French energy company EDF secured a deal for liquefied natural gas drawn from reserves in the United States, Cheniere Energy announced. Cheniere and EDF signed a sales agreement for up to 26 cargoes of LNG from its Sabine Pass export terminal through 2019. “Volumes will be sourced from Cheniere Marketing’s LNG supply portfolio, which includes rights under a sale and purchase agreement with Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC to purchase any LNG produced from Sabine Pass in excess of that required for other customers,” Cheniere said in a statement. Cheniere has designated several dozen cargoes for sale to date, with delivery expected to begin next year. A special permit is needed to send natural gas to companies without a U.S. free trade agreement. Though France has no such […]