In Mexico, state-owned players like Cenagas and the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) continue to play central roles in planning and underpinning the development of natural gas pipelines. At the same time, however, Mexico has leveraged the participation of a handful of private-sector companies — TC Energy, Esentia Energy and Grupo Carso among them — that have built (and currently operate) a significant share of the new pipelines there. Now, these midstreamers are working to advance several projects that would spur additional U.S. gas exports. In today’s RBN blog, we discuss the important role of these private-sector companies in Mexico’s midstream space.
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As we said in Down in Mexico, natural gas production by state-owned Petróleos Mexicános (Pemex) has been averaging less than 4 Bcf/d the past couple of years, and less than one-third of that has been sold into the domestic market. (The rest is either used internally by Pemex for its production and refining operations or is unmarketable — and typically flared — because of its high nitrogen content.) Since the mid-2010s, CFE has developed a massive fleet of gas-fired power plants and helped to underwrite the buildout of a far-reaching network of gas pipelines from South Texas and West Texas into and through Mexico. The net result? Pipeline exports of U.S. natural gas to Mexico averaged more than 6.7 Bcf/d in the first 10 months of 2025 (dashed yellow oval in Figure 1 below), 3.6X what they were in the same period in 2013 (dashed red oval). Export volumes are seasonal (higher in the warmer months and lower in the cooler months); a monthly record 7.2 Bcf/d was exported in May 2025 and a daily record of 8 Bcf/d was set in August.
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About the song
“Private Dancer” was written by Mark Knopfler and appears as the fourth song on side two of Tina Turner’s fifth studio album of the same name. Mark Knopfler originally wrote the song for Dire Straits’ 1982 album, Love Over Gold, but the song didn’t make the final cut for the LP. Some of the original Dire Straits tracks were used on Turner’s version of the song. Released as a single in November 1984, it went to #3 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. Personnel on the record were: Tina Turner (vocals), Hal Lindes (guitar), John Illsley (bass), Alan Clark (keyboards), Terry Williams (drums), John Diggle, Carter (percussion), Mel Collins (tenor saxophone), and Jeff Beck (guitar solo).
The album, Private Dancer, was recorded in 1983-84 at the Farmyard, Mayfair, Wessex, Good Earth, Abbey Road, and CBS studios in London. Produced by Terry Britten, Carter, Leon Chancler, Wilton Felder, Rupert Hine, Joe Sample, Greg Walsh and Marilyn Ware, it was released in May 1984. It went to #3 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and has been certified 5X Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Seven singles were released from the LP.
Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) was an American singer, songwriter, actress and author. Known as “The Queen of Rock and Roll,” she was a dominant figure in pop culture. Turner started her professional career in 1956, when she joined future husband Ike Turner’s band. The band became the Ike & Tina Turner Review in 1960. With the Ike & Tina Turner Review, she released 22 studio albums, eight live albums, two soundtrack albums, 31 compilation albums and 70 singles. As a solo artist, Turner released nine studio albums, two live albums, six compilation albums and 72 singles. She has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and has won 12 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and Kennedy Center Honors. She is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Review and as a solo artist, and is also a member of the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame. Turner appeared in 18 films and was the author of five books. She died in May 2023 at her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland, at 83.
"About the Song" -- written by Mickey McMahan , RBN Director of Musicology
