Eagle LNG Partners submitted an application to the Department of Energy (DOE) requesting long-term multicontract authorization to export LNG under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, the company said Jan. 27.

About 49.8 billion cubic feet per day, or about 1 million tonnes per annum of LNG, would be exported yearly to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and non-FTA countries from the proposed export facility in Jacksonville, Fla.

Sean Lalani, president, said the company will export LNG to the Caribbean as part of its intended market.

Eagle is applying to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to construct, cite and operate this facility, and the company also requested DOE authorization to export LNG on its own behalf and for other organizations.

The Houston-based company uses modular small-scale liquefaction technology.