July 24, 2009
HAMILTON, BERMUDA–(Marketwire – July 23, 2009) – Teekay GP LLC, the general partner of Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (Teekay LNG or the Partnership) (NYSE:TGP) today declared a cash distribution of $0.57 per unit ($2.28 per unit on an annualized basis) for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The cash distribution is payable on August 14, 2009 to all unit holders of record on July 29, 2009. The Partnership also reported today its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. During the first quarter of 2009, the Partnership generated distributable cash flow(1) of $27.6 million, compared to $21.9 million in the same quarter of the previous year. The increase was mainly as a result of the acquisition of the two Kenai and the four RasGas 3 LNG carriers during the second and third quarters of 2008. On May 4, 2009, the Partnership declared a cash distribution of $0.57 per unit for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. The cash distribution was paid on May 15, 2009 to all unitholders of record on May 8, 2009. “Results for the first quarter of 2009 were in-line with our expectations,” commented Peter Evensen, Chief Executive Officer of Teekay GP LLC. “Our diversified portfolio of fixed-rate long-term contracts, strong liquidity position, and fully-financed newbuilding program support the stability of the Partnership’s distributable cash flows.” Mr. Evensen added, “Through 2011, our committed newbuildings will provide incremental distributable cash flow to support future distribution increases.” Teekay LNG’s Fleet In April 2009, the Partnership took delivery of the first of five Skaugen LPG/Multigas vessels, which commenced a 15-year fixed-rate charter concurrently. The following table summarizes the Partnership’s fleet as of July 1, 2009: /T/ ————————————————————————— Number of Vessels ——————————————– Delivered Committed Vessels Vessels Total ——————————————– LNG Carrier Fleet(i) 13 2 15 LPG Carrier Fleet 2 4 (ii) 6 Suezmax Tanker Fleet 8 – 8 ————————————————————————— Total 23 6 29 ————————————————————————— (i) Excludes Teekay’s 33 percent interest in the four Angola LNG newbuildings, as described below. (ii) Represents the four Skaugen LPG carriers currently under construction, as described below. /T/ (1) Distributable cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors to measure the financial performance of the Partnership and other master limited partnerships. Please see Appendix B for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Future LNG/LPG Projects Below is a summary of LNG and LPG newbuildings that the Partnership has agreed to, or has the right to, acquire: Tangguh LNG The Partnership has agreed to acquire Teekay Corporation’s (Teekay’s) 70 percent interest in two 155,000 cubic meter newbuilding LNG carriers and expects the purchase to be completed during third quarter of 2009. The Tangguh vessels will provide transportation services to The Tangguh Production Sharing Contractors, a consortium led by a subsidiary of BP plc, to service the Tangguh LNG project in Indonesia. The vessels have been chartered at fixed rates, with inflation adjustments, for a period of 20 years. An Indonesian joint venture partner owns the remaining 30 percent interest in these vessels. Skaugen LPG The Partnership has agreed to acquire a total of five LPG carriers from subsidiaries of IM Skaugen ASA (Skaugen), four of which are currently under construction and will be purchased upon their deliveries from the shipyard or from Teekay Corporation scheduled in 2009 and 2010. Upon their delivery, the vessels will commence service under 15-year fixed-rate charters to Skaugen. The first of the five vessels was delivered in April 2009. Angola LNG As previously announced, a consortium in which Teekay has a 33 percent interest, has agreed to charter four newbuilding LNG carriers for a period of 20 years to the Angola LNG Project, which is being developed by subsidiaries of Chevron, Sonangol, BP, Total and ENI. The vessels will be chartered at fixed rates, with inflation adjustments, following their deliveries, which are scheduled to commence in 2011. In accordance with an agreement between Teekay and Teekay LNG, Teekay is obligated to offer the Partnership its interest in these vessels and related charter contracts no later than 180 days before delivery of the first of these newbuilding LNG carriers. Financial Summary The Partnership reported adjusted net income(1) (as detailed in Appendix A to this release) of $16.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, compared to adjusted net income of $11.6 million for the same period of the prior year. Adjusted net income excludes a number of specific items which had the net effect of increasing net income by $5.9 million and decreasing net income by $54.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, as detailed in Appendix A. Including these items, the Partnership reported net income attributable to the Partners, on a GAAP(2) basis, of $22.0 million and a net loss attributable to the Partners, on a GAAP basis(2)of $43.