Kimmeridge to reduce stake in Commonwealth LNG after financial go-ahead, says CEO
Financial firm acquired Louisiana LNG project owner in June Commonwealth LNG to seek financial go-ahead in late 2025
By Curtis Williams
HOUSTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) -Energy investment firm Kimmeridge Energy Management plans to sell up to 49% of its stake in a Louisiana liquefied natural gas export project after it reaches a final investment decision next year, Managing Partner Ben Dell told Reuters.
In June, Kimmeridge acquired for an undisclosed amount Commonwealth LNG, which is developing a 9.5 million metric tons per annum (MTPA) LNG plant in Cameron, Louisiana. The project has applied for but not received a needed export license from the Department of Energy.
"Our expectation is under financing we will drop down to around 51%" stake in Commonwealth LNG, Dell said late Thursday on the sidelines of the Gastech energy conference.
President Joe Biden administration's LNG export-permit review pause could be over early next year, he said, projecting a financial investment decision (FID) could follow in the fourth quarter of 2025.
"My personal view is the inside date we can FID is late May, the outside date is October depending on what the DOE does and what they require," Dell told Reuters.
Kimmeridge plans to invest $1 billion of its own money into financing the project and has most of the debt and equity partners ready to go once the project gets permitted, Dell said.
Commonwealth LNG aims to market eight of the plant's 9.5 MTPA production capacity and retain the remainder for its owners to trade, he said.
Some of the cash to pay for the plant investment will come from Kimmeridge's natural gas production business that Dell said is generating $400 million to $500 million in earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization (EBITDA).
"I would like to see us involved in more than one LNG facility and we will evaluate the shipping, regas and further downstream to see if we want to participate in that," Dell said.
Reporting by Curtis Williams in Houston
Editing by Nick Zieminski
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