Cheniere said on Friday that its EPC contractor Bechtel has transferred care, custody, and control of the train to the owner.
According to Cheniere, the seven-train, 10-plus million-tonne-per-annum (mtpa) CCL Stage 3 project “continues to track on budget and ahead of schedule.”
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.
Cheniere CEO Jack Fusco said last week during an event in Houston that the company is working with Bechtel to “safely and efficiently expedite the completion of the project’s two remaining midscale trains later this year, as the company strives to supply the world with the reliable energy it needs.”
The new milestone follows the installation earlier this month of “first steel” at the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project, a second expansion under construction at Corpus Christi.
The Midscale 8 & 9 Project and estimated debottlenecking opportunities stand to add another approximately 5 mtpa of capacity by late 2028.
That would put CCL at over 30 mtpa and Cheniere as a whole at over 60 mtpa.
In addition to these CCL expansions, 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.