Development Process
A disciplined, four-stage process
Every development opportunity moves through the same stages, with clear boundaries between what LNG Cluster does and what remains the responsibility of the project owner and its counterparties.
Screening
Initial technical, commercial, and site viability review.
- •Initial site and technical viability assessment
- •Preliminary market and offtake demand signal review
- •Fit assessment against LNG Cluster's development criteria
LNG Cluster's Role
Assess whether the opportunity merits further work
Project Owner's Role
Provide site information, ownership status, and initial technical data
Feasibility
Detailed feasibility studies, permitting pathway, and offtake exploration.
- •Coordination of feasibility studies with qualified engineering participants
- •Permitting pathway mapping
- •Offtake and demand exploration
LNG Cluster's Role
Coordinate studies and connect qualified feasibility participants
Project Owner's Role
Commission and fund the feasibility work; retain technical ownership
Structuring
Capital structuring, participant matching, and commercial term negotiation.
- •Capital structuring support and investor/financier matching
- •Participant coordination across EPC, equipment, and logistics
- •Commercial term negotiation support
LNG Cluster's Role
Structure the participant and capital approach; make introductions
Project Owner's Role
Negotiate and execute binding commercial agreements
Execution
FID-stage and post-FID delivery support through commissioning.
- •FID-stage coordination support
- •Delivery oversight touchpoints through commissioning
- •Ongoing cluster-network access for suppliers and contractors
LNG Cluster's Role
Provide advisory touchpoints and ecosystem access
Project Owner's Role
Execute construction, commissioning, and operations