DOE's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon is proposing to amend Order 5292 to allow three additional years for PALNG Phase II to export any of the total approved volume of LNG that it is unable to export by December 31, 2050.
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
June 30, 2025
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Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC (PALNG Phase II) filed an application (Application) with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) (then known as the Office of Fossil Energy) on February 28, 2020.
On May 29, 2025, DOE/FECM issued Order No. 5292 (Order) in response to the Application. The Order authorizes PALNG Phase II to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a volume equivalent to 698 billion cubic feet per year of natural gas by vessel from Trains 3 and 4 (the Expansion Project) of the proposed Port Arthur LNG terminal to be located in Jefferson County, Texas. In Order No. 5292, DOE authorized the non-FTA exports for a term to commence on the date of first export from the proposed Expansion Project and to extend through December 31, 2050.
Since issuing the Order to PALNG Phase II, however, DOE has reconsidered its response to PALNG Phase II’s request concerning its export term. DOE is proposing to amend the Order to allow three additional years for PALNG Phase II to export any of the total approved volume of LNG that it is unable to export by December 31, 2050 (Make-Up Volume). This three-year period, known as the Make-Up Period, will extend through December 31, 2053. PALNG Phase II will not be permitted to increase its annual non-FTA export volume (698 Bcf) over the three-year Make-Up Period absent appropriate authorization by DOE.