Accel LNG Energy LLC filed an application with the Department of Energy's Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) on June 1, 2026. Accel requests authorization to conduct "small-scale natural gas exports" under DOE’s regulations at 10 CFR 590.208(a).
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
October 9, 2026
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Accel LNG Energy LLC filed an application with the Department of Energy's Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) on June 1, 2026. Accel requests authorization to conduct "small-scale natural gas exports" under DOE’s regulations at 10 CFR 590.208(a). Specifically, Accel 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). Accel requests that the export term commence on the date an authorization is issued and extend through December 31, 2050, and requests authority to export the LNG to any country with which the United States does not have a free trade agreement requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas, and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. Accel intends to export the LNG in approved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) containers on ocean-going container vessels. DOE's proposed action is to authorize the exports described in the Application as small-scale natural gas exports. If granted, the authorization would permit the requested exports of LNG in ISO containers loaded onto ocean-going container vessels, subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in the DOE order.