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Sempra Infrastructure drops plans for LNG project in Sinaloa, Mexico

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Sempra expands facilities to California, United States, Northern America, Americas.

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Sempra Infrastructure drops plans for LNG project in Sinaloa, Mexico. The Vista Pacifico export terminal drew opposition from environmental groups. PUBLISHED: March 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM PST UPDATED: March 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM PST San Diego-based energy giant Sempra has pulled the plug on plans to develop a large liquefied natural gas export facility on the Gulf of California in Mexico. Tucked inside the company's annual 10-K that was filed last week with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said the Vista Pacifico LNG Project in the port city of Topolobampo has been canceled. The proposed facility had been a joint venture between partners of Sempra Infrastructure, the parent company's subsidiary based in Houston, and CFE, Mexico's state-owned electric utility that is also a major natural gas stakeholder. "The termination of the development agreement between Sempra Infrastructure and CFE was due solely to a change in both parties' priorities," Sempra Infrastructure spokesperson Alejandro Larenas said in an email to the Union-Tribune. He did not give more details about the decision to shelve the project. In discussion for more than five years, the Vista Pacifico LNG project was to be located next to a large refined products terminal, with designs to export about 4 million metric tons of liquefied gas per year to markets in Asia. The proposal drew...

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Facility expansion

What this signalsA bigger facility often needs new equipment, systems and services.

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California, United States

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Expands facilities

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Mar 5, 2026
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