The U.S. Department of Energy received an application on July 7, 2026, from Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC requesting long-term, multi-contract authorization to export liquefied natural gas equal to about 620.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas a year. The volume is tied to the company's proposed CP2 LNG Expansion Project, which would add capacity at its LNG export terminal now under construction in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

The expansion project

CP2 LNG says the expansion would raise the terminal's peak liquefaction and export capacity by 11.7 million tonnes a year, equal to the requested 620.5 Bcf/yr. The new facilities would connect to the existing terminal, on the east side of the Calcasieu Ship Channel near Monkey Island, and run together with it as a single, fully integrated export facility. The expansion adds:

  • Six refrigerant liquefaction blocks
  • A new natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant
  • A third marine berth within the terminal's already-approved berthing area

We previously reported that Baker Hughes landed an order for six liquefaction blocks on Venture Global's CP2.

What the authorization covers

CP2 LNG is seeking authority to export the LNG by vessel to countries with a free trade agreement covering natural gas trade with the U.S., and separately to other countries where such trade isn't barred by U.S. law. This notice covers only the second, non-FTA portion of the request, filed under section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act; the Department of Energy said it will review the free-trade-country portion on its own, under a different section of the same law. CP2 LNG is seeking the authorization on its own behalf and as agent for other entities that would hold title to the LNG at export. The company requested a 20-year term starting once commercial exports begin, plus a three-year make-up period after that.

Review timeline

The department's Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office is taking public comments, protests and motions to intervene on the application, filed under Docket No. 26-78-LNG, through 4:30 p.m. Eastern time on October 2, 2026. The department said it will not issue a final decision until it completes the environmental review required under the National Environmental Policy Act. The notice was signed in Washington on July 29, 2026, by Amy Sweeney, director of the Office of Global Energy Security's Office of Strategic Resources.