Two Asian investment firms have signed up to invest $468 million in Cheniere Energy and are negotiating a marketing partnership.

The cash from Hong Kong private equity group RRJ Capital and Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek will help Cheniere buy $500 million worth of shares in spin-off Cheniere Energy Partners to help finance its Sabine Pass liquefaction project.

Cheniere Partners intends to issue $2 billion of new equity for the project.

Meanwhile,