FINAL OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING LONG-TERM, MULTI CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION TO EXPORT COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS BY VESSEL FROM A PROPOSED CNG COMPRESSION AND LOADING FACILITY AT THE PORT OF PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, TO NON-FREE TRADE AGREEMENT NATIONS

The Energy Department announced on October 19, 2015, that it has issued a final authorization to Emera CNG, LLC (Emera) to export domestically produced compressed natural gas (CNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States.  Emera is authorized to export CNG up to the equivalent of 0.008 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas for a period of 20 years from Emera’s proposed facility at the Port of Palm Beach, Florida, via trailers, tank containers, and ocean-going carriers to any non-FTA country not prohibited by U.S. law or policy.