Cheniere and Foran Energy Group Sign Long-Term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement
November 24 2021 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (“Cheniere”) (NYSE American: LNG)
announced today that its subsidiary, Cheniere Marketing
International, LLP (“Cheniere Marketing”), has entered into a
binding 20-year liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) sale and purchase
agreement (“SPA”) with Foran Energy Group Co., Ltd. (“Foran”). The
SPA follows a Heads of Agreement signed between subsidiaries of
Cheniere and Foran in November of 2020.
Under the SPA, Foran has agreed to purchase approximately 0.3
million tonnes per annum of LNG from Cheniere Marketing on a
delivered ex-ship basis for a term of 20 years beginning in January
2023. The purchase price for LNG under the SPA is indexed to the
Henry Hub price, plus a fee.
“We are pleased to finalize this 20-year SPA with Foran that
builds upon our relationship. This long-term LNG solution supports
Foran’s goals and provides additional supply as China continues to
seek cleaner, lower-carbon natural gas to meet its economic and
environmental goals,” said Jack Fusco, Cheniere’s President and
Chief Executive Officer. “This SPA once again demonstrates the
strength of the global LNG market today, particularly in China, and
underscores the value of Cheniere’s leading ability to tailor
solutions to help our customers advance their long-term energy and
environmental priorities.”
About Cheniere
Cheniere Energy, Inc. is the leading producer and exporter of
liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the United States, reliably
providing a clean, secure, and affordable solution to the growing
global need for natural gas. Cheniere is a full-service LNG
provider, with capabilities that include gas procurement and
transportation, liquefaction, vessel chartering, and LNG delivery.
Cheniere has one of the largest liquefaction platforms in the
world, consisting of the Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi
liquefaction facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast, with expected total
production capacity of approximately 45 million tonnes per annum of
LNG operating or under construction. Cheniere is also pursuing
liquefaction expansion opportunities and other projects along the
LNG value chain. Cheniere is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and
has additional offices in London, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, and
Washington, D.C.
For additional information, please refer to the Cheniere website
at www.cheniere.com and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2021, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
About Foran
Foran Energy Group Co., Ltd., formerly Foshan Gas Group Co.,
Ltd., is one of the fastest growing city gas companies in China
primarily engaged in the transmission and distribution of natural
gas in the Guangdong region. Foran also provides gas engineering
design and construction, integrated energy supply, natural gas
trading, gas storage peak shaving and actively promotes the
development of cutting-edge technologies and core equipment in the
entire industrial chain of natural gas and hydrogen energy, such as
solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), furnace thermal equipment
manufacturing, energy conservation and emission reduction,
in-pipeline testing technology promotion and R&D, and
integrated hydrogen production and hydrogenation equipment. Foran
was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Foshan, China. Foran
mainly distributes its products within the domestic Chinese market
and is expanding its business scope from a city gas company to a
comprehensive energy service provider.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements that may include
“forward-looking statements” within the meanings of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of
historical or present facts or conditions, included herein are
“forward-looking statements.” Included among “forward-looking
statements” are, among other things, (i) statements regarding
Cheniere’s financial and operational guidance, business strategy,
plans and objectives, including the development, construction and
operation of liquefaction facilities, (ii) statements regarding
expectations regarding regulatory authorizations and approvals,
(iii) statements expressing beliefs and expectations regarding the
development of Cheniere’s LNG terminal and pipeline businesses,
including liquefaction facilities, (iv) statements regarding the
business operations and prospects of third parties, (v) statements
regarding potential financing arrangements, (vi) statements
regarding future discussions and entry into contracts, (vii)
statements relating to Cheniere’s capital deployment, including
intent, ability, extent, and timing of capital expenditures, debt
repayment, dividends, and share repurchases, and (viii) statements
regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our business and
operating results. Although Cheniere believes that the expectations
reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they
do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these
expectations may prove to be incorrect. Cheniere’s actual results
could differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors,
including those discussed in Cheniere’s periodic reports that are
filed with and available from the Securities and Exchange
Commission. You should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
press release. Other than as required under the securities laws,
Cheniere does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking
statements.
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