Ramal - Empalme Natural Gas Pipeline

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The Ramal - El Empalme project envisaged the construction, operation and maintenance of a 20-km natural gas pipeline passing through the state of . The pipeline was set to have a capacity of 226 million cubic feet per day. In May 2016, the project was awarded by the Mexico's regulatory agency CFE to Gasoducto Aguaprieta S.A. de C.V, a subsidiary of the American company IENova (Sempra) . The contract lenght was established as 25 years of commercial operations. Besides Gasoducto Aguaprieta, two other bidders took part in the process: Gas Natural del Noroeste and Arendal. The bidding criteria was the lowest revenues. Gasoducto Aguaprieta presented the winning offer of US$ 11 million, 71.8% below the ceiling. The investment in the project was estimated at US$ 11 million. Construction works commenced in June 2016, and, as of December 2016, construction works were in advanced stages. Commercial operations were expected to begin in the first half of 2017.