CX-270975: POWPOW, Inc. DBA Texas TEA Fuels and Lubes

TEXAWATT, INC. DBA TEXAS TEA FUELS and LUBES (Applicant) filed an application (Application) with the Department of Energy's (DOE) Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) on February 2, 2026, pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and 10 CFR Part 590 of DOE’s regulations.  On March 26, 2026, the Applicant informed DOE that its legal corporate name had changed to POWPOW, INC. DBA TEXAS TEA FUELS & LUBES (PowPow) as of March 12, 2026, and asked DOE to recognize and process the Application under its new name.  On April 28, 2026, PowPow amended its application to provide additional clarification regarding its corporate structure and related business name registration.

PowPow states that its proposed exports qualify as "small-scale natural gas exports" under DOE's regulations at 10 CFR 590.102(p) and 590.208(a).  Specifically, PowPow seeks long-term authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a volume equivalent to 51.75 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per year of natural gas (0.14 Bcf per day), to any country with which the United States does not have a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas, and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy (non-FTA countries).  PowPow intends to export LNG in approved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) containers transported by barge.  DOE's proposed action is to authorize the exports described in the Application, as amended, as small-scale natural gas exports.  If granted, the authorization would permit the requested exports of LNG, in ISO containers transported by barge, subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in the DOE order.