Freedom LNG LLC; Application for Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization To Export U.S.-Sourced Natural Gas to Mexico and To Re-Export Liquefied Natural Gas From Mexico to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries

The Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice (Notice) of receipt of an application (Application), filed by Freedom LNG LLC (Freedom LNG) on September 11, 2026. Freedom LNG requests long-term, multi-contract authorization to export U.S.-sourced natural gas by pipeline to Mexico in a volume up to approximately 343 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per year (Bcf/yr), and to re-export 307 Bcf/yr of this natural gas as liquefied natural gas (LNG). Freedom LNG seeks to re-export this LNG by vessel from its proposed LNG production, storage, and export facility, the BRAVO LNG Project (Project), to be located nearshore the Port of Matamoros in the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico, on the Gulf Coast. Freedom LNG filed the Application under the Natural Gas Act (NGA).