Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P.; Amendment of Application for Long-Term, Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations

The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of an amendment (Amendment), filed on October 5, 2015, by Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. (Jordan Cove) of its pending Application in this proceeding. The Application, filed on March 23, 2012, seeks authority to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a volume equivalent to 292 Bcf/yr (0.8 Bcf/day) from a proposed terminal to be located on Coos Bay in the State of Oregon to nations with which the United States does not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas (non-FTA nations). DOE published a ``Notice of Application'' in the Federal Register on June 6, 2012. 77 Fed.Reg. 33446. DOE/FE received five motions to intervene in the proceeding and numerous comments for and against the proposed export authorization. The Amendment seeks to increase the volume of LNG for which Jordan Cove requests export authorization from the equivalent of 292 Bcf/yr to the equivalent of 350 Bcf/yr of natural gas (0.96 Bcf/day). On March 24, 2014, the Department of Energy issued DOE/FE Order No. 3413, conditionally granting Jordan Cove's Application.\1\ DOE/FE has not yet issued a final order on the pending Application. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------