Energia i gospodarka · 16/04/2010

Cheniere Marketing, LLC; Application for Blanket Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas

The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of an application, filed on March 23, 2010, by Cheniere Marketing, LLC (CMI), requesting blanket authorization to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) that previously had been imported into the United States from foreign sources in an amount up to the equivalent of 500 Billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas on a short-term or spot market basis. The LNG would be exported from the Sabine Pass LNG terminal owned by CMI's affiliate, Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., in Cameron Parish, Louisiana to any country with the capacity to import LNG via ocean-going carrier and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy, over a two year period commencing on the date of the authorization. In addition, CMI requests that FE vacate the blanket authorization issued in DOE/FE Order 2651 on June 8, 2009, requesting the export of previously imported LNG, as amended by Order 2651-A on July 31, 2009, (Orders 2651 and 2651-A) effective on the date of the proposed authorization. The proposed authorization will supersede CMI's current authorization. The application was filed under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NG