Mexican Court Halts Amigo LNG Terminal Construction Amid Environmental Concerns
A Mexican federal court has temporarily halted construction of the Amigo LNG liquefied natural gas terminal in Catalina Bay, south of Guaymas, on the Gulf of California coast. The suspension was granted while a constitutional lawsuit filed by environmental group Nuestro Futuro is considered.
The court's decision does not cancel the project or invalidate an agreement with the Guaymas National Port System Administration, which in April 2025 granted Amigo LNG the right to use 36 hectares of marine territory for construction and operation. The Agency for Safety, Energy and Environment believes that the suspension may remain in effect until the lawsuit is reviewed.
The terminal would receive natural gas from the US via pipeline, cool it to a liquid state, and send it by tankers to Asian markets. In its first year of operation, the facility was expected to process at least 250,000 tonnes of LNG, with annual capacity increasing to 3.7 million tonnes from its tenth year.
Environmental groups have expressed concerns about additional vessel traffic potentially harming marine animals and coastal communities in the Gulf of California, home to the critically endangered vaquita porpoise.