CX-270819: Commonwealth LNG Final Order

Commonwealth LNG, LLC (Commonwealth) filed an application (Application) with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) (formerly the Office of Fossil Energy) on October 16, 2019. Commonwealth supplemented the Application on April 14, 2020, and amended the Application on September 11, 2020. Commonwealth seeks long-term, multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a volume up to 9.5 million metric tons per annum, which it states is equivalent to approximately 441.4 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas (1.21 Bcf per day). Commonwealth requests authorization to export the LNG by vessel from its proposed natural gas liquefaction and export facilities, to be located on the west side of the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Cameron Parish, Louisiana (Project). On February 14, 2025, in DOE/FECM Order No. 5238, DOE conditionally granted the non-FTA portion of the Application. DOE's proposed action is to issue a final order authorizing the exports described in the Application (and conditionally authorized in Order No. 5238) if DOE determines that such exports are not inconsistent with the public interest.