Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related Party Transactions (Tables)

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Related Party Transactions (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Schedule of Related Party Transactions
Below is a summary of our related party transactions as reported on our Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2022 2021 2020
LNG Revenues
Natural Gas Transportation and Storage Agreements (1) $ —  $ $ — 
Other revenues
Operation and Maintenance Services Agreements (2)
Cost of sales
Natural Gas Supply Agreements (a) (3) —  162  114 
Natural Gas Transportation and Storage Agreements (1) —  — 
Total cost of sales —  163  114 
Operating and maintenance expense
Natural Gas Transportation and Storage Agreements (1) (4) 81  55  19 
(a) Included in cost of sales:
Liquefaction Supply Derivative gain (3) —  13  (1)
(1)SPL is party to various natural gas transportation and storage agreements and CTPL is party to an operational balancing agreement with a related party in the ordinary course of business for the operation of the SPL Project. This related party is partially owned by Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., who indirectly acquired a portion of CQP’s limited partner interests in September 2020. We recorded accrued liabilities of $6 million and $4 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, with this related party.
(2)Cheniere LNG O&M Services, LLC (“O&M Services”), our wholly owned subsidiary, provides the development, construction, operation and maintenance services to Midship Pipeline pursuant to agreements in which O&M Services receives an agreed upon fee and reimbursement of costs incurred. O&M Services recorded $1 million and $2 million of other receivables as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, for services provided to Midship Pipeline under these agreements.
(3)Includes amounts recorded related to natural gas supply contracts that SPL and CCL had with related parties. These agreements ceased to be considered related party agreements during 2021, when the related party entity was acquired by a non-related party.
(4)CCL is party to natural gas transportation agreements with Midship Pipeline Company, LLC (“Midship Pipeline”) in the ordinary course of business for the operation of the CCL Project. We recorded accrued liabilities of $1 million as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021 with this related party.