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. For accounting purposes, the Partnership is required to recognize the changes in the fair value of its derivative instruments on the statements of income (loss). This method of accounting does not affect the Partnership’s cash flows or the calculation of distributable cash flow, but results in the recognition of unrealized gains or losses on the statements of income (loss). The Partnership’s financial statements for the prior periods include historical results of vessels acquired by the Partnership from Teekay, referred to herein as the Dropdown Predecessor, for the period when these vessels were owned and operated by Teekay. (1) Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to Appendix A to this release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable financial measure under GAAP and information about specific items affecting net income (loss) which are typically excluded by securities analysts in their published estimates of the Partnership’s financial results. (2) Commencing in 2009, and applied retroactively, in accordance with SFAS 160, the Partnership’s GAAP net income(loss) is presented before non-controlling interest on the statements of Income (Loss). Net income(loss) attributable to the Partners represents net income(loss) attributable to the limited partners and general partner of Teekay LNG. Operating Results The following table highlights certain financial information for Teekay LNG’s segments: the liquefied gas segment and the Suezmax tanker segment (please refer to the “Teekay LNG’s Fleet” section of this release above and Appendix C for further details). /T/ ————————————————————————— Three Months Ended Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 March 31, 2008 (unaudited) (unaudited) ——————————————————– Liquefied Suezmax Liquefied Suezmax (in thousands of Gas Tanker Gas Tanker U.S. dollars) Segment Segment Total Segment Segment Total ————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— Net voyage revenues(1),(3) 57,290 17,865 75,155 55,982 19,915 75,897 Vessel operating expenses 12,589 6,152 18,741 11,769 6,638 18,407 Depreciation and amortization 14,478 4,848 19,326 14,196 4,594 18,790 Cash flow from vessel operations(2) 40,005 9,208 49,213 35,083 11,284 46,367 ————————————————————————— (1) Net voyage revenues represents voyage revenues less voyage expenses, which comprise all expenses relating to certain voyages, including bunker fuel expenses, port fees, canal tolls and brokerage commissions. Net voyage revenues is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors to measure the financial performance of shipping companies. Please see the Partnership’s web site at www.teekaylng.com for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure as used in this release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. (2) Cash flow from vessel operations represents income from vessel operations before depreciation and amortization expense, excluding the cash flow from vessel operations relating to the Partnership’s Variable Interest Entities and Dropdown Predecessors. Cash flow from vessel operations is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors to measure the financial performance of shipping companies. Please see the Partnership’s web site at www.teekaylng.com for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure as used in this release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. (3) Commencing in the three months ended March 31, 2009, and applied retroactively, the gains and losses related to derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes have been reclassified to a separate line item in the statements of income (loss) and are no longer included in the amounts above. /T/ Liquefied Gas Segment Cash flow from vessel operations from the Partnership’s liquefied gas segment increased to $40.0 million in the first quarter of 2009 from $35.1 million in the same quarter of the prior year, primarily due to the acquisition of the two Kenai LNG carriers from Teekay in April 2008 and the unscheduled offhire of the Cataluyna Spirit in the first quarter of 2008. Suezmax Tanker Segment Cash flow from vessel operations from the Partnership’s Suezmax tanker segment decreased to $9.2 million for the first quarter of 2009 from $11.3 million in the same quarter of the prior year. This is primarily due to restructuring costs incurred to move certain ship management functions from the Partnership’s Spain office to a subsidiary of Teekay, and a reduction in revenue relating to a decrease in LIBOR, which affected the daily charter rates that are adjusted for changes in LIBOR under the time-charter contracts for five Suezmax tankers. Under the terms of the capital leases relating to these vessels, there was a corresponding decrease in the Partnership’s lease payments, which is reflected as a decrease to interest expense. Accordingly, these and future interest rate adjustments do not impact the Partnerships’ current or future cash flows or net income. Follow-on Equity Offering and Liquidity On March 30, 2009, Teekay LNG completed a follow-on equity offering for 4.0 million common units, generating gross proceeds of $70.4 million. Proceeds, after offering expenses and underwriter commissions, were used to repay amounts drawn under the Partnership’s revolving credit facilities. As of March 31, 2009, the Partnership had total liquidity of $567.2 million, comprised of $201.0 million in cash and cash equivalents (of which $44.7 million is only available to the Tangguh joint venture) and $366.3 million in undrawn medium-term revolving credit facilities. About Teekay LNG Partners L.P. Teekay LNG Partners L.P. is a publicly-traded master limited partnership formed by Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK) as part of its strategy to expand its operations in the LNG and LPG shipping sectors. Teekay LNG Partners L.P. provides LNG, LPG and crude oil marine transportation services under long-term, fixed-rate time-charter contracts with major energy and utility companies through its fleet of fifteen LNG carriers, six LPG carriers and eight Suezmax class crude oil tankers. Two of the fifteen LNG carriers are expected to