Cheniere Energy, Inc. company profile

Overview

Cheniere Energy, Inc. is a U.S. energy infrastructure company focused on producing and exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG). Its core facilities are the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Louisiana and Corpus Christi LNG in Texas, supported by natural-gas pipeline infrastructure. The company supplies LNG to international customers, including utilities, energy companies and traders, and describes its mission as responsibly delivering a reliable, competitive and integrated source of LNG.[1]

Cheniere’s operating footprint is concentrated on the U.S. Gulf Coast, while its LNG reaches overseas markets; the company reports serving more than 45 markets across five continents. It reported approximately $20.0 billion in total revenue for 2025, and its website indicates a global workforce of more than 1,700 employees. Founded in 1996, Cheniere developed from an oil-and-gas exploration company into a major LNG producer and exporter.[4] [1]

Products & services

Cheniere Energy’s principal product is liquefied natural gas (LNG), produced by cooling natural gas to approximately −260°F (−162°C), reducing its volume about 600-fold for storage and transport. Its Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi projects had expected combined production capacity of more than 60 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) as of June 30, 2026, including more than 6 mtpa under construction. The company’s filings do not specify a particular LNG composition or heating-value range.[8][9]

The company’s terminal capabilities include LNG storage and vessel loading, as well as regasification at Sabine Pass. Sabine Pass had over 30 mtpa of operating capacity, approximately 17 Bcfe of LNG storage, three marine berths, and about 4 Bcf/d of regasification capacity. Corpus Christi had over 30 mtpa of expected capacity, three storage tanks totaling approximately 10 Bcfe, and two marine berths; its capacity figure includes Stage 3 and estimated debottlenecking.[10][11]

Cheniere markets LNG through long-term sale-and-purchase agreements (SPAs) and short-term or spot sales, and also procures some third-party LNG for resale. Its commercial offerings include FOB sales, in which the buyer provides the vessel and takes LNG at the facility, and DAP delivery, in which Cheniere charters a vessel to deliver LNG to the buyer’s receiving terminal. Long-term SPAs generally combine a fixed fee on contracted volumes with a variable fee primarily indexed to Henry Hub; integrated producer-marketing arrangements can include transportation, liquefaction, sale, and delivery.[12][13]

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, reported LNG revenue was $11.362 billion: $8.346 billion from project LNG sold under third-party long-term agreements, $3.206 billion from project LNG marketed under short-term agreements, and $416 million from third-party LNG procured for resale. These amounts were offset by a $742 million net derivative loss; other revenue was $136 million.[14] [8]

Geographic presence

Cheniere’s U.S. liquefaction and export operations are concentrated on the Gulf Coast: the Sabine Pass LNG terminal is in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and the Corpus Christi LNG terminal is near Corpus Christi, Texas. As of June 30, 2026, the company reported combined expected capacity of more than 60 mtpa, including more than 6 mtpa under construction. Sabine Pass had more than 30 mtpa operating capacity, five storage tanks, three marine berths and the 94-mile Creole Trail pipeline. Corpus Christi had more than 30 mtpa expected capacity, three storage tanks, two marine berths and an approximately 21-mile supply pipeline; further projects were under construction.[8]

Cheniere exported 670 LNG cargoes in 2025, and company reporting says its LNG deliveries have reached more than 40 countries and regions. The company also reported that it supplied approximately 25% of Europe’s LNG imports in 2025; this is Europe’s share of LNG imports supplied by Cheniere, not the portion of Cheniere’s exports delivered to Europe. The cited disclosures do not provide revenue or export-volume percentages by destination country or region; the 2025 revenue disclosure is organized by sales channel or contract type.[19]

The company lists its headquarters in Houston, Texas, and offices in London, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, Dubai and Washington, D.C. Its principal executive office address is 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 1250, Houston, Texas 77002.[5][23] [8]

Business segments

Cheniere Energy reports one operating and reportable segment, which it describes as an integrated service offering; it does not report its facilities as separate segments. The segment centers on natural-gas liquefaction and LNG export, with related storage, marine-terminal and natural-gas supply-pipeline operations at its Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi projects.[24]

For fiscal 2025, the single segment therefore represented 100% of consolidated revenue ($19.976 billion) and 100% of consolidated income from operations ($9.112 billion). These percentages reflect the company’s one-segment reporting and the consolidated totals, rather than separately disclosed segment line items.[24][27] [24]

Company history

Cheniere Energy was founded in 1996 as an oil-and-gas exploration company, then shifted its focus toward LNG infrastructure. In 2004 it contracted to build the Sabine Pass receiving terminal, which opened and was commissioned in 2008. In 2007, Cheniere formed Cheniere Energy Partners and completed an initial public offering of partnership units.[7]

In 2010, the company announced plans to add liquefaction and export capability at Sabine Pass, beginning its shift from LNG imports toward exports. Construction of its first two liquefaction trains began in 2012, and the first commissioning cargo departed in February 2016—the first commercial LNG export from the U.S. lower 48 states. Construction of the Corpus Christi export project began in 2015, and its first train shipped a commissioning cargo in 2018. In 2015–16, Charif Souki left as CEO and Jack Fusco was appointed. Sabine Pass Train 6 reached substantial completion in 2022, and Cheniere announced completion of Corpus Christi’s Stage 3 expansion in August 2026.[31] [7]

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