The Office of Fossil Energy gives notice of receipt of a joint application filed December 17, 2010, by Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC (collectively FLEX), seeking a long-term multi-contract authorization to export up to the equivalent of 9 million metric tons per annum of domestically produced LNG, up to a total of 225 million metric tons. Authorization is for a 25 year period commencing on the date of first export, or 5 years from the date the authorization is issued, whichever is sooner.
FLEX proposes to export LNG from Quintana Island near Freeport, Texas, to any country with which the United States does not have a free trade agreement requiring national treatment for trade (NFTA) in natural gas and LNG, which has or in the future develops the
capacity to import LNG via ocean-going carrier, and with which is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. (Service Listing for Docket)
| NO. | DATE: | FILED/ISSUED BY: | FILING TYPE: |
| 1. | 12/17/10 | Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC | Application for Long-term Authorization to Export LNG |
| 2. | 01/21/11 | U.S. Department of Energy | Signed FR Notice |
| 3. | 01/27/11 | U.S. Department of Energy | 76 FR 4885, Inviting Protests, Motions to Intervene, Notices of Intervention, and Written Comments no Later Than 4:30pm e.s.t. 3/28/2011 |
| 4. | 01/31/11 | Texas State Senator Joan Huffman | Letter to Secretary Chu in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 5. | 02/07/11 | Texas State Representative Dennis Bonnen | Letter in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 6. | 02/15/11 | Texas State Representative Jim Keffer | Letter in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 7. | 02/17/11 | Macquarie Energy LLC | Motion to Intervene |
| 8. | 02/23/11 | U.S. Senator John Cornyn (TX) | Letter in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 9. | 02/24/11 | Shell US Gas & Power LLC | Motion for Leave to Intervene |
| 10. | 03/25/11 | Encana Corporation | Letter in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 11. | 03/25/11 | U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX) | Letter in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 12. | 03/25/11 | Texas Pipeline Association | Letter from Patrick J. Nugent, Executive Director, in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 13. | 03/25/11 | Texas Oil & Gas Association | Letter from Rob Looney, President, in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 14. | 03/25/11 | Port Commission of Port Freeport | Resolution in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 15. | 03/25/11 | The Economic Development Alliance for Brazoria County | Resolution in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 16. | 03/25/11 | The Commissioner's Court of Brazoria County | Resolution in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 17. | 03/25/11 | The Executive Committee of the Brazosport Area Chamber of Commerce | Resolution in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 18. | 03/25/11 | Copano Energy, L.L.C. | Letter from Bruce Northcutt, President and Chief Executive Officer, in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 19. | 03/25/11 | Colorado School of Mines | Letter from Graham A. Davis, Professor, Division of Economics, and Business in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 20. | 03/25/11 | U.S. Representative Ron Paul | Letter in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 21. | 03/28/11 | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | Motion to Intervene |
| 22. | 03/28/11 | The American Public Gas Association | Motion for Leave to Intervene, and Protest |
| 23. | 03/28/11 | The Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association | Letter in Support of Freeport LNG Application |
| 24. | 03/30/11 | Bill Cooper, President, CLNG | Letter in Support of Freeport Application |
| 25. | 04/12/11 | Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC | Answer to Protest of the American Public Gas Association |
| 26. | 12/05/12 | U.S Department of Energy | EIA Analysis (Study - Part 1) |
| 27. | 12/05/12 | U.S. Department of Energy | 2012 LNG Export Cumulative Impact Study (LNG Export Study - Part 2). Prepared by NERA Economic Consulting (NERA) |
| 28. | 12/05/12 | U.S. Department of Energy | Federal Register Notice Inviting Comments on the LNG Export Study |
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29.
