Ebara International Corporation and Cheniere Energy Enter Into Cryogenic Pump Supply Alliance Agreement

Ebara International Corporation's Cryodynamics Division, located in Sparks, Nevada, announces that it has entered into an alliance agreement with Cheniere Energy, Inc. for the supply of cryogenic submersible pumps for Cheniere's three planned LNG receiving terminals Sabine Pass LNG, Corpus Christi LNG and Creole Trail LNG.

The agreement covers both the in-tank LNG pumps that are mounted inside the LNG storage tanks as well as the high pressure send out pumps which feed the LNG to vaporizers prior to the pipeline.

By standardizing the LNG pumping equipment at their three planned terminals Cheniere will benefit from the same spare parts, operations training and maintenance.

Currently only the Sabine Pass LNG terminal is under construction and the pumps for both the Phase I and Phase II portions of the plant have been ordered and are under fabrication. Deliveries of some components for Sabine Pass Phase I have already been issued for installation.

Steve Rush, VP Sales for Ebara International advised "We are very proud to be a partner with Cheniere. This allows us to bring our full energy and resources to support Cheniere in terms of pump supply, spare parts and after market support".

Ebara International Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Ebara Corporation of Japan.