The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved Cheniere Energy Inc. (LNG)’s proposal to build the nation’s largest natural-gas export terminal in Louisiana.

The agency issued an order authorizing the $10 billion project today, according to an e-mailed statement.

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