Department of Energy Approves Oregon LNG Export Terminal

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The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P., has been authorized to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries without Free Trade Agreements with the United States. The Jordan Cove LNG Terminal, located in Coos Bay, Oregon, has been conditionally approved to export up to 0.8 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, for 20 years.

Last fall, Congressman Cory Gardner (CO-04) joined with other lawmakers to write a bipartisan and bicameral letter to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz calling for the approval of pending applications for LNG export facilities like Jordan Cove. In the letter, lawmakers from Colorado, Wyoming and Utah expressed their support for LNG exports and highlighted the economic benefits of allowing LNG exports.

"I am very pleased to see that the Department of Energy has approved the Jordan Cove terminal to begin exporting LNG abroad," said Gardner. "Exporting our excess natural gas creates jobs, grows the economy, and helps our allies lessen their dependence on politically volatile nations. This terminal will be particularly beneficial to Colorado, as it will serve as the primary point for natural gas from the state to be exported. This decision is a step in the right direction, but there is still work to be done. I sponsored H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act, which will streamline the approval process for facilities such as Jordan Cove who want to export LNG to World Trade Organization (WTO) countries. While I am glad that the DOE finally approved the permit for Jordan Cove, there are still 23 other applications that are completed and have been waiting several years for approval. It's time to get all the pending applications approved so that we can decrease conflicts around the world and get Americans back to work."

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