From Conditional to Final: DOE Clears CP2 LNG for Non-FTA Exports

October 24, 2025Oil & Gas, Energy Regulation, Markets & Enforcement, Lobbying & Public Policy, Natural Resources, Liquefied Natural Gas, Energy, Energy & Infrastructure, FERC/Regulatory, Energy Transition, Energy Regulation

On October 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a final order (DOE/FECM Order No. 5264-A1) granting Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC long-term authorization to export up to 1,446 billion cubic feet per year of domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Louisiana facility to countries without a free trade agreement with the United States (Non-FTA Countries). The final order follows a March 2025 Conditional Order,2 which issued while DOE was still completing its review of the agency’s 2024 LNG Export Study.3 The final order confirms that the project’s export volume and term authorization (through December 31, 2050) are unchanged, but provides for a three-year “make-up period” to allow export of any approved volume not shipped during the original term.

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