Mexico Pacific Ltd. LLC, a Pacific Coast LNG project based in Mexico, has let a contract of initial design and engineering (FEED) to TechnipFMC Plc (OGJ Online, Feb. 3, 2020).
Major permitting of the project is complete, and a final engineering decision is expected in early 2021 with commissioning in 2024, said Josh Loftus, MPL development director, in a statement.
MPL looks to connect Permian gas basin to Asian markets. MPL's facility will be constructed by an EPC contractor using equipment supplied by Baker Hughes. MPL will build its 12 mtpa facility on a 1,100-acre site it owns in Puerto Libertad in Sonora, Mexico, some 125 miles south of the Arizona border. MPL is backed by AVAIO Capital.