What happened Shares of Tellurian (NASDAQ: TELL) underperformed a historically weak market last month, diving 74% compared with an 8% decline in the S&P 500, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The decline added to a difficult run for the natural gas specialist, which is down over 80% in the past year. Image source: Getty Images. So what Tellurian's operating outlook turned much cloudier last month after the company announced that a major potential partner in its proposed Driftwood liquefied natural gas facility isn't ready to commit to the project. India-based Petronet is asking for more time to consider the deal, executives said in late February, and so the preliminary deadline was moved from March 31 to May 31. Shares tanked on the news as delays threaten the energy company's funding even as coronavirus travel restrictions make it harder to complete negotiations. Now what In early March, Tellurian announced a temporary cost-cutting plan that's aimed at preserving capital during this pause in progress for its Driftwood project. Management says it's confident that negotiations will resume as soon as travel restrictions are lifted. The company also says it has plenty of financial resources to wait out the delay on this $28 billion initiative. 10 stocks we like better than Tellurian Inc.When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Tellurian Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of December 1, 2019 Demitrios Kalogeropoulos has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source