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Managing Our Future: A Case for LNGNARUC Summer Committee Meetings
Keith MeyerPresident, Cheniere Marketing
July 2007
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.
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This presentation contains certain statements that are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included herein are “forward-looking statements.” Included among “forward-looking statements” are, among other things:
statements that we expect to commence or complete construction of each or any of our proposed liquefied natural gas, or LNG, receiving terminals by certain dates, or at all; statements that we expect to receive authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, to construct and operate proposed LNG receiving terminals by a certain date, or at all; statements regarding future levels of domestic natural gas production and consumption, or the future level of LNG imports into North America, or regarding projected future capacity of liquefaction or regasification facilities worldwide regardless of the source of such information; statements regarding any financing transactions or arrangements, whether on the part of Cheniere or at the project level; statements relating to the construction of our proposed LNG receiving terminals, including statements concerning estimated costs, and the engagement of any EPC contractor; statements regarding any Terminal Use Agreement, or TUA, or other commercial arrangements presently contracted, optioned, marketed or potential arrangements to be performed substantially in the future, including any cash distributions and revenues anticipated to be received; statements regarding the commercial terms and potential revenues from activities described in this presentation; statements regarding the commercial terms or potential revenue from any arrangements which may arise from the marketing of uncommitted capacity from any of the terminals, including the Creole Trail and Corpus Christi terminals which do not currently have contractual commitments; statements regarding the commercial terms or potential revenue from any arrangement relating to the proposed contracting for excess or expansion capacity for the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal or the Indexed Purchase Agreement (“IPA”) Examples described in this presentation; statements that our proposed LNG receiving terminals, when completed, will have certain characteristics, including amounts of regasification and storage capacities, a number of storage tanks and docks and pipeline interconnections; statements regarding Cheniere and Cheniere Marketing forecasts, and any potential revenues and capital expenditures which may be derived from any of Cheniere business groups; statements regarding Cheniere Pipeline Company, and the capital expenditures and potential revenues related to this business group; statements regarding our proposed LNG receiving terminals’ access to existing pipelines, and their ability to obtain transportation capacity on existing pipelines; statements regarding possible expansions of the currently projected size of any of our proposed LNG receiving terminals; statements regarding the payment by Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. of cash distributions; statements regarding our business strategy, our business plan or any other plans, forecasts, examples, models, forecasts or objectives; any or all of which are subject to change; statements regarding estimated corporate overhead expenses; and any other statements that relate to non-historical information.
These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of terms and phrases such as “achieve,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “example,” “expect,” “forecast,” “opportunities,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “propose,” “subject to,” and similar terms and phrases. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this presentation. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in “Risk Factors” in the Cheniere Energy, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, which are incorporated by reference into this presentation. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these ”Risk Factors”. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this presentation, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Safe Harbor Act
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Sabine Pass LNG Terminal
In service 2008 4 Bcf/d capacity Strong community support Access to major pipelines Part of a multiple terminal
network
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EverettEverett
Cove Point Cove Point
Elba IslandElba Island
Lake Charles Lake Charles
Sabine Pass Sabine Pass
Freeport Freeport
Golden PassGolden Pass
CameronCameron
Costa AzúlCosta Azúl
CanaportCanaport
Existing
Under Construction
AltamiraAltamira
Source: Websites of Terminal Owners, Wood Mackenzie Limited, Poten & Partners
TerminalCapacity Holder
BaseloadSendout (MMcf/d)
Canaport 1,000Irving, Repsol
Everett - Suez 700
Cove Point 1,800BP, Statoil, Shell
Elba Island 800BG, Marathon, Shell
Lake Charles - BG 1,800
Freeport 1,500ConocoPhillips, Dow
Sabine Pass 4,000Total, Chevron, Cheniere
Cameron 1,500Sempra, ENI
Golden Pass 2,000ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, QP
Altamira 700Shell, Total
Costa Azul 1,000Shell, Sempra
Total 16,800
North America Onshore Regasification Capacity By 2010
North America has sufficient regasification capacity existing or
under construction to allow imports of up to 25 percent of US supply.
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LNG Priced At “Market”
Asia Pacific
Europe
North America
Crude Oil Distillates
Distillates Natural Gas
Natural Gas (NYMEX Henry Hub)
REGION PRICE INDEX
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Managing Our Future: A Case for LNG
LNG imports: Increase domestic energy security
Provide greater energy stewardship
Strengthen domestic demand
Can come to North America
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LNG Imports Increase Domestic Energy Security
Enables a managed depletion of domestic natural gas reserves
Preserves energy supply options
Leaves a stronger foundation for future generations
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America’s Gas Future
Importing 25 percent
of US supply requirements
over the next 20 years is the
energy supply equivalent of more than 3
Alaskan North Slope Reserves
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LNG Imports Provide Greater Energy Stewardship
Currently, an estimated 5.3 Tcf of natural gas is flared globally* - this is equivalent to more than 25 percent of U.S. supply requirements
We in the industry at this time are stewards of a finite natural resource
Turning flare stacks into useable product is good business and good stewardship
*Source: World Bank using 2004 data of 150 billion cubic meters or 5.3 Tcf.
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LNG Imports Strengthen Domestic Demand
American industries compete at a global level
Energy cost is a key component of global competitiveness
New supply sources help reduce energy cost and increase global competitiveness
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LNG Can Come to North America
Demand Driven/Managed:– It is contracted for U.S. consumption
Supply Driven/Opportunistic:– U.S. prices are higher than elsewhere on
the globe– Contracted purchasers divert to
North America
LNG will come to North America under two scenarios:
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Regulatory actions shape LDC contracting practice
Fear of disallowance results in fear of longer term contract
LNG typically needs a longer term contract but can be purchased “at market”
New supply at market results in a lower market price
Global gas companies use long term contracts to secure new supplies
Understand the benefits of longer term contracts backed by new supply sources
Role of the Regulator
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Managing Our Future: A Case for LNG
LNG is good for the American gas industry
– Domestic Energy Security
– Greater Energy Stewardship
– Stronger Domestic Demand
The global gas industry is aggressively pursuing LNG
Regulatory encouragement would be helpful; regulatory understanding is critical
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North America’s LNG Gateway
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• 4 Deep water channels
• 7 Unloading Docks
• 15 Storage Tanks (51 Bcf equivalent)
• 11.4 Bcf/d Regas Capacity
Cheniere LNG Receipt Network
Creole Trail3.3 Bcf/d
Freeport (30%)1.5 Bcf/d
Under ConstructionUnder Construction
Corpus Christi2.6 Bcf/d
• 274 Miles of pipeline
• 42 - 48” diameter
• 20 Bcf/d interconnect capacity
NortheastNortheast Midwest & Canada Midwest & Canada
MexicoMexico
SoutheastSoutheast
Gulf CoastGulf Coast
Fully PermittedFully Permitted
Fully PermittedFully Permitted
Sabine Pass4.0 Bcf/d
Under ConstructionUnder Construction
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Under Construction