From a business development standpoint, we continued to progress several projects in 2023 including our Helium Extraction and Debottlenecking Projects. We anticipate that initial helium extraction will be achieved in September 2024. Our Debottlenecking Project will also be completed in the first half of 2024, and will increase our potential LNG production from 15 mpta to 16.5 mtpa.

This incremental LNG production increase is certainly needed. When we take a macro view of the global energy landscape, and with Europe specifically, the world continues to face challenges with sourcing clean, reliable and secure energy supplies; LNG is, without question, the most environmentally sound solution to displacing dirty coal and other fossil fuels.

With our all electric-drive facility, resulting in a dramatic reduction in emissions relative to gas turbine fired facilities, Freeport LNG continues to be well-positioned to provide our customers with the cleanest LNG in the industry. We are a resilient, forward-looking company with talented and hard-working employees who are dedicated to our success. The future is now for sourcing clean and reliable energy for our global allies and Freeport LNG intends to answer the call.

The safety of our workforce, the community in which we operate and the general public is Freeport LNG’s top priority. We expect our employees to work safely each and every day. No exceptions. In 2023, Freeport LNG established several key safety processes and initiatives, with the goal of bolstering our safety culture. We also pursued significant operational reliability and efficiency improvements, including updated risk assessments and Pre-Start-Up Safety Reviews (PSSR) processes, the establishment of our Lost Production Opportunity (LPO) program to quantify production loss categories and drive RCA investigations, and modifications to our electric motors to enhance our ability to ride through voltage fluctuations in our power supply.

The key safety processes and initiatives we established in 2023 are categorized into three different areas:

• Safe Operations – Transitioning to a proactive safety culture.
• Organizational Capability – Strengthen organizational capacity and focus our resources on the most critical priorities.
• Strategic Initiatives – Developing our operations management systems, measuring performance, and continuously improving.

As it relates to Safe Operations, key priorities include:

• Implementing a robust Process Safety Management or PSM Program
• Strengthening leading indicator programs through behavioral based observations and near miss incident investigations to identify areas of high risk
• And reinforcing leadership accountability and expectations through the establishment of a company-wide Operations Integrity Committee or OIC.

Turning to Organizational Capability, included among the top priorities are:

Recruiting and retaining highly qualified talent to cover the breadth and depth of skills required for our business and establishing an operations-level risk management framework to ensure these resources are working on the most critical priorities and opportunities at any given time.

Lastly, as it relates to other strategic initiatives, key priorities include:

• Identifying and bridging gaps in critical business processes, systems, and procedures.
• Establishing an asset leadership team framework to ensure visibility and focus on operating performance metrics that contribute to overall production, reliability and efficiency.
• Improving maintenance planning and execution to ensure that work is completed effectively and in a timely matter.
• And developing a Reliability Centered Maintenance or RCM Program and identifying key areas of focus that will deliver the most value.

Alongside the safety, operations and strategic priorities we established in 2023, we also launched our Good Catch Program which recognizes employees who identify and report safety hazards. This important program reinforces with our employees “see something, say something” behaviors. Freeport LNG is committed to ensuring the highest-level focus on safety at all times. The mission is straight forward: Our safety culture is a core value that defines the way we conduct work as well as our commitment to the health and well-being of our employees, contractors, and communities. We must operate with discipline and vigilance, recognizing that when it comes to maintaining a strong safety culture, work is never done.

We strive to be a model employer. We believe employees should work under safe, healthy, respectful and fair conditions. We implement strategies that encourage and leverage the unique contributions of employees with diverse backgrounds, while also giving them opportunities to learn and grow. We believe this builds a collaborative culture that upholds the principles that define us as a company and drive our actions.

Freeport LNG believes that a well-trained workforce provided with the necessary tools and support, sets us up for success. Through a combination of work assignments, on-the-job experiences, and focused training and education, employees acquire the necessary skills and competencies to take on increasing levels of responsibility and job complexity.

We fund employees’ post-secondary educational goals up through the Master’s Degree level, as well as external professional certifications and continuing education requirements to support those certifications. We encourage attendance at professional conferences and targeted technical training.

Internally, employees adhere to a strict training schedule that helps to achieve safe, reliable and efficient operations that comply with regulatory requirements and industry best-practices. This training is conducted through hands-on, classroom and online coursework covering a wide variety of topics.

Freeport LNG employs highly qualified individuals and is continually investing in the development of their skill sets.

All employees undergo regular training in areas within and outside their job role based on their defined training plan. Through a combination of work assignments, on-the-job training, training simulation, professional development, and focused continuing education, employees perform their work competently and safely. They continue to acquire the necessary skills and competencies to take on increasing levels of responsibility and job complexity. As noted above, following the June 8^th incident we are significantly increasing Process Safety Management training, among others, to further reinforce a safe work environment.

We value the diverse strengths of our employees who each bring their unique skills and experience to our team. As part of the Freeport LNG team, employees work side by side with top performers in the LNG industry.

Freeport LNG is unique in terms of our location. With headquarters located in Houston, the global energy capital, and the Terminal facilities located on the Gulf Coast in Brazoria County, an epicenter of industrial, petrochemical, and natural gas-related activity, hiring local talent is a convenience we don’t take for granted.

We believe that when employees are fairly compensated, work in a safe environment, and are provided excellent benefits for them and their families, they have peace of mind.

We dedicate ourselves to developing our employees and preparing them for the next level of opportunity. When we must look outside of our workforce for talent, we offer referral bonuses to employees for referring highly qualified candidates.

