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  • 2021-02218 — Southern LNG Company, L.L.C.; Application for Blanket Authorization To Export Previously Imported Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries on a Short-Term Basis
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 8005
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Office of Fossil Energy of the Department of Energy has received an application from Southern LNG Company, L.L.C. seeking permission to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) that was previously imported into the United States. They want to export up to 182.5 billion cubic feet per year over a two-year period from the Elba Island Terminal in Georgia to countries that do not have a free trade agreement with the U.S. The public has until March 5, 2021, to submit comments, protests, or motions to intervene in response to this application. The Department will evaluate the application by considering domestic gas needs, environmental effects, and alignment with policy promoting market competition.

    Simple Explanation

    Southern LNG wants to take gas that was brought into the United States, make it liquid, and then send it to other countries that don’t have trade deals with the U.S. They are asking for permission to do this for a short time, and people have a chance to say what they think about it by March 5, 2021.

  • 2020-28599 — Including Short-Term Export Authority in Long-Term Authorizations for the Export of Natural Gas on a Non-Additive Basis
    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 2243
    Reading Time:about 19 minutes

    The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a new policy that will streamline the way it authorizes natural gas exports. Previously, facilities needed separate long-term and short-term authorizations to export natural gas, but now DOE will consolidate these permissions into one. This means that facilities with long-term export authorizations will also be allowed to export the same volume on short-term contracts of less than two years without needing additional paperwork. This change is aimed at making the process more efficient and reducing administrative burdens, applying to future long-term export authorizations.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Energy has made it easier for places that sell natural gas to send it out of the country by using one big permission slip instead of two separate ones, which saves time and effort. This helps them do it faster without changing the amount they can send.