DOE Authorizes Sabine Pass to Export Additional LNG Volumes to FTA Nations
Posted on Feb 26, 2015 in Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on DOE Authorizes Sabine Pass to Export Additional LNG Volumes to FTA Nations
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has authorized Sabine Pass Liquefaction (SPL) to export an additional 203 Bcf/year over 25 years from its LNG export terminal under construction in Cameron Parish, La. to nations with a Free Trade Agreement with the United States (FTA nations). The additional volumes represent the difference between the initial design capacity and the maximum LNG production capacity of liquefaction Trains 1 through 4 at the terminal. SPL is now authorized to export 1,509.3 Bcf/year on a long-term basis to FTA nations.