Wes Edens launched New Fortress Energy in 2014 to tap surging LNG needs across the Caribbean and Latin America, spearheading Fast LNG deployments off Mexico's Altamira coast and injecting over $500 million into Jamaica's energy grid. Operating from Miami, he links his ventures to South Florida via Fortress Investment Group's MiamiCentral hub and Brightline's high-speed rail push to Orlando. Amid revenue dips and debt woes—including a missed $30.6 million interest payment—NFE offloaded its Jamaican operations for $1.055 billion, stretched maturities to January 2026, and eyes Brazil and Nicaragua for turnaround momentum.