17 May 2013
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The U.S. Department of Energy today
approved a permit that allows for
the export of
liquefied natural gas (LNG) from
the Freeport LNG project in Texas, USA
to key markets,
including major trading partners in Europe and Asia
that do not currently have free trade agreements with
the United States.
Sempra international,
a subsidiary of Sempra Energy,
has proposed a $6 billion to $7 billion expansion
of its existing Cameron LNG project in Hackberry, La., USA.
Cameron LNG is scheduled to
commence construction in the first half of 2014 and
begin operation in late 2017.
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