Sempra Ships First LNG Cargo from Mexico's Pacific Coast at ECA LNG Phase 1

Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE), said on July 8, 2026 that the ECA LNG Phase 1 project at Ensenada, Mexico, has loaded and shipped its first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The plant sits on Mexico's Pacific Coast, outside the Gulf loading routes that feed Asian buyers through the Panama Canal.

The single liquefaction train has a nameplate capacity of 3.25 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of LNG and is held in a joint venture with TotalEnergies. Once the plant begins commercial operations, it will be the first LNG liquefaction facility on Mexico's Pacific Coast.

Offtake is contracted under long-term sale and purchase agreements with TotalEnergies and Mitsui & Co. Sempra Infrastructure expects substantial completion in the summer of 2026, with sales under those agreements starting shortly afterwards, when commercial operations begin.

"At a time of increased uncertainty in the global LNG trade, we are excited to begin shipping a new and reliable source of natural gas from North America's Pacific Coast to customers around the globe," said Justin Bird, chief executive officer of Sempra Infrastructure.

TotalEnergies is exporting the first cargoes itself. "The start-up of ECA LNG, whose strategic location provides privileged access to Asian markets, strengthens the quality of our integrated LNG portfolio in North America," said Patrick Pouyanne, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies, adding that the company is contributing to the project's ramp-up by exporting its first LNG cargoes.

A second and significantly larger phase is under active development at the same site, according to the release.

The facility anchors what Sempra Infrastructure describes as a dual-coast LNG portfolio, with projects along the US Gulf Coast and on Mexico's Pacific Coast. The company, headquartered in Houston, develops, builds and operates energy infrastructure spanning LNG, energy networks and low-carbon solutions.

The announcement was issued from Houston through PR Newswire on July 8, 2026, and posted at 3:00 UTC on July 9, 2026.

Sempra listed the planned sale of a portion of its equity interest in Sempra Infrastructure Partners among the transactions covered by the release's risk language. The release also states that Sempra Infrastructure Partners and the Sempra Texas utilities, Oncor and Sharyland Utilities, are not regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).