Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Sur de Texas –Tuxpan (Marino) Gas Pipeline
Sur de Texas – Tuxpan (Marino) gas pipeline will transport natural gas from an underwater route in
the Gulf of Mexico, from the South of Texas, USA to Tuxpan, Veracruz. It will supply natural gas to the
CFE’s power generation plants located in the States of Tamaulipas and Veracruz, as well as the
Eastern, Central and Western regions of the country.
This project will be interconnected to Nueces – Brownsville gas pipeline, which is about to start its
bidding process, and Tuxpan – Tula gas pipeline, currently under bidding process. This system will
supply natural gas to new power generation plants, as well as those currently operating with fuel oil,
which will be converted to use natural gas as their base fuel.
Transparencia Mexicana will overview the bidding process in order to comply the highest standards of
transparency.
Project Details:
The project comprises the engineering, procurement, acquisition of real
estate rights, permits and governmental approvals, funding, construction,
operation and maintenance of a pipeline with capacity of 2,600 million
standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD). The pipeline will have a length of 800
kilometers (km) and a 42-inch diameter.
The estimated project implementation time is 30 months.
Geographic Location:
States of Tamaulipas
and Veracruz
Relevant Facts:
Estimated Investment: 3,100
million U.S. dollars
Capacity:
2,600 MMSCFD
Length (approx.):
800 km
Pre-Bid Docs Publication:
July 2015
Final Docs Publication:
July 2015
Proposals Filing:
November 2015
Awarding of Contract:
December 2015
Commercial Operation:
June 2018
Dates subjected to approval by regulatory and governmental authorities.