As the demand for LNG talent in the United States has increased with recent new entrants into the market, Freeport LNG’s employees are natural targets of our competitors given their notable specialized LNG industry experience. While we have seen some employees leaving Freeport LNG for other opportunities, resulting in a slight year-over-year increase of our historically low turnover rate, we have had significant success in retaining the vast majority of our workforce.

To support our employees and their families, we provide a highly competitive compensation and benefits package. When employees know that their loved ones are cared for, they incur less stress and perform better.

We encourage our employees and their families to live an active and healthy lifestyle. Incentives include a reimbursement for memberships to fitness centers and classes, annual health assessments, and online educational resources related to health and nutrition.

In 2023, we continued to offer employees a variety of offerings through our company wellness program. Our wellness program is comprised of an overall point system that awards employees for participating various events.

Our 2023 wellness program offerings included:

• Monthly wellness webinar topics based on behavioral health and doctor’s visits
• Monthly Calendars available to employees with daily wellness tasks included
• Onsite biometrics screenings
• Employee participation in the Hess 5K
• Employee participation in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
• Employee participation in Step Challenge
• Implementation of Rightway Health; a concierge service offered to direct hire employees to provide assistance with insurance coverage questions and billing

In 2023, we made a concerted effort to increase hiring across the organization, in order to allow for improved work-life balance for our employees, particularly for our LNG terminal operations, maintenance and engineering staff.

We also achieved in 2023, fully staffing our Training Department that works to deliver on training objectives required to develop and maintain a high performing and regulatory compliant workforce. As it relates to employee training, we launched a new Learning Management System (LMS) which now serves as the central hub for our training programs and aims to streamline employee training and record keeping.

Employee engagement is a key tenet of our organization. We conduct a monthly safety and communications meetings at both our Terminal and Headquarters locations that are open to all employees. Our CEO issues quarterly updates to all employees, and we maintain a well-updated website. We also conduct regular lunch and learns around IT, cybersecurity, and other topics and make significant additional employee investments in safety awards, employee accomplishments, training, etc.

We look forward to continuing all of our employee engagement activities in 2024 and beyond, bolstering our commitment to involving and educating our employees on key organizational events, initiatives and milestones.

Identifying and managing business and financial risks and opportunities presented by the impacts of climate change is critical to the success of our business. Capitalizing on the opportunities to provide clean energy solutions, for the betterment of our society and the world as a whole, takes a focused and disciplined approach to identifying, managing and mitigating risks to our business presented by climate change. In 2017, The Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) established recommendations for voluntarily climate-related reporting, including with respect to governance, strategy, risk management and metrics. Freeport LNG has voluntarily implemented many of the TCFD disclosure recommendations.

The TCFD recommends outlining potential climate risks into categories that affect our industry. The TCFD divides climate risks into two major categories: (1) physical risks – those related to the physical impacts of climate change; and (2) transition risks – those related to the transition to a lower carbon economy. Transition risk is further divided into four categories: policy and legal risk; technology risk; market risk; and reputation risk. Physical risk is divided into acute and chronic risk.

In the tables below, we have identified potential climate related physical and transition risks affecting our business, potential opportunities presented by climate change, and descriptions of the potential financial impacts for each. We continually identify and monitor these and other evolving risks and opportunities through our Enterprise Risk Management and ESG committees.

Climate protection and preservation are foundational tenets of our business. Our liquefaction facility is the largest all-electric motor-driven LNG production plant of its kind in the world, and the only one in the United States. The LNG we deliver is the most environmentally sustainable of any LNG produced today.

Worldwide, coal serves as the primary power generation source of electricity, despite its high carbon emissions intensity. According to the United Nations, the global population is projected to grow to over 8.5 billion people by 2030, nearly a 500 million person increase over 2023.¹ As the standards of living among growing populations improves, ever-increasing energy resources will be required to meet their power needs. Freeport LNG is uniquely positioned to meet the challenges of the growing global energy economy, providing an environmentally responsible alternative to the deployment of more coal and other dirtier fuels to meet increasing power generation needs. As we move forward from 2023 and the increase in coal penetration due to the war in the Ukraine, the importance of accessible LNG globally was made even clearer if the world is to come close to decarbonization goals.

Our use of electric motors allows us to reduce associated plant emissions by over 90% relative to the typical natural gas-fired LNG plant. This not only safeguards the air in our communities, it also enables us to produce LNG with significantly lower carbon intensity relative to our competitors.

In addition, our use of electric motors allows Freeport LNG to take advantage of its location in one of the most diverse renewable power generation markets in the United States. In 2023, wind, solar and nuclear power comprised approximately 35% of the electricity generated on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid², representing twice the U.S. national average. As the renewable share of ERCOT generating capacity continues to grow over the coming years, this will further reduce the carbon intensity of LNG produced at the Freeport LNG facility, and enhance the already significant environmental benefits associated with the LNG we deliver.

In order to further capitalize on the unique environmental benefits of our low-carbon LNG, efficient operations are top of mind. As we continually optimize our facilities to maximize LNG production, we drive down the per-unit environmental impact of the energy we deliver. The more volumes Freeport LNG places in the global market, the greater our contribution to the critical transition from coal and other dirty fuels to a clean energy source with less waste and fewer global emissions.

The competitive strength of our low-carbon LNG allows us to take advantage of growing market demand for sustainable LNG supplies, and furthers the already substantial environmental benefits inherent in LNG’s displacement of coal-fired electric generation in China, India and even Europe after their transition away from Russian gas in 2022. We are heavily engaged in marketing our low-carbon LNG. Low-carbon LNG’s growth in global importance also presents additional opportunities to further reduce lifecycle emissions associated with LNG, including with respect to enhanced carbon efficiency in gas supplies and in LNG shipping.