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12/11/12 | U.S. Department of Energy | Federal Register Notice Inviting Comments on the LNG Export Study Published (77 FR 73627); Initial comments due by 4:30 p.m. (EST) on 1/24/13. Reply Comments are being accepted from 1/25/13 until 4:30 p.m. (EST) on 2/25/13. |
| 30. | 12/11/12 - 01/24/13 | Index of Initial Comments | Index of Initial Comments Filed in Response to the 2012 LNG Export Study Federal Register Notice Published 12/11/12 |
| 31. | 01/25/13 - 02/25/13 | Index of Reply Comments | Index of Reply Comments Filed in Response to the Initial Comments filed in Reponse of the 2012 LNG Export Study |
| 32. | 01/28/13 | U.S. Department of Energy | Procedural Order: Extending Initial Comments on the LNG Study to 01/27/13; and Granting The Aluminum Association an Extension of time until 5 pm, 01/29/13 EDT to File Initial Comments |
| 33. | 04/12/13 | Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC | Freeport Summary Letter for: 1. Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.; 2. Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.; 3. BP Energy Company |
| 34. | 05/17/13 | U.S. Department of Energy | Order 3282 Conditionally Granting Long-term Authority to Export LNG by Vessel from the Freeport LNG Terminal On Quintana Island, Texas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations |
| 35. | 07/15/13 | Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC | Request for Clarification of DOE/FE Orders 3282 and 2913 |
| 36. | 09/19/13 | Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC | Amendment and Supplement to Application |
| 37. | 10/11/13 | Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC | Semi-Annual Report Oct 2013 |
| 38. | 10/25/13 | Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC | Freeport Long Term Contract Summary Letter for: 1. Toshiba Corporation, and 2. SK E&S LNG, LLC |
| 39. | 02/07/14 | U.S. Department of Energy | Orders 2913-A; 3066-A and 3282-A Amending Applications in Docket Nos. 10-160-LNG, 10-161-LNG, and 12-06-LNG and Granting Request in Docket No. 11-161-LNG to Add FLNG Liquefation 2, LLC and FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC as Applications and Authorization Holders |
| 40. | 03/24/14 | Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC | Semi-Annual Report - April 2014 |
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41.
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05/29/14
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U.S Department of Energy
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F.R. Notices: Proposed changes in the way the DOE processes LNG exports to Non-FTAs countries. In addition, DOE will initiate an updated macroeconomic study and is releasing two environmental reports that explore the environmental impacts of unconventional natural gas production and lifecycle greenhouse gas impact of U.S. LNG exports. (Follow LINK) |
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42.
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06/04/14
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U.S Department of Energy
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F.R. Notice Notice Published 79 FR 32260; Comments Due 7/21/14: Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting LNG from the U.S. |
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43.
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05/29/14
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U.S. Department of Energy
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Email notifying parties of the issuance of the three notices (change of procedures, life cycle analysis, and upstream impacts studies) |
| 44. |
05/29/14
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U.S Department of Energy/NETL
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Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting LNG from the U.S. Report |
| 45. |
05/29/14
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U.S Department of Energy
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Review Comments for Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting LNG from the U.S. |
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46.
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06/06/14
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U.S. Department of Energy
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Orders 3282-B and 3357-A Amending Previous Orders |
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47.
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07/03/14
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Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC and FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC | FE Dkt. No. 14-005-CIC (Change in Control) Application Requesting Change in Control of Dockets 10-160-LNG; 10-161-LNG, 12-06-LNG and 11-161-LNG (follow this docket) |
| 48. |
07/11/14
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Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC and FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC | Supplemental Information to FE Dkt. No. 14-005-CIC above (follow this docket) |
| 49. | 08/15/14 | U.S. Department of Energy | F.R. Notice Published of Availability of Addendum to Environmental Review Documents Concerning Exports of Natural Gas from the U.S. (79 FR 48132) |
| 50. | 08/15/14 | U.S. Department of Energy | Final Addendum to Environmental Review Documents Concerning Exports of Natural Gas from the United States |
| 51. | 08/15/14 | U.S. Department of Energy | Email notifying parties of the issuance of the Final Addendum to Environmental Review of Documents Concerning Exports of Natrual Gas from the United States |
| 52. | 09/23/14 | U.S. Department of Energy | Order 3495 - Approving Change in Control of Export Applications (follow this docket) |
| 53. | 09/26/14 | U.S. Department of Energy | Notice of Procedures for Change in Control Affecting Applications and Authorizations to Import and Export Natural Gas |
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54.
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09/26/14
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Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC and FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC |
Notification of Formation of Osaka Gas Member
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55.
