LNG Trade and Pricing

Force Majeure Notices from Chinese LNG Buyers

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March 11, 2020

This comment discusses force majeure clauses in LNG sale and purchase agreements (SPAs), the consequences of buyers’ force majeure and explores the potential outcomes as well as the impact of force majeure declarations on the LNG industry. Source: OIES, Agnieszka Ason, Michal Meidan

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Tags: Agnieszka Ason, Chinese LNG buyers, Covid-19, LNG buyers, LNG contract renegotiation, LNG contracts, Michal Meidan, OIES

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