Global tender. Integrated partnerships.

Section 01

Global Tender Philosophy

AIC's planned tender process is structured as an integrated, multi-stream evaluation — not a series of isolated procurement exercises. Supply, finance, shipping, and offtake are evaluated simultaneously because the economics of each stream depend on the others. A cargo that cannot be financed is not a viable supply. A supply that cannot be shipped is not a viable trade. A trade that cannot be offtaken is not a viable transaction.

The tender is designed to identify partners across all four streams who can execute together — and whose combined terms produce a viable, financeable, deliverable cargo transaction. AIC evaluates total delivered cost, not just headline price. Compliance, credit quality, and execution capability are weighted alongside commercial economics.

The tender package is structured around U.S. LNG supply, structured trade finance, shipping, compliance, evaluation scorecards, and contract architecture. The public website summarizes the strategy without exposing confidential RFP terms. Detailed tender documentation will be provided to qualified counterparties upon execution of a non-disclosure agreement.

Section 02

Integrated Supply, Finance, Shipping, and Offtake

AIC's intended tender covers four integrated streams. Each stream is evaluated independently and in combination — because the viability of the overall transaction depends on all four streams closing on compatible terms.

AIC intends to issue a structured tender to U.S. LNG exporters and portfolio sellers for full cargo supply on a Henry Hub-linked basis. The supply tender evaluates cargo size, loading window, pricing formula, delivery terms, and credit requirements.

AIC intends to engage trade finance banks and commodity finance lenders for letter-of-credit facilities, borrowing base structures, and receivables support. Finance tenders evaluate facility size, tenor, pricing, collateral requirements, and lender execution capability.

AIC intends to engage LNG shipowners, operators, and chartering brokers for vessel capacity across the U.S. Gulf Coast-to-Asia Pacific corridor. Shipping tenders evaluate vessel class, charter structure, freight rate, vetting status, and voyage management capability.

AIC intends to engage utilities, national oil companies, industrial gas buyers, and portfolio traders in Asia for offtake agreements or cargo purchase arrangements. Offtake tenders evaluate buyer credit quality, regasification access, delivery terms, and volume commitment.

Section 03

U.S. LNG Supplier Engagement

AIC intends to engage U.S. LNG exporters and portfolio sellers through a structured tender process managed by AIC LNG Americas LLC. The supplier tender is designed to identify supply partners capable of delivering full cargoes on a Henry Hub-linked basis with defined loading windows, delivery terms, and credit support.

Section 04

Trade Finance Bank Engagement

AIC intends to engage trade finance banks and commodity finance lenders through a structured finance tender managed by AIC LNG Trading Ltd. (Hong Kong). The finance tender is designed to identify lenders capable of providing self-liquidating cargo finance facilities on commercially competitive terms.

Section 05

Shipping and Marine Logistics Engagement

AIC intends to engage LNG shipowners, operators, and chartering brokers through a shipping tender managed by AIC LNG Shipping SPV. The shipping tender is designed to identify vessel capacity across the U.S. Gulf Coast-to-Asia Pacific corridor on commercially competitive charter terms.

Section 06

Asia Offtake and Distribution Engagement

AIC intends to engage utilities, national oil companies, industrial gas buyers, and portfolio traders in Asia through an offtake tender managed by AIC Asia Companies. The offtake tender is designed to identify buyers with regasification access, creditworthy payment terms, and volume commitment capability.

Section 07

Evaluation Principles

AIC's tender strategy is designed to evaluate more than LNG price. AIC evaluates total delivered cost, supply reliability, contractual flexibility, financeability, compliance, shipping readiness, and execution quality. The seven evaluation categories below apply across all four tender streams.

Section 08

Partnership Inquiry

Qualified counterparties across all four tender streams are invited to submit an expression of interest. AIC will respond to qualified inquiries with additional information, including NDA documentation and, where appropriate, access to the detailed tender package.