The 220-mile North Baja Pipeline (Gasoducto Bajanorte) consists of 80 miles of natural gas pipeline in the U.S. owned by North Baja Pipelines LLC (which is in turn owned by TC PipeLines, LP, a master limited partnership), and 140 miles of pipeline in Mexico owned by Sempra Energy International. There is no co-ownership of the U.S. or Mexican portions of the system, but TC PipeLines, LP and Sempra Energy International have an agreement that defines how the pipeline is operated. The system serves growing energy demand in Baja California, Mexico, and portions of Riverside, Imperial, and San Diego counties in California.
Began service on September 1, 2002, with an initial capacity of 200 million cubic feet per day.
Completion of the pipeline's 21,000-horsepower compressor station in December of 2002 brought the pipeline's east-to-west capacity to 500 million cubic feet a day in December 2002.
Completion of Expansion facilities in April 2008 allowed for reverse flow on the pipeline and for the importation of LNG-sourced gas into the U.S. at Ogilby, California, on the North Baja system.