Magnolia LNG LLC has filed for a new authorization to export the super-chilled fuel from its proposed facility in Louisiana, the second U.S. project to do so since U.S. regulators said in April they wouldn’t issue extensions to start operations in most cases.

The Glenfarne Energy Transition LLC affiliate withdrew its request on Nov. 29 for a five-year extension to start service and begin exporting to non-Free Trade Agreement (FTA) countries. It filed a new application with the U.S. Department of Energy the same day, requesting authorization to export gas to non-FTA countries until Dec. 31, 2050. The company has also requested that the DOE expedite its application.

Earlier this year, the DOE issued a policy statement reaffirming its expectations that liquefied natural gas...