Opportunity
Federal Register #Docket No. 19134LNG
DOE Notice: Change in Control for Commonwealth LNG, LLC (No Procurement)
Buyer
Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
Posted
July 14, 2026
Respond By
July 29, 2026
Identifier
Docket No. 19134LNG
This notice from the Department of Energy's Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) addresses a change in control for Commonwealth LNG, LLC: - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has acquired a 22.8% equity interest in Caturus Holdco, LLC, the parent company of Commonwealth LNG, LLC - Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC and Mubadala Energy remain as equity owners - Commonwealth LNG, LLC submitted a Statement and Notice of Change in Control to clarify its upstream ownership structure - The filing is made under the Natural Gas Act and DOE's procedures for changes in control affecting natural gas import/export authorizations - No procurement, products, OEMs, or vendors are involved in this notice - No goods or services are being requested or awarded
Description
The Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) of the Department of Energy (DOE) has received a Statement and Notice of Change in Control filed by Commonwealth LNG, LLC on June 15, 2026. The notice describes a change in Commonwealth's upstream ownership involving the acquisition of a 22.8% equity interest in Commonwealth's corporate parent by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The Statement was filed under the Natural Gas Act and DOE's Procedures for Changes in Control Affecting Applications and Authorizations to Import or Export Natural Gas. Public comments on this change in control are invited until July 29, 2026.