Cheniere Energy, Inc. reports news on its U.S. liquefied natural gas platform, including the Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi liquefaction facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The company operates across LNG procurement, transportation, liquefaction, vessel chartering and delivery, with revenue supported by long-term contracts and sales of uncontracted LNG.
Recurring updates cover operating results, financial guidance, LNG production and cargo activity, long-term LNG sales agreements, expansion projects along the LNG value chain, dividends, share repurchase authorizations, senior note financings and board governance matters. Related news may also include disclosures from Cheniere Energy Partners, the publicly traded partnership that owns the Sabine Pass LNG terminal and Creole Trail Pipeline.
Joulent appointed Corey Grindal and Michael Wortley as co-presidents, with Grindal becoming chief operating officer and Wortley chief financial officer.
Grindal will lead engineering, construction and operations. Wortley will oversee financial strategy, planning and capital formation. Both previously held executive roles at Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG): Grindal as chief operating officer and Wortley as chief financial officer. Brian Boland, Joulent’s interim chief financial officer, will serve as executive vice president, chief investment officer and head of strategy. The appointments accompany Joulent’s continued advancement of its multi-gigawatt power development portfolio.
Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG) plans to release its third quarter 2026 financial results on October 29, 2026 before the market opens.
An investor and analyst conference call will follow at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time). A listen-only webcast and accompanying slides will be available at www.cheniere.com, with a replay available afterward.
Cheniere Energy (LNG) subsidiary Cheniere Marketing signed a long-term liquefied natural gas purchase agreement with Petrobras for approximately 0.8 million tonnes annually.
The agreement runs for 22 years on a free-on-board basis. Cheniere says it provides commercial support for further expansion of its existing liquefaction capacity.
Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG) announced substantial completion of its Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project in Texas and the production and export of its 5,000th LNG cargo from its U.S. Gulf Coast operations. Bechtel transferred care, custody and control of the seventh and final train on August 28, 2026, marking completion of CCL Stage 3, which received full notice to proceed in June 2022 and produced first LNG in December 2024.
According to Cheniere, the project increases its LNG production capacity by over 20% to approximately 56 mtpa. The 5,000th cargo was loaded on the Yari LNG carrier, departing Sabine Pass on August 29 for Asia. Since 2016, Cheniere reports supplying more than 340 million tonnes of LNG and says its platform now represents over 10% of global LNG capacity.
Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG) released its 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report, “Powered By Our Values: A Decade Since Our First LNG Cargo,” marking 10 years since the first LNG export from Sabine Pass in Louisiana and noting nearly 5,000 export cargoes shipped since.
The report highlights supplying over 330 million tonnes of LNG since 2016, representing more than 55% of U.S. and about 9% of global LNG exports, and around 25% of Europe’s LNG imports in 2025. Cheniere reports completing its “20/20 Vision” capital allocation plan nearly a year early, achieving top‑quartile safety performance in 2025, earning OGMP 2.0 Gold Standard as the first LNG producer in North America, and advancing growth projects with line of sight to over 100 mtpa of LNG capacity by the mid‑2030s.
Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG) reported second quarter 2026 revenues of $5.73 billion, net income of $3.07 billion, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $1.80 billion and Distributable Cash Flow of $1.17 billion, with revenues and Adjusted EBITDA up 24% and 27% year-over-year.
For the first half of 2026, Cheniere generated $11.60 billion in revenues, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $4.14 billion, Distributable Cash Flow of $2.84 billion and a net loss of $434 million, largely influenced by fair value changes in derivative instruments. The company raised full-year 2026 guidance to $7.90–$8.40 billion for Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and $5.30–$5.80 billion for Distributable Cash Flow.
Cheniere returned capital through $1.1 billion of share repurchases and $233 million of dividends in the first half, invested $2.1 billion in growth capital, and reported total available liquidity of $7.48 billion. Operationally, 371 LNG cargoes (1,360 TBtu) were exported in the first half, Midscale Train 6 of the CCL Stage 3 Project reached substantial completion, and FERC authorized a ~5 mtpa aggregate capacity increase for the CCL Stage 3 and CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 projects. Through Cheniere Partners (NYSE: CQP), the company signed an EPC contract with Bechtel for the first phase of the SPL Expansion Project and issued $1.75 billion of long-dated senior notes used in part to redeem $1.5 billion of 2027 notes.
Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE: CQP) reported second quarter 2026 revenues of $2.6 billion, up 5% year over year, and net income of $1.2 billion, up 110%. Adjusted EBITDA was $983 million, a 35% increase. For the first half of 2026, revenues were $6.2 billion, net income $1.3 billion, and Adjusted EBITDA $2.2 billion, all higher than 2025.
Cheniere Partners declared a $0.820 cash distribution per common unit for Q2 2026 and reconfirmed full‑year 2026 distribution guidance of $3.10–$3.40 per unit, maintaining a $3.10 base. Available liquidity at June 30, 2026 totaled $2.34 billion. The partnership issued $1.75 billion of new senior notes and redeemed $1.5 billion of 2027 notes. It also signed a lump‑sum, turnkey EPC contract with Bechtel and released a limited notice to proceed for Train 7, the first phase of the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Expansion project.
Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.555 per common share. The dividend is payable on August 18, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 10, 2026.
Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE: CQP) declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.820 per common unit, consisting of a $0.775 base and $0.045 variable, to unitholders of record on August 7, 2026, payable August 14, 2026, along with the related general partner distribution. The company also confirmed that 100% of distributions to foreign investors are treated as effectively connected US trade or business income and are subject to withholding at the highest applicable federal income tax rate, with nominees acting as withholding agents.
Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Britt Vitalone as an independent director, effective July 14, 2026. He will serve on the Board’s Audit and Compensation Committees.
According to Cheniere, Vitalone brings over 30 years of executive leadership experience, including service as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of McKesson, where he oversaw finance, M&A, tax, investor relations, internal audit, procurement, security and technology. He also serves on the board and audit committee of Align Technology. Vitalone holds a B.S. in Accounting from St. John Fisher University and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York.