---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001749723-26-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NFE"
cik: "0001749723"
company_name: "New Fortress Energy Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T07:03:44.106940+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# New Fortress Energy closes $265.9M turbine sale-leaseback with Macquarie

## Summary
- Sold turbines to Macquarie Energy LLC for $265,882,500; net proceeds used to repay indebtedness.
- Lease term of 10 years, expected to commence July 1, 2026; lessee is NFE Turbines LLC.
- New Fortress Energy provides parent guarantee for lessee's obligations under the lease.
- Transaction closed on April 1, 2026; creates a direct financial obligation for the registrant.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001749723-26-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NFE
- cik: 0001749723
- company_name: New Fortress Energy Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1749723/000174972326000025/0001749723-26-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1749723/000174972326000025/nfe-20260401.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001749723-26-000025
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001749723-26-000025.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001749723-26-000025.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 57ec62df241ca0f294421d27c89e3294d1aabf2b
  claim: New Fortress Energy Inc. entered into Asset Purchase Agreement with Macquarie Energy LLC valued at $265,882,500.00 (effective 2026-04-01).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 1, 2026, NFE Power PR LLC (“Seller”), a subsidiary of New Fortress Energy Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Macquarie Energy LLC (“Macquarie"),
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1749723/000174972326000025/0001749723-26-000025-index.htm
- claim_id: ca2b47a3edcbf96b7599360b6fc6a1674ac0c147
  claim: New Fortress Energy Inc. entered into Master Lease Agreement with Macquarie Energy LLC (effective 2026-04-01).
  evidence_excerpt: NFE Turbines LLC (“Lessee”), a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Master Lease Agreement (together with the applicable schedules, riders and other lease documents, the “Lease”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to consummate a sale and leaseback transaction (the “Sale-Leaseback Transaction”) with respect to certain turbines (the “Equipment”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1749723/000174972326000025/0001749723-26-000025-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.