Cameron LNG, LLC (Cameron LNG) filed an "Application for Commencement Extension, Term Extension, and Partial Vacatur" (Amendment Application) with the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (now the Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office) on October 23, 2025.
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
April 30, 2026Cameron LNG, LLC (Cameron LNG) filed an "Application for Commencement Extension, Term Extension, and Partial Vacatur" (Amendment Application) with the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (now the Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office) on October 23, 2025. Cameron LNG requests several amendments to its existing long-term authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG), set forth in DOE/FE Order No. 3846, as amended (Order). Cameron LNG asks DOE to extend its existing deadline to commence non-FTA exports from May 5, 2026, to March 16, 2033, to vacate 165 Bcf/yr of the 515 Bcf/yr authorized volume, so that Cameron LNG is authorized to export LNG in a volume equivalent to 350 Bcf/yr of natural gas from the Expansion Project to non-FTA countries; and to amend its export term to extend through the later of 20 years after the date of first commercial export or December 31, 2050, with an additional three-year Make-Up Period. DOE's proposed action is to extend the export commencement deadline, grant the partial vacatur, and add the Make-Up Period to Order No. 3846, as amended, if DOE determines that there is good cause to do so.