According to a FERC filing dated October 16, Cheniere\u2019s unit CCL submitted compliance statements and associated documentation in support of a forthcoming request by CCL to introduce feed gas to the warm end of midscale Train 4.<\/p>\n
Last month, Cheniere and EPC contractor Bechtel began<\/a> startup\/commissioning operations at the fourth train.<\/p>\n Cheniere received approval from FERC to introduce fuel gas and hot oil into the train on October 10, according to a separate FERC filing.<\/p>\n In addition, FERC granted Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline (CCPL) an extension of time until and including December 31, 2029, to complete construction of its Stage 3 pipeline project and make it available for service.<\/p>\n The project consists of a 21-mile-long, 42-inch-diameter pipeline, the installation of two Solar Titan 130E gas-fired compressor units at CCPL\u2019s existing Sinton compressor station, meter stations, and other facilities<\/p>\n CCPL requested the extension because of a \u201clonger than anticipated timeline for obtaining and installing the second compressor unit, and because of updated logistical and planning milestones.\u201d<\/p>\n Seven trains<\/p>\n Cheniere\u2019s Corpus Christi plant currently liquefies natural gas at three operational trains, each with a capacity of about 5 mtpa.<\/p>\n In June 2022, Cheniere\u00a0made the final investment decision\u00a0<\/a>on the Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project, worth about $8 billion, while compatriot\u00a0Bechtel\u00a0officially started construction\u00a0<\/a>on the project in October of the same year.<\/p>\n The project includes building seven midscale trains, each with an expected liquefaction capacity of about 1.49 mtpa.<\/p>\n In March 2025, Cheniere\u00a0achieved<\/a>\u00a0substantial completion of the first liquefaction train at the Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project, while the company\u00a0completed<\/a>\u00a0the second liquefaction train in August.<\/p>\n Cheniere\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0in its second-quarter results that it still expects substantial completion of Train 3 and first LNG from Train 4 before the year-end of 2025.<\/p>\n The Stage 3 expansion project was\u00a089.3 percent complete<\/a>\u00a0as of the end of August.<\/p>\n