U.S. Department of Energy Authorizes LNG Exports from the Eagle LNG Project in Florida

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved an order for Eagle LNG for exports of U.S. produced LNG from the Eagle Jacksonville Project, to be located along the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. The Eagle Jacksonville Project is owned by Ferus Natural Gas Fuels. Ferus Natural Gas Fuels plans to export small-scale quantities of LNG, as well as serve the domestic market and provide LNG as a shipping fuel.

“I am excited to see a company like Eagle LNG developing new and innovative ways to use U.S. LNG,” said Secretary of Energy Rick Perry. “And I am pleased that the Department of Energy was able to efficiently approve Eagle LNG’s export application after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the Project, allowing Eagle LNG to bring their innovative LNG solutions to the market as quickly as possible.”

Under the order, Eagle LNG will have authority to export up to 0.14 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas as LNG from the proposed Eagle Jacksonville Project. Eagle LNG is authorized to export the LNG by ocean-going vessel or by ISO container to any country with which the United States does not have a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas, and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorized Eagle LNG to site, construct, and operate the Eagle Jacksonville Project on September 19, 2019.

Including this Eagle LNG announcement, the Department of Energy has approved 34.66 Bcf/d of exports in the form of LNG and compressed natural gas to non-FTA countries. Of this approved amount, approximately 15 Bcf/d is in various stages of operation and construction.