U.S. firm Cheniere Energy announced Friday that it has struck two long-term deals to sell liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China National Petroleum¹ Corporation (CNPC).

 

美国切尼尔能源公司周五宣布与中国石头天然气集团公司达成两项出售液化天然气的长期协议。

 

According to the announcement, the Houston-based energy company will sell about 1.2 million tons of LNG a year to CNPC, as part of two sales agreements that extend through 2043. Shipments will begin this year.

 

"We are pleased to announce these LNG contracts with China National Petroleum Corporation, an important global energy player in one of the largest and fastest growing LNG markets worldwide," said Jack² Fusco, Cheniere's president and CEO, in a statement.

 

The statement said that the deals are based on the Memorandum³ of Understanding (MOU) it signed with the Chinese company last November. "We look forward to a successful long-term partnership⁴ with CNPC," said the statement.

 

During U.S. President Donald Trump's first visit to China in November, Cheniere Energy signed an MOU with CNPC for long-term LNG sales and purchase cooperation.

 

As the owner of the first LNG export terminal in the United States, Cheniere Energy is the leading exporter of U.S. liquefied natural gas.

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