Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

We have various future commitments under executed contracts that include unconditional purchase obligations and other commitments which do not meet the definition of a liability as of December 31, 2023 and thus are not recognized as liabilities in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Natural Gas Supply, Transportation and Storage Service Agreements

SPL has a physical natural gas supply contracts to secure natural gas feedstock for the Liquefaction Project. As of December 31, 2023, the remaining fixed terms of these contracts ranged up to 15 years, with renewal options for certain contracts and some of which commence upon the satisfaction of certain events or states of affairs.

Additionally, SPL has natural gas transportation and storage service agreements for the Liquefaction Project. The initial fixed terms of the natural gas transportation agreements range up to 20 years, with renewal options for certain contracts and some of which commence upon the satisfaction of certain events or states of affairs. The initial fixed terms of SPL’s natural gas storage service agreements range up to 10 years.

As of December 31, 2023, SPL’s obligations under natural gas supply, transportation and storage service agreements for contracts in which contractual conditions were met or are currently expected to be met were as follows (in billions):


Years Ending December 31,	Payments Due to Third Parties (1) (2)		Payments Due to Related Parties (1)
2024	$	3.7	$	0.1
2025	3.5		0.1
2026	2.8		—
2027	2.4		—
2028	2.1		—
Thereafter	7.5		—
Total	$	22.0	$	0.2

(1)Pricing of natural gas supply agreements is based on estimated forward prices and basis spreads as of December 31, 2023. Pricing of IPM agreements is based on global gas market prices less fixed liquefaction fees and certain costs incurred by us. Global gas market prices are based on estimates as of December 31, 2023 to the extent forward prices are not available and assume the highest price in cases of price optionality available under the agreement. Some of our contracts may not have been negotiated as part of arranging financing for the underlying assets providing the natural gas supply, transportation and storage services.

(2)Includes $0.8 billion under natural gas supply agreements with unsatisfied contractual conditions.

Services and Other Agreements

We have certain fixed commitments under services and other agreements of $1.0 billion with third parties and $1.2 billion with affiliates. See Note 14—Related Party Transactions for additional information regarding such agreements with affiliates.

Environmental and Regulatory Matters

The Sabine Pass LNG Terminal and CTPL are subject to extensive regulation under federal, state and local statutes, rules, regulations and laws. These laws require that we engage in consultations with appropriate federal and state agencies and that we obtain and maintain applicable permits and other authorizations. Failure to comply with such laws could result in legal proceedings, which may include substantial penalties. We believe that, based on currently known information, compliance with these laws and regulations will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

Legal Proceedings

We may in the future be involved as a party to various legal proceedings, which are incidental to the ordinary course of business. We regularly analyze current information and, as necessary, provide accruals for probable liabilities on the eventual disposition of these matters. We recognize legal costs in connection with legal and regulatory matters as they are incurred. In the opinion of management, as of December 31, 2023, there were no pending legal matters that would reasonably be expected to have a material impact on our operating results, financial position or cash flows.