Three More Companies File LNG Export Applications with DOE

Argent Marine Management, Inc. (Argent) has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export over a 25-year period 20,000 metric tonnes (approximately 1 Bcf) of LNG per year to nations having a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Argent proposes to transport LNG from a facility in Trussville, Ala. via truck to ports on the U.S. East Coast and then ship the LNG in ISO containers aboard ocean-going vessels.

Eos LNG LLC (EOS) filed an application with DOE to export over a 25-year period up to the equivalent of 1.6 Bcf/day (584 Bcf/year) of LNG from a proposed floating liquefaction unit on a barge and LNG storage tanker at the Port of Brownsville, Texas to nations with an FTA with the United States. EOS also filed a separate application to export the same volumes from the same facility to non-FTA nations.

Barca LNG LLC (Barca) also filed an application with DOE to export over a 25-year period up to the equivalent of 1.6 Bcf/day (584 Bcf/year) of LNG from a proposed floating liquefaction unit on a barge and LNG storage tanker at the Port of Brownsville, Texas to nations with an FTA with the United States. Barca also filed a separate application to export the same volumes from the same facility to non-FTA nations.