The US Energy Department (DOE) has conditionally authorized Freeport LNG Expansion and FLNG Liquefaction to export additional volumes of domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States from the Freeport LNG Terminal in Quintana Island, Texas.
In May 2013 Freeport had received approval to export 1.4 Bcf/d (39.5 mcm/d) of LNG from this facility to non-FTA countries. The Freeport Expansion application was next in the order of precedence after the Energy Department conditionally authorized Dominion’s proposed Cove Point facility in September 2013. Subject to environmental review and final regulatory approval, the facility is conditionally authorized to export an additional 0.4 Bcf/d (11.2 mcm/d, or 5.2 bcm/year), for a total rate of up to 1.8 Bcf/d (50.8 mcm/d or 18.5 bcm/year), for a period of 20 years.
Freeport LNG will have a liquefaction capacity of 13.2 Mt/year (nearly 18 bcm/year) and is expected to be commissioned in 2018.
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