The Office of Fossil Energy gives notice of receipt of an Application filed August 12, 2016, by Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC (Lake Charles LNG Export), seeking a long-term multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) up to the equivalent of 121 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) countries, and to Non-Free Trade Agreement (NFTA) countries.  The authorizations are for a 25-year period for the FTA portion and a 20-year period for the NFTA portion with both commencing on the earlier of the date of first export or seven years from the date the authorization is issued.  Lake Charles LNG Export proposes to export LNG from the existing Lake Charles Terminal located in Lake Charles, Louisiana to any country that has, or in the future will have, the capacity to import LNG via ocean-going carrier, with which the United States has, or in the future enters into, an FTA requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas, and/or NFTA countries, with which trade is not prohibited by United States law or policy.  A Federal Register notice for the NFTA portion of the application will be issued. 

As part of this analysis in issuing this Order, DOE will consider the following two studies examining the cumulative impacts of exporting domestically produced LNG:

Additionally, DOE will consider the following environmental documents:

NO. DATE FILED FILED BY DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT
 
1. 8/12/2016 Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC Application
2. 11/4/2016 U.S. Department of Energy Signed F.R. Notice
3. 11/10/2016 U.S. Department of Energy 81 FR 79007; Comments Due 1/9/2017
4. 1/9/2017 The American Petroleum Institute Motion to Intervene
5. 6/29/2017 U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination
6. 6/29/2017 U.S. Department of Energy Opinion and Order 4010 Granting Long-term, Multi-contract Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel from the Lake Charles Terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Free Trade and Non-free Trade Agreement Nations
7. 12/13/2018 U.S. Department of Energy Policy Statement on LNG Destination Reporting
8. 09/19/2019 U.S. Department of Energy

F.R. Notice Notice Published 84 FR 49278; Comments Due 10/21/19: Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting LNG from the U.S.
9. 01/02/2020 U.S. Department of Energy 85 FR 72: Response to Comments on Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting LNG from the U.S.
10. 02/11/2020 U.S. Department of Energy

Published Notice 85 FR 7672: Policy Statement Extending Natural Gas Export Authorizations to Non-free Trade Agreement Countries Through the Year 2050.

Federal Register Notice

The Comment Page
11. 03/04/2020 Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC Amendment to Long-term Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Free Trade and Non-free Trade Agreement Countries 
12. 04/03/2020 U.S. Department of Energy

85 FR 18946; Application to Amend Long-term Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-free Trade Agreement Nations
13. 04/03/2020 Jean Public Comment
14. 04/03/2020 Anonymous Comment
15. 04/19/2020 Martin Ritter Comment
16. 04/20/2020 Aaron Ahern Comment
17. 07/29/2020 U.S. Department of Energy

Signed Federal Register Notice Extending Natural Gas Export Authorizations to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries Through the Year 2050
18. 08/25/2020 U.S. Department of Energy

85 FR 52237 - Published Federal Register Notice Extending Natural Gas Export Authorizations to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries Through the Year 2050
19. 10/06/2020 U.S. Department of Energy Order Granting Application for Extension of Commencement Deadlines
20. 12/17/2020 U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination (CX)
21. 12/18/2020 U.S. Department of Energy Policy Statement on Including Short-Term Export Authority in Long-Term LNG Export Authorizations
22. 06/02/2021 American Petroleum Institute (API) Notice of Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel
23. 05/24/2022 Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC Application to Amend Export Term for Existing Long-Term Authorizations Through December 31, 2050
24. 06/21/2022 U.S. Department of Energy 87 FR 36838 - Notice of Application of Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC; Application To Amend Export Term Through December 31, 2050, for Existing Non-Free Trade Agreement Authorizations.

Comments are due on July 6, 2022, by 4:30 pm. 
25. 06/21/2022 Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC Application for Amendment to Long-Term Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries
26. 07/06/2022 The Industrial Energy  Consumers of America (IECA) Motion to Intervene, Protest and Comment 
27. 07/06/2022 Public Citizen, Inc. Motion to Intervene and Protest 
28. 07/06/2022 The Sierra Club

Motion to Intervene and Protest 

Exhibits:

Exhibit 1 Exhibit 2 Exhibit 3 Exhibit 4 Exhibit 5 Exhibit 6 Exhibit 7
Exhibit 8 Exhibit 9 Exhibit 10 Exhibit 11 Exhibit 12 Exhibit 13 Exhibit 14
Exhibit 15 Exhibit 16 Exhibit 17 Exhibit 18 Exhibit 19 Exhibit 20 Exhibit 21
Exhibit 22 Exhibit 23 Exhibit 24 Exhibit 25 Exhibit 26 Exhibit 27 Exhibit 28
Exhibit 29 Exhibit 30 Exhibit 31 Exhibit 32 Exhibit 33 Exhibit 34 Exhibit 35
Exhibit 36 Exhibit 37 Exhibit 38        
29. 07/21/2022 Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC Answer of Lake Charles Exports, LLC and Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC to the Protests of the Industrial Energy Consumers of America, Public Citizen, Inc. and Sierra Club
30. 07/27/2022 U.S. Department of Energy

87 FR 45093 Notice of Application to Amend Existing Long-Term Authorizations to Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries

Comments are due on August 11, 2022, by 4:30 p.m.
31. 08/05/2022 The Industrial Energy  Consumers of America (IECA) Response by the Industrial Energy Consumers of America to Lake Charles Exports, LLC and Lake Charles Export Company
32. 08/11/2022 The Industrial Energy  Consumers of America (IECA) Motion to Intervene, Protest and Comment
33. 08/11/2022 The Sierra Club, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and Healthy Gulf

Motion to Intervene and Protest

Exhibits:

Exhibit 1 Exhibit 2 Exhibit 3 Exhibit 4 Exhibit 5 Exhibit 6 Exhibit 7
Exhibit 8 Exhibit 9 Exhibit 10 Exhibit 11 Exhibit 12 Exhibit 13 Exhibit 14
Exhibit 15 Exhibit 16 Exhibit 17 Exhibit 18 Exhibit 19 Exhibit 20 Exhibit 21
Exhibit 22 Exhibit 23 Exhibit 24 Exhibit 25 Exhibit 26 Exhibit 27 Exhibit 28
Exhibit 29 Exhibit 30 Exhibit 31 Exhibit 32 Exhibit 33 Exhibit 34 Exhibit 35
Exhibit 36 Exhibit 37 Exhibit 38 Exhibit 39 Exhibit 40 Exhibit 41  

 
34. 08/23/2022 Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC Answer of Lake Charles Exports, LLC and Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC to the Protests of the Industrial Energy Consumers of America and Sierra Club
35. 04/21/2023 U.S. Department of Energy Policy Statement on Export Commencement Deadlines in Authorizations to Export Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries
36. 04/21/2023 U.S. Department of Energy Order Denying Application for Second Extension of Deadline to Commence Exports of Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries
37. 05/08/2023 Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards Off the Record Communication
38. 05/22/2023 Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC Request for Rehearing