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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 12–113–LNG]
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.; Application for
Blanket Authorization To Export
Previously Imported Liquefied Natural
Gas on a Short-Term Basis
Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
Notice of application.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Office of Fossil Energy
(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)
gives notice of receipt of an application
(Application), filed on September 10,
2012, by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron),
requesting blanket authorization to
export liquefied natural gas (LNG) that
previously had been imported into the
United States from foreign sources in an
amount up to the equivalent of 72
billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas on
a short-term or spot market basis for a
two-year period commencing on
December 8, 2012.1 The LNG would be
exported from the Sabine Pass LNG
Terminal owned by Sabine Pass LNG,
L.P., in Cameron Parish, Louisiana to
any country with the capacity to import
LNG via ocean-going carrier and with
which trade is not prohibited by U.S.
law or policy. The Application was filed
under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA). Protests, motions to intervene,
notices of intervention, and written
comments are invited.
DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or
notices of intervention, as applicable,
requests for additional procedures, and
written comments are to be filed using
procedures detailed in the Public
Comment Procedures section no later
than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, December
6, 2012.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy
(FE–34), Office of Oil and Gas Global
Security and Supply, Office of Fossil
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3E–
042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larine Moore or Beverly Howard, U.S.
Department of Energy (FE–34), Office
of Oil and Gas Global Security and
Supply, Office of Fossil Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042,
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–
9478; (202) 586–9387;
Edward Myers, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the Assistant
General Counsel for Electricity and
Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building,
Room 6B–256, 1000 Independence
SUMMARY:
1 Chevron U.S.A. Inc.’s, current blanket
authorization to export previously imported LNG
granted in DOE/FE Order No. 2888 (December 8,
2010) extends through December 7, 2012.
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Background
Chevron is a Pennsylvania
corporation with its principal place of
business in San Ramon, California.
Chevron Global Gas is a division of
Chevron that engages in the global
business of marketing and trading LNG.
Chevron has contracted for 1.0 Bcf/day
of terminal capacity from Sabine Pass
LNG L.P. for an initial term of twenty
years that commenced in November
2004 with the option to extend the term
for a period of twenty years. On June 22,
2012, DOE/FE Order No. 3113 granted
Chevron blanket authorization to import
LNG up to the equivalent of 800 Bcf of
natural gas from various international
sources for a two-year period beginning
on August 1, 2012. Under the terms of
the blanket authorization, LNG may be
imported at any LNG receiving facility
in the United States and its territories.
Current Application
In the instant Application, Chevron
requests blanket authorization to export
previously imported LNG to which
Chevron holds title on a short-term or
spot market basis in an amount up to
the equivalent of 72 Bcf of natural gas,
on a cumulative basis, over a two-year
period beginning on December 8, 2012.
Chevron is seeking such authorization
to export previously imported LNG to
any country with the capacity to import
LNG via ocean-going carrier and with
which trade is not prohibited by Federal
law or policy. Chevron states that it
does not seek authorization to export
domestically-produced natural gas or
LNG.
The blanket export authorization
requested by Chevron would be
applicable to exports from the Sabine
Pass LNG Terminal, owned by Sabine
Pass LNG, L.P. in Cameron Parish,
Louisiana. Chevron states that DOE/FE
has issued a number of blanket
authorizations to export previouslyimported LNG, including the recently
granted authorization for such reexports from this terminal to Cheniere
Marketing LLC in DOE/FE Order No.
3102 granted on June 7, 2012. Chevron
states that there are no other
proceedings related to this Application
currently pending before the DOE or any
other federal agency.
Chevron states that the request to
export previously imported LNG is
based on its desire to optimize the longterm capacity it has contracted for at the
Sabine Pass LNG Terminal by
responding effectively to periodic
changes in domestic and world markets
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for natural gas and LNG. More
specifically, Chevron asserts it desires
the option to either export previously
imported LNG to other world markets,
or regasify the imported LNG for sale in
domestic markets. Chevron states that it
would base any decision related to the
sale of imported LNG on prevailing
market conditions. Chevron asserts that
it does not intend to export any LNG
when market conditions dictate that the
LNG be used to meet domestic needs.
Chevron asserts that the authorization
would encourage Chevron to purchase
spot market LNG cargoes for import into
the United States, and would make
more gas available to the domestic
market if it were needed. Finally,
Chevron states that granting the blanket
export authorization would not reduce
domestically-produced natural gas
supplies because it is not seeking to
export domestically-produced natural
gas supplies.
