The Office of Fossil Energy gives notice of receipt of an application filed on January 10, 2012, by Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC (Gulf Coast), for long-term, multi-contract authorization to engage in exports up to the equivalent of 2.8 Bcf/d (approximately 1,022 Bcf/yr) of LNG. Gulf Coast requests authorization for a 25-year period to commence on the date of first export or 8 years from the date of issuance of the authorization requested by this application, whichever is sooner. Gulf Coast proposes to export domestically-produced LNG from a natural gas liquefaction facility and LNG export terminal located at the Port of Brownsville in Brownsville, Texas, which it plans to develop, to any country which has or in the future develops the capacity to import LNG via ocean-going carrier, and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. F.R. Notice published 6/4/12; 77 FR 32962, comments were due 8/3/12. Order 3163 was issued on 10/16/12 (FTA Authorization).
NFTA - Federal Register Notice Inviting Comments on the LNG Export Study Published (77 FR 73627). Initial comments were due no later than 4:30 p.m. (EST) on 1/24/13. Reply Comments were due 1/25/13 no later than 4:30 p.m. (EST) on 2/25/13.
| NO. | DATE: | FILED/ISSUED BY: | FILING TYPE: |
| 1. | 01/10/12 | Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC | Application for Long-term Authorization to Export LNG |
| 2. | 05/16/12 | Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC | Email to DOE/FE and Attached Option Agreement Dated January 9, 2012 Between Gulf Coast LNG Exports, LLC and Brownsville Navigation District |
| 3. | 05/29/12 | U.S. Department of Energy | F.R. Notice Issued |
| 4. | 06/04/12 | F.R. Notice Published 6/4/12; by U.S. Department of Energy for Comments on Application for Long Term Authority to Export LNG Filed by Gulf Coast | 77 FR 32962; Inviting Protests, Motions to Intervene, Notices of Intervention, and Written Comments no Later Than 4:30pm e.s.t. 8/3/12. |
| 5. | 07/25/12 | Eduardo A. Campirano, Director, & CEO, Port of Brownsville | Letter in Support of Application |
| 6. | 06/04/12 | Jeanpublic | Email Requesting DOE to Deny Application for Export |
| 7. | 07/27/12 | William P. Swanter, MAI, Swantner Real Estate Valuation Services, LLC | Letter in Support of Application |
| 8. | 07/30/12 | Lee Ostos, President, DIX Shipping Company, Inc. | Letter in Support of Application |
| 9. | 07/30/12 | Sofia C. Benavides, Commissioner, Pct. 1, Cameron County Courthouse | Letter in Support of Application |
| 10. | 07/30/12 | Robert L. Berry, Vice President, International Shipbreaking Limited LLC, and Southern Recycling LLC | Letter in Support of Application |
| 11. | 08/01/12 | David A. Garza, Cameron County Commissioner Precinct 3 | Letter in Support of Application |
| 12. | 08/01/12 | Alex Meade, Chief Executive Officer, Mission Economic Development Corporation | Letter in Support of Application |
| 13. | 08/01/12 | Albert Gonzalez, Executive Director, Development Corporation of Mercedes | Letter in Support of Application |
| 14. | 08/01/12 | Carlos H. Cascos, CPA, County Judge | Letter in Support of Application |
| 15. | 08/01/12 | Pete Sepulveda, Jr., County Administrator, Cameron County | Letter in Support of Application |
| 16. | 08/01/12 | David E. Allex, Chairman, Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority | Letter in Support of Application |
| 17. | 08/01/12 | Rene O. Oliveria, State Representative, District 37, Texas House of Representatives | Letter in Support of Application |
| 18. | 08/01/12 | Charlie Cabler, City Manager, City of Brownsville | Letter in Support of Application |
| 19. | 08/03/12 | The American Public Gas Association | Motion for Leave to Intervene and Protest |
| 20. | 08/03/12 | The Sierra Club | |
| 21. | 08/06/12 | Frank Parker, Jr., Parker & Company | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
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08/06/12 | Humberto (Bobby) Rodriguez, Board President, San Suan Economic Development Corporation | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
| 23. | 08/06/12 | John C. Reed, South Padre Bank, N.A. | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
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08/06/12 | Keith Patridge, President & CEO, McAllen Economic Development Corporation | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
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08/06/12 | Norma Torres, President & C.O.O., Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railroad | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
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08/06/12 | Captain Grant S. Wilson, Presiding Officer, Brazos Santiago Pilots Association | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
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08/06/12 | C.S. Andreas Lewis, Chaplain, International Seafarer Center | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
| 28. | 08/06/12 | Ramon Garcia, County Judge, County of Hidalgo, Texas | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
| 29. | 08/06/12 | Angela R. Burton, IOM, CPM, President/CEO, The Chamber, Brownsville, Texas | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
| 30. | 08/06/12 | Raudel Garza, Executive Director, Rio South Texas Economic Council | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
| 31. | 08/06/12 | Fred W. Rusteberg, President/CEO, IBC Bank | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
