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Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables
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Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables [Abstract]  
Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables
Note 5—Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables
 
 
APLNG
APLNG executed project financing agreements
 
for an $
8.5
 
billion project finance facility in 2012.
 
The $8.5
billion project finance facility was initially composed
 
of financing agreements executed by APLNG
 
with the
Export-Import Bank of the United States for approximately
 
$
2.9
 
billion, the Export-Import Bank of China for
approximately $
2.7
 
billion, and a syndicate of Australian and international
 
commercial banks for
approximately $
2.9
 
billion.
 
All amounts were drawn from the facility.
 
APLNG made its first principal and
interest repayment in March 2017 and is scheduled
 
to make
bi-annual
 
payments until March 2029.
 
 
APLNG made a voluntary repayment of $
1.4
 
billion to the Export-Import Bank of China
 
in September 2018.
 
At the same time, APLNG obtained a United
 
States Private Placement (USPP) bond facility
 
of $
1.4
 
billion.
 
APLNG made its first interest payment related to
 
this facility in March 2019, and principal
 
payments are
scheduled to commence in September 2023,
 
with
bi-annual
 
payments due on the facility until September
 
2030.
 
 
During the first quarter of 2019, APLNG refinanced
 
$
3.2
 
billion of existing project finance debt through two
transactions.
 
As a result of the first transaction, APLNG
 
obtained a commercial bank facility of $
2.6
 
billion.
 
APLNG made its first principal and interest
 
repayment in September 2019 with
bi-annual
 
payments due on the
facility until March 2028.
 
Through the second transaction, APLNG obtained
 
a USPP bond facility of $
0.6
billion.
 
APLNG made its first interest payment in September
 
2019, and principal payments are scheduled
 
to
commence in September 2023, with
bi-annual
 
payments due on the facility until
 
September 2030.
 
In conjunction with the $3.2 billion debt obtained
 
during the first quarter of 2019 to refinance existing
 
project
finance debt, APLNG made voluntary repayments
 
of $
2.2
 
billion and $
1.0
 
billion to a syndicate of Australian
and international commercial banks and the Export-Import
 
Bank of China, respectively.
 
At March 31, 2020, a balance of $
6.5
 
billion was outstanding on the facilities.
 
See Note 11—Guarantees, for
additional information.
 
At March 31, 2020, the carrying value of our
 
equity method investment in APLNG was
 
$
7,229
 
million.
 
The
balance is included in the “Investments and long-term
 
receivables” line on our consolidated balance
 
sheet.
 
Loans and Long-Term Receivables
As part of our normal ongoing business operations,
 
and consistent with industry practice,
 
we enter into
numerous agreements with other parties to pursue
 
business opportunities.
 
Included in such activity are loans
made to certain affiliated and non-affiliated companies.
 
At March 31, 2020, significant loans to affiliated
companies included $
270
 
million in project financing to Qatar Liquefied
 
Gas Company Limited (3).
 
On our
 
consolidated balance sheet, the long-term portion
 
of these loans is included in the “Loans and
advances—related parties” line, while the short-term
 
portion is in the “Accounts and notes receivable—related
parties” line.