TC Energy's U.S.-Mexico North Baja pipeline expansion gets regulator's OK

TC Energy's (NYSE:TRP) North Baja Pipeline unit received permission to place into service the North Baja natural gas pipeline expansion in Arizona and California, a filing from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said Tuesday.

TC Energy (TRP) had asked last week for FERC's permission to enter parts of the North Baja expansion into service.

North Baja is a 495M cf/day bidirectional pipeline that entered service in 2002 whose expansion will supply more U.S. natural gas to Mexico, including to Sempra Energy's (SRE) Costa Azul liquefied natural gas export plant in Mexico, which is under construction.

Before the upgrade, North Baja could move ~500M cf/day of gas south from Arizona to California and Mexico, 614M cf/day north from Mexico to California, and up to 695M cf/day north from California to Arizona, according to federal energy data.

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