{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"83957","rtpr_id":"nPn4vD1cDa","ticker":"SRE","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["SRE"],"title":"Sempra Infrastructure's ECA LNG Phase 1 Exports First LNG Cargo from Mexico's Pacific Coast","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-07-09T03:00:00.246Z","article_body":"Sempra Infrastructure's ECA LNG Phase 1 Exports First LNG Cargo from Mexico's Pacific Coast\n\nPR Newswire\n\nHOUSTON, July 8, 2026\n\nHOUSTON, July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Infrastructure\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4727734-1&h=1716276376&u=https%3A%2F%2Fsemprainfrastructure.com%2F&a=Sempra+Infrastructure)\n, a subsidiary of Sempra\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4727734-1&h=471439606&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sempra.com%2F&a=Sempra)\n (NYSE: SRE), today announced that the ECA LNG Phase 1 project in Ensenada,\nMexico, has safely and successfully loaded and shipped its first cargo of\nliquefied natural gas (LNG), an important milestone toward full commercial\noperations.\n\n\"At a time of increased uncertainty in the global LNG trade, we are excited to\nbegin shipping a new and reliable source of natural gas from North America's\nPacific Coast to customers around the globe,\" said Justin Bird, chief\nexecutive officer of Sempra Infrastructure. \"This achievement underscores the\nexceptional talent of the entire ECA LNG Phase 1 team and our company's\nsteadfast commitment to safe and strong project execution.\"\n\n\"The start-up of ECA LNG, whose strategic location provides privileged access\nto Asian markets, strengthens the quality of our integrated LNG portfolio in\nNorth America. TotalEnergies is pleased to contribute to the project's ramp-up\nby exporting its first LNG cargoes,\" said Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and\nChief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies.\n\nOnce the facility begins commercial operations, ECA LNG Phase 1 will be the\nfirst LNG liquefaction facility on Mexico's Pacific Coast. Due to its\nstrategic location, it creates a competitive advantage for shippers from the\nfacility, who have the unique ability to export U.S. natural gas to Asia and\nother Pacific Basin markets through the shortest shipping route, thus reducing\ntransportation times, costs and uncertainty while providing customers with\ngreater access to competitively priced U.S. natural gas.\n\nECA LNG Phase 1 is a joint venture with TotalEnergies and consists of a single\nliquefaction train with nameplate capacity of 3.25 million tonnes per annum\n(Mtpa) of LNG. The project is supported by long-term sale and purchase\nagreements with TotalEnergies and Mitsui & Co.\n\nThe project is expected to reach substantial completion in the summer of 2026,\nwith sales under long-term sale and purchase agreements commencing shortly\nthereafter, when the facility begins commercial operations. A second and\nsignificantly larger phase is also under active development at the same site.\n\nThe ECA LNG facility is a cornerstone of Sempra Infrastructure's dual-coast\nLNG portfolio. With projects along the U.S. Gulf Coast and Mexico's Pacific\nCoast, Sempra Infrastructure offers customers the flexibility and reliability\nneeded to meet growing demand for competitively priced U.S. natural gas.\n\nAbout Sempra Infrastructure\n\nSempra Infrastructure, headquartered in Houston, is focused on delivering\nenergy for a better world by developing, building, operating and investing in\nmodern energy infrastructure, such as LNG, energy networks and low-carbon\nsolutions that are expected to play a crucial role in the energy systems of\nthe future. Through the combined strength of its assets in North America,\nSempra Infrastructure is connecting customers to safe and reliable energy and\nadvancing energy security. Sempra Infrastructure is a subsidiary of Sempra\n(NYSE: SRE), a leading utility growth company. For more information, visit\nSempraInfrastructure.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4727734-1&h=3174104654&u=https%3A%2F%2Fsemprainfrastructure.com%2F&a=SempraInfrastructure.com)\n or connect with Sempra Infrastructure on social media @SempraInfra\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4727734-1&h=3248222886&u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FSempraInfra&a=%40SempraInfra)\n.