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ASX/MEDIA RELEASE
4 May 2015
MAGNOLIA LNG PROJECT EPCC PHASE STATUS UPDATE
Highlights:
EPCC Contract Terms & Conditions agreed with KBR‐SK E&C Joint Venture (KSJV)
Clough‐CH∙IV selected to provide Owner's Engineer Services for MLNG
Project activities being arranged to align with regulatory process calendar
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (ASX: LNG; OTC ADR: LNGLY) (the Company) is pleased to advise that its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia LNG LLC (MLNG) has taken two significant steps in readiness for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) phase of the Magnolia LNG Project to be located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA.
In early January 2015, MLNG had initialled off on the EPCC contract with SK E&C Group. Kellogg Brown & Root LLC (KBR) then joined the Magnolia LNG project as the lead partner in an integrated joint venture with SK E&C (together, the KBR‐SK joint venture, or KSJV). MLNG and KSJV have now agreed to terms and jointly initialled off on the updated EPCC contract including terms and conditions, full scope of work and all supporting contract schedules and attachments.
Additionally, MLNG has completed a tender process and has selected Clough‐CH∙IV to fulfil the roll of owners engineer for the EPC phase of the project. This will include providing technical and project execution support personnel to MLNG as oversight to the KSJV contractor activities as the project moves through detailed design, construction, commissioning and start‐up in support of delivering LNG from the first of the four planned 2 mtpa LNG trains by the end of
2018.
"The alignment of the project activities and planning with the regulatory process is critical to advancing the project at a pace to meet our commitments to deliver LNG to our customers by the end of 2018," said John Baguley, MLNG Chief Operating Officer. "Our execution plans and activities are established on this basis and also optimized to enable the sequential completion of the full four train, eight mtpa MLNG facility. The agreement with KSJV on the contract terms and conditions marks an important step, in that it forms the basis for the final lump sum turnkey pricing reflecting current market conditions, and timed to initiate site works consistent with the availability of the necessary permits and authorizations. This also allows the project to initiate an early works program to de‐risk the project schedule and maximize the use of the time available until our actual site works can begin."
ABOUT MAGNOLIA LNG:
The Magnolia LNG Project is 100% owned by Magnolia LNG LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liquefied Natural Gas Limited. The project comprises the proposed development of an 8‐mtpa LNG project on a 115‐acre site, located on an established LNG shipping channel in the Lake Charles District, State of Louisiana, United States of America. The project is based on the development of four x 2 mtpa LNG production trains using the Company's wholly owned OSMR® LNG process technology.
Magnolia LNG's business model provides liquefaction services to LNG buyers who pay a monthly fixed capacity fee, plus all LNG plant operating and maintenance costs. LNG buyers contract for liquefaction services under two contract models - a Liquefaction Tolling Agreement, whereby the LNG export terminal is only responsible for processing natural gas into LNG, and an LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement under which the customer buys LNG on a free on board basis (FOB).
ABOUT LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS LIMITED
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited is an ASX listed company (Code: LNG and OTC ADR: LNGLY) whose portfolio consists of 100% ownership of the following companies:
Magnolia LNG LLC (Magnolia LNG), a US‐based subsidiary, which is developing an 8 mtpa
LNG export terminal, in the Port of Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA;
Bear Head LNG Corporation (Bear Head), a Canadian based subsidiary, which is developing an 8 mtpa LNG export terminal in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada with potential
for further expansion;
Gladstone LNG Pty Ltd, a subsidiary which is progressing the 3.8 mtpa Fisherman's Landing
LNG (FLLNG) Project at the Port of Gladstone in Queensland, Australia; and
LNG Technology Pty Ltd, a subsidiary which owns and develops the Company's OSMR® LNG
liquefaction process, a mid‐scale LNG business model that plans to deliver lower capital and operating costs, faster construction, and improved efficiency, relative to larger traditional LNG projects.
For further information contact:
Mr Maurice Brand
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Mr John Baguley
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Mr Michael Mott
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Managing Director/CEO
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Chief Operating Officer
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Chief Financial Officer
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Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd.
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Magnolia LNG LLC
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Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd.
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Level 1, 10 Ord Street
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1001 McKinney Street, Suite 600
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1001 McKinney Street, Suite 600
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West Perth, WA 6005
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Houston, TX, USA
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Houston, TX, USA
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+61 8 9366 3700
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+1 713 815 6940
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+1 713 815 6909
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Liquefied Natural Gas Limited
Level 1, 10 Ord Street, West Perth WA 6005
Telephone: (08) 9366 3700 Facsimile: (08) 9366 3799
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.LNGLimited.com.au
Disclaimer
Forward-looking statements may be set out within this correspondence. Such statements are only predictions, and actual events or results may
differ materially. Please refer to our forward-looking statement disclosure contained on our website at www.LNGLimited.com.au and to the
Company's Annual Report and Accounts for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly, or revise, forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.