Significant accounting policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Significant accounting policies [Abstract]

Estimated Economic Life of Property Plant and Equipment

The Company depreciates property, plant and equipment using the straight-line depreciation method over the estimated economic life of the asset or lease term, whichever is shorter using the following useful lives:

	Useful life (Yrs)
LNG liquefaction facilities		20-30
Gas terminals		5-45
Gas pipelines		4-45
ISO containers and other equipment		3-40
Leasehold improvements		5-27