Cheniere

Cheniere Energy Inc. said it has loaded the first commissioning cargo from the third train at the Corpus Christi liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in South Texas.  The La Mancha Knutsen arrived at the facility on Sunday and departed Monday, nearly full with 168,000 cubic meters aboard, according to Bloomberg ship-tracking data. Cheniere, which…

Bankrupt Gulfport Energy Corp. has accused Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Midship Pipeline subsidiary of illegally seizing $75.6 million to hold it “hostage” during contract renegotiations in anticipation of the Chapter 11 filing, according to court filings. “To obtain leverage in ongoing contract negotiations and secure an advantageous cash position prior to Gulfport’s bankruptcy, Midship made false…

Cheniere Energy Inc., the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter in the United States and one of the largest gas consumers, is “methodically reviewing” its business to further cut its environmental footprint as it faces questions about its role in the global energy transition.  The management team spent considerable time during last week’s third quarter…

Feed gas was introduced last month to the third train at Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Corpus Christi liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in South Texas, which is expected to produce its first LNG in the coming weeks, according to CEO Jack Fusco.  Progress on the expansion project, expected to be complete in 1Q2021, was a bright…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday extended through 2050 three long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) export licenses to countries without free-trade agreements (FTA). The extensions were issued for two Cheniere Energy Inc. facilities, Sabine Pass LNG in Louisiana and Corpus Christi LNG in South Texas. Sempra Energy’s proposed Port Arthur LNG terminal east…

Blackstone Group Inc. has closed the sale of its 42% stake in Cheniere Energy Inc.’s master limited partnership (MLP) in a transaction valued at $7 billion. The private equity firm sold the units it held in Cheniere Energy Partners LP (CQP) to affiliate Blackstone Infrastructure Partners and Brookfield Infrastructure. The firm first invested $1.5 billion…

Government intervention and free markets will be necessary to grow global liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand in the next decade and provide markets for U.S. gas producers, according to industry executives. Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Anatol Feygin, chief commercial officer of the largest U.S. LNG exporter, said at the recent Gastech Virtual Summit that the Houston…

The state-owned Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has acquired a 5.05% share in U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter Cheniere Energy Inc., according to a Wednesday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The sovereign wealth fund owns about 12.7 million shares of Houston-based Cheniere that are valued at about $648 million. Cheniere’s share…

Cheniere Energy Inc. reported a big boost from customers that elected to cancel liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes in the second quarter, earning $708 million in fixed fees from those opting out of lifting scheduled volumes.  In the first quarter, the Houston operator earned $53 million in revenue associated with canceled cargoes. The 2Q2020 revenue…