Kinder Morgan Inc. affiliate Southern LNG is seeking blanket authorization from the Department of Energy (DOE) to export up to 255 Bcf of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Elba Liquefaction Project near Savannah, GA. In a notice published in the Federal Register, DOE said Southern LNG requested in a filing Feb. 1 to export commissioning volumes of LNG over a two-year period beginning with initial exports, probably during 3Q2018 and no later than six months after that. If approved by DOE, the LNG would be sent to countries with or without free trade agreements, prior to commercial operations at the liquefaction facility.