The Office of Fossil Energy gives notice of receipt of an application filed September 7, 2010, by Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (Sabine Pass). Sabine Pass is seeking long-term, multi-contract authorization to export up to 16 million metric tons per annum of domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to any country with which the United States does not have a Free Trade Agreement requiring the national treatment for trade in natural gas and LNG, that has or in the future develops the capacity to import LNG, and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. Sabine Pass requests this authorization for a 20-year term commencing the earlier of the date of first export or five years from the date of issuance of the authorization requested. Sabine Pass further requests that insofar as the application seeks authorization for exports to member nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO), DOE reviews the application under section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act, 15 USC 717b(c). F.R. Notice Published 10/12/10; 75 FR 62512; comments were due on 12/13/10.
On October 21, 2010, DOE/FE issued an opinion and order that the application will be reviewed under section 3(a) of the NGA, and denied Sabine Pass’ request for review under section 3(c) of the NGA.
A Procedural Order was issued on 12/17/10 granting a 15 day comment period in which responses to the comments and motions received in this docket will be accepted. Responses must be filed within 15 days after the date of this order (January 11, 2011).
Opinion and Order 2961 was issued May 20, 2011 to Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC - FE Dkt. No. 10-111-LNG, Conditionally Granting Long-Term Authoritzation to Export LNG from Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations. Final Opinion and Order 2961-A Granting Long-Term Authorization to Export LNG from Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations was issued 8/7/12. Errata Notice to Order 2961-A was issued 9/4/12 correcting last two lines of Paragraph B of Order 2961-A.
January 25, 2013 -- Opinion and Order Denying Request for Rehearing of Order Denying Motion for Late Intervention Dismissing Request for Rehearing of Order No. 2961-A, and Dismissing Motion for a Stay Pendente Lite was issued by the Department.
(SEE 10-111-LNG DOCKET INDEX BELOW)
NO. | DATE: | FILED/ISSUED BY: | FILING TYPE: |
1. | 09/07/10 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Application Long-term Authority to Export LNG to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries |
2. | 10/05/10 | U.S. Department of Energy | F.R. Notice |
3. | 10/12/10 | U.S. Department of Energy | F.R. Notice Published 75 FR 62512 (Download Notice) |
4. | 10/21/10 | U.S. Department of Energy | Unnumbered Opinion and Order Denying Request for Review of Application Under Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act |
5. | 10/22/10 | State of Louisiana, Louisiana Economic Development | Letter from Stephen Moret, Secretary for the State of Louisiana, in Support of Application |
6. | 11/02/10 | U.S. Department of Energy | Service List for Docket 10-111-LNG |
7. | 11/29/10 | Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association | Letter from Chris John, President in Support of Application |
8. | 12/03/10 | Shell US Gas & Power | Motion for Leave to Intervene |
9. | 12/10/10 | Macquarie Energy LLC | Motion for Leave to Intervene |
10. | 12/13/10 | Freeport LNG Development, L.P. | Motion to Intervene |
11. | 12/13/10 | Marathon Oil Company | Motion to Intervene |
12. | 12/13/10 | Encana Corporation | Letter from Randy Eresman, President & Chief Executive Officer in Support of Application |
13. | 12/13/10 | Industrial Energy Consumers of America | Motion to Intervene |
14. | 12/13/10 | Government of Puerto Rico | Letter from Secretary of State, Kenneth D. McClintock, in Support of Application |
15. | 12/13/10 | Chesapeake Energy Corporation | Letter from James C. Johnson, Senior Vice President - Marketing, in Support of Application |
16. | 12/13/10 | Senators James Inhofe and Mary Landrieu and Representatives Dan Boren and Charles Boustany along with other Members of Congress | Joint Letter to President Obama in Support of Application |
17. | 12/17/10 | U.S. Department of Energy |
Procedural Order granting a 15 day comment period in which responses to the comments and motions received in this docket will be accepted |
18. | 12/20/10 | Attorneys for Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Answer to Motion to Intervene of Industrial Energy Consumers of America |
19. | 12/21/10 | Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana. Motion for Extension of Time to File Comments filed on January 25, 2011. | Letter in Support of Application from Bobby Jindal, Governor of Lousiana, and Motion for Extension of Time to File Comments from the Office of the Governor of Louisiana. |
20. | 03/04/11 | William T. Miller, Counsel to the American Public Gas Association | Motion for Leave to Intervene Out-of-Time and Protest of the American Public Gas Association |
21. | 03/21/11 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Motion to Oppose Out-of-Time Intervention of American Public Gas Association and Answer to Protest |
22. | 03/21/11 | U.S. Department of Energy | Procedural Order on Late-filed Pleadings |
23. | 05/20/11 | U.S. Department of Energy | Opinion and Order 2961 issued May 20, 2011 to Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC - FE Dkt. No. 10-111-LNG, Conditionally Granting Long-Term Authoritzation to Export LNG from Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations. |
24. | 04/18/12 | The Sierra Club | |
25. | 04/03/12 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | April 2012 Semi-Annual Report |
26. | 05/03/12 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Answer of Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC in Opposition to Out of Time Intervention of Sierra Club |