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09/29/14
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Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC and FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC |
Notification and Statement of Change
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56.
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10/14/14
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Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC and FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC |
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57.
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10/14/14
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Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC and FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC | |
| 58. | 10/28/14 | UTA FLNG, LLC, TIF FLNG, LLC and Zachry Hastings Infrastructure Partners, L.P. | Motion to Intervene Out of Time and Comments (10-160-LNG; 10-161-LNG; 11-161-LNG; 12-06-LNG, and 14-005-CIC) |
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59.
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11/03/14
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UTA FLNG, LLC, TIF FLNG, LLC and Zachry Hastings Infrastructure Partners, L.P. | Notice of Withdrawal of Motion to Intervene Out of Time Filed 10/28/14. (10-160-LNG; 10-161-LNG; 11-161-LNG; 12-06-LNG, and 14-005-CIC) |
| 60. | 11/14/14 | U.S. Department of Energy | Final Opinion and Order 3282-C Granting Long-term Multi-contract Authorization to Export LNG by Vessel from the Freeport LNG Terminal on Quintana Island, Texas to Non-free Trade Agreement Nations |
| 61. | 11/14/14 | U.S. Department of Energy | Signed F.R. Notice of Record of Decision and Floodplain Statement of Findings for Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. |
| 62. | 11/20/14 | U.S. Department of Energy | Published F.R. Notice 70 FR 69101 of Record of Decision |
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03/02/16
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Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC and FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC | Notice of Change in Control Documents |
| 64. | 06/14/16 | Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. | Update to Registration Information Pursuant to Orders 2913; 3282-C; 3066 and 3357-B |
| 65. | 05/24/17 | Counsel for Freeport | Notification of Change in Counsel |
| 66. | 09/19/19 | U.S. Department of Energy |
F.R. Notice Notice Published 84 FR 49278; Comments Due 10/21/19: Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting LNG from the U.S.
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| 67. | 01/02/20 | U.S. Department of Energy | 85 FR 72: Response to Comments on Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting LNG from the U.S. |
| 68. | 02/11/20 | U.S. Department of Energy |
Published Notice 85 FR 7672: Policy Statement Extending Natural Gas Export Authorizations to Non-free Trade Agreement Countries Through the Year 2050. |
| 69. | 07/29/20 | U.S. Department of Energy | Signed Federal Register Notice Extending Natural Gas Export Authorizations to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries Through the Year 2050 |
| 70. | 08/25/20 | U.S. Department of Energy | 85 FR 52237 - Published Federal Register Notice Extending Natural Gas Export Authorizations to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries Through the Year 2050 |
| 71. | 09/09/20 | Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC and FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC | Application to Amend Export Term for Existing Long-term Authorizations through December 31, 2050 |
| 72. | 10/14/20 | Anonymous | Comment |
| 73. | 10/20/20 | U.S. Department of Energy | Categorical Exclusion Determination |
| 74. | 10/21/20 | U.S. Department of Energy | Order Extending Export Term for Authorizations to Free Trade and Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations through December 31, 2050 |
| 75. | 12/17/20 | U.S. Department of Energy | Categorical Exclusion Determination (CX) |
| 76. | 12/18/20 | U.S. Department of Energy | Policy Statement on Including Short-Term Export Authority in Long-Term LNG Export Authorizations |
| 77. | 01/13/22 | Freeport LNG Development, L.P. | Statement of Change in Control |
| 78. | 01/27/22 | U.S. Department of Energy | Email Correspondence in Response to Statement in Change in Control |
| 79. | 03/03/22 | Freeport LNG Development, L.P. | Statement of Change in Control |
| 80. | 05/12/22 | U.S. Department of Energy | 87 FR 29140 - Published Federal Register Notice of Supplement to Change in Control |
| 81. | 05/27/22 | Public Citizens | Motion to Intervene in Change in Control |
| 82. | 06/07/22 | Freeport LNG Development, L.P. | Answer in Support of Statement of Change in Control |
| 83. | 07/21/22 | U.S. Department of Energy | Order Approving Change in Control |
| 84. | 02/24/2025 | Freeport LNG Development, L.P. | Request to Update Contact Information |