Public Interest Considerations
In support of its Application, Chevron
states that pursuant to section 3 of the
NGA, DOE/FE must authorize natural
gas exports to a foreign country unless
there is a finding that such exports ‘‘will
not be consistent with the public
interest.’’ 2 Chevron states that section 3
thus creates a statutory presumption in
favor of a properly framed export
application.3 Chevron states further that
the public interest determination is
guided by DOE Delegation Order No.
0204–111, which ‘‘focuses primarily on
domestic need for the gas to be
exported, as described in the Secretary’s
natural gas policy guidelines’’.4
As detailed in the Application,
Chevron states the blanket export
authorization requested by Chevron
satisfies the public interest standard for
the following reasons. Chevron states
that there is no domestic reliance on the
imported LNG that Chevron would
export pursuant to the blanket
authorization requested in the
Application. Specifically, Chevron
states that in the DOE/FE Order No.
3102 5 DOE/FE took administrative
notice that recent data and analysis
shows domestic natural gas production
has increased significantly over the last
several years, due to improved drilling
technologies, and the ability to produce
natural gas trapped in shale gas geologic
formations. Chevron asserts that
granting the blanket export
authorization would encourage the
importation of LNG into the United
States by providing Chevron the option,
based on prevailing market conditions,
to either export previously imported
LNG to other world markets or regassify
the LNG for sale in domestic markets.
Environmental Impact
Chevron states that no modifications
to the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal are
required to enable the proposed exports
of LNG. Chevron asserts that
consequently, granting this Application
would not be a federal action
significantly affecting the human
environment under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
2 15 U.S.C. 717b.(a). Natural gas is defined to
include LNG in 10 CFR 590.102(i).
3 Phillips Alaska Natural Gas Corp. and Marathon
Oil Co., DOE/FE Order No. 1473 (2 FE ¶ 70,317) at
13 (April 2, 1999), citing Panhandle Producers and
Royalty Owners Association v. ERA, 822 F.2d 1105,
1111 (D.C. Cir. 1987).
4 Cheniere Marketing, LLC, Order Granting
Blanket Authorization to Export Previously
Imported Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel, DOE/FE
Order No. 3102 (FE Docket No. 12–36–LNG) at 5
(June 7, 2012).
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DOE/FE Evaluation
This export Application will be
reviewed pursuant to section 3 of the
NGA, as amended, and the authority
contained in DOE Delegation Order No.
00–002.00L (April 29, 2011) and DOE
Redelegation Order No. 00–002.04E
(April 29, 2011). In reviewing this LNG
export Application, DOE will consider
domestic need for the gas, as well as any
other issues determined to be
appropriate, including whether the
arrangement is consistent with DOE’s
policy of promoting competition in the
marketplace by allowing commercial
parties to freely negotiate their own
trade arrangements. Parties that may
oppose this Application should
comment in their responses on these
issues.
The National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.,
requires DOE to give appropriate
consideration to the environmental
effects of its proposed decisions. No
final decision will be issued in this
proceeding until DOE has met its NEPA
responsibilities.
Public Comment Procedures
In response to this notice, any person
may file a protest, comments, or a
motion to intervene or notice of
intervention, as applicable. Any person
wishing to become a party to the
proceeding must file a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention, as
applicable. The filing of comments or a
protest with respect to the Application
will not serve to make the commenter or
protestant a party to the proceeding,
although protests and comments
received from persons who are not
parties will be considered in
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taken on the Application. All protests,
comments, motions to intervene or
notices of intervention must meet the
requirements specified by the
regulations in 10 CFR part 590.
Filings may be submitted using one of
the following methods: (1) Emailing the
filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE
Docket No. 12–113–LNG in the title
line; (2) mailing an original and three
paper copies of the filing to the Office
of Oil and Gas Global Security and
Supply at the address listed in
ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an
original and three paper copies of the
filing to the Office of Oil and Gas Global
Security and Supply at the address
listed in ADDRESSES.
A decisional record on the
Application will be developed through
responses to this notice by parties,
including the parties’ written comments
and replies thereto. Additional
procedures will be used as necessary to
achieve a complete understanding of the
facts and issues. A party seeking
intervention may request that additional
procedures be provided, such as
additional written comments, an oral
presentation, a conference, or trial-type
hearing. Any request to file additional
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and relevant to a decision in the
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scheduled, notice will be provided to all
parties. If no party requests additional
procedures, a final Opinion and Order
may be issued based on the official
record, including the Application and
responses filed by parties pursuant to
this notice, in accordance with 10 CFR
590.316.
