by Evercore ISI
New Fortress Energy announced three material acquisitions that have greatly accelerated the already rapid growth profile of the company. First, New Fortress is acquiring Hygo, Golar LNG Partners’ downstream regasification and power business. The Hygo purchase provides New Fortress with one existing floating storage regasification terminal (Sergipe) and an immediate Ebitda contribution.
New Fortress also gains a second advanced development opportunity for the Barcarena LNG import terminal scheduled to start up in the first half of 2022. The Barcarena import terminal will eventually be expanded to include a related power-plant project coming on-line in 2025. Second, New Fortress is acquiring Golar LNG Partners (the publicly traded Golar-related master limited partnership), which provides it with a fleet of floating storage regasification units/floating storage units and liquefied-natural-gas carriers that can be converted to provide ready access to in-house coastal