The US Department of Energy (DOE) has published a notice in the Federal Register concerning an application submitted in September 2026 by Texas-based Freedom LNG. Freedom LNG has applied to the DOE for authorization to export US-produced natural gas to Mexico for liquefaction and subsequent re-export from Bravo LNG, a proposed floating LNG facility near the Port of Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
In its application, Freedom LNG seeks authorization to export up to 343 bcf/year (9.7 bcm/year) of US natural gas to Mexico, of which 307 bcf/year (8.7 bcm/year) would be re-exported as LNG to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and non-FTA countries. The proposed liquefaction and export terminal, named Bravo LNG, would be located offshore near the Port of Matamoros, on Mexico’s Gulf Coast in the state of Tamaulipas.
The company is seeking a 20-year export authorization to transport natural gas to the project via the existing offshore Sur de Texas–Tuxpan pipeline system.
Bravo LNG would feature a modular design comprising one liquefaction train with a nominal capacity of approximately 6 Mt/year (8.1 bcm/year) of LNG. Freedom LNG stated that the project is being developed by its affiliate, LNG Alliance, a Singaporean private limited company.