Cheniere Partners Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results and Reconfirms Full Year 2025 Distribution Guidance
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (“Cheniere Partners”) (NYSE: CQP) today announced its financial results for second quarter 2025.
HIGHLIGHTS
- During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, Cheniere Partners generated revenues of $2.5 billion and $5.4 billion, net income of $553 million and $1.2 billion, and Adjusted EBITDA1 of $0.7 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively.
- With respect to the second quarter of 2025, Cheniere Partners declared a cash distribution of $0.820 per common unit to unitholders of record as of August 8, 2025, comprised of a base amount equal to $0.775 and a variable amount equal to $0.045. The common unit distribution and the related general partner distribution will be paid on August 14, 2025.
- Reconfirming full year 2025 distribution guidance of $3.25 – $3.35 per common unit, maintaining a base distribution of $3.10 per common unit.
- In June 2025, certain subsidiaries of Cheniere Partners updated the SPL Expansion Project’s (defined below) application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) to reflect a two-phased project, inclusive of three liquefaction trains and supporting infrastructure, maintaining an expected total peak production capacity of up to approximately 20 million tonnes per annum (“mtpa”) of liquefied natural gas (“LNG”), inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities.
- In July 2025, Cheniere Partners produced and loaded its 3,000th LNG cargo since commencing export operations at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in February 2016.
2025 FULL YEAR DISTRIBUTION GUIDANCE
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2025 |
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Distribution per Unit |
$ |
3.25 |
– |
$ |
3.35 |
SUMMARY AND REVIEW OF FINANCIAL RESULTS
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(in millions, except LNG data) |
Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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% Change |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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% Change |
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Revenues |
$ |
2,455 |
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$ |
1,894 |
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30 |
% |
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$ |
5,444 |
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$ |
4,189 |
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30 |
% |
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Net income |
$ |
553 |
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$ |
570 |
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(3 |
)% |
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$ |
1,194 |
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$ |
1,252 |
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(5 |
)% |
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Adjusted EBITDA1 |
$ |
726 |
|
$ |
832 |
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(13 |
)% |
|
$ |
1,764 |
|
$ |
1,832 |
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(4 |
)% |
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LNG exported: |
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|
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Number of cargoes |
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98 |
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|
103 |
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(5 |
)% |
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|
210 |
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|
217 |
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(3 |
)% |
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Volumes (TBtu) |
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352 |
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|
373 |
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(6 |
)% |
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|
758 |
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|
791 |
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(4 |
)% |
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LNG volumes loaded (TBtu) |
|
351 |
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|
372 |
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(6 |
)% |
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|
756 |
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|
789 |
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(4 |
)% |
As compared to the corresponding 2024 periods, net income decreased approximately $17 million and $58 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, while Adjusted EBITDA1 decreased by approximately $106 million and $68 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. The decreases for both periods were primarily attributable to planned maintenance activities during the three months ended June 30, 2025 resulting in higher operating expenses and lower volumes recognized in income during the period. The decreases were partially offset by higher gross margins per MMBtu of LNG delivered during the 2025 periods as compared to the corresponding 2024 periods.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, we recognized in income 351 and 756 TBtu, respectively, of LNG loaded from the SPL Project (defined below).
Capital Resources
The table below provides a summary of our available liquidity (in millions) as of June 30, 2025:
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June 30, 2025 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
108 |
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Restricted cash and cash equivalents |
|
36 |
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Available commitments under our credit facilities: |
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|
|
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (“SPL”) Revolving Credit Facility |
|
785 |
|
Cheniere Partners Revolving Credit Facility |
|
1,000 |
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Total available commitments under our credit facilities |
|
1,785 |
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|
|
|
|
Total available liquidity |
$ |
1,929 |
Recent Key Financial Transactions and Updates
In July 2025, we issued $1.0 billion of aggregate principal amount of 5.550% Senior Notes due 2035, and the net proceeds, together with cash on hand, were used to redeem $1.0 billion of the aggregate principal amount of SPL’s 5.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2026.
During the six months ended June 30, 2025, SPL repaid the remaining $300 million in principal amount of its 5.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 with cash on hand.
SABINE PASS OVERVIEW
We own natural gas liquefaction facilities with total production capacity of over 30 mtpa of LNG at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana (the “SPL Project”).
As of August 1, 2025, approximately 3,030 cumulative LNG cargoes totaling approximately 210 million tonnes of LNG have been produced, loaded, and exported from the SPL Project.
SPL Expansion Project
We are developing an expansion adjacent to the SPL Project with an expected total peak production capacity of up to approximately 20 mtpa of LNG (the “SPL Expansion Project”), inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities. In February 2024, certain of our subsidiaries submitted an application to the FERC for authorization to site, construct and operate the SPL Expansion Project, as well as an application to the Department of Energy (“DOE”) requesting authorization to export LNG to Free-Trade Agreement (“FTA”) and non-FTA countries, both of which applications exclude debottlenecking. In October 2024, we received authorization from the DOE to export LNG to FTA countries. In June 2025, the SPL Expansion Project’s FERC application was updated to reflect a two-phased project, inclusive of three liquefaction trains and supporting infrastructure, maintaining an expected total peak production capacity of up to approximately 20 mtpa of LNG.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS
In July 2025, we declared a cash distribution of $0.820 per common unit to unitholders of record as of August 8, 2025, comprised of a base amount equal to $0.775 ($3.10 annualized) and a variable amount equal to $0.045, which takes into consideration, among other things, amounts reserved for annual debt repayment and capital allocation goals, anticipated capital expenditures to be funded with cash, and cash reserves to provide for the proper conduct of the business. The common unit distribution and the related general partner distribution will be paid on August 14, 2025.
