Despite Hype, Tellurian’s LNG Plans Face an Uphill Battle Is Tellurian’s Driftwood LNG Plant Making Real Progress, or Blowing Smoke?
Despite the confidence expressed by Tellurian’s management, there are serious questions about how lenders will view the company’s new LNG contracts. The contracts that anchored the first round of U.S. LNG plant construction all provided guaranteed liquefaction fees for 20-year terms. Tellurian’s contracts, in contrast, push a multitude of risks onto the company’s books that they cannot manage and cannot afford. We should know within the year whether Tellurian will be able to obtain project financing, ramp up natural gas production, and finally let investors off their roller coaster ride.
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