Process to create low-cost LNG from stranded wells and flared gas launches in the US

Edge Gathering Virtual Pipelines 2 LLC ("EDGE") has begun well-site LNG production operations in the United States in order to provide the Mid-Atlantic and New England marketplaces with a new source of high-quality and low-cost LNG. EDGE expects to be among the most competitive suppliers of truck-delivered LNG in these markets due to the cost-efficiency of principally sourcing its feedstock natural gas from otherwise-stranded gas wells and without the costs associated with gas gathering, processing, and pipeline transportation. Without the need for pipeline access, EDGE expects to make LNG a viable and competitive physical energy solution for end-use consumers and gas utilities across the US.

EDGE began on-well-site LNG production operations on May 7 2019, accessing Marcellus gas in Pennsylvania, and making truck-delivered LNG sales to its first customers. One of EDGE's first customers is Emera Energy Services, Inc., to whom EDGE has delivered over 30,000 gallons of LNG with a delivery point at a New England gas utility over 300 miles away from the Marcellus production site.

EDGE's business model works by deploying Galileo Global Technologies' transportable LNG liquefaction equipment "at the source" – natural gas wells – and subsequently delivering the LNG directly to customers' doorsteps. This business process constitutes the EDGE Virtual Pipeline. Within the next year, EDGE also expects to obtain and deploy a fleet of LNG-fueled tractors, which will make use of EDGE LNG, in order to make customer deliveries even more cost-effective.

EDGE is able to deploy its unique Cryobox LNG production units to natural gas well-sites due to their compact and transportable nature. EDGE Cryobox units fit on a standard 40 ft tractor trailer and are designed to be quickly and easily connected, and disconnected, from feedstock gas wells. EDGE Cryobox units are also powered by their own onboard natural-gas-fueled engines. This removes the need for large amounts of electric power, which is rarely available from the grid at remote well-site locations.

The EDGE Virtual Pipeline, with no fixed infrastructure and no need for pipeline access, enables EDGE to deliver LNG to locations where LNG has been previously unavailable; and to source its gas feedstock from stranded gas sources with no takeaway capacity as well as from oil-production-byproduct "associated gas" resources that were previously flared.

As a cheaper and greener alternative to other fossil fuels such as diesel and propane, EDGE's LNG can be an attractive choice for industries with onsite electric generation, to transport fleet operators, and to other large energy consumers that have come to rely on higher-cost fossil fuels. EDGE is also able to provide LNG storage and regasification equipment so as to offer its end-user customers a total cost-reducing energy solution.

"There is no higher-quality, more competitively-priced LNG in the US market than EDGE can provide. By accessing stranded and flared gas, we tap into a completely new source of gas supply. And by taking it essentially anywhere via our Virtual Pipeline, we are determined to open-up LNG to a completely new segment of users. Our LNG buyers will enjoy access to a reliable, high-quality, cost-competitive and cleaner fuel, now and into the future." said Mark Casaday, Chief Executive Officer of EDGE.

Mark also commented, "Our Virtual Pipeline also provides an economic solution for owners of natural gas assets stranded by a lack of takeaway capacity, and provides a revenue-generating alternative to oil producers that have been flaring their associated gas. As a scalable and modular solution, EDGE's Cryobox-based LNG production platform requires significantly less capital investment than very-large-scale fixed installations that can only be located along the US coastline, and also allows capital to be committed in a much more granular manner, in order to match our production capabilities with our sales curve."

Edge Gathering Virtual Pipelines 2 LLC purchases the Cryobox units directly from manufacturer Galileo Global Technologies, which is also a shareholder along with specialist international private equity firm, Blue Water Energy. EDGE also has an agreement with NextEra Energy Marketing LLC to act as exclusive sales and marketing partner in the US. NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC is a wholly-owned and indirect subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc., the world's largest utility company and a pioneer in reimagining America's energy future.