As we transition to a carbon neutral global economy, the world has an opportunity to lower its carbon footprint with energy technology that’s readily available today in the form of LNG. Freeport LNG stands uniquely ready to support this long-term transition, by providing some of the lowest carbon-intensity LNG available in the world.

There is simply no better tool than natural gas to enable a sustainable global energy transition, balancing environmental stewardship in developed countries with ensuring their populations access to readily available, secure, affordable and flexible energy supply to heat and cool homes and keep businesses operating. In developing regions, wealth continues to grow, with millions more people needing access to affordable and sustainable energy every year. Natural gas has a transformative role to play in the developing world, providing the foundational building block for improving lives, increasing opportunities and lifting people out of poverty. Freeport LNG plays a leading role in this societal progress, providing the unique energy source needed to meet our critical environmental and humanitarian objectives.

While adherence to strict local, state and federal regulatory requirements establishes a baseline that governs our overall environmental management, our climate strategies take us above and beyond these requirements, marrying our environmental stewardship with our efforts to advance the sustainability of our product.

With approximately 90% fewer emissions than turbine drive facilities, we provide our customers and ultimate end consumers with low carbon intensity LNG. Our electric drive motors enable us to take advantage of the high and growing relative percentage of renewable power in the Texas energy grid, further enhancing the low-carbon intensity of our LNG. These incredibly efficient electric drive motors, coupled with our APCI main cryogenic heat exchangers, also provide opportunities to optimize our production to deliver incrementally more LNG with the same kit and power usage – thus lowering the carbon intensity of each BTU of LNG produced.

As a largely tolling facility, we do not control the incoming gas flows and power consumption for the majority of the LNG we produce. However, for the portion of gas and power purchases we do control, we are working to develop procedures whereby the carbon intensity of the LNG we delivering can be measured. For example, we are able to secure renewable power supply from the Texas grid, and we have fully implemented third party carbon intensity certification capability for LNG we deliver in accordance with the framework established by the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers.

We live in the community where we operate. Measurement of emissions and detection of potential issues is a paramount focus, enabling us to assess our overall emissions and identify gaps in measurement and emissions control. This effort takes us beyond minimum regulatory requirements, and allows us to understand every component of our emissions to ensure successful mitigation where needed.

Though a private company, we have always been transparent with our key stakeholders and, with our continuation of this annual report, the public at large. We are proud of our leadership position in the energy transition and want to use our data and success to promote both ourselves and our industry – LNG is the fuel that will secure the prosperity of developed countries, and satisfy the energy needs of growing global middle class in the developing world.

We are committed to the responsible and proactive management of important ESG impacts, risks and opportunities. This includes a strategic focus on ensuring that our operations are resilient in the global energy transition and deliver lasting value to our customers and stakeholders.

With sustainability as our focus, we continue to support the transition to a lower-carbon future. We are strategically focused on continuous improvement of our environmental performance and disclosures, and we are advancing several key projects and initiatives that are indicative of our commitment to lessening our carbon footprint across our operations.

Construction of our Noble Gas Project is underway with expected in service in Q3 2024. The project will extract helium from compressed natural gas returned from liquefaction to our Pretreatment Facility in our boil-off gas pipeline.

Helium is a finite resource characterized by the United States Department of the Interior as a critical mineral vital to the nation’s security and economic prosperity. Extraction of helium associated with the production and storage of LNG is one of only three ways that helium can be captured. The primary application of domestic helium use is in magnetic resonance imaging machines for medical diagnostics, space exploration, and defense systems. Our Noble Gas Project promotes economic and energy efficiency by capturing a finite resource that would otherwise be lost and putting it to beneficial use.

We continue to explore the potential to add barge loading facilities. This project would enable LNG bunker barges to lift LNG from our facility for ship-to-ship delivery to LNG-powered seagoing vessels utilizing LNG as a cleaner burning alternative to other marine fuels, thereby directly supporting the reduction of GHG, sulfur, nitrogen oxide and other emissions in maritime transport and furthering Freeport LNG’s overall climate objectives, both regionally and globally.

Operating with a commitment of environmental stewardship means that we have a responsibility to strive towards leaving the environment in a better condition than how we found it each and every day for the good of our workforce, the communities in which we work and live and the world-at-large.

Keeping environmental preservation top of mind requires us to satisfy stringent regulatory requirements around air emissions, water protection, waste disposal, leak prevention, land management, and other aspects of environmental protection.

Freeport LNG’s operations are regulated by state and federal agencies. We also work closely with local agencies to ensure that we safely and successfully manage our operational footprint in the local community.

As it pertains to state and federal oversight of our operations, the regulatory process starts with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The TCEQ regulates emissions from all of Freeport LNG’s facilities. Freeport LNG holds permits issued by the TCEQ that outline pollutant limits for all emission points. The TCEQ also defines many of our operating parameters.

When it comes to regulating Freeport LNG’s pipelines and underground natural gas storage facility (UGS), we adhere to guidelines set by the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC). In addition to operating our pipelines within RRC regulations, we also adhere to regulations set forth by the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

From a federal oversight standpoint, Freeport LNG’s operations are regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). FERC authorizes construction and regulates operation of LNG facilities.

Managing LNG cargoes that arrive at our docks means working with and abiding by regulations set forth by agencies that regulate waterways. Freeport LNG works closely with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The USCG regulates all waterside operations as well as safety and security of the LNG facility under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security.

Rounding out the federal regulatory oversight of our operations, is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA regulates all of the site’s water discharge in the form of storm water and process wastewater.

Knowing the environmental significance of the Quintana area, Freeport LNG took special care in facility design. Not only are there delicate wetlands around our facilities, but the region also has a long history as a commercial shrimping and sport fishing center and lies in North America’s most active flyway for migrating birds. Our goal is to ensure that our operations preserve and maintain the ecosystem and enhance the environment around us.

