PGNiG and Port Arthur LNG ink agreement

The agreement defines basic terms and conditions of a 20-year contract to be finalised between the parties for the sales and purchase of two million tpy of LNG, which equals approximately 2.7 billion m³/y of natural gas following regasification. Cargoes will be supplied starting in 2023 from the Port Arthur LNG facility being developed in Jefferson County, Texas, US. The documents were signed during the World Gas Conference in Washington, D.C., US.

"The Port Arthur liquefaction project is one of three major LNG export projects Sempra Energy is developing in North America to meet the demand of global markets, including Poland," said Joseph A. Householder, President and Chief Operating Officer of Sempra Energy. "This agreement along with PGNiG's financial strength and experience in delivering natural gas to customers are important to advancing the Port Arthur liquefaction project."

"We are pleased to have PGNiG as a foundation customer of the Port Arthur LNG project," said Octavio Simoes, President of Sempra LNG & Midstream, a subsidiary company of Sempra Energy. "We look forward to working with PGNiG to finalise the LNG supply agreement that will provide low-cost, flexible and reliable U.S. LNG to PGNiG and bring competitively priced natural gas to the Polish and other European gas markets."

"The signed agreement paves the way for finalsing a contract that will help PGNiG to develop our LNG portfolio in the near future," commented Piotr Wozniak, CEO and President of the Management Board at PGNiG. "Starting in 2023, LNG deliveries from the Port Arthur terminal can not only help us to further diversify our import structure, but will also help us in strengthening PGNiG's activities on the international LNG market. PGNiG is constantly looking for market offers to purchase natural gas at competitive prices. We are pleased to be able to cooperate with such an experienced partner as Sempra Energy."

Deliveries have the flexibility to allow for further trading by PGNiG on international markets and are contemplated to be supplied on a free-on-board (FOB) basis whereby PGNiG is responsible for transport of the cargoes from Port Arthur LNG.

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