INVESTOR CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE: LNG) will host a conference call to discuss its financial and operating results for the second quarter 2025 on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 11 a.m. Eastern time / 10 a.m. Central time. A listen-only webcast of the call and an accompanying slide presentation may be accessed through our website at www.cheniere.com. Following the call, an archived recording will be made available on our website. The call and accompanying slide presentation will include financial and operating results or other information regarding Cheniere Partners.
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| 1 Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” for further details. | ||
About Cheniere Partners
Cheniere Partners owns the Sabine Pass LNG terminal located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, which has natural gas liquefaction facilities with a total production capacity of over 30 mtpa of LNG. The Sabine Pass LNG terminal also has operational regasification facilities that include five LNG storage tanks, vaporizers, and three marine berths. Cheniere Partners also owns the Creole Trail Pipeline, which interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG terminal with a number of large interstate and intrastate pipelines.
For additional information, please refer to the Cheniere Partners website at www.cheniere.com and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to disclosing financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the accompanying news release contains a non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that is used to facilitate comparisons of operating performance across periods. This non-GAAP measure should be viewed as a supplement to and not a substitute for our U.S. GAAP measures of performance and the financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the reconciliation from these results should be carefully evaluated.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements that may include “forward-looking statements.” All statements, other than statements of historical or present facts or conditions, included herein are “forward-looking statements.” Included among “forward-looking statements” are, among other things, (i) statements regarding Cheniere Partners’ financial and operational guidance, business strategy, plans and objectives, including the development, construction and operation of liquefaction facilities, (ii) statements regarding Cheniere Partners’ anticipated quarterly distributions and ability to make quarterly distributions at the base amount or any amount, (iii) statements regarding regulatory authorization and approval expectations, (iv) statements expressing beliefs and expectations regarding the development of Cheniere Partners’ LNG terminal and liquefaction business, (v) statements regarding the business operations and prospects of third-parties, (vi) statements regarding potential financing arrangements, (vii) statements regarding future discussions and entry into contracts, and (viii) statements relating to our goals, commitments and strategies in relation to environmental matters. Although Cheniere Partners believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Cheniere Partners’ actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in Cheniere Partners’ periodic reports that are filed with and available from the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Other than as required under the securities laws, Cheniere Partners does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.
(Financial Tables Follow)
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Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions, except per unit data)(1) (unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Six Months Ended |
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June 30, |
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June 30, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
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Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
LNG revenues |
$ |
1,857 |
|
|
$ |
1,454 |
|
|
$ |
4,124 |
|
|
$ |
3,174 |
|
|
LNG revenues—affiliate |
|
549 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
1,220 |
|
|
|
915 |
|
|
Regasification revenues |
|
34 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
Other revenues |
|
15 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
Total revenues |
|
2,455 |
|
|
|
1,894 |
|
|
|
5,444 |
|
|
|
4,189 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Operating costs and expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Cost of sales (excluding operating and maintenance expense and |
|
1,196 |
|
|
|
661 |
|
|
|
2,899 |
|
|
|
1,625 |
|
|
Cost of sales—affiliate |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Operating and maintenance expense |
|
289 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
492 |
|
|
|
410 |
|
|
Operating and maintenance expense—affiliate |
|
42 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
Operating and maintenance expense—related party |
|
13 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
General and administrative expense |
|
2 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
General and administrative expense—affiliate |
|
24 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
171 |
|
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
338 |
|
|
Other operating costs and expenses |
|
2 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
Other operating costs and expenses—affiliate |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
1,740 |
|
|
|
1,128 |
|
|
|
3,903 |
|
|
|
2,548 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Income from operations |
|
715 |
|
|
|
766 |
|
|
|
1,541 |
|
|
|
1,641 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Other income (expense) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest |
|
(188 |
) |
|
|
(202 |
) |
|
|
(378 |
) |
|
|
(404 |
) |
|
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt |
|
— |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
Interest and dividend income |
|
4 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
Other income—affiliate |
|
22 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Total other expense |
|
(162 |
) |
|
|
(196 |
) |
|
|
(347 |
) |
|
|
(389 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Net income |
$ |
553 |
|
|
$ |
570 |
|
|
$ |
1,194 |
|
|
$ |
1,252 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Basic and diluted net income per common unit(1) |
$ |
0.91 |
|
|
$ |
0.95 |
|
|
$ |
1.99 |
|
|
$ |
2.13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Weighted average basic and diluted number of common units outstanding |
|
484.0 |
|
|
|
484.0 |
|
|
|
484.0 |
|
|
|
484.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Please refer to the Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions, except unit data) (1) (unaudited) |
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June 30, |
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December 31, |
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2025 |
|
2024 |
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ASSETS |
