Jordan Cove Energy has asked the US Department of Energy to allow worldwide exports of LNG from its proposed plant in Oregon state.

The company is seeking to ship out 6 million tonnes per annum of LNG to countries that do not have a free trade agreement with the United States. The license would last 25 years.

Jordan Cove, a joint venture of Canadian independent Veresen and Energy Projects Development, is planning to build an import-export facility at Coos Bay.

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