On April 26, 2023, DOE issued a policy statement reaffirming a seven-year deadline for authorization holders to commence exports of domestically produced natural gas, including LNG, to non-free trade agreement (non-FTA) countries set forth in long-term authorizations issued under the NGA. (88 Fed. Reg. 25272, Apr. 26, 2023) For existing and future non-FTA authorizations for the export of LNG, DOE announced it will allow authorizations to expire on the export commencement deadline and will not consider an application for an extension, unless the authorization holder demonstrates both that: it has physically commenced construction on the associated export facility, and its inability to comply with the existing export commencement deadline is the result of extenuating circumstances outside of its control.