Hanover Holdings Corporation

Strategic Energy
Infrastructure for
the Western Hemisphere

Advancing the LNG Hub of the Americas

A US$3.5–5.0 billion privately financed LNG infrastructure platform establishing Jamaica as the Western Hemisphere's primary LNG aggregation, storage, and redistribution hub — channelling American-produced natural gas to 30+ Caribbean and Central American markets.

The United States does not need to own every strategic asset in the Caribbean. But it does need to ensure that critical infrastructure in its near abroad is built transparently, governed responsibly, and aligned with democratic partners. The LNG Hub of the Americas is designed to do exactly that — supporting American exports, strengthening Caribbean resilience, and keeping energy infrastructure in the region anchored to trusted partners.

US$3.5–5.0B
Total Project Capitalisation
Phased, privately financed
18–25%
Target Levered Equity IRR
Over 20-year concession
30+
Caribbean Markets Served
Island and coastal nations
10,000–15,000
U.S. Jobs Supported
Direct and indirect
30 Months
Time to First Revenue
From financial close

Seventeen Years.
One Vision.

Hanover Holdings Corporation is a strategic investment and energy infrastructure development firm headquartered across Washington, D.C., Hollywood, Florida, and Kingston, Jamaica. The firm was founded and actively operating by 2008, when Prime Minister Bruce Golding of Jamaica responded on official Jamaica House letterhead to Hanover Holdings' LNG infrastructure proposal — inviting a meeting to discuss LNG feasibility, volume thresholds, and long-term supply contracts.

The Foundation
Hanover Holdings' engagement with Caribbean LNG infrastructure development spans two Jamaican administrations — from direct meetings with Prime Minister Bruce Golding and Minister of Energy Clive Mullings in 2008, through sustained engagement with Minister of Energy Phillip Paulwell in the Simpson Miller administration, culminating in the U.S.–Jamaica Memorandum of Intent signed at President Obama's official state visit to Jamaica on April 10, 2015.
The Validation
In 2025, a major U.S. LNG operator acquired Jamaica's LNG infrastructure for US$1.055 billion — validating precisely the thesis Hanover Holdings has been advancing since 2008. The regional hub, the distribution platform serving the wider Caribbean Basin, remains unbuilt. That is what Hanover Holdings is building now.
The Moment
The market, policy environment, and geopolitical landscape have converged simultaneously in favour of this project. U.S. LNG export capacity at record levels. The current Administration's energy dominance agenda. China's Belt and Road expansion in the Caribbean. The Panama Canal confrontation. The window is open now.
White House Presidential Letter — 2016
Personal recognition from President Barack Obama for climate policy contributions to the 2015 Paris Climate Summit and G8 engagement.
U.S.–Jamaica Memorandum of Intent — 2015
Diplomatic outcome signed at President Obama's Jamaica state visit, formalising LNG supply arrangements and the framework for a regional LNG aggregation and redistribution platform serving the wider Caribbean Basin — while supporting local energy cost reduction across transportation and residential sectors.
Harvard Kennedy School — 2024
Public Leadership Credential — Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

The Regional Hub
That Remains Unbuilt.

Port Esquivel, St. Catherine, Jamaica. A deepwater port at the geographic center of the Caribbean Basin, 600 nautical miles from the U.S. Gulf Coast, adjacent to the Panama Canal corridor. The site identified by the Jamaican government for large-scale LNG infrastructure development since 2005.

01
Phase 1 — Foundation (Years 1–3)
FSRU + onshore LNG terminal, 160,000 m³ storage, regasification plant (400–600 MMscf/d), marine jetty, transmission pipeline to anchor offtakers. Capex: US$900M–1.3B.
02
Phase 2 — Expansion (Years 3–5)
Additional storage (240,000 m³ total), small-scale LNG distribution fleet, marine bunkering facility, industrial customer connections. Capex: US$600M–1.0B.
03
Phase 3 — Regional Integration (Years 5–8)
3–5 satellite receiving terminals across the Caribbean and Central America, integrated gas-to-power projects, petrochemical downstream evaluation. Capex: US$1.1B–1.8B.
04
U.S. Strategic Alignment
Directly aligned with DOE LNG export authorizations (42 issued, 55.3 Bcf/d total), DFC investment authority, USTDA Global Gas Initiative, and EXIM Bank's China and Transformational Exports Program.
05
Revenue Architecture
Long-term tolling agreements (60–65%), regasification fees, LNG trading margins, marine bunkering revenues, and gas-to-power offtake. Stabilised EBITDA: US$380–540M at 70–72% margins.
06
Transaction Benchmark
A major U.S. LNG operator's 2025 Jamaica LNG acquisition at 9x EBITDA established the valuation framework. Implied Hub enterprise value at stabilization: US$2.8–6.5B.

