FERC granted Corpus Christi Liquefaction’s April 14 request to introduce fuel
gas and hot oil into Midscale Train 6 for the Stage 3 project on Tuesday.
Earlier this month, CCL submitted documents to FERC regarding the commissioning of the train.
In March, Cheniere reached substantial completion of the fifth liquefaction train at the Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project.
According to Cheniere, the seven-train, 10-plus mtpa CCL Stage 3 project “continues to track on budget and ahead of schedule.”
Cheniere achieved substantial completion of the first liquefaction train at the Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project in March 2025, 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 recently said 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.”
The new milestone followed the installation of “first steel” earlier last month 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.
