Policy Statement on Including Short-Term Export Authority in Long-Term LNG Export Authorizations

On December 18, 2020. The Department of Energy (DOE) signed a Policy Statement for issuance in the Federal Register discontinuing its practice of issuing separate long-term and short-term authorizations for exports of natural gas from the same facility (or facilities). This Policy Statement was published in the Federal Register on January 12, 2021. DOE is instead establishing a practice that certain long-term authorizations to export domestically produced natural gas—including liquefied natural gas (LNG), compressed natural gas, and compressed gas liquid—include additional authority to export the same approved volume pursuant to transactions with terms of less than two years on a non-additive basis (including non-additive commissioning volumes). By consolidating this authority in a single authorization without any increase in total approved export volumes, this action will streamline DOE’s regulatory process and reduce administrative burdens. This Policy Statement affects only future long-term export authorizations issued by DOE under the Natural Gas Act (NGA). DOE is concurrently issuing a blanket order, Order No. 4641, amending existing export authorizations consistent with this policy statement. DOE has included a list of the affected long-term export authorizations in that blanket order. A Categorical Exclusion has also been issued in conjunction with the non-FTA orders.

ORDER NUMBER	DATE ISSUED	DOCKET NUMBER	AUTHORIZATION HOLDER	AFFECTED PARA.	TYPE OF AUTH.	TERM OF AUTH.
2833	9/7/2010	10-85-LNG	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	A	FTA	LT
2913	2/10/2011	10-160-LNG	Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC	A	FTA	LT
2987	7/22/2011	11-59-LNG	Lake Charles Exports, LLC	A	FTA	LT
2993	7/27/2011	11-71-LNG	Carib Energy (USA) LLC	A	FTA	LT
3019	10/7/2011	11-115-LNG	Cove Point LNG, LP	A	FTA	LT
3041	12/7/2011	11-127-LNG	Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P.	A	FTA	LT
3059	1/17/2012	11-145-LNG	Cameron LNG, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3104	6/15/2012	12-47-LNG	Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3105	6/15/2012	12-50-LNG	SB Power Solutions Inc.	A	FTA	LT
3106	6/15/2012	12-54-LNG	Southern LNG Company, LLC	A	FTA	LT
2961	5/20/2011	10-111-LNG	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	A	NFTA	LT
3147	9/27/2012	12-88-LNG	Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC	A	FTA	LT
3164	10/16/2012	12-99-LNG	Cheniere Marketing, LLC and Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3193	11/21/2012	12-123-LNG	CE FLNG, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3066	2/10/2012	12-06-LNG	Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3245	2/26/2013	12-183-LNG	Magnolia LNG, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3252	3/7/2013	13-04-LNG	Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3290	5/24/2013	13-26-LNG	MPEH, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3306	7/11/2013	13-30-LNG	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3345	9/27/2013	13-69-LNG	Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3356	11/6/2013	13-105-LNG	Argent Marine Management, Inc.	A	FTA	LT
3360	11/14/2013	13-104-LNG	Advanced Energy Solutions, L.L.C.	A	FTA	LT
3364	11/26/2013	13-115-LNG	Eos LNG LLC	A	FTA	LT
3365	11/26/2013	13-117-LNG	Barca LNG LLC	A	FTA	LT
3384	1/22/2014	13-121-LNG	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3393	2/20/2014	13-129-LNG	Delfin LNG, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3394	2/20/2014	13-140-LNG	Annova LNG Common Infrastructure, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3406	3/5/2014	13-131-LNG	Magnolia LNG, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3447	6/13/2014	13-157-CNG	Emera CNG, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3307	7/12/2013	13-42-LNG	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3391	2/11/2014	11-162-LNG	Cameron LNG, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
3520	10/10/2014	14-88-LNG	Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3537	10/21/2014	14-56-LNG	Strom, Inc.	A	FTA	LT
3282	5/17/2013	10-161-LNG	Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC	A	NFTA	LT
3357	11/15/2013	11-161-LNG	Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC	A	NFTA	LT
3554	11/21/2014	14-96-LNG	Alaska LNG Project LLC	A	FTA	LT
3555	12/2/2014	14-83-CGL	SeaOne Gulfport, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3566	12/15/2014	14-89-LNG	SCT&E LNG, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3595	2/12/2015	14-92-LNG	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3601	3/18/2015	14-209-LNG	American LNG Marketing LLC	A	FTA	LT
3620	4/9/2015	14-204-LNG	Cameron LNG, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3331	9/11/2013	11-128-LNG	Cove Point LNG, LP	A, B	NFTA	LT
3638	5/12/2015	12-97-LNG	Cheniere Marketing, LLC and Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
3639	5/22/2015	14-179-LNG	Pieridae Energy (USA), Ltd.	A	FTA	LT
3656	5/29/2015	15-19-LNG	American LNG Marketing LLC	A	FTA	LT
3662	6/17/2015	15-25-LNG	Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3669	6/26/2015	13-30-LNG, 13-42-LNG, 13-121-LNG	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
