{"id":27678,"date":"2025-10-30T11:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T11:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/27678\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T11:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T11:59:08","slug":"cheniere-completes-third-train-at-corpus-christi-lng-expansion-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/27678\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheniere completes third train at Corpus Christi LNG expansion project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cheniere said in its third-quarter results report that the completion was achieved in October.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lngprime.com\/americas\/cheniere-completes-first-train-at-corpus-christi-expansion-project\/145196\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">substantial completion<\/a>\u00a0of the first liquefaction train in March this year, ahead of schedule, and the company\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lngprime.com\/americas\/cheniere-completes-second-train-at-corpus-christi-lng-expansion-project\/159262\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">completion <\/a>of\u00a0the second liquefaction train in August.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Cheniere is<a href=\"https:\/\/lngprime.com\/americas\/cheniere-progresses-commissioning-of-fourth-corpus-christi-expansion-train\/166599\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> moving forward<\/a> with commissioning activities at the fourth train of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Cheniere said in the report it expects first LNG from Train 4 in November 2025 and substantial completion \u201caround year-end 2025 or early 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Cheniere, Trains 5 \u2013 7 are scheduled to reach substantial completion throughout 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Cheniere\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lngprime.com\/lng-terminals\/cheniere-takes-fid-on-corpus-christi-lng-expansion-project\/55201\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">made the final investment decision\u00a0<\/a>on the Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project, worth about $8 billion, in June 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Bechtel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lngprime.com\/americas\/cheniere-officially-starts-work-on-corpus-christi-lng-expansion-project\/63271\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">officially started construction\u00a0<\/a>on the project in October of the same year.<\/p>\n<p>The project includes building seven midscale trains, each with an expected liquefaction capacity of about 1.49 mtpa.<\/p>\n<p>Further expansion<\/p>\n<p>Cheniere\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lngprime.com\/americas\/cheniere-takes-fid-on-two-more-corpus-christi-lng-trains\/155086\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">made a positive final investment decision<\/a>\u00a0to build two more midscale trains at its Corpus Christi LNG plant in June this year.<\/p>\n<p>The CCL midscale trains 8 and 9 project is being built adjacent to the Corpus Christi Stage 3 project and consists of two midscale trains with an expected total liquefaction capacity of over mtpa of LNG and other debottlenecking infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Upon completion of the project, and together with expected debottlenecking and CCL Stage 3, the Corpus Christi LNG terminal is expected to reach over 30 mtpa in total liquefaction capacity later this decade.<\/p>\n<p>Cheniere said in the quarterly report that the CCL midscale trains 8 and 9 project is approximately 21 percent complete, with site preparation and piling activities ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>The LNG exporter noted that procurement is progressing on schedule with permanent equipment and materials on order.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this expansion, Cheniere received\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lngprime.com\/americas\/cheniere-to-start-pre-filing-process-for-corpus-christi-stage-4-project\/157462\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">approval\u00a0<\/a>from the US FERC to initiate the environmental pre-filing review for its Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 4 project.<\/p>\n<p>The trains will have a peak production capacity of approximately 24 mtpa of LNG.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cheniere said in its third-quarter results report that the completion was achieved in October. 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