\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking\nstatements are based on assumptions about the future, involve risks and\nuncertainties, and are not guarantees. Future results may differ materially\nfrom those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. These\nforward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of\nthe date of this press release. We assume no obligation to update or revise\nany forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or\notherwise.\n\nIn this press release, forward-looking statements can be identified by words\nsuch as \"believe,\" \"expect,\" \"intend,\" \"anticipate,\" \"contemplate,\" \"plan,\"\n\"estimate,\" \"project,\" \"forecast,\" \"envision,\" \"should,\" \"could,\" \"would,\"\n\"will,\" \"confident,\" \"may,\" \"can,\" \"potential,\" \"possible,\" \"proposed,\" \"in\nprocess,\" \"construct,\" \"develop,\" \"opportunity,\" \"preliminary,\" \"pro forma,\"\n\"strategic,\" \"initiative,\" \"target,\" \"outlook,\" \"optimistic,\" \"poised,\"\n\"positioned,\" \"maintain,\" \"continue,\" \"progress,\" \"advance,\" \"goal,\" \"aim,\"\n\"commit,\" or similar expressions, or when we discuss our guidance, priorities,\nstrategies, goals, vision, mission, projections, intentions or expectations.\n\nFactors, among others, that could cause actual results and events to differ\nmaterially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement\ninclude: decisions, audits, investigations, inquiries, regulations,\nlegislative actions, denials or revocations of permits, consents, approvals or\nother authorizations, and other actions, including the failure to honor\ncontracts and commitments, by the (i) Comisión Nacional de Energía, U.S.\nDepartment of Energy, U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, U.S. Internal\nRevenue Service and other regulatory bodies and (ii) U.S., Mexico and states,\ncounties, cities and other jurisdictions therein and in other countries where\nwe do business; the success of business development efforts, construction\nprojects, acquisitions, divestitures and other significant transactions such\nas the planned sale of a portion of Sempra's equity interest in Sempra\nInfrastructure Partners, including risks related to, as applicable, (i) being\nable to reach a positive final investment decision, (ii) negotiating pricing\nand other terms in definitive contracts, (iii) completing construction\nprojects or other transactions on schedule and budget, (iv) realizing\nanticipated benefits from any of these efforts if completed, (v) obtaining\nregulatory and other approvals and (vi) third parties honoring their contracts\nand commitments, including with respect to closing or post-closing payments;\nchanges to our capital expenditure plans and their potential impact on growth;\nchanges, due to evolving economic, political and other factors and increasing\ngeopolitical instability as a result of wars or other conflicts in various\nparts of the world, to (i) trade and other foreign policy, including the\nimposition of tariffs by the U.S. and foreign countries (and uncertainty\nrelated to the implementation and enforceability thereof), and (ii) laws and\nregulations, including those related to tax and the energy industry in the\nU.S. and Mexico; litigation, arbitration, property disputes and other\nproceedings; cybersecurity threats, including by nation-state actors, of\nransomware or other attacks on our systems, the energy grid or our other\ninfrastructure, or the systems of third parties with which we conduct\nbusiness; the availability, uses, sufficiency, and cost of capital resources\nand our ability to borrow money or otherwise raise capital on favorable terms\nand meet our obligations, which can be affected by, among other things, (i)\nactions by credit rating agencies to downgrade our credit ratings or place\nthose ratings on negative outlook, (ii) instability in the capital markets,\nand (iii) fluctuating interest rates and inflation; the impact on our ability\nto pass through higher costs to customers due to volatility in inflation,\ninterest rates, commodity prices, tariff rates, and foreign currency exchange\nrates; the impact of climate policies, laws, rules, regulations, trends and\nrequired disclosures, including actions to reduce or eliminate reliance on\nnatural gas, the risk of nonrecovery for stranded assets, and uncertainty\nrelated to emerging technologies; weather, natural disasters, pandemics,\naccidents, equipment failures, explosions, terrorism, information system\noutages or other events, such as work stoppages, that disrupt our operations,\ndamage our facilities or systems, cause the release of harmful materials or\nfires or subject us to liability for damages, fines and penalties, some of\nwhich may not be recoverable through insurance or may impact our ability to\nobtain satisfactory levels of affordable insurance; the availability of\nnatural gas and natural gas transportation capacity, including disruptions\ncaused by failures in the pipeline and storage systems or limitations on the\ninjection and withdrawal of natural gas from storage facilities; and other\nuncertainties, some of which are difficult to predict and beyond our control.