Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC asked the U.S. Department of Energy on Nov. 5, 2026, for short-term blanket authorization to re-export liquefied natural gas previously imported from foreign sources, according to the company's application and a Reuters headline on Thursday^1,2.

The application seeks to export by vessel from the CP2 terminal under construction on the east side of the Calcasieu Ship Channel and nearby Monkey Island in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, volumes equivalent to up to 6.0 billion cubic feet of natural gas over two years starting when DOE issues the order².

CP2 LNG said the permit would cover LNG brought in to cool down terminal equipment during start-up and commissioning, would not require new facilities or physical changes, and asked DOE to act by Jan. 15, 2027².

It asked to ship to any country able to take ocean LNG where U.S. law allows trade, both free-trade and non-free-trade partners, on its own behalf and as agent for registered title holders².

The company said its existing long-term DOE orders already cover short-term exports of U.S.-produced gas, so this request is limited to previously imported cargoes, and that re-export volumes plus those long-term exports would not exceed annual quantities already authorized².

DOE Order No. 4812 (April 22, 2022) and final Order No. 5264-A (Oct. 21, 2025) authorize CP2 LNG to export the equivalent of 1,446 billion cubic feet a year to FTA and non-FTA countries; rehearing was denied March 26, 2026, and an appeal by Sierra Club and others remains pending in the D.C. Circuit².

Venture Global, Inc., the NYSE-listed parent, took a $15.1 billion financing close for CP2 Phase 1 on July 28, 2025, and an $8.6 billion close for Phase 2 on March 13, 2026, the application said².

DOE had not posted a decision on the re-export request in the materials reviewed here^1,2.