Orders Granting Authority To Import and Export Natural Gas, To Import and Export Liquefied Natural Gas, Denying Request for Rehearing, and To Vacate Prior Authorization During December 2015

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Federal RegisterJan 26, 2016
81 Fed. Reg. 4268 (Jan. 26, 2016)
FE Docket Nos.
ENSORCIA AMERICA LLC15-164-LNG
AIR FLOW NORTH AMERICA CORP14-206-LNG
FREEPORT LNG EXPANSION, L.P., FLNG LIQUEFACTION, LLC, FLNG, LIQUEFACTION 2, LLC, and FLNG, LIQUEFACTION 3, LLC (collectively, FLEX)11-161-LNG
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY15-130-LNG
MACQUARIE ENERGY LLC15-181-NG
MACQUARIE ENERGY LLC15-182-LNG
MACQUARIE ENERGY LLC15-183-LNG
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY, d/b/a NV ENERGY15-179-NG
IRVING OIL TERMINALS INC15-175-NG
PUGET SOUND ENERGY, INC15-178-NG
HOUSTON PIPE LINE COMPANY LP15-185-NG
PEMEX TRANSFORMACION INDUSTRIAL15-174-NG
AUX SABLE CANADA LP15-188-NG
UNIPER GLOBAL COMMODITIES NORTH AMERICA LLC15-180-NG
IRVING OIL COMMERCIAL GP and IRVING OIL OIL TERMINALS OPERATIONS INC15-165-NG

AGENCY:

Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION:

Notice of orders.

SUMMARY:

The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy gives notice that during December 2015, it issued orders granting authority to import and export natural gas, to import and export liquefied natural gas (LNG), denying request for rehearing, and to vacate prior authority. These orders are summarized in the attached appendix and may be found on the FE Web site at http://energy. gov/fe/downloads/listing-doefe-authorizationsorders-issued-2015.

They are also available for inspection and copying in the U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Division of Natural Gas Regulation, Office of Regulation and International Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy, Docket Room 3E-033, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9478. The Docket Room is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2016.

John A. Anderson,

Director, Office of Regulation and International Engagement, Office of Oil and Natural Gas.

Appendix— DOE/FE Orders Granting Import/Export Authorizations

375212/30/1515-164-LNGEnsorcia America LLCOrder blanket authority to export LNG to Mexico in ISO Containers transported by vessel.
375312/04/1514-206-LNGAir Flow North America CorpFinal Opinion and Order granting long-term Multi-contract authorization to export LNG in ISO Containers loaded at the Clean Energy Fuels Corp. LNG Production Facility in Willis, Texas, and exported by vessel to Non-free Trade Agreement nations in Central America, South America, the Caribbean or Africa.
3357-C12/04/1511-161-LNGFreeport LNG Expansion, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC, and FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC (collectively, FLEX)Opinion and Order Denying Request for Rehearing of Orders granting long-term, Multi-contract authorization to export LNG by vessel from the Freeport LNG Terminal on Quintana Island, Texas, to Non-free Trade Agreement Nations.
375412/16/1515-130-LNGConocoPhillips CompanyOrder granting blanket authority to previously imported LNG by vessel.
375512/30/1515-181-NGMacquarie Energy LLCOrder granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas from/to Canada/Mexico.
375612/30/1515-182-LNGMacquarie Energy LLCOrder granting blanket authority to import/export LNG from/to Canada/Mexico by truck.
375712/30/1515-183-LNGMacquarie Energy LLCOrder granting blanket authority to LNG from various international sources by vessel.
375812/30/1515-179-NGSierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV EnergyOrder granting blanket authority to import natural gas from Canada.
375912/30/1515-175-NGIrving Oil Terminals IncOrder granting blanket authority to import natural gas from Canada.
376012/30/1515-178-NGPuget Sound Energy, IncOrder granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas from/to Canada.
376112/30/1515-185-NGHouston Pipe Line Company LPOrder granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas from/to Mexico.
376212/30/1515-174-NGPemex Transformacion IndustrialOrder granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas from/to Canada/Mexico, and to import LNG from various international sources by vessel, and vacating prior authorization.
376312/30/1515-188-NGAux Sable Canada LPOrder granting blanket authority to import natural gas from Canada.
376412/30/1515-180-NGUniper Global Commodities North America LLCOrder granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas from/to Canada, and vacating prior authorization.
376512/30/1515-165-NGIrving Oil Commercial GP and Irving Oil Terminals Operations IncOrder granting long-term authority to import/export natural gas from/to Canada.

[FR Doc. 2016-01492 Filed 1-25-16; 8:45 am]

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