US DOE sanctions LNG exports from Commonwealth LNG
Commonwealth LNG LLC has received final authorization from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to export up to 1.21 bcfd of natural gas as LNG to non-free trade agreement (FTA) countries from its planned 9.5 million tonnes/year (tpy) plant in Cameron Parish, La.
Today’s action follows DOE’s conditional authorization to Commonwealth LNG LLC in February 2025 and reflects the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) June 2025 approval for the siting, construction, and operation of the LNG plant.
Commonwealth LNG has secured long-term off-take agreements for LNG with Malaysia’s Petronas, global energy commodities trading entity Glencore Ltd., and Japan’s JERA, and has awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction contract with Technip Energies to advance the project.