Our environmental stewardship began as the company initiated site selection, engineering, and permitting of the original LNG import project. This commitment has become a hallmark of how we construct and operate our facilities.

When it comes to conservancy, we seek to increase the quality and scope for each type of wetland that we may impact and to preserve or create new habitats for coastal fish and wildlife species. Freeport LNG has donated nearly 350 acres of land containing various types of habitat to conservation groups and manages another 35 acres of created wetlands at and around our facilities on Quintana Island. These areas host a variety of shore and wading birds, including roseate spoonbills, gulls, avocets, stilts, and many others.

Managing Effluents

Managing the discharge of liquid waste in all of its forms is a vital part of our environmental stewardship. We have developed extensive plans and procedures to assess, store, transport, and dispose of effluents including wastewater, storm water, process water, and sanitation wastes.

As it relates to the water used for emergency response/firefighting during the June 8 incident at our liquefaction facility, that water was captured on site in our secondary containment systems. No water left the site. Water that was contained in the LNG tank 1 area of the facility was removed from our site by a vacuum truck and transported for proper off-site disposal.

The water contained within the LNG Tanks 2 and 3 containment area was tested several times per environmental safety protocols and was then released through our permitted outfall once it was verified to meet all effluent test requirements.

Freeport LNG has implemented thorough spill prevention control and countermeasures to minimize the likelihood of an effluent breach. However, should a spill occur, we strictly adhere to our control and response measures to help protect the safety of our personnel, community, and environment.

Resource Recycling and Waste Management

Freeport LNG has made a strong commitment to recycling materials at all sites. We have been able to recycle soils, rock, concrete material, and even vegetation. For example, to build up the terminal site, we used dredged material and soil from our marine-berth area, which avoided hauling fill material to the site and reduced traffic on the island. Sand obtained from the dry excavation of the marine basin was separated and used for padding the pipeline trench during pipeline construction. We also used material that was excavated during the construction of our barge dock to create new wetland areas along the Intracoastal Waterway.

Boil-off gas created while the LNG facility is operating is not vented or flared but recovered and sent via pipeline to the pretreatment facility where it is used as fuel for a gas turbine power generator and fired heaters. Freeport LNG employs advanced recycling methods to capture waste heat from the generator and applies it to regenerate materials used in the gas pretreatment processes.

At our facilities, we follow waste-minimization plans and waste storage and labeling procedures. A qualified and licensed third-party has been contracted to collect, transport, and properly dispose of our hazardous and non-hazardous waste and to assemble data about those collections to prepare for submittal to the appropriate regulatory agencies.

Our success depends on our ability to meet our stakeholders’ expectations without risk to the community, the environment, our employees and our business. Our commitment to responsible operations extends to making a positive impact on the local community beyond our fence line. At the heart of this success is building and maintaining the distinctive culture that drives our workplace and differentiates us in our industry. Freeport LNG’s reputation was tested in 2022. 2023 was filled with restoration and re-start activities at our facilities and of our reputation. Re-building trust with our stakeholders along with re-building our facility was of utmost priority.

Freeport LNG works closely with local communities where we operate to help support their needs and earn their trust. We collaborate with stakeholders, elected officials and community leaders to invest in programs that promote local economic growth and improve social conditions. We hold memberships in local business and industry organizations, supporting them through the time and talents of our employees. Over the years, we have built a reputation as a credible, accountable, generous and trustworthy neighbor.

Local Stakeholder Engagement and Access to Information

Freeport LNG makes good faith efforts to notify all affected stakeholders regarding project activities, including landowners, towns and communities, and local, state, and federal governments and agencies. Freeport LNG is an active member of and contributor to the Brazosport Community Awareness and Emergency Response (CAER) network. CAER provides information to the community in the event an emergency should occur from one of CAER’s member companies. CAER also provides trained personnel and equipment from area industry to respond to emergencies, and conducts annual joint emergency response drills with CAER members based upon different scenarios. Additional information regarding CAER is available at https://www.brazosportcaer.com/, where members of the public can sign up to receive notice of emergency situations or critical community alerts.

The restart of operations in early 2023, Freeport LNG sought to keep stakeholders and the public regularly informed of ongoing restart effort through postings on Freeport LNG’s website, press releases, and briefings with officials.

Freeport LNG maintains a website (www.freeportlng.com) where up-to-date relevant information is provided to stakeholders and members of the community. Additionally, important safety information is also available on this website. Any organization or member of the public can express their views, comments or grievances at any time to Freeport LNG directly by utilizing the “contact us” feature on the website or by contacting us toll free at 1-800-303-6545. Freeport LNG also mails out relevant information to affected landowners during various stages of new development projects.

Should a member of the public wish to file a comment or grievance with FERC directly, they can do so through the FERC eComment feature on their website https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx .

Key Stakeholder Engagements

Public Presentations: We maintain relationships with numerous stakeholders and organizations so that we can work proactively to address the community’s concerns and needs. Examples of this engagement include:

• Conducting one-on-one briefings throughout a project cycle with elected officials of all levels of government;

• Making presentations at local city council meetings;
• Delivering public presentations to local economic development organizations, chambers of commerce, business organizations, trade organizations, and civic organizations such as Rotary International;
• Conducting informational briefings with local public school districts and Brazosport College;
• Holding open houses and meet-and-greets, where information is shared about our company and relevant projects; and
• Visiting near-neighbor Home Owners’ Associations to provide updates on project advances.

