The Office of Fossil Energy gives notice of receipt of an Application filed August 15, 2016, by Lake Charles Exports, LLC (LCE), seeking a long-term multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) up to the equivalent of 121 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) countries, and to Non-Free Trade Agreement (NFTA) countries.  The authorizations are for a 25-year period for the FTA portion and a 20-year period for the NFTA portion with both commencing on the earlier of the date of first export or seven years from the date the authorization is issued.  LCE proposes to export LNG from the existing Lake Charles Terminal located in Lake Charles, 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, and/or NFTA countries, with which trade is not prohibited by United States law or policy.  A Federal Register notice for the NFTA portion of the application will be issued. 

As part of this analysis in issuing this Order, DOE will consider the following two studies examining the cumulative impacts of exporting domestically produced LNG:

Additionally, DOE will consider the following environmental documents:

NO. DATE FILED FILED BY DOCUMENT TYPE
 
1. 8/15/2016 Lake Charles Exports, LLC (LCE) Application
2. 11/6/2016 U.S. Department of Energy Signed F.R. Notice
3. 11/10/2016 U.S. Department of Energy 81 FR 79005; Comments Due 1/09/2017
4. 1/9/2017 The American Petroleum Institute Motion to Intervene
5. 6/29/2017 U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination
6. 6/29/2017 U.S. Department of Energy DOE/FE Order No. 4011; Opinion and Order Granting LNG-term, Multi-contract Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel from the Lake Charles Terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Free Trade and Non-free Trade Agreement Nations
7. 12/13/2018 U.S. Department of Energy Policy Statement on LNG Destination Reporting
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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
11. 03/04/2020 Lake Charles Exports, LLC  Amendment to Long-term Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Free Trade Agreement and Non-free Trade Agreement Countries 
12. 04/03/2020 U.S. Department of Energy

85 FR 18944; Application to Amend Existing Long-term Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-free Trade Agreement Nations

Comments are due April 20, 2020, by 4:30 pm.
13. 04/18/2020 Anonymous Comment
14. 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
15. 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
16. 10/06/2020 U.S. Department of Energy DOE/FE Order No. 2987-A; 3324-B; 4011-A; Order Granting Application to Amend Long-term Authorizations
17 12/17/2020 U.S. Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Determination (CX)
18 12/18/2020 U.S. Department of Energy Policy Statement on Including Short-Term Export Authority in Long-Term LNG Export Authorizations
19. 06/02/2021 American Petroleum Institute (API) Notice of Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel
20. 05/17/2022 Lake Charles Exports, LLC  Notice of Change in Control
21. 05/24/2022 Lake Charles Exports, LLC  Application to Amend Export Term for Existing Long-Term Authorizations Through December 31, 2050
22. 06/21/2022 U.S. Department of Energy 87 FR 36842 - Notice of Application of Lake Charles Exports, LLC; Application To Amend Export Term Through December 31, 2050, for Existing Non-Free Trade Agreement Authorizations.

Comments are due on July 6, 2022, by 4:30 pm. 
23. 06/21/2022 U.S. Department of Energy 87 FR 36844 - Notice of change in control of Lake Charles Exports, LLC

Comments are due on July 6, 2022, by 4:30 pm. 
24. 06/21/2022 Lake Charles Exports, LLC Application for Amendment to Long-Term Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries
25. 07/06/2022 The Industrial Energy  Consumers of America (IECA) Motion to Intervene, Protest and Comment 
26. 07/06/2022 Public Citizen, Inc. Motion to Intervene and Protest 
27. 07/21/2022 Lake Charles Exports, LLC Answer of Lake Charles Exports, LLC and Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC to the Protests of the Industrial Energy Consumers of America, Public Citizen, Inc. and Sierra Club
28. 07/27/2022 U.S. Department of Energy

87 FR 45091 Notice of Application to Amend Existing Long-Term Authorizations to Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries

Comments are due on August 11, 2022, by 4:30 p.m.
29. 08/05/2022 The Industrial Energy  Consumers of America (IECA) Response by the Industrial Energy Consumers of America to Lake Charles Exports, LLC and Lake Charles Export Company
30. 08/11/2022 The Industrial Energy  Consumers of America (IECA) Motion to Intervene, Protest and Comment
31. 08/11/2022 The Sierra Club, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and Healthy Gulf

Motion to Intervene and Protest

Exhibits:

Exhibit 1 Exhibit 2 Exhibit 3 Exhibit 4 Exhibit 5 Exhibit 6 Exhibit 7
Exhibit 8 Exhibit 9 Exhibit 10 Exhibit 11 Exhibit 12 Exhibit 13 Exhibit 14
Exhibit 15 Exhibit 16 Exhibit 17 Exhibit 18 Exhibit 19 Exhibit 20 Exhibit 21
Exhibit 22 Exhibit 23 Exhibit 24 Exhibit 25 Exhibit 26 Exhibit 27 Exhibit 28
Exhibit 29 Exhibit 30 Exhibit 31 Exhibit 32 Exhibit 33 Exhibit 34 Exhibit 35
Exhibit 36 Exhibit 37 Exhibit 38 Exhibit 39 Exhibit 40 Exhibit 41  
32. 08/23/2022 Lake Charles Exports, LLC Answer of Lake Charles Exports, LLC and Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC to the Protests of the Industrial Energy Consumers of America and Sierra Club
33. 09/23/2022 U.S. Department of Energy Response to Notice of Change in Control
34. 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
35. 04/21/2023 U.S. Department of Energy DOE/FECM Order No. 3324-C; 4011-B; Order Denying Application for Second Extension of Deadline to Commence Exports of Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries
36. 05/08/2023 Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards Off the Record Communication
37. 05/22/2023 Lake Charles Exports, LLC Request for Rehearing
38. 06/21/2023 U.S. Department of Energy DOE/FECM Order No. 3324-D, 4011-C: Opinion and Order Denying Request for Regearing of Order Denying Application for Second Extension of Deadline to Commence Export of Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries
39. 11/01/2023 U.S. Department of Energy Supplement Analysis for the Application of Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC and Lake Charles Exports, LLC to Extend their Authorized Export Term through December 31, 2050
40. 11/01/2023 U.S. Department of Energy DOE/FECM Order No. 2987-B; 3324-E; 4011-D - Order Extending Export Term for Authorizations to Free Trade and Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations through December 31, 2050