La Laguna-Aguascalientes Gas Pipeline

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La Laguna-Aguascalientes Gas Pipeline, also known as the LL-AGC Pipeline, LLAGS Pipeline, or Gasoducto La Laguna-Aguascalientes, is a natural gas pipeline in Mexico.

Location

The pipeline runs from the La Laguna compressor station near Ciudad Lerdo, Durango to Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, passing through the Mexican states of Durango, Zacatecas and Aguascalientes.

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Project Details

• Operator: Esentia Pipeline La Laguna, S. de R. L. de C.V.
• Owner: Esentia Energy Systems (formerly Fermaca de México, S de R.L. de C.V. )
• Parent company: Fermaca
• Current: 1,319 million cubic feet per day
• Length: 444 km
• Diameter: 48 inches
• Status: Operating
• Financing: US$737 million debt financing from ING, Santander, Mizuho, Intesa Sanpaolo, Natixis, NordLB, KfW, BNP Paribas and Banco Sabadell; US$115.2 million equity financing from Fermaca
• Start Year: 2019
• Associated infrastructure:
  • El Encino-La Laguna Gas Pipeline
  • Villa de Reyes-Aguascalientes-Guadalajara Gas Pipeline

Background

The pipeline is owned and operated by Fermaca and came online in December 2019. It is the widest pipeline constructed in Mexico since the 1970s, with a diameter of 48 inches.

The La Laguna-Aguascalientes pipeline is a key component of the Wahalajara pipeline network, which brings natural gas from Texas to Mexico. The Wahalajara system is named after the Waha oil field in Pecos County, Texas and the Mexican city of Guadalajara, which form the northern and southern extremities of the pipeline network. From north to south, the other pipelines included in the Wahalajara network are the Trans-Pecos Gas Pipeline (completed in 2017), the Ojinaga-El Encino Gas Pipeline (2017), the El Encino-La Laguna Gas Pipeline (2018), and the Villa de Reyes-Aguascalientes-Guadalajara Gas Pipeline (2020).

Opposition

In 2018, farmers in the community of Santiaguillo (Zacatecas state) blocked construction of the pipeline, complaining about inadequate compensation from the pipeline's builders and accusing local leaders of accepting corporate bribes in exchange for granting a 30-year right of way under unfavorable terms.

Financing

In October 2016 the project received US$737 million in debt financing from ING, Santander, Mizuho, Intesa Sanpaolo, Natixis, NordLB, KfW, BNP Paribas and Banco Sabadell. Fermaca made an equity investment of US$115.2 million.