Respect for Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Preservation

We respect indigenous peoples and aim to preserve the culture of indigenous communities near our operations. During our permitting processes, we notify federally recognized Native American Indian tribes that have potential interest in the general area where Freeport LNG’s facilities are to be built for our planned activities. Additionally, Freeport LNG maintains an Unanticipated Discoveries Plan that includes a provision to contact Native American Tribes, if warranted.

Freeport LNG sends information to these Native American Tribes to provide an opportunity for them to review and comment on proposed developments. They can report a grievance at any time to Freeport LNG by utilizing the “contact us” feature available on our website (www.freeportlng.com) and to FERC through direct government-to-government coordination or the eComment feature on their website https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx .

Stakeholder Feedback

We value all input from the community but when we receive a question or concern from a stakeholder, it is our desire to respond as quickly as possible so the matter can be properly and promptly addressed. First, our Public Information Officer receives notification and registers the issue along with the concerned party’s contact information. We then respond to that stakeholder to confirm that their comment was received and that we are looking into the matter. Third, we route the matter to the proper department or individual or, if needed, escalate the issue to senior management. The Public Information Officer will then monitor progress toward resolution of the matter, and communicate a proposed resolution to the stakeholder or seek additional feedback as needed. Our hope is to successfully resolve all matters. If an issue remains unresolved, we will continue to monitor the situation for possible future action.

Contributing to the communities where we live and work is a top priority for Freeport LNG. We are honored to donate time, money, and resources to worthy causes that improve the lives of our employees, their families, and their neighbors.

To guide our social investment activities, Freeport LNG developed a Corporate Citizenship Roadmap providing priorities for Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropic activities. This strategy is aligned with our corporate objectives and purpose as well as the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. Our performance aligns with international standards, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) guiding principles. This includes our focus pillars of:

• Public Safety
  
• Education & Workforce Development
• Environment and Wildlife Sustainability
• Access to Quality Healthcare
• Quality of Life

We provide philanthropic funding and employee volunteerism to support these pillars. This strategy is continually buttressed by our stakeholder engagement efforts that keep us abreast of, and aligned with, community needs and priorities.

In 2023, we invested nearly $1.8 million in our local community through charitable donations and contributions.

Freeport LNG is proud to provide financial support to local emergency response organizations as part of an annual tradition of annual community giving. We have written agreements with various emergency response organizations, including Freeport Fire Department, Freeport Police Department, Brazoria County Sheriff’s Department, CAER and the U.S. Coast Guard, that commit Freeport LNG to fund the cost of emergency response drills and provide LNG fire training. Fighting an LNG fire takes specialized training. Every year, Freeport LNG provides intense specialized training for our own employees and the fire fighters of the Freeport and Oyster Creek Fire Departments. Training is conducted at the industrial fire training school of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service in College Station, Texas or the Industrial Rescue Instructional Services Facility in Beaumont, Texas. During the multi-day course, a variety of experiential exercises are used to demonstrate the properties of LNG and the safest ways to combat possible emergency scenarios.

For more than 15 years, we have donated funds for equipment such as patrol boats and SUV’s, beach rescue vehicles, and RADAR guns. Over the past 5 years, Freeport LNG has made over $150,000 in monetary and in-kind donations to emergency response organizations, including Freeport Fire & EMS, Oyster Creek Community VFD, Oyster Creek Police Department, Brazoria County Peace Officers, Brazoria County Sheriff’s Department, Angleton Police Officers Association, Lake Jackson VFD, Clute Fire Department, Rivers End VFD, Surfside Beach VFD, and Jones Creek Fire Department. In 2023, Freeport LNG was proud to contribute funds to the Brazoria Police Department for the purchase of protective riot shields.

The emergency response community, including industry partners, are able to come together quickly to assist when needed. We are grateful for their efforts and their commitment to the safety of our personnel and the surrounding community.

Freeport LNG commits both time and money to bring these values to life, building a pipeline of talented future candidates of employment with our company and other industrial companies in the area. The ability to hire, develop and promote educated, competent employees allows us to fulfill our objective of maintaining safe, efficient, and cost-effective operations, and enhances our ability to effectively grow our company and manage our business.

Freeport LNG invests the largest portion of our charitable funds in the education space, including K-12 future readiness and scholarships for those advancing to the next level in academic or technical trades.

One of our signature education programs is the annual Brazosport College Gator Classic Golf Tournament underwritten by Freeport LNG. The event raises scholarships for students at Brazosport College. In 2023, the tournament netted $72,000 for the scholarship fund.

One of our proudest achievements, in support of education and workforce development, is the establishment of a Freeport LNG scholarship for the benefit of veterans, filling the gap in funding that the Texas Hazelwood Act does not completely cover.

A second signature program of ours is the support of public school district education foundations, primarily funding programs focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), as well as career and technical education (CTE). These foundations provide funding for programs and activities that could not be funded under a school district’s operating budget.

In addition to these key programs, we are proud to support several other education and workforce development initiatives annually. In 2023, our commitments spanned the following key projects and programs:

• In January, Freeport LNG held a mid-year school supply drive for the Brazoria County public school district. This drive was intended to replace the most needed items by students and teachers that are often depleted by mid-year.
• In March, Freeport LNG sponsored and attended the Women in Industry conference held at Moody Gardens in Galveston. Company representatives spoke with high school and college students interested in careers in industry. Freeport LNG also sponsored registration for a group of female career and technical education students from Brazosport ISD, enabling them to attend the conference.

• In addition to raising funds for scholarships, Freeport LNG is an annual sponsor of the Strive2Drive program at Brazosport College. This student-success initiative encourages students to take an active role in their educational experience and activities that lead to success. Each time a student participates in a qualifying activity, like meeting with their advisor, their name is entered into a drawing to win a new car. The car was given away in April to a much deserving and marginalized student.

