term sales and purchase agreements (SPA) is expected to begin shortly after. The announcement means that the commissioning phase is expected to be completed about one year after the project achieved mechanical completion in December 2025. Feed gas was introduced into the plant in April 2026. In July, French supermajor TotalEnergies shipped the facility’s first LNG cargo, after producing first LNG a month earlier. The project was required to commence exporting cargoes by September 21, as part of the terms under its licence agreement with the US Department of Energy. Energia Costa Azul’s Phase One will boast a production capacity of 3.25 mn tonnes per year (tpy) of LNG. The facility is set to benefit heavily from its ideal location on Mexico’s Pacific Coast in the state of Baja California, which will provide direct and fact access to energy-hungry countries in Asia. Houston-headquartered Sempra Infrastructure has partnered with TotalEnergies on the project. The French company’s share is a 17% stake, which includes a long-term offtake deal for 1.7mn tpy of LNG. Japan’s Mitsui also has a deal that gives it access to 800,000 tpy. If Sempra gives the green light to Phase Two of the project, the facility would add 12 mn more tpy of production capacity.

US LNG developer Sempra exported its first cargo from its Energia Costa Azul (ECA) LNG project located in Ensenada, Mexico, the subsidiary of US energy firm Sempra announced on July 8. Phase 1 of the project will continue in the commissioning stage as it moves towards commercial operations, which is expected to commence in autumn. French supermajor TotalEnergies shipped the LNG cargo. The facility began receiving feed gas in mid-April and first LNG was produced in early June. Under the terms of the licence granted to it by the US Department of Energy (DoE), Energia Costa Azul needed to begin exporting cargoes by mid-September. The project is Mexico’s first facility on its Pacific Coast, which offers an ideal location with direct and fast shipping routes to energy-hungry Asia, particularly Northeast Asia. The facility is also able to draw on cheap US natural gas from the Permian Basin in New Mexico and West Texas. Phase 1 of the project boasts a production capacity of 3.25 mn tonnes per year (tpy). “At a time of increased uncertainty in the global LNG trade, we are excited to begin shipping a new and reliable source of natural gas from North America's Pacific Coast to customers around the globe,” Justin Bird, Sempra Infrastructure’s chief executive officer said in a statement. Phase 1 of the facility is a joint venture with French supermajor TotalEnergies, which possesses a 17% stake and has a long-term offtake agreement for 1.7 mn tpy. Japanese firm Mitsui also has a deal to purchase 800,000 tpy of super-chilled fuel from the plant. Sempra is still examining whether to take a final investment decision (FID) on Phase 2 of the project, which would expand production capacity by an additional 12 mn tpy.

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