Pieridae Negotiates Extensions of Key Deadlines in Its Long-Term LNG Agreement With Uniper
12 July 2019 - 8:29AM
Pieridae Energy Limited (Pieridae or the Company)
(TSXV: PEA) today announced it has negotiated
extensions of the key deadlines under its 20-year agreement with
German utility Uniper. These include expected commercial deliveries
of gas to Uniper to start between November 30th, 2024 and May 31st,
2025; and the extension to September 30, 2020 of the deadline to
make a positive financial investment decision (FID) for the
Company’s proposed Goldboro LNG facility. The 20-year agreement
with Uniper is for half the liquefied natural gas produced at
Goldboro or 5 mmtpa (million tonnes per annum).
A redacted copy of the agreement and a copy of
the recent amendment are available on SEDAR which have been filed
as “other material contracts” and “other material contacts
(amended)”, respectively.
“These extensions allow us to complete the work
needed to make a final investment decision for the Goldboro
Project,” said Pieridae CEO Alfred Sorensen. “We continue to have
ongoing discussions with KBR that will ultimately lead to finalized
designs and fixed costs for the project. We expect the vast
majority of that work to be completed near the end of 2019, which
will move us closer to FID.”
KBR (Kellogg, Brown & Root Limited) is
currently reviewing an amended version of the previously prepared
front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for the proposed
Goldboro LNG facility. KBR will also conduct an open-book estimate
necessary for entering into a lump sum turnkey engineering,
procurement and construction (EPC) contract. The company expects to
ship first gas overseas to meet the expected global LNG shortfall
in 2023/2024.
“Our recent announcement that we will be
acquiring key Shell assets in the Alberta Foothills helps us secure
much of the remaining conventional natural gas supply needed for
the first train at Goldboro,” added Sorensen. “This is Eastern
Canada’s only LNG facility with the majority of its permits, a
pipeline route and an anchor customer. Goldboro LNG will create
thousands of Canadian jobs and establish a solid global market for
Canadian energy for years to come.”
About PieridaeFounded in 2011,
Pieridae, a majority Canadian owned corporation based in Calgary,
is focused on the development of integrated energy-related
activities, from the exploration and extraction of natural gas to
the development, construction and operation of the Goldboro LNG
facility and the production of LNG for sale to Europe and other
markets. Pieridae is on the leading edge of the
re-integration of the LNG value chain in North America. Pieridae
has 86,713,714 common shares issued and outstanding which trade on
the TSX Venture Exchange (PEA).
For further information please
contact:
Alfred Sorensen, Chief Executive Officer |
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Melanie Litoski, Chief Financial Officer |
Telephone: (403) 261-5900 |
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Telephone: (403) 261-5900 |
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James Millar, Director, External
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Telephone: (403) 261-5900 |
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