Power generation from natural gas emits 50-60% less carbon dioxide than a typical new coal plant. However, Freeport LNG’s commitment to the environment does not stop there. We have donated nearly 350 acres of undeveloped land containing various types of habitat to conservation groups, and we manage another 35 acres of wetlands that we have created at and around our facilities on Quintana Island. These areas host a variety of shore and wading birds, including roseate spoonbills, gulls, avocets, stilts and many others.

The Gulf Coast Bird Observatory’s Neotropical Bird Sanctuary on Quintana Island is a popular site for observing many varieties of migratory birds, featuring walking trails, freshwater ponds and park benches, and is one of the sites for the annual Great Texas Birding Classic. This event draws thousands of visitors to the island each spring. Freeport LNG is an annual sponsor of the Birding Classic, and has donated an observation tower so that visitors can see a variety of views of the migrating birds.

In 2023, Freeport LNG demonstrated our dedication to the conservation and protection of the coastline by undergoing a wetland project alongside our Liquefaction facility on Quintana Island. Clean fill was brought in to raise the new wetland area to appropriate elevations to ensure the long-term success of the native grasses. Wetland material, including plants and seedbed were introduced and expected to flourish during the Spring growing season. The cost of this project was more than $1.5 million.

In the Fall of 2022, Freeport LNG pledged $25,000 to the Community Outreach Committee of the Brazoria County Petrochemical Council (BCPC) in support of construction of a playground made of recycled plastic located at the Surfside Beach jetty. The playground encourages the community to recycle plastic, noting why it is important to keep plastic out of our oceans. This playground project is supported by Brazoria County and the Brazoria County Parks Department, who is providing the space, installation and upkeep of the playground. The playground was completed in the Fall of 2023, with a dedication event that happened this past February.

We invest in safe, quality healthcare for the benefit of our employees and their families and for the communities where our employees live and work. Strong, vibrant, thriving, resilient communities are those with the best level of healthcare. Our focus is on access to quality facilities, advancing research, supplying equipment, and training. We also invest in programs that encourage individual and family wellness.

Every year, a team of company representatives participates in the annual the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Houston. In 2023, employee contributions to the Komen organization totaled nearly $44,000 and Freeport LNG, along with four individual members of the company’s Race for the Cure team, were honored as part of the Pink Honor Roll recognition reception, an event that honors top corporate sponsors.

Committing for Life

Freeport LNG employees save lives by participating in quarterly blood drives at Freeport LNG’s worksites. Up to three lives can be saved through a single blood donation. In 2023, Freeport LNG employees participated in several company sponsored blood drives that yielded just over 100 units of blood donated.

In support of both our quality of life pillar and our education and workforce development pillar, Freeport LNG is dedicated to investing in and supporting organizations, initiatives and programs that work to ensure that all people have fair and equitable access to education and economic opportunities. Notable 2023 contributions from Freeport LNG that embody this commitment include:

• Attending the second annual My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Houston scholarship event. Freeport LNG representatives were able to interact with and hear from 23 scholarship recipients who benefitted from Freeport LNG’s $1 million gift in 2020. Freeport LNG was presented with a proclamation of appreciation from Houston City Councilwoman, Dr. Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, for our ongoing support of MBK Houston.

• Sponsoring the annual Houston Area Urban League (HAUL) Equal Opportunity Day Gala, celebrating 55 years of HAUL service to the Greater Houston community and individuals, corporations, and organizations that have given and continue to give service, resources, and time to help low-income communities in the Greater Houston Area.

• Freeport LNG co-chaired an annual breakfast fundraiser to benefit the Bay Area Boy Scout Council. The event raised over $40,000 for local scouting programs.
• A donation to the West Columbia Little League for the building of a batting cage complex which will aid in the development of young athletes.
• Freeport LNG sponsored Port Freeport's annual Take-A-Child Fishing Tournament. Over 300 children participate in this annual tournament. The event introduces children to the outdoors in hopes that they develop a love for fishing while fostering environmental stewardship.

Volunteering for our Community

Beyond financial investments, Freeport LNG conducts a variety of volunteer events throughout the year to help our communities thrive. In 2023, Freeport LNG volunteers conducted blood drives, volunteered at the Houston Peanut Butter Factory, producing over 16,000 jars of protein-packed peanut butter for local food pantries, and held food, backpack and toy drives.

Further, Freeport LNG employees volunteer their time serving on a variety of non-profit boards and committees within the community.

Our employees are passionate about engaging in our community and we encourage them to contribute to the communities where they live and work. This enables our employees to make more meaningful and personally rewarding impacts.

Corporate Matching Program

To further leverage the generosity of our workforce, Freeport LNG provides up to $10,000 of dollar-for-dollar match of an employee’s personal donations to eligible non-profit organizations. This allows employees to double their impact to the organizations that matter most to them. In 2023, this yielded close to $200,000 in additional investments to deserving non-profits.

General Community Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement

Since our founding in 2002, Freeport LNG has cultivated relationships with community partners and other key stakeholders and constituents. Being deeply involved in the community is something that is part of the fabric of our company culture. Every year, Freeport LNG attends and/or participates in key community initiatives that work to foster positive engagement with organizations and individuals alike. Our involvement in these initiatives includes:

• Participation in the Brazosport Business Roundtable, a group of community business and civic leaders who meet to share and exchange information in order to better support our community. The Brazosport Business Roundtable has met continuously for more than twenty-five years.
• In April each year, Freeport LNG and the BCPC host a Responsible Care event for the community. This collaborative event brings local industry and the community together for an informative discussion about how we work together on various issues such as community safety and community investment.

