, /PRNewswire/ -- Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. ('') (NYSE MKT: CQP) announced today that it has engaged 13 financial institutions to act as Joint Lead Arrangers, Mandated Lead Arrangers (collectively the 'Arrangers') and other participants to assist in the structuring and arranging of senior secured credit facilities in an aggregate principal amount of up to approximately . Proceeds from these new credit facilities are intended to be used by to prepay the senior secured term loan at ('CCTP'), redeem or repay the approximately senior secured notes due 2016 and the senior secured notes due 2020 that were issued by ('SPLNG'), pay associated transaction fees, expenses, and make-whole amounts, if applicable, and for general business purposes of and its subsidiaries. SPLNG and CCTP are both wholly-owned subsidiaries of .

The 13 Arrangers and other participants are , , Société Générale, , Branch, . Branch, , , , , , Credit Suisse, and .

' is pleased to have the continued support of its key relationship banks for this refinancing. Upon closing of this transaction and after subsequent repayment of our outstanding CCTP and SPLNG obligations, the earliest debt maturity at will be in 2020,' said , Chairman of the Board and interim CEO of .

Through SPLNG, owns 100 percent of the Sabine Pass LNG terminal located on the Sabine-Neches Waterway less than four miles from the . The Sabine Pass LNG terminal includes existing infrastructure of five LNG storage tanks with capacity of approximately 16.9 billion cubic feet equivalent (Bcfe), two docks that can accommodate vessels with nominal capacity of up to 266,000 cubic meters and vaporizers with regasification capacity of approximately 4.0 Bcf/d. also owns a 94-mile pipeline that interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG terminal with a number of large interstate pipelines, (the 'Creole Trail Pipeline'). The Creole Trail Pipeline is owned by CCTP.

, through its subsidiary, ('SPL'), is developing and constructing natural gas liquefaction facilities at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal adjacent to the existing regasification facilities. , through SPL, plans to construct over time up to six liquefaction trains, which are in various stages of development. Each liquefaction train is expected to have a nominal production capacity of approximately 4.5 million tonnes per annum ('mtpa') of LNG. SPL has entered into six third-party LNG sale and purchase agreements ('SPAs') that in the aggregate equate to approximately 19.75 mtpa of LNG and commence with the date of first commercial delivery of Trains 1 through 5 as specified in the respective SPAs. For additional information, please refer to the website at www.cheniere.com and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended , filed with the .

This press release contains certain statements that may include 'forward-looking statements.' All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included herein are 'forward-looking statements.' Included among 'forward-looking statements' are, among other things, (i) statements regarding Cheniere Partners' business strategy, plans and objectives, including the development, construction and operation of liquefaction facilities, (ii) statements regarding expectations regarding regulatory authorizations and approvals, (iii) statements expressing beliefs and expectations regarding the development of Cheniere Partners' LNG terminal and liquefaction business, (iv) statements regarding the business operations and prospects of third parties, (v) statements regarding potential financing arrangements, and (vi) statements regarding future discussions and entry into contracts. Although Cheniere Partners believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Cheniere Partners' actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in Cheniere Partners' periodic reports that are filed with and available from the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Other than as required under the securities laws, Cheniere Partners does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

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