EIA: US natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico set a monthly high in June 2023

Natural gas exports to Mexico surpassed 7 billion ft³/d on nine days in June 2023, driven by higher-than-normal temperatures that increased demand for natural gas in Mexico’s electric power sector. US natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico generally peak in the summer due to increased demand for electricity to power air conditioning. Mexico’s electric power sector consumption has grown by an average of 3% every year since 2018, according to data from Wood Mackenzie.

US natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico averaged 5.9 billion ft³/d in the first half of 2023, similar to the record-high average of 6 billion ft³/d in the first half of 2021. After declining in 2022, US natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico have returned to the highs of 2021.

In 2022, Mexico increased its domestic natural gas production by 14%, reducing natural gas pipeline imports from the US. In the first half of 2023, Mexico’s domestic production did not increase from 2022, but demand did. To make up the difference, pipeline imports from the US increased 3%, or 0.2 In 2022, Mexico increased its domestic natural gas production by 14%, or 0.3 billion ft³/d, reducing natural gas pipeline imports from the US.

US natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico have grown in recent years as the domestic pipeline network within Mexico continues to expand.

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