The Office of Fossil Energy gives notice of receipt of an Application filed March 20, 2015, by Port Arthur LNG, (LLC) (Port Arthur LNG), seeking a long-term multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) up to the equivalent of 517 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year to Non Free Trade Agreement countries.  Authorization is for a 20-year period commencing on the earlier of the date of first export or seven years from the date the authorization is issued. Port Arthur LNG proposes to export LNG from its proposed LNG facility to be located in Port Arthur, Texas, along 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 does not prohibit trade, and does not have a Free Trade Agreement requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas. 

DOE will consider one or more of the following studies examining the cumulative impacts of exporting domestically produced LNG:

Additionally, DOE will consider the following environmental documents: 

Service List

NO. DATE: FILED BY: DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT
1. 06/15/2015 Port Arthur LNG LLC Application for Long-term Multi-contract Authorization to Export LNG to Non-free Trade Agreement Countries

2.

08/20/2015 U.S. Department of Energy

Signed F.R. Notice Issued

3. 08/26/2015 U.S. Department of Energy F.R. Notice (Published 80 FR 51795); Comments Due 10/26/15
4. 08/26/2015 Jean Public Email Opposing the Granting of this LNG Export
5. 08/31/2015 Curtis Morrison Email Opposing the Granting of this LNG Export
6. 10/26/2015 The American Petroleum Institute Motion to Intervene
7. 12/29/2015 U.S. Department of Energy Macroeconomic Impacts of LNG Exports Studies
8. 05/25/2016 Port Arthur LNG LLC Request to Modify Service List
9. 07/01/2016 Counsel for Port Arthur LNG LLC Change in Counsel
10. 03/30/2018 Port Arthur LNG LLC Request for Recognition of Exception and Description of Upstream Equity Ownership Information (15-53-LNG & 15-96-LNG)
11. 06/12/2018 U.S. Department of Energy Study on Macroeconomic Outcomes of LNG Exports
12. 10/19/2018 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Amendment to Application for Long-term Multi-contract Authorization to Export LNG to Non-free Trade Agreement Countries
13. 12/28/2018 U.S. Department of Energy Study on Macroeconomic Outcomes of LNG Exports:  Response to Comments Received on Study
14. 01/04/2019 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Information Regarding Internal Corporate Reorganization
15. 01/29/2019 Blank Rome, LLC Change in Counsel
16. 02/01/2019 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Information Regarding Internal Corporate Reorganization
17. 03/22/2019 U.S. Department of Energy F.R. Notice Published; 84 FR 10808 Comments Due 4/11/19
18. 04/09/2019 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Email of Organization Chart - Add to CIC Filed 1/4/2019
19. 04/11/2019 U.S. Department of Energy Response to CIC Request
20. 04/11/2019 Industrial Energy Consumers of America Notice of Intervention, Protest and Comments
21. 04/18/2019 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Answer in Opposition to IECA Notice of Intervention, Protest and Comments
22. 05/02/2019 U.S. Department of Energy Opinion and Order 4372 Granting Long-Term Authority to Export LNG to NFTANs
23. 06/06/2019 U.S. Department of Energy Published Record of Decision: 84 FR 21600
24 09/19/2019 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.

25 01/02/2020 U.S. Department of Energy 85 FR 72: Response to Comments on Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting LNG from the U.S.
26 02/11/2020 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.

Federal Register Notice

The Comment Page

27 07/29/2020 U.S. Department of Energy Signed Federal Register Notice Extending Natural Gas Export Authorizations to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries Through the Year 2050
28 08/25/2020 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
29 09/18/2020 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Application to Amend Export Term for Existing Long-term Authorizations through December 31, 2050 
30 10/02/2020 U.S. Department of Energy 85 FR 61944 - Notice of Application To Amend Export Term Through December 31, 2050, for Existing Non- Free Trade Agreement Authorization
31 10/27/2020 U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination
32 10/28/2020 U.S. Department of Energy Order Extending Export Term for Authorizations to Free Trade and Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations through December 31, 2050
33 12/17/2020 U.S. Department of Energy  Categorical Exclusion Determination 
34 12/18/2020 U.S. Department of Energy Policy Statement on Including Short-Term Export Authority in Long-Term LNG Export Authorizations
35 04/30/2021 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Statement of Change in Control
36 05/03/2021 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Supplement to Statement of Change in Control
37 05/19/2021 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Supplemental Service to Statement of Change in Control
38 06/02/2021 American Petroleum Institute (API) Notice of Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel
39 06/08/2021 U.S. Department of Energy 86 FR 30453 - Published Federal Register Notice of Change in Control
40 06/29/2021 U.S. Department of Energy DOE's Response to Statement of Change in Control 
41 02/22/2022 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Statement of Change in Control 
42 04/01/2022 U.S. Department of Energy 87 FR 19082 - Notice of change in control. Comments are due April 18, 2022.
43 4/18/2022 Public Citizen, Inc. Motion to Intervene for the Notice of Change in Control 
44 4/18/2022 Industrial Energy Consumers of America Motion to Intervene for the Notice of Change in Control 
45 4/21/2022 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Answer in Support of Statement of Change in Control
46 5/3/2022 U.S. Department of Energy Order 4815 Approving Change in Control 
47 11/18/2022 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Request of Port Arthur LNG, LLC for Extensions for Long-Term Authorizations to Export Liquefied Natural Gas
48 11/22/2022 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Supplement to November 18, 2022 Request for Extension for Long-Term Authorizations to Export Liquefied Natural Gas
49 12/19/2022 U.S. Department of Energy 87 FR 77585 - Published Federal Register Notice of Request for Extension for Long-Term Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas
50 12/21/2022 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Statement of Change in Control
51 01/03/2023 Public Citizen, Inc. Motion to Intervene and Protest of Public Citizen, Inc. 
52 01/17/2023 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Answer of Port Arthur LNG, LLC In Opposition to Motion to Intervene and Protest of Public Citizen
53 01/25/2023 Public Citizen, Inc.  Resubmission of Motion to Intervene and Protest of Public Citizen, Inc. 
54 01/27/2023 U.S. Department of Energy 88 FR 5325 - Federal Register Notice of Change in Control
55 03/24/2023 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Notice of Transaction of Change in Control
56 04/18/2023 U.S. Department of Energy Response to Notice of Change in Control
57 04/21/2023 U.S. Department of Energy Policy Statement on Export Commencement Deadlines in Authorizations to Export Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries
58 04/21/2023 U.S. Department of Energy Order Granting Application to Extend Term to Begin Exports of Liquefied Natural Gas to Free Trade Agreement Countries and to Extend Deadline to Commence Exports of Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries
59 04/25/2023 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Statement of Change in Control
60 05/25/2023 U.S. Department of Energy 88 FR 33875 - Federal Register Notice of Statement of Change in Control; Comment are due no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, June 9, 2023
61 09/15/2023 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Notice of Transaction
62 10/20/2023 U.S. Department of Energy Response to Statement of Change in Control
63 11/08/2023 Port Arthur LNG, LLC Notice of Transaction