Notice2025-09289
Change In Control: Louisiana LNG Infrastructure LLC
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Published
May 23, 2025
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of a Statement of Change in Control filed by Louisiana LNG Infrastructure LLC (Louisiana LNG) on May 1, 2025 (Statement). The Statement describes an anticipated change in Louisiana LNG's upstream ownership. The Statement was filed under the Natural Gas Act, and in accordance with DOE's regulations and DOE's Procedures for Changes in Control Affecting Applications and Authorizations to Import or Export Natural Gas (CIC Procedures).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 99 (Friday, May 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22082-22083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09289]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. 16-144-LNG]
Change In Control: Louisiana LNG Infrastructure LLC
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of change in control.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) of
the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of a Statement
of Change in Control filed by Louisiana LNG Infrastructure LLC
(Louisiana LNG) on May 1, 2025 (Statement). The Statement describes an
anticipated change in Louisiana LNG's upstream ownership. The Statement
was filed under the Natural Gas Act, and in accordance with DOE's
regulations and DOE's Procedures for Changes in Control Affecting
Applications and Authorizations to Import or Export Natural Gas (CIC
Procedures).
DATES: Protests, motions to intervene, or notices of intervention, as
applicable, and written comments are to be filed as detailed in the
Public Comment Procedures section no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern
time, June 9, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Electronic Filing by Email (strongly encouraged):
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d7b786f7a7c6e5d756c33797278337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="16707364717765567e673872797338717960">[email protected]</span></a>.
Postal Mail, Hand Delivery, or Private Delivery Services (e.g.,
FedEx, UPS, etc.): U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of
Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy and
Carbon Management, Forrestal Building, Room 3E-056, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585.
Due to potential delays in DOE's receipt and processing of mail
sent through the U.S. Postal Service, we encourage respondents to
submit filings electronically to ensure timely receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Wade or Peri Ulrey, U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34),
Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of Resource
Sustainability, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management,
Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-4749 or (202) 586-7893,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f151a111116191a0d51081e1b1a3f170e511b101a51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="29434c4747404f4c5b075e484d4c694158074d464c074e465f">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1b1a4b3a8efb4adb3a4b881a9b0efa5aea4efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="126277607b3c677e60776b527a633c767d773c757d64">[email protected]</span></a>.
Irene V. Norville, U.S. Department of Energy (GC-76), Office of the
Assistant General Counsel for Energy Delivery and Resilience, Forrestal
Building, Room 6D-033, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20585, (240) 702-5679, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5acb7a0aba0ebabaab7b3aca9a9a085adb4eba1aaa0eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f79e85929992d9999885819e9b9b92b79f86d9939892d9909881">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Change in Control
According to the Statement, Louisiana LNG is currently an indirect,
wholly-owned subsidiary of Woodside Energy Holdings (NA) LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company and an indirect, wholly-owned
subsidiary of Woodside Energy Group Ltd (Woodside), an Australian
company. Louisiana LNG states that, earlier this year, Woodside entered
into a binding agreement with Stonepeak Wallaby I Acquiror LP
(Stonepeak), a Delaware limited partnership, under which Stonepeak will
acquire a 40 percent equity interest in Louisiana LNG (Proposed
Transaction). Specifically, Stonepeak will contribute approximately
$5.7 billion in equity toward the expected capital expenditure for the
development of the first three liquefaction plants (and associated
common facilities) of the Woodside Louisiana LNG Project, the proposed
facility--currently under construction--from which Louisiana LNG holds
authorization to export liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Louisiana LNG states that the Proposed Transaction is anticipated
to close in the second quarter of 2025. Louisiana LNG further states
that, after the Proposed Transaction is consummated, it will continue
to be the sole holder of the export authorizations at issue.
The Statement includes a chart illustrating the ownership structure
of Louisiana LNG following the closing of the Proposed Transaction.
Additional details can be found in the Statement, posted on the DOE
website at: <a href="https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/LALNG%20CIC%20%28Stonepeak%29.pdf">https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/LALNG%20CIC%20%28Stonepeak%29.pdf</a>.
DOE Evaluation
DOE will review the Statement in accordance with its CIC
Procedures.\1\ Consistent with the CIC Procedures, this notice
addresses Louisiana LNG's existing authorization to export LNG to
countries with which the United States has not entered into a free
trade agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment for trade in natural
gas and
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with which trade is not prohibited by United States law or policy (non-
FTA countries), granted in DOE/FE Order No. 4373,\2\ as amended.\3\ If
no interested person protests the change in control and DOE takes no
action on its own motion, the proposed change in control will be deemed
granted 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. If one or
more protests are submitted, DOE will review any motions to intervene,
protests, and answers, and will issue a determination as to whether the
proposed change in control has been demonstrated to render the
underlying authorization inconsistent with the public interest.
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\1\ 79 FR 65541 (Nov. 5, 2014).
\2\ FECM, formerly called the Office of Fossil Energy (FE),
changed its name on July 4, 2021.
\3\ Louisiana LNG's Statement also applies to the company's
existing authorization to export LNG to FTA countries in the same
docket. DOE will respond to that portion of the filing separately
pursuant to the CIC Procedures, 79 FR at 65542.
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Public Comment Procedures
Interested persons will be provided 15 days from the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register to move to
intervene, protest, and answer the Statement.\4\ Protests, motions to
intervene, notices of intervention, and written comments are invited in
response to this notice only as to the change in control described in
the Statement. All protests, comments, motions to intervene, or notices
of intervention must meet the requirements specified by DOE's
regulations in 10 CFR part 590, including the service requirements.
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\4\ Intervention, if granted, would constitute intervention only
in the change in control portion of these proceedings, as described
herein.
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Filings may be submitted using one of the following methods:
(1) Submitting the filing electronically at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b3d3e293c3a281b332a753f343e753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89efecfbeee8fac9e1f8a7ede6eca7eee6ff">[email protected]</span></a>;
(2) Mailing the filing to the Office of Regulation, Analysis, and
Engagement at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section; or
(3) Hand delivering the filing to the Office of Regulation,
Analysis, and Engagement at the address listed in the ADDRESSES
section.
For administrative efficiency, DOE prefers filings to be filed
electronically. All filings must include a reference to ``Docket No.
16-144-LNG'' or ``Louisiana LNG Change in Control'' in the title line.
For electronic submissions: Please include all related documents
and attachments (e.g., exhibits) in the original email correspondence.
Please do not include any active hyperlinks or password protection in
any of the documents or attachments related to the filing. All
electronic filings submitted to DOE must follow these guidelines to
ensure that all documents are filed in a timely manner.
The Statement, and any filed protests, motions to intervene,
notices of intervention, and comments will be available electronically
on the DOE website at <a href="http://www.energy.gov/fecm/regulation">www.energy.gov/fecm/regulation</a>.
Signed in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2025.
Amy R. Sweeney,
Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of
Resource Sustainability.
[FR Doc. 2025-09289 Filed 5-22-25; 8:45 am]
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