be acquired by the Partnership during the third quarter of 2009. Four of the six LPG carriers are newbuildings scheduled for delivery in late-2009 and 2010. Teekay LNG Partners’ common units trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TGP”. /T/ ————————————————————————– TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS L.P. SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) (in thousands of U.S. dollars, except unit data) ————————————————————————– Three Months Ended —————————————- —————————————- March 31, December 31, March 31, 2009 2008 2008 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) ————————————————————————– VOYAGE REVENUES 75,673 88,993 76,305 ————————————————————————– OPERATING EXPENSES Voyage expenses 518 1,581 408 Vessel operating expenses 18,741 20,414 18,407 Depreciation and amortization 19,326 20,113 18,790 General and administrative 3,555 5,834 4,455 Restructuring charge (1) 1,951 – – ————————————————————————– 44,091 47,942 42,060 ————————————————————————– Income from vessel operations 31,582 41,051 34,245 ————————————————————————– OTHER ITEMS Interest expense (17,119) (37,092) (37,214) Interest income 3,975 18,647 16,072 Realized and unrealized loss on derivative instruments (2) (16,236) (73,944) (44,296) Income tax recovery (expense) 250 (453) (80) Foreign exchange gain (loss) (3) 20,428 3,597 (33,891) Equity income (loss) (4) 3,873 1,549 (64) Other – net (81) 287 (1) ————————————————————————– ————————————————————————– Net income (loss) 26,672 (46,358) (65,229) ————————————————————————– ————————————————————————– Net income (loss) attributable to: Non-controlling interest (5) 4,691 (30,463) (23,006) Dropdown Predecessor – – 894 Partners 21,981 (15,895) (43,117) ————————————————————————– ————————————————————————– Limited partners’ units outstanding: Weighted-average number of common units outstanding – Basic and diluted 33,382,764 33,338,320 22,540,547 Weighted-average number of subordinated units outstanding – Basic and diluted 11,050,929 11,050,929 14,734,572 Weighted-average number of total units outstanding – Basic and diluted 44,433,693 44,389,249 37,275,119 ————————————————————————– ————————————————————————– (1) The total estimated cost to be incurred in connection with the Partnership’s restructuring plan to move certain ship management functions from the Partnership’s office in Spain to a subsidiary of Teekay is approximately $3 million of which $2.0 million was incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The remaining $1.0 million is expected to be incurred during the remainder of the year. (2) Commencing in the three months ended March 31, 2009, and applied retroactively, the realized and unrealized gains and losses related to derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes have been reclassified to a separate line item in the statements of income (loss). The realized gains (losses) relate to the amounts the Partnership actually paid to settle such derivative instruments and the unrealized gains (losses) relate to the change in fair value of such derivative instruments as detailed in the table below. Three Months Ended, —————————————– March 31, December 31, March 31, 2009 2008 2008 ——– ———– ——– Realized (losses) relating to: Interest rate swaps (5,900) (2,009) (501) Toledo Spirit time-charter derivative contract – (8,620) – —————————————– (5,900) (10,629) (501) —————————————– Unrealized gains (losses) relating to: Interest rate swaps (15,414) (72,590) (41,101) Toledo Spirit time-charter derivative contract 5,078 9,275 (2,694) —————————————– (10,336) (63,315) (43,795) —————————————– Total realized and unrealized (losses) on derivative instruments (16,236) (73,944) (44,296) —————————————– (3) The Partnership’s Euro-denominated revenues currently approximate its Euro-denominated expenses and debt service costs. As a result, the Partnership currently is not exposed materially to foreign currency fluctuations. However, for accounting purposes, the Partnership is required to revalue all foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities based on the prevailing exchange rate at the end of each reporting period. This revaluation does not affect the Partnership’s cash flows or the calculation of distributable cash flow, but results in the recognition of unrealized foreign currency translation gains or losses in the statements of income (loss). (4) Equity income (loss) includes unrealized gains on derivative instruments of $2.8 million, nil and nil for the three months ended March 31, 2009, December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2008, respectively. (5) Commencing in 2009, and applied retroactively in accordance with SFAS 160, net income (loss) is shown before non-controlling interest. ————————————————————————— TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS L.P. SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (1) (in thousands of U.S. dollars) ————————————————————————— As at As at March 31, 2009 December 31, 2008 (unaudited) (unaudited) ————– —————– ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 200,960 117,641 Restricted cash – current 28,671 28,384 Other current assets 16,348 18,388 Advances to affiliates 9,980 9,583 Restricted cash – long-term 603,544 614,565 Vessels and equipment 1,989,536 2,007,321 Advances on newbuilding contracts 54,871 200,557 Net investment in direct financing lease 204,292 – Derivative assets 121,318 167,326 Investment in and advances to joint venture 68,167 64,382 Other assets 26,300 27,266 Intangible assets 139,522 141,805 Goodwill 35,631 35,631 ————————————————————————— Total Assets 3,499,140 3,432,849 ————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and