Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports

The Cove Point Liquefaction Project

The Cove Point Liquefaction is an expansion project of the existing Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG terminal located on the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, Maryland. The project involved the construction of liquefaction facilities, which will allow the export of liquefied natural gas internationally from the Marcellus and Utica shale formations out of the existing Cove Point LNG terminal. 

Construction of the liquefaction facilities started in October 2014 and the Cove Point liquefied natural gas terminal entered commercial service for natural gas liquefaction and export in April 2018. 

FERC Documentation

FERC Order Issuing Certificate to construct and operate natural gas  compression facilities in Charles County, Maryland, and Loudoun and Fairfax Counties, Virginia (Jan. 23, 2018)

FERC Order granting Section 3 and Section 7 authorizations (Sep. 29, 2014)

Environmental Assessment for the Cove Point Liquefaction Project (May 2014)

DOE/FE Documentation

Final Opinion and Order granting long-term, multi-contract authorization to export LNG by vessel from the Cove Point LNG Terminal in Calvert County, Maryland, to non-FTA nations, DOE/FE Order No. 3331-A (May 7, 2015)

• Order conditionally granting long-term, multi-contract authorization to export LNG by vessel from the Cove Point LNG terminal to non-FTA nations (Sep. 11, 2013)
• Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Application for long-term authorization to export LNG to non-FTA countries (Oct. 3, 2011)

Order granting blanket authorization to export previously imported LNG by vessel; DOE/FE Order No. 3055 (Jan. 9, 2012)

• Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Application for blanket authorization to re-export LNG on a short-term basis (Aug. 8, 2011)

Order granting long-term, multi-contract authorization to export LNG by vessel from the Cove Point LNG terminal to FTA nations; DOE/FE No. 3019 (Oct. 7, 2011)

• Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Application for Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Free Trade Agreement Countries (Sep. 1, 2011)