Opportunity
Federal Register #26-127-LNG
Freedom LNG Seeks Authorization to Export Natural Gas to Mexico and Re-Export LNG
Buyer
U.S. Department of Energy, Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
Posted
October 06, 2026
Respond By
December 07, 2026
Identifier
26-127-LNG
The U.S. Department of Energy is reviewing an application by Freedom LNG LLC to authorize exports of U.S.-sourced natural gas to Mexico and re-exports of some of that gas as LNG. - Government offices - Buyer/reviewing agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - Sub-agency: Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) - Office details: Office of Global Energy Security, Office of Strategic Resources - Applicant and project entities - Freedom LNG LLC is the applicant. - LNG Alliance Pte. Ltd. is identified as project developer; BRAVO LNG S.A. de C.V. is the intended project owner and operator. - Requested export authorizations - Up to approximately 343 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr) of U.S.-sourced natural gas by pipeline to Mexico through the existing offshore Sur de Texas-Tuxpan pipeline system, for use in Mexico and/or conversion to LNG for re-export. - Re-export of 307 Bcf/yr of that gas as LNG by vessel to non-Free Trade Agreement countries. - Proposed BRAVO LNG Project - Located near the Port of Matamoros in Tamaulipas, Mexico. - Planned as one liquefaction train with nominal capacity of approximately 6 million tons of LNG per year. - Requested authorization term: 20 years after commercial exports begin. - This is an export-authorization application, not a procurement of products or services; no purchase quantities, part numbers, or contract value are provided.
Description
The Department of Energy gives notice that Freedom LNG LLC applied for long-term, multi-contract authorization to export up to approximately 343 Bcf per year of U.S.-sourced natural gas by pipeline to Mexico. The application also seeks authorization to re-export 307 Bcf per year of that gas as LNG by vessel from the proposed BRAVO LNG Project near the Port of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The requested authorization term is 20 years after commercial exports begin, and the application was filed under the Natural Gas Act. Protests, intervention filings, and written comments are due by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on December 7, 2026.