Amigo LNG Gets US Export Approvals

Singapore-based LNG Alliance has received approval to export US gas to Mexico and then to re-export that gas in LNG form from the proposed Amigo LNG project, the company said in a note emailed to NGW on December 21.

LNG Alliance’s US associate Epcilon LNG received the authorisations from the US department of energy (DoE) on December 8. The gas will be exported to countries that have and do not have free trade agreements with the US.

“The US DoE authorisations are a step forward in developing this project, which could bring many benefits to Mexico, US natural gas producers, and our partners and customers in Mexico and Asia,” said Muthu Chezhian, CEO of LNG Alliance.

Once completed, Train 1 and 2 of Amigo LNG will produce a combined 7.8mn metric tons/year of LNG. The DoE authorisations allow the export of 395bn ft³/year of US-sourced gas via the project.

“With an estimated capital cost of $2.1bn for LNG Train 1, this will be one of the largest private infrastructure investments planned in Sonora, Mexico,” said Cheryl Goh, executive director of LNG Alliance. “Amigo LNG’s liquefaction export project is poised to help the Mexican economy through foreign direct investments, infrastructure development, port capacity expansion, tax revenues, energy security and job creation.”