Shearman & Sterling advised Carso Gasoducto Norte, S.A. de C.V. as borrower, and affiliates Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V. Carso Electric, S.A. de C.V. and Promotora del Desarrollo de América Latina, S.A. de C.V. in connection with an 18-year nonrecourse $535 million project financing for the development of an approximately 630 km natural gas pipeline running from Samalayuca, Chihuahua, to Sásabe, Sonora, in Mexico with an approximate transportation capacity of 472 million cubic feet per day. The lenders to the long-term credit agreement are The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD. BBVA Bancomer, S.A. Institución de Banca Múltiple Grupo Financiero, BBVA Bancomer, Caixabank SA, Mizuho Bank, LTD. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.