Department of Energy Authorizes Exports from the Gulf LNG Liquefaction Project in Mississippi

The U.S. Department of Energy today issued an order to Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company. The order approved exports of domestically produced liquefied natural gas from the Gulf LNG Liquefaction Project. The project is located in Jackson County, Mississippi, near the city of Pascagoula. The Gulf LNG Liquefaction Project, owned 50-percent by Kinder Morgan’s Southern Gulf LNG Company, will be built at the site of the Gulf LNG Terminal. The Gulf LNG Terminal is an existing import terminal owned by Gulf LNG Energy.

Under the order Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company will have authority to export up to 1.53 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas as LNG from the proposed Gulf LNG Liquefaction Project. Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company is authorized to export to any country with which the U.S. does not have a free trade agreement (FTA). The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorized GLLC to site, construct, and operate the Project on July 16, 2019.

“This announcement advances the Trump administration’s commitment to energy security here at home and for our friends abroad,” said Secretary Rick Perry. “Increased amounts of U.S. LNG on the world market benefit the American economy, American workers, and consumers and help make the air cleaner around the globe.”

Including today’s announcement, the U.S. Department of Energy has approved 34.52 Bcf/d of exports in the form of LNG and compressed natural gas to non-free trade agreement countries. Of this approved amount, approximately 14 Bcf/d is in various stages of operation and construction, with four export projects currently operating, and two more expected to come online later this year.