The Application filed by Chevron is
available for inspection and copying in
the Office of Natural Gas Regulatory
Activities docket room, 3E–042, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. The docket
room is open between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The
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be available electronically by going to
the following DOE/FE web address:
https://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/
gasregulation/.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 12-113-LNG]
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.; Application for Blanket Authorization To
Export Previously Imported Liquefied Natural Gas on a Short-Term Basis
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy
(DOE) gives notice of receipt of an application (Application), filed on
September 10, 2012, by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron), requesting
blanket authorization to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) that
previously had been imported into the United States from foreign
sources in an amount up to the equivalent of 72 billion cubic feet
(Bcf) of natural gas on a short-term or spot market basis for a two-
year period commencing on December 8, 2012.\1\ The LNG would be
exported from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal owned by Sabine Pass LNG,
L.P., in Cameron Parish, Louisiana to any country with the capacity to
import LNG via ocean-going carrier and with which trade is not
prohibited by U.S. law or policy. The Application was filed under
section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Protests, motions to intervene,
notices of intervention, and written comments are invited.
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\1\ Chevron U.S.A. Inc.'s, current blanket authorization to
export previously imported LNG granted in DOE/FE Order No. 2888
(December 8, 2010) extends through December 7, 2012.
DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or notices of intervention, as
applicable, requests for additional procedures, and written comments
are to be filed using procedures detailed in the Public Comment
Procedures section no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, December 6,
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2012.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Oil and Gas
Global Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal
Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larine Moore or Beverly Howard, U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34),
Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of Fossil
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9478; (202) 586-9387;
Edward Myers, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Assistant
General Counsel for Electricity and Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building,
Room 6B-256, 1000 Independence
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Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-3397.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Chevron is a Pennsylvania corporation with its principal place of
business in San Ramon, California. Chevron Global Gas is a division of
Chevron that engages in the global business of marketing and trading
LNG. Chevron has contracted for 1.0 Bcf/day of terminal capacity from
Sabine Pass LNG L.P. for an initial term of twenty years that commenced
in November 2004 with the option to extend the term for a period of
twenty years. On June 22, 2012, DOE/FE Order No. 3113 granted Chevron
blanket authorization to import LNG up to the equivalent of 800 Bcf of
natural gas from various international sources for a two-year period
beginning on August 1, 2012. Under the terms of the blanket
authorization, LNG may be imported at any LNG receiving facility in the
United States and its territories.
Current Application
In the instant Application, Chevron requests blanket authorization
to export previously imported LNG to which Chevron holds title on a
short-term or spot market basis in an amount up to the equivalent of 72
Bcf of natural gas, on a cumulative basis, over a two-year period
beginning on December 8, 2012. Chevron is seeking such authorization to
export previously imported LNG to any country with the capacity to
import LNG via ocean-going carrier and with which trade is not
prohibited by Federal law or policy. Chevron states that it does not
seek authorization to export domestically-produced natural gas or LNG.
The blanket export authorization requested by Chevron would be
applicable to exports from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal, owned by
Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Chevron states that
DOE/FE has issued a number of blanket authorizations to export
previously-imported LNG, including the recently granted authorization
for such re-exports from this terminal to Cheniere Marketing LLC in
DOE/FE Order No. 3102 granted on June 7, 2012. Chevron states that
there are no other proceedings related to this Application currently
pending before the DOE or any other federal agency.
Chevron states that the request to export previously imported LNG
is based on its desire to optimize the long-term capacity it has
contracted for at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal by responding
effectively to periodic changes in domestic and world markets for
natural gas and LNG. More specifically, Chevron asserts it desires the
option to either export previously imported LNG to other world markets,
or regasify the imported LNG for sale in domestic markets. Chevron
states that it would base any decision related to the sale of imported
LNG on prevailing market conditions. Chevron asserts that it does not
intend to export any LNG when market conditions dictate that the LNG be
used to meet domestic needs.
Public Interest Considerations
In support of its Application, Chevron states that pursuant to
section 3 of the NGA, DOE/FE must authorize natural gas exports to a
foreign country unless there is a finding that such exports ``will not
be consistent with the public interest.'' \2\ Chevron states that
section 3 thus creates a statutory presumption in favor of a properly
framed export application.\3\ Chevron states further that the public
interest determination is guided by DOE Delegation Order No. 0204-111,
which ``focuses primarily on domestic need for the gas to be exported,
as described in the Secretary's natural gas policy guidelines''.\4\
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\2\ 15 U.S.C. 717b.(a). Natural gas is defined to include LNG in
10 CFR 590.102(i).
\3\ Phillips Alaska Natural Gas Corp. and Marathon Oil Co., DOE/
FE Order No. 1473 (2 FE ] 70,317) at 13 (April 2, 1999), citing
Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association v. ERA, 822 F.2d
1105, 1111 (D.C. Cir. 1987).
