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Sabine Pass Liquefaction Obtains Debt Financing for First Two Trains

Sabine Pass Liquefaction has closed on a credit facility that will be used to fund the costs of developing, constructing and placing into service the first two liquefaction trains of the Sabine Pass liquefaction project.  The transaction completes the debt financing necessary to construct the first two trains of the project.  Read more in the press...

Port of Brownsville Files in Support of Gulf Coast LNG Export Application

Citing the economic benefits of the proposal, the Port of Brownsville filed a letter with the Department of Energy (DOE) in support of Gulf Coast LNG Export’s pending application to export LNG from the United States. The letter can be found on DOE’s website under Docket No....

Freeport LNG Signs Agreements With Osaka Gas and Chubu Electric Power

Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. announced today that it had executed 20-year liquefaction tolling agreements with Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. covering 100% of the liquefaction capacity (4.4 million tons per year) of the first train of Freeport LNG’s proposed liquefaction and LNG loading facility near Freeport, Texas. Freeport LNG states that it expects to...

Cheniere Energy Partners Make Positive Final Investment Decision

Cheniere Energy Partners announced yesterday that its Board of Directors made a positive final investment decision (FID) to construct the first two liquefaction trains of the Sabine Pass liquefaction project. The FID is subject to the closing of debt financing and funding arrangements. Cheniere states that the first liquefaction train is expected to start operations as early as 2015,...

Alaska Pipeline Project Soliciting Interest in Alaska North Slope Pipeline

The Alaska Pipeline Project, a joint effort between affiliates of TransCanada Corporation and Exxon Mobil Corporation, announced that it will conduct a non-binding public solicitation of interest in capacity on a potential new pipeline system that would transport Alaska North Slope gas. The solicitation of interest is in accordance with TransCanada’s obligation under the Alaska...

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