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Mexico · asset class
Pipelines in Mexico
Mexico has 65 pipelines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 14th-largest fleet of the 110 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 49 operating and 9 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Pemex (18), IEnova (11) and TC Energy (11) — Pemex alone is named on 28% of them. Half of Mexico's pipelines in service predate 2011 (median commissioning year of the 49 with a known date), 19 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Nuevo Teapa-Minatitlán Oil Pipeline — Line 1, dating from 1963. 9 are in the pipeline, led by Interoceanic Corridor Gas Pipeline, proposed. They account for 9% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Mexico.
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Who owns Mexico's pipelines
- Pemex18 28%
- IEnova11 17%
- TC Energy11 17%
- Comisión Federal de Electricidad5 8%
- Engie SA5 8%
- Esentia Energy Systems5 8%
- Cenagas4 6%
- Carso Energy3 5%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1960s1
- 1970s8
- 1980s4
- 1990s2
- 2000s8
- 2010s19
- 2020s7
Median commissioning year 2011 · oldest Nuevo Teapa-Minatitlán Oil Pipeline — Line 1 (1963) · newest Southeast Gateway Gas Pipeline (2025) · 49 of 65 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Interoceanic Corridor Gas Pipelineproposed
- Energia Mayakan Pipeline — Capacity Expansion2027 · construction
- Sierra Madre Gas Pipeline2028 · proposed
- Centauro del Norte Gas Pipeline — Phase 12025 · construction
- Tula-Villa de Reyes Gas Pipeline — South sectionconstruction
- Corredor Norte Gas Pipelineproposed
- Centauro del Norte Gas Pipeline — Phase 22027 · proposed
- Tuxpan-Tula Gas Pipeline — Tula Central-Westconstruction
- Conexión Maya Gas Pipelineproposed
How Mexico compares · pipelines by country
- 1. China1,108
- 11. Iran86
- 12. Argentina69
- 13. Pakistan67
- 14. Mexico65
- 15. Iraq64
- 16. Bangladesh63
- 17. Libya63
Frequently asked
- How many pipelines are there in Mexico?
- OverWatts maps 65 pipelines in Mexico — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 14th-largest national fleet of the 110 countries with any.
- Who owns the pipelines in Mexico?
- Pemex is named as owner or operator on the most — 18 of 65 (28%). Next are IEnova (11), TC Energy (11) and Comisión Federal de Electricidad (5).
- How old are Mexico's pipelines?
- The median commissioning year is 2011, across the 49 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Nuevo Teapa-Minatitlán Oil Pipeline — Line 1 (1963); 19 came online in the past ten years.
- What new pipelines are being built in Mexico?
- 9 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Interoceanic Corridor Gas Pipeline, Energia Mayakan Pipeline — Capacity Expansion and Sierra Madre Gas Pipeline.