Tarahumara Gas Pipeline

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Tarahumara Gas Pipeline is an operating natural gas pipeline in Mexico. It is also known as the San Isidro-El Encino Pipeline, the Chihuahua Corridor Pipeline or the Gasoducto Corredor Chihuahua.

Location

The pipeline runs from the US-Mexico border near Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua to the El Encino compressor station south of Chihuahua, Chihuahua.

Its route passes through the Gloria a Dios compressor station south of Ciudad Juarez and the Samalayuca M&R (metering and regulating) station near Samalayuca, Chihuahua.

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Project Details

• Operator: Tarahumara Pipeline, 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 capacity: 850 million cubic feet per day
• Length: 384 km
• Diameter: 36 inches
• Status: Operating
• Financing: US$472 million debt financing from Banamex, Banobras, MUFG, Crédit Agricole, ING, Nafinsa and Scotiabank
• Start Year: 2013
• Associated infrastructure:
  • Roadrunner Gas Pipeline
  • El Encino-La Laguna Gas Pipeline

Background

The pipeline is owned and operated by Esentia Energy (formerly known as Fermaca de México). The project was launched in 2012 under a 25-year agreement with Mexico's CFE (Comisión Federal de Electricidad), and construction was completed in 2013.

The Tarahumara Pipeline forms part of a network that transports natural gas from Texas's Permian Basin to Mexico. At its northern end along the U.S.-Mexico border, the pipeline connects with Esentia Energy's Roadrunner pipeline and El Paso Natural Gas's Norte Crossing pipeline; at its southern end, the pipeline connects with Esentia's El Encino-La Laguna Gas Pipeline.

Financing

The primary financing deal for the pipeline consisted of US$472m construction financing from Banamex, Banobras, MUFG, Crédit Agricole, ING, Nafinsa and Scotiabank. In May 2014, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Crédit Agricole and ING were the bookrunners for a US$550m bond issue to be used for refinancing of the project.