Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage IV, LLC and Cheniere Marketing, LLC (collectively, “CCL Stage 4 Project”) | Docket No. 26-32-LNG

The Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office gives notice of receipt of an Application filed March 19, 2026, by Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage IV, LLC and Cheniere Marketing, LLC (collectively, “CCL Stage 4 Project”), seeking long-term multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) up to the equivalent of 1,200 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) countries, and to Non-Free Trade Agreement (NFTA) countries.  CCL Stage 4 Project proposes to export LNG from its proposed Stage 4 site, to be interconnected with the existing Corpus Christi Terminal, located in San Patricio and Nueces Counties, Texas, to any country that has, or in the future will have, the capacity to import LNG via ocean-going carrier, with which the United States has, or in the future enters into, an FTA requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas, and/or NFTA countries, with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policies.  Authorization is requested for a 25-year term, commencing on the date of first commercial export, for both the FTA and NFTA authorizations.  CCL Stage 4 Project requests this authorization on its behalf and as agent for other parties who hold title to the LNG at the time of export.  A Federal Register Notice will be issued for the NFTA portion of this application.

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