Freeport LNG maintains a structure of checks and balances that preserves and creates value for our business, aiming to meet our commitments to our customers and other stakeholders. Our board of managers is comprised of executive leadership, investor representatives and industry experts who oversee our company performance and business operations. Our corporate governance system is designed to ensure that the company is managed in the interests of its equity investors, including minority investors, and that the board has appropriate control and oversight responsibilities.

Board of Managers

Our board of managers is responsible for risk oversight, including financial, construction and operational risks. The board works to ensure that Freeport LNG conducts its business responsibly and ethically, with a focus on sustainability, safety and strict adherence to all laws and regulations. The board appointment rights in favor of our shareholders ensures the independence of our board, with seven of our eleven board members being independent. The remaining four members of our board are members of the company’s executive leadership. Our board is actively engaged in the management of our business, with near perfect attendance by all of our board members at our quarterly and special board meetings in the past year.

Bios for our current board members are available on our website at www.freeportlng.com.

Audit Committee

Our audit committee oversees accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of our financial statements. The audit committee is chaired by an independent manager. The audit committee supports adherence to internal controls over financial reporting and encourages continuous improvement and maintenance of open channels of communication among the board, our independent auditor, financial and accounting management, internal audit and legal and compliance functions.

Construction Committee

Our construction committee oversees the permitting, construction and planned operation of projects constructed or proposed to be constructed by Freeport LNG, and advises the board and management of the company on the development and progress of such projects, including project health, safety, and environmental policies and performance, project execution status, project management team resources, project staffing, and EPC contract matters and claims. The construction committee is chaired by an independent manager, and supports adherence to company policies and procedures with respect to health and safety, regulatory and legal compliance, and project execution objectives.

Under our corporate governance structure, the board is directly representative of and accountable to our equity investors, and the short- and long-term interests of our investors and the board are directly aligned. This seamless alignment of interests between our company, its board and its investors, and the direct access that our investors have to company management and information, uniquely positions Freeport LNG to protect investor rights and interests and ensure strong corporate governance.

Oversight

Our ethics and integrity efforts are led by our SVP, General Counsel & Secretary, with support from Human Resources Department. With assistance from Human Resources, the Legal and Risk/Compliance departments, headed by the SVP, General Counsel & Secretary, implement our ethics and compliance policies and work with executive leadership to address concerns that may arise.

Policies

Our codes of conduct apply to all of our employees, and provide the framework for adherence to Freeport LNG’s values of honest and ethical conduct, and having a respectful workplace. Our policies outline our commitment to ethical behavior, timely and accurate reporting, regulatory compliance, and accountability. Our policies are reviewed and updated annually. We also conduct annual compliance and ethics training across our organization, with all applicable employees certifying that they have received, reviewed, understand and agree to adhere to our ethics and compliance policies. Our key policies, include:

• Anti-corruption policy;
• Gifts, favors and entertainment policy;
• Know-your-customer due diligence procedures policy;
• Conflict of interest policy;
• Guidelines for appropriate conduct policy;
• Internet code of conduct policy;
• Prohibition against threats and workplace violence policy;
• Equal employment opportunity policy;
• Anti-retaliation policy; and Anti-discrimination policy

Our anti-corruption and know-your-customer due diligence policies establish the necessary requirements to comply with applicable anti-corruption, anti-bribery and economic sanctions laws. Our anti-corruption policy prohibits facilitation payments and establishes guidelines for ethical behavior. Our suppliers are required to meet our standards of ethical business conduct, as well as comply with all applicable laws, including labor, health and safety, and environmental laws. During the prequalification process and throughout supplier engagement, we conduct risk assessments of our suppliers on their regulatory compliance and financial stability.

Collectively, our policies support our ability to maintain the highest standards of conduct and ethics among our employees, suppliers and business partners.

Reporting Concerns

If an employee observes a violation of our codes or policies, they have been trained to contact their supervisor, another member of company management, or a human resources representative. Employees may also report concerns confidentially, with the option to remain anonymous, via email or through our employee hotline. Once we receive a report, it is assigned to the appropriate person for investigation. As part of our annual compliance and ethics training, we inform employees on methods to report ethics concerns. Our anti-retaliation policy strictly prohibits any form of retaliation against employees who make good-faith complaints, or report, file, testify, assist, or participate in any manner in any investigation or other proceeding conducted by or with respect to the company. Any personnel involved in retaliation are subject to appropriate disciplinary action, which may include termination of employment.

In addition to implementing robust internal control processes to comply with existing regulations and proactively develop control mechanisms, we emphasize a focus on risk governance and implementation of processes to maintain an effective risk culture.

Risk Governance

Human Resources and the Legal and Risk/Compliance departments, headed by the SVP, General Counsel & Secretary, are generally responsible and accountable for our Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program, and chairs our risk committee, which is comprised of senior executives and managers from across the organization. The risk committee meets on a quarterly basis to define, review and update the top existing and emerging risks to the organization. Once defined, risks are assigned to risk owners, and measured based on probability and severity. Risk mitigants are detailed and those mitigants are updated regularly. Annually, our VP, Government Affairs, Risk & Compliance briefs the board regarding the status of the company’s ERM program and top risks. Internal Audit periodically audits the entire ERM program process and reports findings to the Audit Committee.

Sensitivity Analysis and Stress Testing

We conduct comprehensive scenario analysis and stress testing. The risk committee evaluates top risks of the organization, and conducts stress testing or sensitivity analyses on selected top risks annually. Analysis and testing is performed at the functional department level, where deep subject matter knowledge can drive thorough consideration of specific risks, various potential events and outcomes, and scenario evaluation. Results of these exercises are presented to the risk committee, and included in the reports to the board.

