Take Action: Stop Mexico Pacific’s Natural Gas Pipeline
U.S. energy company Mexico Pacific has proposed a 15 million ton per year liquified natural gas (LNG) export facility in Sonora, Mexico, along the Gulf of California. The project would source natural gas from Texas, transport it via long-distance pipeline, and export it as LNG to Asia. Mexico Pacific's seven-year permit is set to expire, and the company is now seeking a seven-year extension from the Department of Energy.
The proposed route runs through a UNESCO World Heritage Site that supports extraordinary marine biodiversity, including blue whales, vaquita porpoises, whale sharks, sea lions, giant squid, and sea turtles. The project would harm these species through increased vessel traffic, elevated underwater noise pollution, and higher risk of ship strikes, all passing directly through critical habitat.
The Department of Energy must deny the permit extension for Mexico Pacific to protect the Gulf of California's irreplaceable marine ecosystems.
What You Will Do:
Email Mexico Pacific CEO Manuela Molina and U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Kyle Haustveit to urge them not to proceed with Saguaro LNG exports in the Gulf of California. They need to hear that extending Mexico Pacific’s permit would threaten the species and biodiversity that earned this region UNESCO World Heritage status.
Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
Resources:
Saguaro LNG project in Mexico faces “major red flags” - Gas Outlook