Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Details)

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Related Party Transactions - Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Revenues $ 33,428 $ 15,864 $ 9,358
Cost of sales 25,632 13,773 4,161
Operating and maintenance expense 1,681 1,444 1,320
Accrued liabilities 2,679 2,299  
Trade and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses 1,944 1,506  
LNG [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Revenues 31,804 15,395 8,924
Other [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Revenues 556 200 165
Natural Gas Supply, Transportation And Storage Service Agreements [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Cost of sales 0 163 114
Natural Gas Transportation and Storage Agreements [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Cost of sales [1] 0 1 0
Operating and maintenance expense [1],[2] 81 55 19
Natural Gas Transportation and Storage Agreements [Member] | Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC and Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline LP [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Accrued liabilities 6 4  
Natural Gas Transportation and Storage Agreements [Member] | CCL [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Accrued liabilities 1 1  
Natural Gas Transportation and Storage Agreements [Member] | LNG [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Revenues [1] 0 1 0
Natural Gas Supply Agreement [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Cost of sales [3] 0 162 114
Natural Gas Supply Agreement [Member] | Liquefaction Supply Derivatives [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Liquefaction Supply Derivative gain [3] 0 13 (1)
Operation and Maintenance Agreement [Member] | Cheniere LNG O&M Services, LLC [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Trade and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses 1 2  
Operation and Maintenance Agreement [Member] | Other [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Revenues [4] $ 7 $ 7 $ 9
[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] 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.
[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] 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.