Port Arthur LNG, LLC - FE Dkt.No. 15-96-LNG

The Office of Fossil Energy gives notice of receipt of an Application filed March 20, 2015, by Port Arthur LNG, (LLC) (Port Arthur LNG), seeking a long-term multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) up to the equivalent of 517 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year to Non Free Trade Agreement countries.  Authorization is for a 20-year period commencing on the earlier of the date of first export or seven years from the date the authorization is issued. Port Arthur LNG proposes to export LNG from its proposed LNG facility to be located in Port Arthur, Texas, along 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 does not prohibit trade, and does not have a Free Trade Agreement requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas. 

DOE will consider one or more of the following studies examining the cumulative impacts of exporting domestically produced LNG:

Additionally, DOE will consider the following environmental documents: 

Service List

NO.DATE:FILED BY:DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT
1.06/15/2015Port Arthur LNG LLCApplication for Long-term Multi-contract Authorization to Export LNG to Non-free Trade Agreement Countries
2.08/20/2015U.S. Department of EnergySigned F.R. Notice Issued
3.08/26/2015U.S. Department of EnergyF.R. Notice (Published 80 FR 51795); Comments Due 10/26/15
4.08/26/2015Jean PublicEmail Opposing the Granting of this LNG Export
5.08/31/2015Curtis MorrisonEmail Opposing the Granting of this LNG Export
6.10/26/2015The American Petroleum InstituteMotion to Intervene
7.12/29/2015U.S. Department of EnergyMacroeconomic Impacts of LNG Exports Studies
8.05/25/2016Port Arthur LNG LLCRequest to Modify Service List
9.07/01/2016Counsel for Port Arthur LNG LLCChange in Counsel
10.03/30/2018Port Arthur LNG LLCRequest for Recognition of Exception and Description of Upstream Equity Ownership Information (15-53-LNG & 15-96-LNG)
11.06/12/2018U.S. Department of EnergyStudy on Macroeconomic Outcomes of LNG Exports
12.10/19/2018Port Arthur LNG, LLCAmendment to Application for Long-term Multi-contract Authorization to Export LNG to Non-free Trade Agreement Countries
13.12/28/2018U.S. Department of EnergyStudy on Macroeconomic Outcomes of LNG Exports:  Response to Comments Received on Study
14.01/04/2019Port Arthur LNG, LLCInformation Regarding Internal Corporate Reorganization
15.01/29/2019Blank Rome, LLCChange in Counsel
16.02/01/2019Port Arthur LNG, LLCInformation Regarding Internal Corporate Reorganization
17.03/22/2019U.S. Department of EnergyF.R. Notice Published; 84 FR 10808 Comments Due 4/11/19
18.04/09/2019Port Arthur LNG, LLCEmail of Organization Chart - Add to CIC Filed 1/4/2019
19.04/11/2019U.S. Department of EnergyResponse to CIC Request
20.04/11/2019Industrial Energy Consumers of AmericaNotice of Intervention, Protest and Comments
21.04/18/2019Port Arthur LNG, LLCAnswer in Opposition to IECA Notice of Intervention, Protest and Comments
22.05/02/2019U.S. Department of EnergyOpinion and Order 4372 Granting Long-Term Authority to Export LNG to NFTANs
23.06/06/2019U.S. Department of EnergyPublished Record of Decision: 84 FR 21600
2409/19/2019U.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.

