Port Arthur LNG, LLC filed an application with the Department of Energy’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office on May 5, 2026, seeking blanket authorization to engage in short-term exports of liquefied natural gas previously imported into the United States from foreign sources.
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
September 29, 2026
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Port Arthur LNG, LLC filed an application with the Department of Energy’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office on May 5, 2026, seeking blanket authorization to engage in short-term exports of liquefied natural gas previously imported into the United States from foreign sources. Port Arthur LNG requests authorization to export this LNG in a volume equivalent to 20 billion cubic feet of natural gas on a cumulative basis for a two-year period, by vessel from the Port Arthur LNG Terminal in Jefferson County, Texas, to any country with which the United States does not have a free trade agreement requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. 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 Port Arthur LNG Terminal, subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in the DOE order.