\4\ Cheniere Marketing, LLC, Order Granting Blanket
Authorization to Export Previously Imported Liquefied Natural Gas by
Vessel, DOE/FE Order No. 3102 (FE Docket No. 12-36-LNG) at 5 (June
7, 2012).
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As detailed in the Application, Chevron states the blanket export
authorization requested by Chevron satisfies the public interest
standard for the following reasons. Chevron states that there is no
domestic reliance on the imported LNG that Chevron would export
pursuant to the blanket authorization requested in the Application.
Specifically, Chevron states that in the DOE/FE Order No. 3102 \5\ DOE/
FE took administrative notice that recent data and analysis shows
domestic natural gas production has increased significantly over the
last several years, due to improved drilling technologies, and the
ability to produce natural gas trapped in shale gas geologic
formations. Chevron asserts that granting the blanket export
authorization would encourage the importation of LNG into the United
States by providing Chevron the option, based on prevailing market
conditions, to either export previously imported LNG to other world
markets or regassify the LNG for sale in domestic markets. Chevron
asserts that the authorization would encourage Chevron to purchase spot
market LNG cargoes for import into the United States, and would make
more gas available to the domestic market if it were needed. Finally,
Chevron states that granting the blanket export authorization would not
reduce domestically-produced natural gas supplies because it is not
seeking to export domestically-produced natural gas supplies.
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Environmental Impact
Chevron states that no modifications to the Sabine Pass LNG
Terminal are required to enable the proposed exports of LNG. Chevron
asserts that consequently, granting this Application would not be a
federal action significantly affecting the human environment under the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
DOE/FE Evaluation
This export Application will be reviewed pursuant to section 3 of
the NGA, as amended, and the authority contained in DOE Delegation
Order No. 00-002.00L (April 29, 2011) and DOE Redelegation Order No.
00-002.04E (April 29, 2011). In reviewing this LNG export Application,
DOE will consider domestic need for the gas, as well as any other
issues determined to be appropriate, including whether the arrangement
is consistent with DOE's policy of promoting competition in the
marketplace by allowing commercial parties to freely negotiate their
own trade arrangements. Parties that may oppose this Application should
comment in their responses on these issues.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq., requires DOE to give appropriate consideration to the
environmental effects of its proposed decisions. No final decision will
be issued in this proceeding until DOE has met its NEPA
responsibilities.
Public Comment Procedures
In response to this notice, any person may file a protest,
comments, or a motion to intervene or notice of intervention, as
applicable. Any person wishing to become a party to the proceeding must
file a motion to intervene or notice of intervention, as applicable.
The filing of comments or a protest with respect to the Application
will not serve to make the commenter or protestant a party to the
proceeding, although protests and comments received from persons who
are not parties will be considered in
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determining the appropriate action to be taken on the Application. All
protests, comments, motions to intervene or notices of intervention
must meet the requirements specified by the regulations in 10 CFR part
590.
Filings may be submitted using one of the following methods: (1)
Emailing the filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE Docket No. 12-113-LNG
in the title line; (2) mailing an original and three paper copies of
the filing to the Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply at
the address listed in ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an original and
three paper copies of the filing to the Office of Oil and Gas Global
Security and Supply at the address listed in ADDRESSES.
A decisional record on the Application will be developed through
responses to this notice by parties, including the parties' written
comments and replies thereto. Additional procedures will be used as
necessary to achieve a complete understanding of the facts and issues.
A party seeking intervention may request that additional procedures be
provided, such as additional written comments, an oral presentation, a
conference, or trial-type hearing. Any request to file additional
written comments should explain why they are necessary. Any request for
an oral presentation should identify the substantial question of fact,
law, or policy at issue, show that it is material and relevant to a
decision in the proceeding, and demonstrate why an oral presentation is
needed. Any request for a conference should demonstrate why the
conference would materially advance the proceeding. Any request for a
trial-type hearing must show that there are factual issues genuinely in
dispute that are relevant and material to a decision and that a trial-
type hearing is necessary for a full and true disclosure of the facts.
If an additional procedure is scheduled, notice will be provided to
all parties. If no party requests additional procedures, a final
Opinion and Order may be issued based on the official record, including
the Application and responses filed by parties pursuant to this notice,
in accordance with 10 CFR 590.316.
The Application filed by Chevron is available for inspection and
copying in the Office of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities docket room,
3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. The docket
room is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Application and any filed
protests, motions to intervene or notice of interventions, and comments
will also be available electronically by going to the following DOE/FE
web address: https://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/gasregulation/.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 31, 2012.
Robert F. Corbin,
Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of
Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 2012-27032 Filed 11-5-12; 8:45 am]
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