Risk Culture

In order to promote and enhance an effective risk culture, company goals and compensation are tied to certain risk mitigants, including safety performance. In addition, the ERM process provides members of the risk committee with training on risk management principles and processes, and encourages promotion by those managers of an effective risk culture across the organization. Our personnel are trained to report potential risks to supervisors, senior management, or confidentially via our employee hotline. Our anti-retaliation policy strictly prohibits any form of retaliation against employees who make good-faith reports of potential risks.

LNG exports from Freeport LNG offer an opportunity to play a key role in the global transition to cleaner, less carbon-intensive energy sources. This compels our board and executive leadership to clearly articulate and execute upon strategies for managing such risks and capitalizing on such opportunities.

Oversight of sustainability is formally integrated into our governance structure, with established executive and board oversight of sustainability and social-responsibility issues. Our SVP Business Development and Innovation chairs our ESG committee comprised of Freeport LNG personnel with relevant subject matter expertise from across the organization. The chair of the ESG committee liaises with the board regarding ESG risks and opportunities impacting our business, and our efforts to manage and address them.

Our supply chain management strategy is to access industry leading and innovative solutions that reduce cost, add value, while uncompromisingly supporting our safety, ethics, and business controls. Our procurement efforts prioritize local suppliers, provided they are able to supply competitive and quality goods and services, while meeting our high-performance standards. In addition to requiring that our suppliers commit to our standards for environmental protection, health and safety, regulatory compliance, cybersecurity, and insurance, we identify and actively manage the performance of our critical suppliers.

Awareness

Critical suppliers are those who provide products or solutions that are not easily substitutable, and the loss of which could result in significant adverse impact to our operations. We currently rank our critical suppliers into three categories: (1) those with respect to which supply chain failure could result in suspension of operations; (2) those with respect to which supply chain failure could disrupt operations, though not resulting in significant interruption of operations; and (3) those for which there are no practical substitutes.

Risk Exposure and Management

In evaluating supplier conduct, we place particular focus on compliance with health and safety protocols and insurance requirements. As part of the supplier onboarding process, all suppliers performing services at our operating facilities must attend a safety orientation in which they are familiarized with Freeport LNG’s health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures. Additionally, all suppliers performing risk-based services at our operational facilities must be qualified through a third party that reviews and certifies a supplier’s safety track record. This safety compliance is then monitored on a continual basis following onboarding to ensure continued compliance. We also use a third-party service to verify compliance with insurance requirements, both at onboarding and the full term of the supplier service. We also perform in-person risk review, including site visits if appropriate, with selected suppliers when quality issues or other important service issues are identified.

Organizations, large and small, have had their operations impacted by a range of breaches. At Freeport LNG, we take an aggressive approach towards cybersecurity, working daily to mitigate and manage threats and risks in order to maintain business continuity and prevent reputational harm.

Incremental improvements to Freeport LNG’s robust cybersecurity program continued to be made in 2023. These efforts primarily centered around enhancement of our detection and response solutions, cybersecurity hardening of vendor solutions, procedure refinement, risk measurement, microsegmentation and disaster recovery.

In the year ahead, we look forward to building on these efforts, bolstering our commitment to mitigating and managing cybersecurity risks. Key 2024 cybersecurity initiatives include:

• Penetration testing of the Industrial Control System (ICS) and Business Network;
• Evaluation of CISA CyberSentry program;
• Expansion of enhanced detection capabilities on ICS, use of threat intelligence tools, enhanced adaptive identity management, privileged access management;
• Strengthened partnership with Cybersecurity MSPs and Incident Responders;
• Ongoing process enhancements: updates to documentation, cybersecurity awareness training adjusted to current techniques, greater network microsegmentation granularity, and enhanced change management and task workflows; and
• Continuous review of next generation security solutions.

Freeport LNG advocates for appropriate representation in legislative, political and public discourse in a manner that protects our interests, and maintains the integrity of our business.

Our legal department organizes and manages government advocacy efforts pertinent to our business and public policy interests. Led by Human Resources and the Legal and Risk/Compliance departments, headed by the SVP, General Counsel & Secretary, we develop and advocate policy positions through our participation in trade associations and partnerships, and engagement with federal, state and local government officials. All of our employees are expected to maintain the highest standards of ethical behavior in conducting any political advocacy, and to maintain full compliance with applicable laws and company policies. The board is provided regular updates regarding our governmental affairs advocacy.

Freeport LNG prioritizes engagement with industry, trade and business associations. Our participation in these organizations allows us to provide insight and expertise on policy and regulatory issues that affect our industry, business and operations. Major associations of which we are members include Natural Gas Supply Association/Center for LNG, National Association of Manufacturers, Texas Association of Manufacturers, Texas Oil & Gas Association, Texas Pipeline Association, and Texas Civil Justice League. In 2023, we incurred expenditures of nearly $260,000 toward our membership with these trade associations.

Political Contributions

Freeport LNG does not have a political action committee or use company funds or assets make direct political contributions.

Lobbying

We engage with policymakers and advocate for policies, rules and legislation in the United States that support our strategic business objectives and promote the success of our organization. We comply with all regulatory standards associated with any political engagement activity. In 2023, we incurred expenditures of nearly $61,000 with external state and federal lobbyists.

(1) Conversion factor of .293071 MWh per MMBtu to convert the fuel from MMBtu to MWh units.
(2) split between renewable and non-renewable based upon proportionality of ERCOT grid. This is then applied to calculate our indirect emissions.

Freeport LNG Verification Opinion

Freeport LNG 2023 Carbon Intensity Stage Statement Scope 1 and 2

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