Jordan Cove Receives Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization to Import Natural Gas from Canada and Conditional Authorization to Export LNG to Non-FTA Countries

摘要

The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy on 3/24/14 issued Order No. 3413 that conditionally granted Jordan Cove Energy Project LP long-term multi-contract authorization to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) by vessel from the Jordan Cove LNG terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon to non-free trade agreement (FTA) nations, the first such authorization to a U.S. facility fully dedicated to natural gas exports.8 Jordan Cove is approved to export LNG in a volume equivalent to 292 Bcf/yr of natural gas, or 0.8 Bcf/d, for a 20-year term, as requested. Jordan Cove previously sought authorization to export LNG by vessel up to the equivalent of 438 Bcf/yr of natural gas (1.2 Bcf/d) for a 30-year term to nations with which the U.S. currently has, or in the future enters into, a FTA (FTA countries). DOE/FE granted that authorization by order dated 12/7/11.