Cheniere will supply QatarEnergy with 4 MMtpy of LNG from Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi from the early 2030s through 2054, partly tied to an expansion FID.

(P&GJ) — Cheniere Energy has signed long-term agreements to supply QatarEnergy with a total of 4 million metric tons per year (MMtpy) of LNG through 2054, as the company moves to expand production capacity at its Sabine Pass terminal.

Under the agreements, QatarEnergy will buy 2 MMtpy each from Cheniere subsidiaries Sabine Pass Liquefaction in Louisiana and Corpus Christi Liquefaction in Texas on a free-on-board basis. Pricing is indexed to Henry Hub plus a fixed fee. Deliveries are expected to begin in the early 2030s and continue through the end of 2054.

One MMtpy of the Sabine Pass agreement is subject to a positive final investment decision on the first phase of the Sabine Pass expansion project.

“These pivotal, multi-decade agreements with QatarEnergy, one of the world’s most important energy companies and a cornerstone of the global LNG industry, represent a major long-term commercial commitment and reinforce Cheniere’s position as the leader in U.S. LNG,” said Jack Fusco, Cheniere’s chairman, president and CEO.

The Sabine Pass expansion, being developed through Cheniere Energy Partners, is expected to add up to about 20 MMtpy of peak production capacity, including estimated debottlenecking, raising the terminal’s total capacity to more than 50 MMtpy. Cheniere plans to build the expansion in phases.

The first phase is expected to include a single liquefaction train, Train 7, and a boil-off gas reliquefaction unit, along with supporting infrastructure and tie-ins to the existing terminal, with total capacity of more than 6 MMtpy. Cheniere signed a lump-sum, turnkey engineering, procurement and construction contract with Bechtel Energy for the first phase in May 2026, and Bechtel has begun early engineering and procurement under a limited notice to proceed.

Cheniere operates about 56 MMtpy of liquefaction capacity at Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi, with about 5 MMtpy more under construction.