In response to an injunction filed in September 2025, a Mexican court granted a definitive suspension to the authorization given by the government to the Saguaro project, which seeks to convert an old regasification plant into a liquefied natural gas plant for export by sea from Puerto Libertad, in the Mexican state of Sonora, to Asia.
The decision entails protecting the Gulf of California, one of the most biodiverse marine ecosystems on the planet, home to migratory and resident whales such as the blue, gray, humpback, and fin whales. The implementation of the project by Mexico Pacific Limited would involve more than 600 port calls by enormous vessels each year, concentrated in areas inhabited by whales year-round, increasing the likelihood of serious and fatal collisions for these large cetaceans.
The lawsuit seeking to challenge the project's permits on behalf of the whales was filed by a coalition of organizations. “The entire Saguaro project would generate more than 73 million tons of carbon dioxide per year. That's more than 10% of Mexico's annual emissions!” warns Nora Cabrera, a lawyer and director of Nuestro Futuro, one of the plaintiff organizations, in an interview with El País.
The ruling will remain in effect until a final judgment is issued in the amparo trial, which does not have a specific date.
In response to an injunction filed in September 2025, a Mexican court granted a definitive suspension to the authorization given by the government to the Saguaro project, which seeks to convert an old regasification plant into a liquefied natural gas plant for export by sea from Puerto Libertad, in the Mexican state of Sonora, to Asia.
The decision entails protecting the Gulf of California, one of the most biodiverse marine ecosystems on the planet, home to migratory and resident whales such as the blue, gray, humpback, and fin whales. The implementation of the project by Mexico Pacific Limited would involve more than 600 port calls by enormous vessels each year, concentrated in areas inhabited by whales year-round, increasing the likelihood of serious and fatal collisions for these large cetaceans.
The lawsuit seeking to challenge the project's permits on behalf of the whales was filed by a coalition of organizations. “The entire Saguaro project would generate more than 73 million tons of carbon dioxide per year. That's more than 10% of Mexico's annual emissions!” warns Nora Cabrera, a lawyer and director of Nuestro Futuro, one of the plaintiff organizations, in an interview with El País.
The ruling will remain in effect until a final judgment is issued in the amparo trial, which does not have a specific date.