GFI LNG, Pilot LNG partner to develop Small-Scale LNG terminal in Mexico
GFI LNG (GFI), an energy solutions company, and Houston-based Pilot LNG have teamed up to develop a small-scale LNG terminal in Salina Cruz, Mexico, Pilot LNG stated on August 7.
The facility is expected to produce 600,000 gallons/day, equivalent to roughly 0.34mn tonnes/year of LNG. The partners anticipate that operations will commence in mid-to-late 2027. The project will feature modular, land-based liquefaction equipment and a storage solution.
The project will also utilise a floating storage unit (FSU) with an estimated capacity ranging from 50,000 to 140,000 m3, which will be moored inside the newly expanded breakwater in the Port of Salina Cruz.
Salina Cruz will leverage domestic Mexican gas supply from the Veracruz gulf region to access new markets along the Pacific Coast. These markets include LNG marine fuel deliveries at the Pacific entry of the Panama Canal and into Southern California (Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles), sales into Central American power markets, and trucked volumes in the local region of southwestern Mexico.
GFI and Pilot LNG plan to begin front-end engineering and design development for the project this quarter. They expect a 12 to 18-month development and permitting timeline and aim to announce a final investment decision (FID) in the second half of 2025.