unearned revenue 46,593 44,614 Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases 183,023 184,971 Current portion of long-term debt related to vessels to be delivered to the Partnership (2) 19,143 39,446 Advances from affiliates and joint venture partners 93,904 74,300 Long-term debt and capital leases 1,666,449 1,699,231 Long-term debt related to vessels to be delivered to the Partnership (2) 331,288 276,304 Derivative liabilities 224,929 260,602 Other long-term liabilities 56,591 44,668 Equity Non-controlling interest (3) 7,553 2,862 Partners’ equity 869,667 805,851 ————————————————————————— Total Liabilities and Total Equity 3,499,140 3,432,849 ————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— (1) Due to the Partnership’s agreement to acquire Teekay’s 70 percent interest in the Tangguh LNG Project, it is required to consolidate Tangguh under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Due to the Partnership’s acquisition of a 40 percent interest in the four RasGas 3 LNG carriers on May 6, 2008, it is required to equity account for its investment in the RasGas 3 joint venture under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. (2) As at March 31, 2009, includes the debt associated with the Tangguh LNG Carriers, which the Partnership had not yet acquired from Teekay. (3) Non-controlling interest includes 100 percent of the equity interest in the Tangguh project as the Partnership had not yet acquired the interest in the Tangguh project and is consolidating the Tangguh project as described in note (1) above and the 30 percent portion of Teekay Nakilat (RasGasII Project) which the Partnership does not own. ————————————————————————— TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS L.P. SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands of U.S. dollars) ————————————————————————— Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 2008 (unaudited) (unaudited) ———- ———- Cash and cash equivalents provided by (used for) OPERATING ACTIVITIES ————————————————————————— Net operating cash flow 54,061 35,528 ————————————————————————— FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from long-term debt 85,695 78,642 Debt issuance costs – (1,083) Scheduled repayments of long-term debt (31,897) (9,154) Prepayments of long-term debt (25,000) – Scheduled repayments of capital lease and other long-term liabilities (2,347) (2,241) Proceeds from follow-on equity offering 68,532 – Advances to and from affiliates 19,207 (2,069) Prepayment of advances from affiliates – 578 Decrease in restricted cash 628 942 Cash distributions paid (26,789) (20,552) Equity distribution from Teekay Corporation – 3,281 ————————————————————————— Net financing cash flow 88,029 48,344 ————————————————————————— INVESTING ACTIVITIES Receipts from direct financing lease 1,341 – Advances to joint venture (1,210) (3,085) Expenditures for vessels and equipment (58,902) (78,085) ————————————————————————— Net investing cash flow (58,771) (81,170) ————————————————————————— Increase in cash and cash equivalents 83,319 2,702 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period 117,641 91,891 ————————————————————————— Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period 200,960 94,593 ————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS L.P. APPENDIX A – SPECIFIC ITEMS AFFECTING NET INCOME (in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data) /T/ Set forth below is a reconciliation of the Partnership’s unaudited adjusted net income, a non-GAAP financial measure, to net income (loss) as determined in accordance with GAAP, adjusted for some of the significant items of income and expense that affected the Partnership’s net income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, all of which items are typically excluded by securities analysts in their published estimates of the Partnership’s financial results: /T/ ————————————————————————— Three Months Ended Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 March 31, 2008 (unaudited) (unaudited) ————————————————————————— Net income (loss) – GAAP basis 26,672 (65,229) Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest (4,691) 23,006 Net (income) loss attributable to Dropdown Predecessor – (894) Net income (loss) attributable to the partners 21,981 (43,117) Add (subtract) specific items affecting net income (loss): Foreign currency exchange (gains) losses (1) (20,428) 33,891 Unrealized losses from derivative instruments (2) 10,336 43,792 Unrealized gains from derivative instruments from equity accounted investees (2) (2,806) – Restructuring charge (3) 1,951 – Non-controlling interests’ share of items above 5,082 (23,004) ————————————————————————— Total adjustments (5,865) 54,679 ————————————————————————— Adjusted net income 16,116 11,562 ————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— (1) Foreign currency exchange gains and losses primarily relate to the revaluation of the Partnership’s debt denominated in Euros. (2) Reflects the unrealized gain or loss due to changes in the mark-to-market value of derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. (3) Restructuring charges were incurred in connection with the Partnership’s restructuring plan to move certain ship management functions from the Partnership’s office in Spain to a subsidiary of Teekay. ————————————————————————— TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS L.P. APPENDIX B – RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE (in thousands of U.S. dollars) ————————————————————————— /T/ Description of Non-GAAP Financial Measure – Distributable Cash Flow (DCF) Distributable cash flow represents net