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Cheniere subsidiaries to expand

LNG exports from Sabine Pass

US SUBSIDIARIES of Cheniere Energy are to capabilities through the SPL Expansion Project,”
expand liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports said Cheniere Partners’ chairman, president and
The Stage 5 expansion from the Sabine Pass Liquefaction (SPL) project CEO, Jack Fusco.
project would involve in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. In February 2023, Cheniere subsidiaries ini-
three trains with a Cheniere is developing the Stage 5 expansion tiated the pre-filing review process with the Fed-
combined output of project adjacent to the existing facility. eral Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
20mn tonnes per year. The expansion will consist of up to three At the Sabine Pass facility, it owns natural gas
large-scale natural gas liquefaction trains with an liquefaction facilities consisting of six liquefac-
expected total production capacity of approxi- tion trains, with a total production capacity of
mately 20mn tonnes per year, a boil-off-gas approximately 30mn tpy of LNG, at the Sabine
re-liquefaction unit with an approximate pro- Pass terminal.
duction capacity of 0.75mn tpy, and two 220,000 As of February 17, 2023, Cheniere reported
square metre LNG storage tanks. that around 1,990 cumulative LNG cargoes
It is being designed with accommodations totalling over 135mn tonnes of LNG have been
for waste heat recovery as well as carbon capture produced, loaded and exported from the project.
from acid gas removal units. Addition to the expansion, in February
The expansion is expected to benefit from the and October 2022 respectively Cheniere had
significant existing infrastructure at the Sabine achieved “substantial completion” on Train 6
Pass facility. It will include optimised ship load- of the project and of its third marine berth, the
ing at the existing marine facilities. Feed gas company said.
related to the expansion project is likely to be In its 2022 results, Cheniere reported net
transported via a combination of new and exist- income and consolidated adjusted earnings
ing pipelines. before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisa-
Cheniere Partners has engaged Bechtel tion (EBITDA) for the three and twelve months
Energy to complete a front-end engineering and ended December 31, 2022 as having been posi-
design (FEED) study of the expansion project. tively affected by the recognition of the $765mn
“As the first and largest LNG export facility lump-sum payment made by Chevron.
in the Lower 48, Sabine Pass has pioneered an This was throughout the six months ended
industry critical to supplying reliable, flexi- December 31, 2022 and related to the previously
ble and cleaner-burning natural gas to mar- announced early termination of the terminal
kets and customers around the world, and we use agreement between Sabine Pass LNG and
look forward to significantly growing those Chevron. ™

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