LNG / CNG
Centrica signs long-term LNG export contract with Cheniere
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Centrica plc has entered into an agreement with Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P, to purchase 91,250,000 mmbtu (89 billion cubic feet) of annual liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes for export from the Sabine Pass liquefaction plant in Louisiana in the United States. This amounts to approximately 1.75 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa), and is the equivalent of the annual gas demand of around 1.8 million UK homes. The contract is for an initial 20 year period, with the option for a 10 year extension, and the target date for first commercial delivery is September 2018.
Under the terms of the agreement, Centrica will purchase LNG on a ‘Free on Board’ (FOB) basis, giving it destination rights for the cargoes, for a purchase price indexed to the Henry Hub natural gas price plus a fixed…
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