On July 19, 2018, Copeq Trading Co. (Copeq) filed an amended application (Amended Application) with the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for long-term authorization to export up to 24.78 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per year (Bcf/yr) of domestically produced natural gas to Mexico for a 10-year term commencing retroactively on July 1, 2018. Copeq is a Texas corporation with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas. Copeq is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. (Alpek), a publicly-traded Mexican company. Copeq states that it intends to export the domestically produced natural gas to Mexico for use by Alpek.
| Item No. | Date | Filed By | Document Type |
| 1 | 6/12/2018 | Copeq Trading Co. | Application |
| 2 | 7/20/2018 | Copeq Trading Co. | Amendment to Application |
| 3 | 8/08/2018 | U.S. Department of Energy | Order 4227 Granting Long Term Authorization to Export Natural Gas to Mexico |
| 4 | 10/23/2020 | Copeq Trading Co. | Request to Amend Long-Term Authorization to Export Natural Gas – Order 4227 |
| 5 | 12/18/2020 | U.S. Department of Energy | Order 4227-A Granting Request to Amend Authorization to Export Natural Gas to Mexico |