\n\nThese risks and uncertainties are further discussed in the reports that Sempra\nhas filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These\nreports are available through the EDGAR system free-of-charge on the SEC's\nwebsite, www.sec.gov\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4727734-1&h=4158378426&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&a=www.sec.gov)\n, and on Sempra's website, www.sempra.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4727734-1&h=1373116852&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sempra.com&a=www.sempra.com)\n. Investors should not rely unduly on any forward-looking statements.\n\nSempra Infrastructure Partners and its subsidiaries, and the Sempra Texas\nutilities (Oncor and Sharyland Utilities) are not the same companies as the\nSempra California utilities, SDG&E or SoCalGas, nor are they regulated by\nthe California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sempra-infrastructures-eca-lng-phase-1-exports-first-lng-cargo-from-mexicos-pacific-coast-302821217.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sempra-infrastructures-eca-lng-phase-1-exports-first-lng-cargo-from-mexicos-pacific-coast-302821217.html)\n\nSOURCE Sempra Infrastructure\n\n\n\nMedia Contact: Alejandro Larenas, Sempra Infrastructure, media@sempraglobal.com; Financial Contact: Brett Dorendorf, Sempra, (877) 736-7727, investor@sempra.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1879728/Sempra-Infrastructure-ECA-First-Cargo.jpg?id=OA2755358\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1879990/Sempra-ECA-FirstCargo.jpg?id=OA2756042\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1879991/Sempra-ECA-FirstCargo.jpg?id=OA2756043\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1304451/Sempra-Infrastructure-New-Logo-v2.jpg?id=OA2755355\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn4vD1cDa","title":"Sempra Infrastructure's ECA LNG Phase 1 Exports First LNG Cargo from Mexico's Pacific Coast","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"SRE","created":"2026-07-09T03:00:00.246Z","tickers":["SRE"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Sempra Infrastructure's ECA LNG Phase 1 Exports First LNG Cargo from Mexico's Pacific Coast\n\nPR Newswire\n\nHOUSTON, July 8, 2026\n\nHOUSTON, July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Infrastructure\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4727734-1&h=1716276376&u=https%3A%2F%2Fsemprainfrastructure.com%2F&a=Sempra+Infrastructure)\n, a subsidiary of Sempra\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4727734-1&h=471439606&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sempra.com%2F&a=Sempra)\n (NYSE: SRE), today announced that the ECA LNG Phase 1 project in Ensenada,\nMexico, has safely and successfully loaded and shipped its first cargo of\nliquefied natural gas (LNG), an important milestone toward full commercial\noperations.\n\n\"At a time of increased uncertainty in the global LNG trade, we are excited to\nbegin shipping a new and reliable source of natural gas from North America's\nPacific Coast to customers around the globe,\" said Justin Bird, chief\nexecutive officer of Sempra Infrastructure. \"This achievement underscores the\nexceptional talent of the entire ECA LNG Phase 1 team and our company's\nsteadfast commitment to safe and strong project execution.\"\n\n\"The start-up of ECA LNG, whose strategic location provides privileged access\nto Asian markets, strengthens the quality of our integrated LNG portfolio in\nNorth America. TotalEnergies is pleased to contribute to the project's ramp-up\nby exporting its first LNG cargoes,\" said Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and\nChief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies.\n\nOnce the facility begins commercial operations, ECA LNG Phase 1 will be the\nfirst LNG liquefaction facility on Mexico's Pacific Coast. Due to its\nstrategic location, it creates a competitive advantage for shippers from the\nfacility, who have the unique ability to export U.S. natural gas to Asia and\nother Pacific Basin markets through the shortest shipping route, thus reducing\ntransportation times, costs and uncertainty while providing customers with\ngreater access to competitively priced U.S. natural gas.