Cheniere

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…

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight Centrica plc has reviewed 20-year contract with Cheniere Energy Inc. to determine if it’s “onerous.” Contract has an intrinsic value that depends on the spread between the Gulf Coast and key markets overseas. Those have narrowed and value of contract is now “close to nil.”…

Cheniere Energy Inc. said Thursday it earned $53 million in first quarter revenue from customers that canceled liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes and elected to pay fees as global prices cratered and demand eroded from the Covid-19 pandemic.

There was a measure of calm in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market on Monday following a week of oddities and record low prices across a world reeling from the coronavirus outbreak.

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight

Tellurian Inc. on Monday said it is feeling the squeeze of a global natural gas glut and has announced a cut in corporate spending as it works to sanction a massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Louisiana.

Management for Cheniere Energy Inc., the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer in the United States, does “not view significant or prolonged curtailment of U.S. LNG production as a likely scenario” despite the recent cancellation of two cargoes and growing uncertainty about the impacts of the coronavirus.

A lawsuit between Cheniere Energy Inc. and Tellurian Inc. has been dismissed by a Texas district court. A $400 million counterclaim by Cheniere’s one-time business partner Parallax Enterprises LLC also was dismissed, days before a trial was set to begin in Harris County District Court in Houston.*