The Office of Fossil Energy gives notice of receipt of an Application filed February 22, 2013, by Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC (FMMRE), seeking a long-term multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) up to the equivalent of 1,176 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) countries and non-FTA countries. Authorization is for a 30-year period commencing on the earlier of the date of first export or ten years from the date the authorization is issued. FMMRE proposes to export LNG from the proposed Main Pass Energy Hub Deepwater Port, located 16 miles offshore of Louisiana to any country that has, or in the future will have, the capacity to import LNG via ocean-going carrier, with which the United States has, or in the future enters into, an FTA requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas. FMMRE proposes to also export LNG from the proposed Main Pass Energy Hub Deepwater Port, located 16 miles offshore of Louisiana to any country that does have, or in the future will have, the capacity to import LNG via ocean-going carrier, with which the United States does not have an FTA requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas. A federal register notice will not be issued for the FTA portion of this application. A federal register notice will be issued for the non-FTA portion of this application. Order 3290 for FTA portion was issued on 05/24/13.
Change in Control: MPEH LLC is now the authorization holder of the FTA authorization issued in DOE/FE Order 3290, as well as the applicant in the still pending request for non-FTA authorization as of November 30, 2017 as granted by the Department of Energy.
DOE will consider one or more of the following studies examining the cumulative impacts of exporting domestically produced LNG:
- Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas on U.S. Energy Markets, conducted by the U.S. Energy Information Administration upon DOE’s request (2014 EIA LNG Export Study);
- The Macroeconomic Impact of Increasing U.S. LNG Exports, conducted jointly by the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Oxford Economics, on behalf of DOE (2015 LNG Export Study); and
- Macroeconomic Outcomes of Market Determined Levels of U.S. LNG Exports, conducted by NERA Economic Consulting on behalf of DOE (2018 LNG Export Study)
Additionally, DOE will consider the following environmental documents:
- Addendum to Environmental Review Documents Concerning Exports of Natural Gas From the United States, 79 FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 2014) and
- Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas from the United States, 79 FR 32260 (June 4, 2014).
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02/22/13 |
Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC |
Application for Long-term Authorization to Export LNG FTA and NFTA |
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05/24/13 |
U.S. Department of Energy |
Order 3290 (FTA) Granting Long-term Multi-Contract Authority to Export LNG by Vessel from the Proposed Main Pass Energy Hub Deepwater Port 16 Miles Offshore of Louisiana to Free Trade Agreement Nations |
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05/31/13 |
U.S. Department of Energy |
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06/06/13 |
U.S. Department of Energy |
Federal Register Notice of Application published; 78 FR 34084 Inviting Comments, Protests and Interventions. All Comments are due on August 5, 2013 by 4:30 p.m. est. |
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07/01/13 |
The American Petroleum Institute (API) |
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6. |
07/03/13 |
U.S. Department of Energy |
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08/05/13 |
The American Public Gas Association (APGA) |
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8. |
08/05/13 |
America's Energy Advantage, Inc. (AEA) |
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08/05/13 |
Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC |
Letter Attaching Congressional and Senatorial Letters to the Secretary of Energy Requesting DOE to Act Promptly to Process non-FTA Authorizations of Export LNG |
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08/05/13 |
The Sierra Club |
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11. |
08/05/13 |
Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) |
Motion to Intervene |
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12. |
08/13/13 |
The American Petroleum Institute (API) |
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13. |
08/14/13 |
Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC |
Email Adding John Decker, Vinson & Elkins LLP to Service List as Attorney Contact for Applicant |
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14. |
08/20/13 |
Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC |
Answer to the Protests of the American Public Gas Association and Sierra Club |
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15. |
09/05/13 |
The Sierra Club |
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16. |
09/30/13 |
Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC |
Semi-Annual Report Oct 2013 |
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05/29/14 06/04/14
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U.S Department of Energy
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F.R. Notices Published: Proposed changes in the way the DOE processes LNG exports to Non-FTANs 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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05/29/14
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U.S. Department of Energy |
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06/04/14 |
U.S. Department of Energy |
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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05/29/14 |
U.S. Department of Energy/NETL |
Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting LNG from the U.S. Report |
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07/21/14 |
U.S. Department of Energy |
Review Comments for Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting LNG from the U.S. |
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09/26/14 |
U.S. Department of Energy |
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12/29/15 |
U.S. Department of Energy |
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| 24. | 09/29/2016 | Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC | Notice of Change in Control |
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11/15/16 |
Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC |
Notice Change in Control Request |
| 25. | 09/27/17 | Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC | Email Confirming Transfer Requested on November 15, 2016 to Main Pass LMC |
| 26. | 11/30/17 | U.S. Department of Energy | Letter to John S. Decker Responding to Change in Control Request Letters Submitted to the Department on September 29, 2016 and November 15, 2016 to Grant Transfer of FME to MPEH LLC (FTA Order 3290 and Pending NFTA) |
| 27. | 06/12/18 | U.S. Department of Energy | Study on Macroeconomic Outcomes of LNG Exports |
| 28. | 12/28/18 | U.S. Department of Energy | Study on Macroeconomic Outcomes of LNG Exports: Response to Comments Received on Study |
| 29. | 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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| 30. | 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. |
| 31. | 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. |
| 32. | 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 |
| 33. | 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 |
| 34. | 12/18/20 | U.S. Department of Energy | Policy Statement on Including Short-Term Export Authority in Long-Term LNG Export Authorizations |
| 35. | 6/2/2021 | American Petroleum Institute (API) | Notice of Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel |