Exhibit






Exhibit 10.163




AMENDMENT No. 1 of LNG SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT (FOB)


THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 OF LNG SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT (FOB) (this “Amendment”), dated November 18, 2015, is hereby entered into by and between Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company whose principal place of business is located at 700 Milam St., Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77002 (“Seller” or “CCLNG”), and EDP Energias de Portugal S.A., a company registered in Portugal whose principal place of business is located at Praça Marques de Pombal 12, 1250-162 Lisbon, Portugal (“Buyer”).  Buyer and Seller are sometimes hereinafter referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.  


WHEREAS, Buyer and Seller entered into that certain LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (FOB) dated December 18, 2014 (the “Agreement”);  


WHEREAS, the Parties wish to ensure conformity of Section 26.1 (Trade Law Compliance) of the Agreement to the requirements of the applicable orders;


WHEREAS, this Amendment is hereby entered into by the Parties pursuant to Section 24.4 (Amendments and Waiver) of the Agreement;


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements made herein, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:


AGREEMENT


		
	1.
	Definitions.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning provided in the Agreement.




		
	2.
	Amendment. 




Parties agree to delete Section 26.1 (Trade Law Compliance) in its entirety and replace it with the following:
“Buyer acknowledges and agrees that it will resell or transfer LNG purchased hereunder for delivery only to countries identified in Ordering Paragraph B of DOE/FE Order No. 3164, issued October 16, 2012 in FE Docket No. 12-99-LNG and/or to purchasers that have agreed in writing to limit their direct or indirect resale or transfer of such LNG to such countries.  Buyer further commits to cause a report to be provided to both Cheniere Marketing, LLC and Seller that identifies the country of destination, upon delivery, into which the exported LNG was actually delivered, and to include in any resale contract for such LNG the necessary conditions to ensure that both Cheniere Marketing, LLC and Seller are made aware of all such actual destination countries.  Alternatively, if Buyer resells or transfers LNG purchased hereunder to countries identified in Ordering Paragraph F of DOE/FE Order No. 3638, issued May 12, 2015 in FE Docket No. 12-97-LNG, Buyer acknowledges and agrees that it may resell or transfer LNG purchased hereunder for delivery only to the countries identified in Ordering Paragraph F of DOE/FE Order No. 3638, issued May 12, 2015, in FE Docket No. 12-97-LNG and/or to purchasers that have agreed in writing to limit their direct or indirect resale or transfer of such LNG to such countries.  Buyer further commits to cause a report to be provided to both Cheniere Marketing, LLC and Seller that identifies the country of destination, upon delivery, into which the exported LNG was actually delivered, and to include in any resale contract for such LNG the necessary conditions to ensure that both Cheniere Marketing, LLC and Seller are made aware of all such actual destination countries.  Each Party agrees to comply with the Export Authorizations.  If any Export Authorization requires conditions to be included in this Agreement then, within fifteen (15) days following the issuance of the Export Authorization imposing such condition, the Parties shall discuss the appropriate changes to be made to this Agreement to comply with such Export Authorization and shall amend this Agreement accordingly.  Buyer represents and warrants that the final delivery of LNG received pursuant to the terms of this Agreement are permitted and lawful under United States of America laws and policies, including the rules, regulations, orders, 

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policies, and other determinations of the United States Department of Energy, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Buyer shall not take any action which would cause any Export Authorization to be withdrawn, revoked, suspended or not renewed.  Buyer shall promptly provide to Seller all information required by Seller and Cheniere Marketing, LLC, to comply with the Export Authorizations and shall provide the delivery destination reports (as described in this Section ý26.1) for all LNG sold hereunder, to Seller and Cheniere Marketing, LLC, not later than the fifteenth (15th) Day of the Month following the Month in which any relevant LNG is delivered to the country of destination.  In addition to the information required pursuant to this Section ý26.1, such delivery destination reports shall contain any other information required by the applicable Export Authorization.”
		
	3.
	Miscellaneous




		
	a.
	Force and Effect.  All provisions of the Agreement not specifically amended hereby shall remain in full force and effect.




		
	b.
	Further Assurances.  Each Party hereby agrees to take all such action as may be necessary to effectuate fully the purposes of this Amendment, including causing this Amendment or any document contemplated herein to be duly registered, notarized, attested, consularized and stamped in any applicable jurisdiction.




		
	c.
	Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (United States of America) without regard to principles of conflict of laws that would specify the use of other laws.




		
	d.
	Confidentiality; Dispute Resolution; Immunity.  The provisions of Section 19 (Confidentiality), Section 21.1 (Dispute Resolution), and Section 21.4 (Immunity) of the Agreement shall apply in this Amendment as if incorporated herein mutatis mutandis on the basis that references therein to the Agreement are to this Amendment.




		
	e.
	Entire Agreement.  The Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties, and includes all promises and representations, express or implied, and supersedes all other prior agreements and representations, written or oral, between the Parties relating to the subject matter thereof.




		
	f.
	Amendments and Waiver.  This Amendment may not be supplemented, amended, modified or changed except by an instrument in writing signed by all Parties.  A Party shall not be deemed to have waived any right or remedy under this Amendment by reason of such Party’s failure to enforce such right or remedy.




		
	g.
	Successors.  The terms and provisions of this Amendment shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.




		
	h.
	Severability.  If a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitral tribunal determines that any clause or provision of this Amendment is void, illegal, or unenforceable, the other clauses and provisions of the Amendment shall remain in full force and effect and the clauses and provisions which are determined to be void, illegal, or unenforceable shall be limited so that they shall remain in effect to the maximum extent permissible by law.




		
	i.
	No Third Party Beneficiaries.  Except as expressly contemplated by the Agreement, nothing in this Amendment shall entitle any party other than the Parties to this Amendment to any claim, cause of action, remedy or right of any kind.





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	j.
	Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed by signing the original or a counterpart thereof (including by facsimile or email transmission).  If this Amendment is executed in counterparts, all counterparts taken together shall have the same effect as if the undersigned parties hereto had signed the same instrument.




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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned Parties has caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first above written.
	
					
	SELLER:
	 
	BUYER:

	Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC
	 
	EDP Energias de Portugal S.A.

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	/s/ Grant E. McCracken
	 
	/s/ João Manso Neto

	Name:
	Grant E. McCracken
	 
	Name:
	João Manso Neto

	Title:
	Vice President, Commercial Operations
	 
	Title:
	Member of the Board

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	/s/ Miguel Stilwell d'Andrade

	 
	 
	 
	Name:
	Miguel Stilwell d'Andrade

	 
	 
	 
	Title:
	Member of the Board







Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 of LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement