Cove Point LNG, LP filed an application with DOE's Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office on March 16, 2026, seeking blanket authorization to engage in short-term exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) previously imported into the United States from foreign sources.
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
June 25, 2026
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Cove Point LNG, LP (Cove Point) filed an application with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office on March 16, 2026, seeking blanket authorization to engage in short-term exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) previously imported into the United States from foreign sources. Cove Point requests authorization to export this LNG in a volume equivalent to 70 billion cubic feet of natural gas on a cumulative basis for a two-year period commencing on July 8, 2026. Cove Point seeks to export the previously imported LNG by vessel from the existing Cove Point Terminal in Calvert County, Maryland, to any country with which the United States does not have a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy (non-FTA countries). DOE’s proposed action is to authorize the exports described in the Application if DOE determines that such exports are not inconsistent with the public interest. If granted, the authorization would permit the requested exports of previously imported LNG by vessel on a short-term basis from the Cove Point Terminal, subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in the DOE order.