Notice2025-20219
Change In Control: Rio Grande LNG, LLC; Rio Grande LNG Train 4, LLC; and Rio Grande LNG Train 5, LLC
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Published
November 18, 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 and Notice of Change in Control (Notice) filed by Rio Grande LNG, LLC (Rio Grande LNG), Rio Grande LNG Train 4, LLC, and Rio Grande LNG Train 5, LLC (collectively, the Rio Grande Entities) on October 22, 2025. The Notice describes a change in Rio Grande LNG's upstream ownership. The Notice 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 220 (Tuesday, November 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51729-51730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20219]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. 15-190-LNG]
Change In Control: Rio Grande LNG, LLC; Rio Grande LNG Train 4,
LLC; and Rio Grande LNG Train 5, 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
and Notice of Change in Control (Notice) filed by Rio Grande LNG, LLC
(Rio Grande LNG), Rio Grande LNG Train 4, LLC, and Rio Grande LNG Train
5, LLC (collectively, the Rio Grande Entities) on October 22, 2025. The
Notice describes a change in Rio Grande LNG's upstream ownership. The
Notice 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, December 3, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Electronic Filing by email (Strongly encouraged):<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#deb8bbacb9bfad9eb6aff0bab1bbf0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8fe9eafde8eefccfe7fea1ebe0eaa1e8e0f9">[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#ea808f8484838c8f98c49d8b8e8faa829bc48e858fc48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dbb1beb5b5b2bdbea9f5acbabfbe9bb3aaf5bfb4bef5bcb4ad">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3c3d6c1da9dc6dfc1d6caf3dbc29dd7dcd69dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="adddc8dfc483d8c1dfc8d4edc5dc83c9c2c883cac2db">[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
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Avenue SW,Washington, DC 20585, (240) 702-5679,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#721b00171c175c1c1d00041b1e1e17321a035c161d175c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8de4ffe8e3e8a3e3e2fffbe4e1e1e8cde5fca3e9e2e8a3eae2fb">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Change in Control
Rio Grande LNG states that, pursuant to a transaction that closed
on September 22, 2025 (Transaction), its upstream ownership has
changed. According to Rio Grande LNG, Raven Holding Company LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of the Abu Dhabi
National Oil Company (ADNOC), acquired a 22.79% interest in GIP V
Velocity Acquisition Partners, L.P., an indirect upstream owner of a
minimum of 46.12% economic interest in Rio Grande LNG Intermediate
Holdings, LLC, which, in turn, is the upstream owner of Rio Grande LNG.
Accordingly, as a result of the Transaction, ADNOC, through its
affiliates, now owns an 11.7% equity stake in Rio Grande LNG.\1\ Rio
Grande LNG further states that NextDecade LNG, LLC will continue to be
responsible for operations and maintenance at the Rio Grande LNG
Terminal for the benefit of the Rio Grande Entities.
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\1\ Due to the foreign economic interests resulting from the
Transaction, Rio Grande LNG's change in control may require the
approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
(CFIUS). DOE expresses no opinion regarding the need for review by
CFIUS. Additional information may be obtained at: <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/international/the-committee-on-foreign-investment-in-the-united-states-cfius">https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/international/the-committee-on-foreign-investment-in-the-united-states-cfius</a>.
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Additional details can be found in the Notice, posted on the DOE
website at <a href="https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/Rio%20Grande%20Change%20in%20Control.pdf">https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/Rio%20Grande%20Change%20in%20Control.pdf</a>.
DOE Evaluation
DOE will review the Notice in accordance with its CIC
Procedures.\2\ Consistent with the CIC Procedures, this notice
addresses Rio Grande Entities' 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 with which trade is not prohibited by United States law or
policy (non-FTA countries), granted in DOE/FECM Order No. 4492, 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 authorizations inconsistent with
the public interest.
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\2\ 79 FR 65541 (Nov. 5, 2014).
\3\ Rio Grande LNG's Notice 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 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 Rio Grande Entities' Notice.\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 Notice. 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#77111205101604371f065913181259101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c6a0a3b4a1a7b586aeb7e8a2a9a3e8a1a9b0">[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.
15-190-LNG'' in the title line, or ``Rio Grande LNG Change in Control''
in the title line. Filings must be submitted in English to be
considered.\5\
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\5\ Executive Order 14224 of March 1, 2025, Designating English
as the Official Language of the United States, 90 FR 11363 (Mar. 6,
2025).
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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 Notice, 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 November 14, 2025.
Amy R. Sweeney,
Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of
Resource Sustainability.
[FR Doc. 2025-20219 Filed 11-17-25; 8:45 am]
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