The Office of Fossil Energy gives notice of receipt of an Application filed March 25, 2016 by Carib, requesting a long-term authorization to export liquefied national gas (LNG) via approved ISO container from multiple existing LNG facilities located in Trussville, AL; Chattanooga, TN; Riverdale, GA; Ball Ground, GA; and Macon, GA. The Carib would transport the ISO containers to then be loaded onto ocean-going vessels for transport those countries does not have a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas, with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy (non-FTA countries), and has the capacity to import LNG delivered via ocean-going vessels. Carib is seeking to export up to a total equivalent volume of 1.3 Billion cubic feet/year of natural gas for a period of 20 years.
As part of this analysis in issuing this Order, DOE will consider the following two studies examing the cumulative impacts of exporting domestically produced LNG:
- Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on U.S. Energy Markets, conducted by the U.S. Energy Information Administration upon DOE’s request (2014 EIA LNG Export Study); and
- The Macroeconomic Impact of Increasing U.S. LNG Exports, conducted jointly by the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Oxford Economics, on behalf of DOE (2015 LNG Export Study)
Additionally, DOE will consider the following environmental documents:
DATE FILED | FILED BY | DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT | |
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1. | 03/25/2016 | Carib Energy (USA) LLC | Application |
2. | 07/18/2016 | Carib Energy (USA) LLC | Quantity Clarification Requested by DOE |
3. | 08/09/2016 | Carib Energy (USA) LLC | Email Clarifying Carib is Seeking Export Authority only for ISO Containers |
4. | 08/11/2016 | U.S. Department of Energy | Signed F.R. Notice |
5. | 08/17/2016 | U.S. Department of Energy | Published F.R. Notice; Comments Due Oct. 17, 2016 |
6. | 10/17/2016 | Pivotal LNG, Inc. | Motion to Intervene of Pivotal LNG, Inc. |
7. | 10/17/2016 | Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company, LLC | Motion to Intervene of Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company, LLC |
8. | 11/21/2016 | U.S. Department of Energy | Categorical Exclusion |
9. | 11/28/2016 | U.S. Department of Energy | Opinion and Order 3937 Granting Long-term, Multi-contract Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas in ISO Containers Loaded at Designated Pivotal LNG, Inc. Facilities and Exported by Vessel to Non-free Trade Agreement Nations in Central America, South America or the Caribbean |
10. | 04/20/2017 | Michael Stosser, Counsel for Carib | E-mail Requesting Changes to Service List Contacts |
11. | 12/13/2018 | U.S. Department of Energy | Policy Statement on LNG Destination Reporting |
12. | 02/11/2020 | U.S. Department of Energy |
oPublished Notice 85 FR 7672: Policy Statement Extending Natural Gas Export Authorizations to Non-free Trade Agreement Countries Through the Year 2050. |
13. | 07/29/2020 | U.S. Department of Energy | |
14. | 08/25/2020 | U.S. Department of Energy | |
15. | 12/17/2020 | U.S. Department of Energy | Categorical Exclusion Determination |
16. | 12/18/2020 | U.S. Department of Energy | Policy Statement on Including Short-Term Export Authority in Long-Term LNG Export Authorizations |
17. | 01/25/2022 | Carib Energy (USA) LLC | Request to Amend Service List |
18. | 04/06/2022 | Carib Energy (USA) LLC | First Sale Notification |