Mexico’s Gas Expansion Draws Opposition

Mexico is expanding pipelines, LNG facilities, and gas-fired infrastructure supplied largely by U.

S. natural gas, with the Southeast Gateway pipeline serving as a central project. Indigenous and fishing communities, environmental groups, and analysts have raised concerns about inadequate consultation, marine damage, methane leakage, emissions, and increased dependence on external gas supplies. The expansion may also complicate Mexico’s renewable electricity and emissions-reduction commitments, while broader gas development faces infrastructure and financing constraints across Central America.