7.6.2.2Vertical

LNG Import & Regasification

Terminals receiving and regasifying imported LNG.

Market snapshot

These figures describe LNG Facilities & Export Terminals (7.6.2), the segment that LNG Import & Regasification sits within — not LNG Import & Regasification on its own.

FragmentationConsolidatedEstimate

LNG liquefaction and export terminals span pipeline, natural-gas, and construction classifications and are an emerging large-scale category not separately disclosed by the Census Bureau, so the segment is not separately sized here.

Business model & economics

Revenue model

Long-term liquefaction/offtake (take-or-pay) contracts

Key economics

Recurring revenue
High

long-term take-or-pay contracts

EBITDA margin
Strong

contracted infrastructure economics

Capex intensity
High

Characteristics

  • U.S. is now the world's largest LNG exporter.
  • Underpinned by long-term take-or-pay offtake contracts.
  • Gulf Coast build-out the transformational growth story.

M&A deal context

Deal activityHigh

Who’s acquiring

  • LNG developers (Cheniere, Sempra, Venture Global)
  • Infrastructure funds & investors
  • Global energy & offtake partners

What’s driving deals

  • Global gas demand and energy-security needs.
  • Long-term offtake-contract economics.
  • Gulf Coast terminal build-out and expansion.

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