# 2025-20043: LNG Ownership Shuffle: Commonwealth Changes Hands Without Fanfare

2025-20043, Change in Control: Commonwealth LNG, LLC, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department published 2025-11-18, effective Protests, motions to intervene, or notices of intervention, as applicable, and written comments are to be filed as detailed in the Public Comment Procedures section no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, December 3, 2025. (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20043
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20043
- Title: Change in Control: Commonwealth LNG, LLC
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department
- Citation: 90 FR 51731
- Published: 2025-11-18
- Effective: Protests, motions to intervene, or notices of intervention, as applicable, and written comments are to be filed as detailed in the Public Comment Procedures section no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, December 3, 2025.
- Comments close: 2025-12-03
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

LNG Ownership Shuffle: Commonwealth Changes Hands Without Fanfare

## Summary

Commonwealth LNG, LLC is changing who owns the company upstream, and the Department of Energy is letting everyone know about it. If you want to speak up or get involved, you have until December 3, 2025, to send in your comments. This change doesn’t mention any money shifts but could affect how natural gas is imported or exported.

## Abstract

The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of a Statement and Notice of Change in Control filed by Commonwealth LNG, LLC (Commonwealth) on September 5, 2025 (Notice), as supplemented on September 24, 2025 (Supplement). The Notice describes a change in Commonwealth's upstream ownership. The Notice and Supplement were filed under the Natural Gas Act, and in accordance with DOE's regulations and DOE's Procedures for Changes in Control Affecting Applications and Authorizations to Import or Export Natural Gas (CIC Procedures).

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-20043 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/18/2025-20043/change-in-control-commonwealth-lng-llc)
- [2025-20043 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-18/pdf/2025-20043.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20043 (as of 2026-06-08).