27. | 08/07/12 | U.S. Department of Energy | Environmental Assessment for the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project, DOE/EA-1845 Issued December 2011 |
28. | 08/07/12 | U.S. Department of Energy | Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC Regarding Order Granting Long-Term Authority to Export LNG from Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations |
29. | 08/07/12 | U.S. Department of Energy | Final Opinion and Order 2961-A Issued Aug. 7, 2012 -- Granting Long-Term Authorization to Export LNG from Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations |
30. | 09/04/12 | U.S. Department of Energy | Errata Notice to Order 2961-A |
31. | 09/06/12 | The Sierra Club | Motion for Rehearing and For Stay Pendente Lite |
32. | 09/21/12 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Answer of Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC in Opposition to Motion of Sierra Club for Stay |
33. | 10/05/12 | U.S. Department of Energy | Order Granting Rehearing for Further Consideration |
35. | 10/25/12 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | October 2012 Semi-Annual Report |
36. | 11/01/12 | The Sierra Club | |
37. | 11/13/12 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Answer of Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC in Opposition to Motion to Supplement the Record |
38. | 01/25/13 | U.S. Department of Energy | DOE/FE Opinion and Order No. 2961-B. Denying Request for Rehearing of Order Denying Motion for Late Intervention Dismissing Request for Rehearing of Order No. 2961-A and Dismissing Motion for a Stay Pendente Lite |
38. | 03/20/13 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | April 2013 Semi-Annual Report |
39. | 03/20/14 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | April 2014 Semi-Annual Report |
40. | 10/29/15 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Request for Amendment to Authorizations to Provide for Make-Up Period |
41. | 01/15/16 | Cheniere Marketing, LLC, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC and Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC |
Recent Equity Ownership Change
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42. | 04/08/16 | U.S. Department of Energy | Signed Federal Register Notice of Change in Control |
43. | 04/13/16 | U.S. Department of Energy | 81 FR 21851; Published Federal Register Notice of Change in Control Comments are due by 4:30pm, April 28, 2016 (No Comments Received) |
44. | 04/12/16 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Notification of Service to the Official Service list of the Amendment to Authorization Filed with DOE on 10/29/15 |
45. | 05/04/16 | U.S. Department of Energy | Order Amending DOE/FE Orders 2961-A and 2961-B |
46. | 05/06/16 | U.S. Department of Energy | Letter Regarding Change in Control |
47. | 05/09/16 | U.S. Department of Energy | Updated Letter Regarding Change in Control |
48. | 06/15/16 | Cheniere Marketing LLC | Notification of 1st Export Occurring on June 3, 2016 |
50. | 12/19/16 | Sierra Club | Sierra Club Update Contacts and Address |
51. | 04/19/17 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Notification of Change in Counsel |
52. | 12/19/17 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Changes in Equity Ownership of CQP |
53. | 02/20/18 | U.S. Department of Energy | Response to 12/19/17 CIC Notification |
54. | 11/13/18 | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | Notification of Change in Counsel |
55. | 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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56. | 01/02/20 | U.S. Deaprtment of Energy | 85 FR 72: Response to Comments on Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting LNG from the U.S. |
57. | 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. |
58. | 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 |
59. | 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 |
60. | 09/03/20 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Application to Amend Export Term for Existing Long-term Authorizations through December 31, 2050 |
61. | 09/23/20 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Notification Regarding Change in Indirect Equity Ownership |
62. | 09/24/20 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Update to Notification Regarding Change in Indirect Equity Ownership |
63. | 10/01/20 | U.S. Department of Energy | 85 FR 61942 - Published Notice of Application To Amend Export Term Through December 31, 2050, for Existing Non-Free Trade Agreement Authorizations |
64. | 10/15/20 | U.S. Department of Energy | 85 FR 6539 - Published Federal Register Notice of Change in Control |
65. | 10/15/20 | Anonymous | Comment |
66. | 10/27/20 | U.S. Department of Energy | Categorical Exclusion Determination |
67. | 10/28/20 | U.S. Department of Energy | Order Extending Export Term for Authorizations to Free Trade and Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations through December 31, 2050 |
68. | 11/03/20 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Request for Contract Consolidation |
69. | 12/17/20 | U.S. Department of Energy | Categorical Exclusion Determination (CX) |
70. | 12/18/20 | U.S. Department of Energy | Policy Statement on Including Short-Term Export Authority in Long-Term LNG Export Authorizations |
71. | 01/13/21 | U.S. Department of Energy | Certificate of Service |
72. | 01/29/21 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC | Certificate of Service |
73. | 02/04/21 | U.S. Department of Energy | Response to Notification Regarding Change in Indirect Equity Ownership |
74. | 02/26/21 | U.S. Department of Energy | Order Granting Request for Contract Consolidation |
75. | 05/17/23 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, Cheniere Marketing, LLC and CCL Midscale 8-9, LLC | Substitution of Counsel & Updates to Service List |