IENOVA WINS BID FOR THE PARTIAL TRANSFER OF CONCESSION RIGHTS TO BUILD A MARI
12 Julio 2017 - 1:42PM
BMV General Information
MEXICO CITY, JULY 12, 2017 - INFRAESTRUCTURA ENERGTICA NOVA, S.A.B.
DE C.V., "IENOVA", WON THE INTEGRAL PORT ADMINISTRATION OF
VERACRUZ'S BID FOR THE PARTIAL, 20-YEAR TRANSFER OF ITS CONCESSION
RIGHTS OF AN AREA TO BUILD AND OPERATE A MARINE TERMINAL FOR THE
RECEIPT, STORAGE, AND DELIVERY OF HYDROCARBONS, PRIMARILY GASOLINE,
DIESEL,AND JET FUEL.
THIS IS THE FIRST BID TO BE CONDUCTED FOR THE IMPORT OF REFINED
PRODUCTS THAT RESULTS FROM THE NEW MECHANISMS PROVIDED BY ENERGY
REFORM. THE TERMINAL WILL BE BUILT IN THE NEW PORT OF VERACRUZ,
WHICH IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED FOR SUPPLYING THE CENTER REGION OF
MEXICOAND HAS THE NECESSARY LAND AND MARINE INFRASTRUCTURE TO
REDUCE THE TIME REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION.
THROUGH THIS TERMINAL, THE CENTER REGION OF THE COUNTRY WILL HAVE
ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL REFINED PRODUCT SUPPLY SOURCES, WHICH WILL
STRENGTHEN THE LOGISTICS CHAIN AND SERVE INCREASING FUEL
DEMAND.
WITH AN INVESTMENT OF APPROXIMATELY $155 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS, THE
PROJECT WILL GENERATE NEARLY 500 DIRECT JOBS AND 2,000INDIRECT JOBS
DURING CONSTRUCTION. IENOVA WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING OBTAINING PERMITS; PERFORMING
ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE;
FINANCING AND PROVIDING SERVICES. THE TERMINAL WILL HAVE A CAPACITY
OF 1,400,000 BARRELS AND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OPERATIONSDURING
2018.
THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS A VERY IMPORTANT MILESTONE FOR IENOVA. WITH
THIS TERMINAL, THE COMPANY WILL ONCE AGAIN STRATEGICALLY
POSITIONITSELF TO CONTINUE GROWING IN A NEW BUSINESS LINE WITH
GREAT POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION, IT CONFIRMS IENOVA'S COMMITMENT TO
DEVELOP ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN MEXICO.
ABOUT IENOVA
IENOVA, A SEMPRA ENERGY COMPANY, DEVELOPS, CONSTRUCTS, AND OPERATES
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN MEXICO. WITH NEARLY 900 EMPLOYEES AND MORE
THAN $7 BILLION U.S. DOLLARS INVESTED IN THE COUNTRY, ITS PRESENCE
SPANS VARIOUS LINESOF BUSINESS WITHIN THE MEXICAN ENERGY VALUE
CHAIN. IENOVA IS THE FIRST AND ONLY ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY
TO BE LISTED ON THE MEXICAN STOCK EXCHANGE, AND ITIS THE ONLY
ENERGY COMPANY TO BE PART OF THE IPC SUSTAINABILITY INDEX.