\n\nECA LNG Phase 1 is a joint venture with TotalEnergies and consists of a single\nliquefaction train with nameplate capacity of 3.25 million tonnes per annum\n(Mtpa) of LNG. The project is supported by long-term sale and purchase\nagreements with TotalEnergies and Mitsui & Co.\n\nThe project is expected to reach substantial completion in the summer of 2026,\nwith sales under long-term sale and purchase agreements commencing shortly\nthereafter, when the facility begins commercial operations. A second and\nsignificantly larger phase is also under active development at the same site.\n\nThe ECA LNG facility is a cornerstone of Sempra Infrastructure's dual-coast\nLNG portfolio. With projects along the U.S. Gulf Coast and Mexico's Pacific\nCoast, Sempra Infrastructure offers customers the flexibility and reliability\nneeded to meet growing demand for competitively priced U.S. natural gas.\n\nAbout Sempra Infrastructure\n\nSempra Infrastructure, headquartered in Houston, is focused on delivering\nenergy for a better world by developing, building, operating and investing in\nmodern energy infrastructure, such as LNG, energy networks and low-carbon\nsolutions that are expected to play a crucial role in the energy systems of\nthe future. Through the combined strength of its assets in North America,\nSempra Infrastructure is connecting customers to safe and reliable energy and\nadvancing energy security. Sempra Infrastructure is a subsidiary of Sempra\n(NYSE: SRE), a leading utility growth company. For more information, visit\nSempraInfrastructure.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4727734-1&h=3174104654&u=https%3A%2F%2Fsemprainfrastructure.com%2F&a=SempraInfrastructure.com)\n or connect with Sempra Infrastructure on social media @SempraInfra\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4727734-1&h=3248222886&u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FSempraInfra&a=%40SempraInfra)\n.\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking\nstatements are based on assumptions about the future, involve risks and\nuncertainties, and are not guarantees. Future results may differ materially\nfrom those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. These\nforward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of\nthe date of this press release. We assume no obligation to update or revise\nany forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or\notherwise.\n\nIn this press release, forward-looking statements can be identified by words\nsuch as \"believe,\" \"expect,\" \"intend,\" \"anticipate,\" \"contemplate,\" \"plan,\"\n\"estimate,\" \"project,\" \"forecast,\" \"envision,\" \"should,\" \"could,\" \"would,\"\n\"will,\" \"confident,\" \"may,\" \"can,\" \"potential,\" \"possible,\" \"proposed,\" \"in\nprocess,\" \"construct,\" \"develop,\" \"opportunity,\" \"preliminary,\" \"pro forma,\"\n\"strategic,\" \"initiative,\" \"target,\" \"outlook,\" \"optimistic,\" \"poised,\"\n\"positioned,\" \"maintain,\" \"continue,\" \"progress,\" \"advance,\" \"goal,\" \"aim,\"\n\"commit,\" or similar expressions, or when we discuss our guidance, priorities,\nstrategies, goals, vision, mission, projections, intentions or expectations.\n\nFactors, among others, that could cause actual results and events to differ\nmaterially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement\ninclude: decisions, audits, investigations, inquiries, regulations,\nlegislative actions, denials or revocations of permits, consents, approvals or\nother authorizations, and other actions, including the failure to honor\ncontracts and commitments, by the (i) Comisión Nacional de Energía, U.S.\nDepartment of Energy, U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, U.S. Internal\nRevenue Service and other regulatory bodies and (ii) U.S., Mexico and states,\ncounties, cities and other jurisdictions therein and in other countries where\nwe do business; the success of business development efforts, construction\nprojects, acquisitions, divestitures and other significant transactions such\nas the planned sale of a portion of Sempra's equity interest in Sempra\nInfrastructure Partners, including risks related to, as applicable, (i) being\nable to reach a positive final investment decision, (ii) negotiating pricing\nand other terms in definitive contracts, (iii) completing construction\nprojects or other transactions on schedule and budget, (iv) realizing\nanticipated benefits from any of these efforts if