income (loss) adjusted for depreciation and amortization expense, non-cash items, estimated maintenance capital expenditures, gains and losses on vessel sales, unrealized gains and losses from derivatives, income taxes and foreign exchange related items. Maintenance capital expenditures represent those capital expenditures required to maintain over the long-term the operating capacity of, or the revenue generated by the Partnership’s capital assets. Distributable cash flow is a quantitative standard used in the publicly-traded partnership investment community to assist in evaluating a partnership’s ability to make quarterly cash distributions. Distributable cash flow is not required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or any other indicator of the Partnership’s performance required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The table below reconciles distributable cash flow to net income (loss). /T/ ————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 (unaudited) ————————————————————————— Net income 26,672 Add: Depreciation and amortization 19,326 Unrealized gains and losses from derivatives and other non-cash items 12,604 Partnership’s share of RasGas 3 DCF before estimated maintenance capital expenditures 4,145 Less: Income tax recovery (250) Estimated maintenance capital expenditures (8,789) Equity income of RasGas 3 joint venture (3,873) Foreign exchange gain (20,428) ————————————————————————— Distributable Cash Flow before Non-controlling interest 29,407 ————————————————————————— Non-controlling interests’ share of DCF before estimated maintenance capital expenditures (1,807) ————————————————————————— Distributable Cash Flow 27,600 ————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS L.P. APPENDIX C – SUPPLEMENTAL SEGMENT INFORMATION (in thousands of U.S. dollars) ————————————————————————— Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 (unaudited) Liquefied Suezmax Tanker Gas Segment Segment Total ————————————————————————— Net voyage revenues (1)(2) 57,290 17,865 75,155 Vessel operating expenses 12,589 6,152 18,741 Depreciation and amortization 14,478 4,848 19,326 General and administrative 2,134 1,421 3,555 Restructuring charge 867 1,084 1,951 ————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— Income from vessel operations 27,222 4,360 31,582 ————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 (unaudited) Liquefied Suezmax Tanker Gas Segment Segment (2) Total ————————————————————————— Net voyage revenues (1)(2) 55,982 19,915 75,897 Vessel operating expenses 11,769 6,638 18,407 Depreciation and amortization 14,196 4,594 18,790 General and administrative 2,462 1,993 4,455 ————————————————————————— Income from vessel operations 27,555 6,690 34,245 ————————————————————————— ————————————————————————— (1) Net voyage revenues represents voyage revenues less voyage expenses, which comprise all expenses relating to certain voyages, including bunker fuel expenses, port fees, canal tolls and brokerage commissions. Net voyage revenues is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors to measure the financial performance of shipping companies. Please see the Partnership’s web site at www.teekaylng.com for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure as used in this release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. (2) Commencing in the three months ended March 31, 2009, and applied retroactively, the gains and losses related to derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes have been reclassified to a separate line item in the statements of income (loss) and are no longer included in the amounts above. /T/ FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) which reflect management’s current views with respect to certain future events and performance, including statements regarding: the Partnership’s future growth prospects; Teekay Corporation offering its interest in the Angola LNG Project vessels to the Partnership; the timing of LNG and LPG newbuilding deliveries and incremental cash flows relating to such newbuildings; the stability of the Partnership’s distributable cash flows; and potential future cash distribution increases. The following factors are among those that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, and that should be considered in evaluating any such statement: the unit price of equity offerings to finance acquisitions; changes in production of LNG or LPG, either generally or in particular regions; required approvals by the conflicts committee of the board of directors of the Partnership’s general partner to acquire any LNG projects offered to the Partnership by Teekay Corporation; less than anticipated revenues or higher than anticipated costs or capital requirements; changes in trading patterns significantly affecting overall vessel tonnage requirements; changes in applicable industry laws and regulations and the timing of implementation of new laws and regulations; the potential for early termination of long-term contracts and inability of the Partnership to renew or replace long-term contracts; LNG and LPG project delays, shipyard production delays; the Partnership’s ability to raise financing to purchase additional vessels or to pursue LNG or LPG projects; changes to the amount or proportion of revenues, expenses, or debt service costs denominated in foreign currencies; and other factors discussed in Teekay LNG Partners’ filings from time to time with the SEC, including its Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. The Partnership expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Partnership’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.