3680	7/10/2015	15-36-LNG	Cameron LNG, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3681	7/16/2015	15-33-LNG	Bear Head LNG Corporation and Bear Head LNG (USA), LLC	A	FTA	LT
3682	7/17/2015	15-44-LNG	G2 Net-Zero LNG LLC	A	FTA	LT
3690	8/7/2015	14-209-LNG	American LNG Marketing LLC	A	NFTA	LT
3716	9/24/2015	15-62-LNG	Texas LNG Brownsville LLC	A	FTA	LT
3727	10/19/2015	13-157-CNG	Emera CNG, LLC	A	NFTA	LT
3753	12/4/2015	14-206-LNG	Air Flow North America Corp.	B	NFTA	LT
3768	2/5/2016	14-179-LNG	Pieridae Energy (USA), Ltd.	A, B	NFTA	LT
3770	2/5/2016	15-33-LNG	Bear Head LNG Corporation and Bear Head LNG (USA), LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
3792	3/11/2016	15-63-LNG	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	A,B	NFTA	LT
3797	3/18/2016	15-67-LNG	Cameron LNG, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
3846	7/15/2016	15-90-LNG	Cameron LNG, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
3866	7/21/2016	16-28-LNG	Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3867	7/21/2016	16-15-LNG	Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville LLC	A	FTA	LT
3868	7/29/2016	13-04-LNG	Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
3324	8/7/2013	11-59-LNG	Lake Charles Exports, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
3869	8/17/2016	15-190-LNG	Rio Grande LNG LLC	A	FTA	LT
3937	11/28/2016	16-98-LNG	Carib Energy (USA) LLC	A	NFTA	LT
3909	11/30/2016	13-132-LNG	Magnolia LNG, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
3956	12/16/2016	12-100-LNG	Southern LNG Company, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
3957	12/19/2016	16-108-LNG	Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC	A	NFTA	LT
3968	2/28/2017	16-144-LNG	Driftwood LNG, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3978	4/25/2017	12-156-LNG	Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
4028	6/1/2017	13-147-LNG	Delfin LNG, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
4010	6/29/2017	16-109-LNG	Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC	A, C	FTA/NFTA	LT
4011	6/29/2017	16-110-LNG	Lake Charles Exports, LLC	A,C	FTA/NFTA	LT
4078	9/15/2017	17-79-LNG	Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville II LLC	A, C	FTA/NFTA	LT
4162	3/11/2018	17-105-LNG	Fourchon LNG LLC	A	FTA	LT
4200	6/13/2018	17-167-LNG	Galveston Bay LNG, LLC	A	FTA	LT
4206	7/6/2018	18-15-LNG	Southern LNG Company, LLC	A	FTA/NFTA	ST
4244	9/6/2018	18-03-LNG	Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC	A	FTA/NFTA	ST
4248	9/19/2018	18-70-LNG	Mexico Pacific Limited LLC	A	FTA	LT
4277	11/9/2018	18-78-LNG	Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3698	8/20/2015	15-53-LNG, 18-162-LNG	Port Arthur LNG, LLC	A	FTA	LT
4312	12/14/2018	18-70-LNG	Mexico Pacific Limited LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
4317	1/25/2019	18-144-LNG	ECA Liquefaction S. de R.L. de C.V.	A	FTA	LT
4318	1/25/2019	18-145-LNG	Energía Costa Azul S. de R.L. de C.V.	A	FTA	LT
4346	3/5/2019	13-69-LNG, 14-88-LNG, 15-25-LNG	Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
4364	3/29/2019	18-144-LNG	ECA Liquefaction S. de R.L. de C.V.	A,B	NFTA	LT
4365	3/29/2019	18-145-LNG	Energía Costa Azul S. de R.L. de C.V.	A, B	NFTA	LT
4372	5/2/2019	15-96-LNG	Port Arthur LNG, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
4373	5/2/2019	16-144-LNG	Driftwood LNG, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
4374	5/28/2019	18-26-LNG	Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction 4, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
4410	7/31/2019	12-101-LNG	Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
4445	10/3/2019	16-15-LNG	Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
4446	10/16/2019	16-28-LNG	Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
4460	10/31/2019	19-99-LNG	Blue Water Fuels, LLC	A	NFTA	LT
4202	6/25/2018	18-27-LNG	Blue Water Fuels, LLC	A	FTA	LT
4461	11/8/2019	19-104-LNG	SpotX Energy, LLC	A	FTA/NFTA	LT
4462	11/8/2019	19-105-LNG	SpotX Energy, LLC	A	FTA/NFTA	ST
4486	1/13/2020	19-147-CGL	SeaOne Corpus Christi, LLC	A	FTA	LT
4487	1/15/2020	19-133-LNG	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	A	FTA/NFTA	ST
4489	2/10/2020	15-62-LNG	Texas LNG Brownsville LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
4490	2/10/2020	18-78-LNG	Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
4491	2/10/2020	19-34-LNG	Annova LNG Common Infrastructure, LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
4492	2/10/2020	15-190-LNG	Rio Grande LNG LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
4508	2/28/2020	19-156-LNG	Cove Point LNG, LP	A	FTA/NFTA	ST
4519	4/14/2020	19-124-LNG	Cheniere Marketing, LLC and Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC	A	FTA	LT
4520	4/14/2020	19-125-LNG	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	A	FTA	LT
4521	4/17/2020	19-134-LNG	Commonwealth LNG, LLC	A	FTA	LT
4541	5/27/2020	20-14-LNG	Cameron LNG, LLC	A	FTA/NFTA	ST
3413	3/24/2014	12-32-LNG	Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P.	A, B	NFTA	LT
4562	7/14/2020	20-23-LNG	Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC	A	FTA	LT
3643	5/28/2015	14-96-LNG	Alaska LNG Project LLC	A, B	NFTA	LT
4616	11/2/2020	20-73-CNG	Andalusian Energy, LLC	A	FTA	LT
4629	12/8/2020	20-31-LNG	Epcilon LNG LLC	A,D	FTA/NFTA	LT
4633	12/8/2020	20-127-LNG	Cheniere Marketing, LLC and Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC	A	FTA/NFTA	ST