completed, (v) obtaining\nregulatory and other approvals and (vi) third parties honoring their contracts\nand commitments, including with respect to closing or post-closing payments;\nchanges to our capital expenditure plans and their potential impact on growth;\nchanges, due to evolving economic, political and other factors and increasing\ngeopolitical instability as a result of wars or other conflicts in various\nparts of the world, to (i) trade and other foreign policy, including the\nimposition of tariffs by the U.S. and foreign countries (and uncertainty\nrelated to the implementation and enforceability thereof), and (ii) laws and\nregulations, including those related to tax and the energy industry in the\nU.S. and Mexico; litigation, arbitration, property disputes and other\nproceedings; cybersecurity threats, including by nation-state actors, of\nransomware or other attacks on our systems, the energy grid or our other\ninfrastructure, or the systems of third parties with which we conduct\nbusiness; the availability, uses, sufficiency, and cost of capital resources\nand our ability to borrow money or otherwise raise capital on favorable terms\nand meet our obligations, which can be affected by, among other things, (i)\nactions by credit rating agencies to downgrade our credit ratings or place\nthose ratings on negative outlook, (ii) instability in the capital markets,\nand (iii) fluctuating interest rates and inflation; the impact on our ability\nto pass through higher costs to customers due to volatility in inflation,\ninterest rates, commodity prices, tariff rates, and foreign currency exchange\nrates; the impact of climate policies, laws, rules, regulations, trends and\nrequired disclosures, including actions to reduce or eliminate reliance on\nnatural gas, the risk of nonrecovery for stranded assets, and uncertainty\nrelated to emerging technologies; weather, natural disasters, pandemics,\naccidents, equipment failures, explosions, terrorism, information system\noutages or other events, such as work stoppages, that disrupt our operations,\ndamage our facilities or systems, cause the release of harmful materials or\nfires or subject us to liability for damages, fines and penalties, some of\nwhich may not be recoverable through insurance or may impact our ability to\nobtain satisfactory levels of affordable insurance; the availability of\nnatural gas and natural gas transportation capacity, including disruptions\ncaused by failures in the pipeline and storage systems or limitations on the\ninjection and withdrawal of natural gas from storage facilities; and other\nuncertainties, some of which are difficult to predict and beyond our control.\n\nThese risks and uncertainties are further discussed in the reports that Sempra\nhas filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These\nreports are available through the EDGAR system free-of-charge on the SEC's\nwebsite, www.sec.gov\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4727734-1&h=4158378426&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&a=www.sec.gov)\n, and on Sempra's website, www.sempra.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4727734-1&h=1373116852&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sempra.com&a=www.sempra.com)\n. Investors should not rely unduly on any forward-looking statements.\n\nSempra Infrastructure Partners and its subsidiaries, and the Sempra Texas\nutilities (Oncor and Sharyland Utilities) are not the same companies as the\nSempra California utilities, SDG&E or SoCalGas, nor are they regulated by\nthe California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sempra-infrastructures-eca-lng-phase-1-exports-first-lng-cargo-from-mexicos-pacific-coast-302821217.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sempra-infrastructures-eca-lng-phase-1-exports-first-lng-cargo-from-mexicos-pacific-coast-302821217.html)\n\nSOURCE Sempra Infrastructure\n\n\n\nMedia Contact: Alejandro Larenas, Sempra Infrastructure, media@sempraglobal.com; Financial Contact: Brett Dorendorf, Sempra, (877) 736-7727, investor@sempra.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1879728/Sempra-Infrastructure-ECA-First-Cargo.jpg?id=OA2755358\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1879990/Sempra-ECA-FirstCargo.jpg?id=OA2756042\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1879991/Sempra-ECA-FirstCargo.jpg?id=OA2756043\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1304451/Sempra-Infrastructure-New-Logo-v2.jpg?id=OA2755355\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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