Cheniere’s unit, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, revealed this in the January construction report filed with FERC on Tuesday.
The project was 94.1 percent complete as of the end of December last year.
Stage 3 engineering and procurement were 99.6 percent and 100 percent complete as of the end of January 2026, respectively, while subcontract and direct hire construction work were 95.6 percent and 87.2 percent complete, respectively.
During January, key work fronts included aboveground piping in Trains 5 – 7 and outside boundary limits (OSBL), concrete pours in Trains 5 – 7 and OSBL, structural steel erection in Trains 5 – 7 and OSBL, underground piping installation in Trains 6 – 7 and OSBL, and equipment setting in Trains 6 – 7.
CCL said additional continued work included road improvements, drainage work, and mobilization of temporary facilities, equipment, and personnel.
Key work fronts for the Midscale Trains 8 & 9 project, for which FID was made in June last year, included pile installations and construction of the sixth BOG compressor.
The Trains 8 & 9 project is overall 32.9 percent complete.
During January, Bechtel continued concrete foundation and pedestal work, installation of aboveground piping, and insulation of aboveground piping at the fifth liquefaction train.
Bechtel completed the installation of structural steel and cable pulls on this train.
During February, the firm will continue with concrete foundation and pedestal work, installation of aboveground piping, and insulation of aboveground piping at the fifth train.
Cheniere is nearing the completion of this train.
Earlier this month, the US FERC granted Corpus Christi Liquefaction’s February 2 request to introduce feed gas to the warm end of Train 5.
Cheniere previously said it expects this train and the two remaining three trains to achieve substantial completion in 2026.
The project is ahead of schedule.
Over 30 mtpa
The first three Corpus Christi trains have a capacity of approximately 15 mtpa.
In June 2022, Cheniere made the final investment decision on the Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project, worth about $8 billion, while compatriot Bechtel officially started construction on the project in October of the same year.
The project includes building seven midscale trains, each with an expected liquefaction capacity of about 1.49 mtpa. However, Cheniere is seeking authorization from the US FERC to increase the capacity of these trains and the other two midscale trains.
In March 2025, Cheniere achieved substantial completion of the first liquefaction train at the Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project, while the company completed the second liquefaction train in August, the third train in October, and the fourth train in December.
Upon completion of these expansion projects, and together with expected debottlenecking, the Corpus Christi LNG terminal is expected to reach over 30 mtpa in total liquefaction capacity later this decade, according to Cheniere.
In addition to these projects, Cheniere received approval from FERC to initiate the environmental pre-filing review for its Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 4 project.
The trains will have a peak production capacity of approximately 24 mtpa of LNG.