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|
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Current assets |
|
|
|
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|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
108 |
|
|
$ |
270 |
|
|
Restricted cash and cash equivalents |
|
36 |
|
|
|
109 |
|
|
Trade and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses |
|
261 |
|
|
|
380 |
|
|
Trade and other receivables—affiliate |
|
147 |
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
Trade receivables, net of current expected credit losses—related party |
|
— |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Advances to affiliates |
|
191 |
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
Inventory |
|
153 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
Current derivative assets |
|
28 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
65 |
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
Other current assets, net |
|
27 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
Other current assets—affiliate |
|
1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Total current assets |
|
1,017 |
|
|
|
1,325 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation |
|
15,540 |
|
|
|
15,760 |
|
|
Operating lease assets |
|
78 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
Derivative assets |
|
103 |
|
|
|
98 |
|
|
Other non-current assets, net |
|
192 |
|
|
|
191 |
|
|
Total assets |
$ |
16,930 |
|
|
$ |
17,453 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ DEFICIT |
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|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
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|
Accounts payable |
$ |
71 |
|
|
$ |
62 |
|
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
667 |
|
|
|
838 |
|
|
Accrued liabilities—related party |
|
— |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
Current debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs |
|
609 |
|
|
|
351 |
|
|
Due to affiliates |
|
42 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
Deferred revenue |
|
110 |
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
Deferred revenue—affiliate |
|
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
Current derivative liabilities |
|
142 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
Other current liabilities |
|
13 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
1,655 |
|
|
|
1,712 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs |
|
14,213 |
|
|
|
14,761 |
|
|
Derivative liabilities |
|
1,136 |
|
|
|
1,213 |
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
|
243 |
|
|
|
252 |
|
|
Other non-current liabilities—affiliate |
|
23 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
17,270 |
|
|
|
17,962 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Partners’ deficit |
|
|
|
||||
|
Common unitholders’ interest (484.0 million units issued and outstanding at both June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024) |
|
2,197 |
|
|
|
1,821 |
|
|
General partner’s interest (2% interest with 9.9 million units issued and outstanding at both June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024) |
|
(2,537 |
) |
|
|
(2,330 |
) |
|
Total partners’ deficit |
|
(340 |
) |
|
|
(509 |
) |
|
Total liabilities and partners’ deficit |
$ |
16,930 |
|
|
$ |
17,453 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
Please refer to the Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
Regulation G Reconciliations
Adjusted EBITDA
The following table reconciles our Adjusted EBITDA to U.S. GAAP results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in millions):
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|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
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|
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
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|
Net income |
$ |
553 |
|
|
$ |
570 |
|
|
$ |
1,194 |
|
|
$ |
1,252 |
|
|
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest |
|
188 |
|
|
|
202 |
|
|
|
378 |
|
|
|
404 |
|
|
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt |
|
— |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
Interest and dividend income, including affiliate |
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
Income from operations |
$ |
715 |
|
|
$ |
766 |
|
|
$ |
1,541 |
|
|
$ |
1,641 |
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile income from operations to Adjusted EBITDA: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
171 |
|
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
338 |
|
|
Gain from changes in fair value of commodity derivatives, net (1) |
|
(160 |
) |
|
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
(119 |
) |
|
|
(147 |
) |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
726 |
|
|
$ |
832 |
|
|
$ |
1,764 |
|
|
$ |
1,832 |
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(1) Change in fair value of commodity derivatives prior to contractual delivery or termination |
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Adjusted EBITDA is commonly used as a supplemental financial measure by our management and external users of our Consolidated Financial Statements to assess the financial performance of our assets without regard to financing methods, capital structures, or historical cost basis. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to represent cash flows from operations or net income as defined by U.S. GAAP and is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
We believe Adjusted EBITDA provides relevant and useful information to management, investors and other users of our financial information in evaluating the effectiveness of our operating performance in a manner that is consistent with management’s evaluation of financial and operating performance.
Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by taking net income before interest expense, net of capitalized interest, depreciation and amortization, and adjusting for the effects of certain non-cash items, other non-operating income or expense items and other items not otherwise predictive or indicative of ongoing operating performance, including the effects of modification or extinguishment of debt, impairment expense, gain or loss on disposal of assets, and changes in the fair value of our commodity derivatives prior to contractual delivery or termination. The change in fair value of commodity derivatives is considered in determining Adjusted EBITDA given that the timing of recognizing gains and losses on these derivative contracts differs from the recognition of the related item economically hedged. We believe the exclusion of these items enables investors and other users of our financial information to assess our sequential and year-over-year performance and operating trends on a more comparable basis and is consistent with management’s own evaluation of performance.
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Cheniere Partners
Investors
Randy Bhatia, 713-375-5479
Frances Smith, 713-375-5753
Media Relations
Randy Bhatia, 713-375-5479
Bernardo Fallas, 713-375-5593
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