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Sempra signs offtake

agreement with Port

Arthur LNG

CONTRACTS SEMPRA has announced an offtake agreement like LNG and contribute to the security of nat-
with Engie for liquefied natural gas (LNG) from ural gas supply to their clients while supporting
Sempra’s proposed Port Arthur LNG facility. both companies’ ESG commitments.”
For 15 years, Engie will receive some Sempra Infrastructure recently announced
0.875mn tonnes per year (tpy) of LNG from the it had finalised an engineering, procurement
Port Arthur LNG Phase I project, on the Gulf of and construction (EPC) contract with Bechtel
Mexico. The LNG project is owned by Sempra Energy for the proposed Port Arthur LNG Phase
Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra. 1.
The LNG will be delivered on a free-on- It also recently announced that it has entered
board (FOB) basis, and sourced from natural into long-term agreements with ConocoPhillips
gas producers whose gas has been certified by and chemical group INEOS for the sale and pur-
an independent third party in accordance with chase of some 5.0mn tpy and 1.4mn tpy of LNG
environmental, social and governance perfor- respectively.
mance (ESG) criteria, said San Diego-based Sempra is focused on completing the remain-
Sempra. ing steps necessary to achieve its goal of making
The agreement also provides a framework a final investment decision (FID) for Phase 1 of
to explore ways to lower the carbon intensity the liquefaction project in the first quarter of
of LNG produced from the Port Arthur Phase 2023.
1 LNG project through greenhouse gas (GHG) The Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project is per-
emission reduction, mitigation strategies and mitted and expected to include two natural gas
a continuous improvement approach, said the liquefaction trains and LNG storage tanks and
company. associated facilities capable of producing, under
“Engie is a leader in Europe’s energy transition optimal conditions, up to approximately 13.5mn
and a great addition to our Port Arthur LNG cus- tpy of LNG. A similarly sized Port Arthur LNG
tomer portfolio,” said the CEO of Sempra Infra- Phase 2 project is also “competitively positioned”
structure, Justin Bird. “We are excited to work and under active marketing and development,
with Engie to deliver reliable energy resources said Sempra.™

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