| 32. | 08/07/12 | Cameron County Commissioner, Precinct 2, Ernie L. Hernandez | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
| 33. | 08/07/12 | Texas State Representaive, District 38, Eddie Lucio III | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
| 34. | 08/08/12 | Signet Maritime Corporation, J. Barry Snyder, President | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
| 35. | 08/08/12 | Filed 8/8/12 by Steven B. Bearden, Port Director/General Manager, The Port Isabel San Benito Navigation District | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
| 36. | 08/08/12 | Fred Rusteberg, Tri-Chair, United Brownsville | Letter in Support of Application (Late Filing) |
| 37. | 08/09/12 | John Tobola, Attorney for Gulf Coast LNG Export | Letter Requesting an Extension of Time to Respond to the Sierra Club's Protest of Not Later than August 31, 2012 |
| 38. | 08/16/12 | U.S. Department of Energy | Service List |
| 39. | 08/12/12 | U.S. Department of Energy | Letter Granting Request to Extension of Time to Respond to the Sierra Club's Pleading to August 31, 2012 |
| 40. | 08/20/12 | Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC | Motion for Leave to Answer and Answer to Motion for Leave to Intervene and Protest of The American Public Gas Association |
| 41. | 09/04/12 | Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC | Motion for Leave to Answer and Answer to Motion for Leave to Intervene and Protest of Sierra Club |
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09/11/12 | Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC | Letter Requesting DOE Approve the FTA Portion of Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC Export Application |
| 43. | 09/18/12 | The Sierra Club | Renewed Motion to Reply and Reply Comments |
| 44. | 10/03/12 | Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC | Motion for Leave to Respond to and Response to Sierra Club's Renewed Motion to Reply and Reply Comments |
| 45. | 10/16/12 | U.S. Department of Energy | Order 3163 Granting Long-Term Multi-Contract Authority to Export LNG by Vessel from the Proposed Brownsville Terminal to Free Trade Agreement Nations |
| 46. | 12/05/12 | U.S. Department of Energy | EIA Analysis (Study - Part 1) |
| 47. | 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) |
| 48. | 12/05/12 | U.S. Department of Energy | Federal Register Notice Inviting Comments on the LNG Export Study |
| 49. | 12/11/12 | F.R. Notice Published 12/11/12; by U.S. Department of Energy Notice Inviting Comments on the LNG Export Study | Federal Register Notice Inviting Comments on the LNG Export Study Published: 77 FR 73627; Initial comments are due no later than 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. |
| 50. | 12/11/12 - 01/24/13 | Index of Initial Comments | Index of Reply Comments Filed in Response to the Initial Comments filed in Response of the 2012 LNG Export Study |
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01/28/13
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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 |
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07/01/13
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The American Petroleum Institute (API)
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Letter to Secretary of Energy from Mr. Jack N. Gerard, Presdent and CEO Urging the Secretary to Approve all Pending Applications for Authorization to Export LNG to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries |
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07/03/13
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U.S. Department of Energy
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Memo from Guido DeHoratiis, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Oil and Natural Gas Regarding API's Request for Approval of all Pending Applications for Authorization to Export LNG to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries |
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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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Email notifying parties of the issuance of the three notices (change of procedures, life cycle analysis, and upstream impacts studies) |
| 57. | 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. |
| 58. | 05/29/14 | U.S. Department of Energy | Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting LNG from the U.S. Report |
| 59. | 07/21/14 | U.S. Department of Energy/NETL | Review Comments for Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting LNG from the U.S. |
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12/29/15
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U.S. Department of Energy
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F.R. Notice Published, Comments Due 2/12/16; Opening Comments for the LNG Macroeconomic Impact Studies: 1) 2014 EIA LNG Export Study, and 2) DOE's 2015 LNG Export Study. |
| 61. | 05/26/16 | Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC | Request to Vacate FTA and Withdraw NFTA Application |
| 62. | 06/27/16 | U.S. Department of Energy | Order 3163-A Granting Request to Vacate Long-Term/Multi-Contract Authorization to Export LNG by Vessel to FTANs |
| 63. | 07/15/16 | U.S. Department of Energy | Letter Granting Request to Withdraw Pending NFTA Portion of the Application Effective 6/27/16 |
| 64. | 12/19/16 | Sierra Club | Correction to Contacts and Address |
| 65. | 12/18/20 | U.S. Department of Energy | Policy Statement on Including Short-Term Export Authority in Long-Term LNG Export Authorizations |