2501/02/2020U.S. Department of Energy85 FR 72: Response to Comments on Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting LNG from the U.S.
2602/11/2020U.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

2707/29/2020U.S. Department of EnergySigned Federal Register Notice Extending Natural Gas Export Authorizations to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries Through the Year 2050
2808/25/2020U.S. Department of Energy85 FR 52237 - Published Federal Register Notice Extending Natural Gas Export Authorizations to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries Through the Year 2050
2909/18/2020Port Arthur LNG, LLCApplication to Amend Export Term for Existing Long-term Authorizations through December 31, 2050 
3010/02/2020U.S. Department of Energy85 FR 61944 - Notice of Application To Amend Export Term Through December 31, 2050, for Existing Non- Free Trade Agreement Authorization
3110/27/2020U.S. Department of EnergyCategorical Exclusion Determination
3210/28/2020U.S. Department of EnergyOrder Extending Export Term for Authorizations to Free Trade and Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations through December 31, 2050
3312/17/2020U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination 
3412/18/2020U.S. Department of EnergyPolicy Statement on Including Short-Term Export Authority in Long-Term LNG Export Authorizations
3504/30/2021Port Arthur LNG, LLCStatement of Change in Control
3605/03/2021Port Arthur LNG, LLCSupplement to Statement of Change in Control
3705/19/2021Port Arthur LNG, LLCSupplemental Service to Statement of Change in Control
3806/02/2021American Petroleum Institute (API)Notice of Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel
3906/08/2021U.S. Department of Energy86 FR 30453 - Published Federal Register Notice of Change in Control
4006/29/2021U.S. Department of EnergyDOE's Response to Statement of Change in Control 
4102/22/2022Port Arthur LNG, LLCStatement of Change in Control 
4204/01/2022U.S. Department of Energy87 FR 19082 - Notice of change in control. Comments are due April 18, 2022.
434/18/2022Public Citizen, Inc.Motion to Intervene for the Notice of Change in Control 
444/18/2022Industrial Energy Consumers of AmericaMotion to Intervene for the Notice of Change in Control 
454/21/2022Port Arthur LNG, LLCAnswer in Support of Statement of Change in Control
465/3/2022U.S. Department of EnergyOrder 4815 Approving Change in Control 
4711/18/2022Port Arthur LNG, LLCRequest of Port Arthur LNG, LLC for Extensions for Long-Term Authorizations to Export Liquefied Natural Gas
4811/22/2022Port Arthur LNG, LLCSupplement to November 18, 2022 Request for Extension for Long-Term Authorizations to Export Liquefied Natural Gas
4912/19/2022U.S. Department of Energy87 FR 77585 - Published Federal Register Notice of Request for Extension for Long-Term Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas
5012/21/2022Port Arthur LNG, LLCStatement of Change in Control
5101/03/2023Public Citizen, Inc.Motion to Intervene and Protest of Public Citizen, Inc. 
5201/17/2023Port Arthur LNG, LLCAnswer of Port Arthur LNG, LLC In Opposition to Motion to Intervene and Protest of Public Citizen
5301/25/2023Public Citizen, Inc. Resubmission of Motion to Intervene and Protest of Public Citizen, Inc. 
5401/27/2023U.S. Department of Energy88 FR 5325 - Federal Register Notice of Change in Control
5503/24/2023Port Arthur LNG, LLCNotice of Transaction of Change in Control
5604/18/2023U.S. Department of EnergyResponse to Notice of Change in Control
5704/21/2023U.S. Department of EnergyPolicy Statement on Export Commencement Deadlines in Authorizations to Export Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries
5804/21/2023U.S. Department of EnergyOrder Granting Application to Extend Term to Begin Exports of Liquefied Natural Gas to Free Trade Agreement Countries and to Extend Deadline to Commence Exports of Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries
5904/25/2023Port Arthur LNG, LLCStatement of Change in Control
6005/25/2023U.S. Department of Energy88 FR 33875 - Federal Register Notice of Statement of Change in Control; Comment are due no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, June 9, 2023
6109/15/2023Port Arthur LNG, LLCNotice of Transaction
6210/20/2023U.S. Department of EnergyResponse to Statement of Change in Control
6311/08/2023Port Arthur LNG, LLCNotice of Transaction
64.04/02/2025U.S. Department of Energy90 FR 14411 - Published Federal Register Notice Rescission of Policy Statement on Export Commencement Deadlines in Authorization to Export Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries