Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (SPL) filed an application (Application) with the Department of Energy's (DOE) Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office on March 25, 2026, seeking blanket authorization to engage in short-term exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) previously imported into the United States from foreign sources.
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
June 4, 2026
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Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (SPL) filed an application (Application) with the Department of Energy's (DOE) Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office on March 25, 2026, seeking blanket authorization to engage in short-term exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) previously imported into the United States from foreign sources. SPL requests authorization to export this LNG in a volume equivalent to 500 billion cubic feet of natural gas on a cumulative basis for a two-year period commencing on June 7, 2026. SPL seeks to export the previously imported LNG by vessel from the existing Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, 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). DOE's proposed action is to authorize the exports described in the Application if DOE determines that such exports are not inconsistent with the public interest.