"The Caribbean LNG thesis has been validated at institutional scale. The Hub builds what comes next — the regional aggregation and redistribution platform serving the wider Caribbean Basin that no operator has yet built."

— Godfrey Comrie, President, Hanover Holdings

The Right People.
The Right Credentials.

The LNG Hub of the Americas is supported by a team whose combined expertise spans Caribbean LNG development, maritime infrastructure, facility operations, energy trading, Jamaican legal counsel, and sovereign investment relationships across the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Sandy D. Smith
Chief Operating Officer & Head of Energy Trading
30+ years power generation and facility operations leadership. LNG infrastructure and energy trading specialist. Caribbean basin operations — Baha Mar Resort, Bahamas. GE LM6000 cogeneration facility management. Original concept architect.
BS Mechanical Engineering — Howard University LNG Operations Energy Trading
Noel Francis
Maritime Technical Authority
Subsea Engineer, Consultant Hydrographer, Vessel Performance Analyst, and Jamaica's Representative to the International Seabed Authority. One of two people qualified to navigate large vessels into Port Esquivel. Former architect of the PetroCaribe agreement — Jamaican side.
Subsea Engineering Hydrography International Seabed Authority
Howard Malcolm
Jamaican Legal Counsel & Middle East Investment Liaison
Attorney-at-Law, Jamaica. LLB, JD. Exclusive legal counsel for host government negotiations, concession agreements, and SPV formation. Personal bridge to sovereign wealth fund relationships across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait.
LLB JD GCC Sovereign Fund Liaison
David Harrison
Advisory Board — Jamaica Government Relations & Energy Sector
Director, Incubator and Resource Centre, Jamaica Business Development Corporation. Former Director of Operations, TotalEnergies Jamaica. Former institutional officer, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO). Deep institutional knowledge of Jamaica's government, energy sector, and foreign investment framework. B.Sc. University of Miami. MBA, University of the West Indies, Mona.
JBDC TotalEnergies Jamaica JAMPRO University of Miami UWI Mona MBA

Active Engagement.
Documented Precedent.

The LNG Hub of the Americas is advancing through active engagement with U.S. federal agencies, the Government of Jamaica, development finance institutions, and Gulf sovereign investors simultaneously.

A High-Standard Alternative in the U.S. Near Abroad

Across the Caribbean and Atlantic approaches, there is growing concern about major infrastructure being built under opaque arrangements that raise questions about long-term control and governance. The LNG Hub of the Americas offers something different — a transparent, privately led, democratically anchored platform where critical energy infrastructure stays aligned with U.S. and allied partners, not captured by any foreign state.

This is not a request for a blank check. It is an invitation for the United States to use the tools it already has — commercial diplomacy, export credit, and disciplined development finance — to ensure that infrastructure in its near abroad reflects American values and standards.

This proposal did not emerge because the issue became fashionable. It endured because the underlying logic was sound: Jamaica occupies a strategically valuable position in the Caribbean, and a properly governed LNG platform there can serve both regional resilience and U.S. interests. What has changed is that geopolitical reality has caught up with the idea.

“The United States does not strengthen its position in the Caribbean through speeches alone. It strengthens its position by helping democratic partners build durable, transparent, high-standard infrastructure. This project deserves to be judged on that basis.”

— Godfrey Comrie, President, Hanover Holdings Corporation

Briefing Materials Available

Hanover Holdings maintains ongoing dialogue with U.S. federal agencies, multilateral development institutions, and Caribbean partners regarding the LNG Hub of the Americas. Briefing materials tailored for congressional committees, U.S. agencies, and allied governments are available upon request under appropriate confidentiality guidelines.

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Engage With Us.

Principal Contact
Godfrey Comrie
President, Hanover Holdings Corporation
Offices
Washington, D.C. · Hollywood, Florida · Kingston, Jamaica
Legal Entity
Hanover Holdings Corporation Inc.
Registered in Florida, United States

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