Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consists of LNG terminal costs and fixed assets, as follows (in thousands):
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
LNG terminal costs
 
 
 
 
LNG terminal
 
$
7,975,814

 
$
2,478,036

LNG terminal construction-in-process
 
6,728,305

 
9,859,836

LNG site and related costs, net
 
128

 
135

Accumulated depreciation
 
(552,905
)
 
(411,907
)
Total LNG terminal costs, net
 
14,151,342

 
11,926,100

Fixed assets and other
 
 

 
 

Computer and office equipment
 
1,224

 
1,126

Furniture and fixtures
 
1,667

 
1,375

Computer software
 
9,608

 
4,238

Machinery and equipment
 
2,017

 
1,906

Vehicles
 
3,392

 
2,081

Other
 
2,024

 
93

Accumulated depreciation
 
(13,087
)
 
(5,317
)
Total fixed assets and other, net
 
6,845

 
5,502

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
$
14,158,187

 
$
11,931,602

Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives
The identifiable components of the Sabine Pass LNG terminal with similar estimated useful lives have a depreciable range between 6 and 50 years, as follows:
Components
 
Useful life (yrs)
LNG storage tanks
 
50
Natural gas pipeline facilities
 
40
Marine berth, electrical, facility and roads
 
35
Regasification processing equipment
 
30
Sendout pumps
 
20
Liquefaction processing equipment
 
6-50
Other
 
15-30