Mexico Builds Out its Natural Gas Pipeline Network

Over the past five years, a new energy dynamic has emerged between the United States and Mexico. Unable to keep production at pace with domestic consumption, Mexico has increasingly had to rely on imported natural gas. This trend has coincided with a shale gas boom in the United States, which has boosted U.S. natural gas production by 22 percent in just 15 years -- from 534 billion cubic meters to 649 billion cubic meters -- and made the United States a natural gas exporter for its North American neighbors. ...