US EditionJERA Announces Milestone Agreements with U.S. Partners to Secure Up to 5.5 Million Tonnes of New Long-Term LNG Supply Annually over 20 Years
- On June 11, 2025, JERA Co., Japan's largest power generator, announced agreements to purchase up to 5.5 million tonnes of LNG annually from U.S. suppliers for 20 years.
- These agreements resulted from JERA's strategic evaluation to diversify LNG sources amid tightening global supply and energy security concerns for Japan and Asia.
- The agreements feature a non-binding contract for 1.5 million tonnes per year of LNG from Sempra Infrastructure’s expansion of its Port Arthur facility in Texas, along with deals involving Cheniere, NextDecade, and Commonwealth LNG.
- JERA's Global CEO Yukio Kani described the agreements as mutually beneficial, highlighting their role in demonstrating a lasting and robust commercial relationship between the two allied nations, with an emphasis on flexibility and dependability.
- These agreements aim to strengthen Japan's energy security, support economic activity sustaining 50,000 U.S. jobs annually, and reaffirm the U.S. as a global LNG leader through long-term collaboration.
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Sempra Infrastructure and JERA Sign Heads of Agreement for U.S. LNG Supply
HOUSTON, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE), today announced it has executed a non-binding heads of agreement (HOA) with JERA Co. Inc (JERA) for a 20-year sale and purchase agreement for liquefied natural…
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