Energy producers and advocates in the Rockies region are looking south of the border for Pacific Coast market options as the outlook for a Western U.S. export facility appears increasingly unlikely.

With development of the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Oregon on pause following regulatory setbacks, the Sempra Energy-led Energia Costa Azul (ECA) LNG site in Baja California, Mexico is looking more and more like a viable market option for stranded Rockies gas, industry officials said Wednesday during a webinar hosted by Rice University’s Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies. 

“The Energia Costa Azul plant is a prime opportunity for Rockies gas,” said Western States and Tribal Nations Natural Gas Initiative (WSTN) President Andrew Browning. The...