DOE authorizes LNG exports from Eagle Jacksonville project

The US Department of Energy issued an order on Oct. 4 that approves exports of domestically produced LNG from the proposed Eagle Jacksonville project along the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla. Ultimately owned by Ferus Natural Gas Fuels LP, the project plans to export small-scale amounts of LNG, serve the US market, and provide LNG as a shipping fuel, DOE said.

DOE said the order gives Eagle LNG authority to export as much as 0.14 bcfd of gas as LNG from the proposed operation by ocean-going vessel or by International Organization for Standardization container to any country with which the US does not have a free-trade agreement requiring national treatment for gas trade, and with which trade is not prohibited by US law or policy.

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave Eagle LNG authorization to site, construct, and operate the Eagle Jacksonville project in September (OGJ Online, Sep. 23, 2019).

“The small-scale LNG market is an increasingly important energy supply option for our neighbors and Eagle LNG has been an industry leader in this growing segment,” said US Assistant Sec. for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg. “This action furthers the administration’s commitment to promote American energy production which is critical to American workers and the American economy.”

DOE noted that including this announcement, it has approved 34.66 bcfd of exports in the form of LNG and compressed natural gas to non-FTA countries. Of this approved amount, about 15 bcfd is in various stages of operation and construction, it said.

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