North Baja Pipeline Project Overview and Details

The North Baja Pipeline Project is a significant infrastructure development aimed at transporting natural gas from the United States to Mexico. The project spans approximately 182 miles, connecting the existing El Paso Natural Gas pipeline to the existing Baja California pipeline in Mexico.

The pipeline is designed to transport up to 1.8 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day, making it a vital energy link between the two countries. This capacity will meet the growing demand for natural gas in Mexico, supporting economic growth and development.

Construction on the pipeline began in 2019, with a projected completion date of 2022. The project is expected to create jobs and stimulate local economies along the pipeline route.

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The North Baja XPress Project (NBXP) is a significant expansion of the North Baja Pipeline System, increasing its capacity to 495 MMcf/d. This expansion is a capacity expansion only, with no additional pipeline length.

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The project was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in 2019 and was approved by April 2022. Construction had not yet begun at that time.

The project's operator is North Baja Pipeline LLC, which is owned by TC Energy, a parent company with significant experience in the energy sector. The project's cost is estimated at US$127.2 million.

Here's a summary of the project's key facts:

TC Energy has been granted permission by the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to commence service of the North Baja XPress project for the full project capacity of up to 495,000 dekatherms per day.

TC Energy's subsidiary North Baja Pipeline sought the regulator's permission for commissioning all the remaining facilities of the North Baja XPress project.

The North Baja XPress project has involved upgrading of an existing compressor station and two existing meter stations in Arizona and California.

TC Energy upgraded the Ehrenberg compressor station and the El Paso Meter Station in La Paz County, Arizona with a new compressor unit and a new natural gas measurement system.

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The North Baja pipeline has been serving local distribution firms and power generators across Southern California and the Baja Peninsula of Mexico since it was commissioned in 2002.

It expands capacity on the bi-directional North Baja Pipeline, which provides gas sourced from the US Southwest basins to Arizona, California, as well as Mexico.

The Centauro del Norte pipeline is designed to run from a junction with the Rosarito gas pipeline near Mexicali in Baja California state. It will supply fossil gas to a key industrial corridor in northwestern Mexico.

It will run to the Pitiquito compressor station in Caborca, Sonora state. This route allows the pipeline to serve areas not covered by existing pipelines like Rosarito, Samalayuca-Sásabe, and Sásabe-Guaymas.

Developers have described the project as a continuation of the Samalayuca-Sásabe gas pipeline.

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