Legal Update: New NOM-013-ASEA-2021, Liquefied Natural Gas Storage and Regasification Facilities

printable version | December 2021

On November 29, 2021, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (“SEMARNAT”) published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (“DOF”), the Mexican Official Standard NOM-013-ASEA-2021, Liquefied Natural Gas Storage and Regasification Facilities (“NOM-013-ASEA-2021

The purpose of this Standard is to establish the specifications and technical requirements in terms of Industrial Safety, Operational Safety and Environmental Protection that must be applied in the Design, Construction, Pre-start-up, Operation and Maintenance of Liquefied Natural Gas Storage and Regasification Facilities on land and offshore.

It should be noted that the aforementioned standard repealed NOM-013-SECRE-2012, Safety requirements for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of liquefied natural gas storage terminals that include systems, equipment and facilities for receiving, conducting, vaporizing and delivering natural gas.

The Decree came into force the day after its publication in the DOF.

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