The Department of Energy (DOE) issued the final authorization to Carib Energy LLC to export domestically produced LNG to countries in Central America, South America or the Caribbean that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. Carib is authorized to export up to the equivalent of 40 million cubic feet per day of gas for 20 years from the proposed liquefaction facility in Martin County, Fla., using approved ISO LNG containers.

Following the recent announcement of the procedural change, the DOE evaluated the Carib and application after the company completed the environmental review required by the National Environmental Policy Act.