Categorical Exclusion Determinations: Texas

Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC (GPLNG) filed an application (Application) with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) on June 26, 2025.
Virtual Pipeline Ventures, LLC (VP Ventures) filed an application with DOE's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) on April 3, 2025, seeking long-term authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG). DOE's proposed action is to authorize the exports described in the Application as small-scale natural gas exports.
Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC (PALNG Phase II) submitted an amendment to their application filed with DOE's FECM on February 28, 2020. PALNG Phase II seeks long-term, multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a volume up to 13.5 million metric tons per annum - from Trains 3 and 4 of the proposed Port Arthur LNG Terminal to non-FTA countries. On May 29, 2025, DOE issued a final authorization for the Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC project. This CX was issued in conjunction with the order.