New Applications Filed at DOE to Export LNG to Non-FTA Countries
Several applications to export LNG to nations that do not have a Free Trade Agreement with the United States were recently filed at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE):
Gulf LNG Liquefaction filed an application to export LNG from its LNG terminal in Pascagoula, Miss. over a 20-year period up to 11.5 million tons per year (approximately 1.5 Bcf/day). The application can be found on DOE’s website under Docket No. 12-101-LNG.
Southern LNG Company, L.L.C. filed an application to export LNG from its Elba Island LNG terminal outside Savannah, Ga. over a 20-year period up to 4 million tons per year (approximately 0.5 Bcf/day). The application can be found on DOE’s website under Docket No. 12-100-LNG.
Cheniere Marketing, LLC (Cheniere) filed an application to export LNG from the proposed Corpus Christi LNG terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas over a 22-year period up to 782 million MMBtu per year (approximately 767 Bcf/year). The application can be found on DOE’s website under Docket No. 12-97-LNG. Cheniere also filed a separate application for authority to export the same volumes to countries that have a Free Trade Agreement with the United States in DOE Docket No. 12-99-LNG.