TC Energy Corp. has agreed to sell Energía Occidente de México, the entity that owns the Guadalajara-Manzanillo Pipeline, to affiliates of ESENTIA Energy Development for a gross purchase price of C$560 million ($400 million).
The 313-kilometer (194-mile) Guadalajara-Manzanillo Pipeline transports up to 500 million cubic feet per day of natural gas, connecting imported LNG supply near Manzanillo and continental gas supply near Guadalajara to power plants and industrial customers in the states of Colima and Jalisco.
“This transaction reflects our continued focus on portfolio optimization and long-term value creation,” said François Poirier, president and CEO of TC Energy. “The transaction will support our disciplined capital allocation strategy, creating optionality to redeploy proceeds from a mature asset toward high-value growth opportunities across our North American footprint. With more than 30 years of history in Mexico, and as the largest Canadian investor