CX-270945: Plaquemines LNG Project

Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC (Plaquemines LNG) filed an Application for a limited amendment to its existing LNG export authorizations (Amendment Application) with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) (now known as the Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office) on March 11, 2022. Plaquemines LNG seeks to amend its existing long-term authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-Free Trade Agreement counties, set forth in DOE/FE Order No. 4446, as amended. Plaquemines LNG seeks to increase the authorized LNG export volume under Order No. 4446 by the equivalent of 165.33 Bcf/yr of natural gas (approximately 0.45 Bcf per day). Plaquemines LNG states that this additional requested export volume results from advancement and refinement of the final design of the Project. The requested amendment would increase the volume of authorized LNG exports under Order No. 4446 to a total volume equivalent to 1,405.33 Bcf/yr of natural gas. DOE's proposed action is to authorize the increased export volume described in the Amendment Application if DOE determines that such exports are not inconsistent with the public interest.