[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28450-28451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13014]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Fossil Energy

[FE Docket No. 01-15-NG]


Energia Azteca X, S, de R.L. de C.V. Order Granting Long-Term 
Authorization To Export Natural Gas to Mexico

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of order.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy 
(DOE) gives notice that on May 7, 2001, it issued DOE/FE Order No. 1678 
granting Energia Azteca X, S. de R.L. de C.V. (EAX) authority to export 
up to 135,000 million cubic feet (Mcf) of natural gas per day to 
northern Baja California, Mexico. The gas will be purchased from Coral 
Energy Resources, L.P. and transported by El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline 
and North Baja Pipeline to a U.S./Mexico border crossing near Yuma, 
Arizona. EAX will use it for fuel to generate electricity at a new 750-
megawatt power plant EAX is building near Mexicali, Mexico. The plant 
is scheduled to begin commercial operation on April 1, 2003, and the 
exports will continue 15 years beyond that date through March 31, 2018. 
To the extent needed, additional amounts of gas may be exported on an 
interruptible basis during the plant's test period which is expected to 
start July 1, 2002.

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    This Order may be found on the FE web site at http://www.fe.doe.gov, or on our electronic bulletin board at (202) 586-7853. 
It is also available for inspection and copying in the Office of 
Natural Gas & Petroleum Import & Export Activities Docket Room, 3E-033, 
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
20585-0334, (202) 586-9478. The Docket Room is open between the hours 
of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., May 9, 2001.
Clifford P. Tomaszewski,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of Natural Gas & Petroleum, 
Import & Export Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 01-13014 Filed 5-22-01; 8:45 am]
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