The LNG export notice must be submitted to the Secretariat's subsecretariat of Liquid Fuels through the remote procedures platform "Trámites a Distancia" (TAD).
When filing the LNG export notice, the following must be provided:
- The availability of natural gas and the presentation of investment plans and production projections
- Maximum quantities of LNG to be exported
- Proof of initiation of the process of adherence to the Incentive Regime for Large Investments (RIGI), if applicable
- Technical consistency of the project, including transportation, liquefaction, storage and export facilities, location and financing
The Secretariat may raise objections within 120 administrative business days from the filing of the notice ("No Objection Period"). Objections must be cured within 30 administrative business days.
Once the objections have been remedied, the Secretariat shall issue the authorization certificate indicating the initial and ending term for the export, the volumes of LNG to be exported, and the frequency of the reporting obligation ("LNG Free Export Authorization"). The LNG Free Export Authorization may be transferred in whole or in part, with the prior approval of the authority, who must receive the assignment agreement and evaluate the assignee according to the same requirements and deadlines set forth in the Resolution.
The Resolution reaffirms (in identical terms to Article 9 of Annex II of Decree 1057/2024) that once the No Objection Period has elapsed or the LNG Free Export Authorization has been issued, LNG exports may not be reviewed again. The exports will be firm as to the maximum total and annual, monthly or daily amounts, according to the terms of the LNG Free Export Authorization, for a term of 30 years from the start-up of the liquefaction plant or its successive expansions or stages.
Additionally, the Resolution imposes certain obligations on the exporter, such as maintaining the validity of the projected availabilities and reporting any substantial change in the information submitted and in the exports made. Failure to comply with these obligations may result in the revocation of the LNG Free Export Authorization.
Finally, modifications or repeals of the LNG export regimes, gas supply, natural gas or LNG transportation, or their respective processing or storage, will not affect previously granted authorizations, unless these modifications are more favorable for the authorization holders.
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