Cheniere’s unit, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, revealed this in the March construction report filed with FERC on Thursday.
Stage 3 engineering and procurement were 99.7 percent and 100 percent complete as of the end of March 2026, respectively, while subcontract and direct hire construction work were 96.8 percent and 91 percent complete, respectively.
During March, key work fronts included aboveground piping in Train 6-7 and outside boundary limits (OSBL), concrete pours in Trains 6–7 and OSBL, structural steel erection in Trains 6-7 and OSBL, and underground piping installation in OSBL.
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, excavations, concrete pours, underground piping installation, and structural steel installation.
The Trains 8 & 9 project is overall 36.9 percent complete.
During April, Bechtel will continue with excavation to support the upcoming concrete pours, cable pulls, foundations and pedestal works, and instalation of structural steel and aboveground piping at the sixth train.
Cheniere is nearing the completion of this train.
The company recently said that it plans to introduce feed gas and refrigerants to the cold end of Midscale Train 6 (String 1).
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, the fourth train in December, and the fifth train in March this year.
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.
