Alaska LNG Project; Alaska

DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy announced that it had issued a record of decision in DOE/FE Order No. 3643-A, an opinion and order authorizing Alaska LNG Project LLC to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement countries under section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act. DOE had adopted DOE/EIS-0512, prepared by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with DOE as a cooperating agency, for the project. DOE, Office of Fossil Energy, has an obligation under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act to authorize the import and export of natural gas, including LNG, unless it finds that the import or export is not consistent with the public interest.

For more information: see Alaska LNG Project.