Restricted Cash

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

RESTRICTED CASH

Restricted cash consists of funds that are contractually or legally restricted as to usage or withdrawal and have been presented separately from cash and cash equivalents on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, restricted cash consisted of the following (in millions):



	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Current restricted cash
SPL Project	$	157	$	181

CCL Project	145		80
Cash held by our subsidiaries restricted to Cheniere	220		259
Total current restricted cash	$	522	$	520

Pursuant to the accounts agreements entered into with the collateral trustees for the benefit of SPL’s debt holders and CCH’s debt holders, SPL and CCH are required to deposit all cash received into reserve accounts controlled by the collateral trustees. The usage or withdrawal of such cash is restricted to the payment of liabilities related to the SPL Project and the CCL Project (collectively, the “Liquefaction Projects”) and other restricted payments. The majority of the cash held by our subsidiaries restricted to Cheniere relates to advance funding for operation and construction needs of the Liquefaction Projects.