According to this article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Cheniere Energy Inc. has received approval from the Department of Energy to export 2.2 Bcf of LNG per day: "Cheniere said that under the Energy Department decision, it will have seven years to begin exports after Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval. The terminal will maintain its ability to import LNG."
[CORRECTION: Note that the DOE order is for LNG exports to any permitted importing nation (not just China, as was reported in the Tribune-Review article) (we have corrected the post accordingly). In fact, the DOE announcement notes: "In August 2010, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC filed a two-part application requesting authority to export up to 803 billion cubic feet per year of domestically produced natural gas as LNG for a period of 20 years. On September 10, 2010, the Department approved these exports to 15 countries with which the U.S. already has a Free Trade Agreement covering natural gas. Today the Department is extending this authorization to include all other countries except those that lack the ability to receive imports or those with which trade is prohibited by U.S. law or policy." Very interesting.
For a copy of that announcement, and a link to the order, see here.]