Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra, has announced that the ECA LNG Phase 1 gas liquefaction project in Ensenada, Mexico, has successfully begun producing LNG as part of its commissioning phase ahead of commercial operations (Sempra Infrastructure press release, 04/06/2026).
The project is a joint venture with TotalEnergies and includes a single liquefaction train with a nameplate capacity of 3.25 Mt/year of LNG. It is backed by long-term sales and purchase agreements with TotalEnergies and Mitsui & Co.
ECA (Energia Costa Azul) LNG Phase 1 is expected to achieve substantial completion in the summer of 2026, with deliveries under long-term sale and purchase agreements set to begin shortly after, once the facility enters commercial operation. A second phase is also being developed at the same site.
“With its strategic location on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, the ECA LNG facility will enable the supply of US natural gas to Asia and other Pacific Basin markets through the shortest shipping route, reducing transit times and transportation costs and providing customers with greater access to competitively priced US natural gas”, according to the company’s press release.
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