Cheniere’s Corpus Christi Liquefaction submitted documents related to the commissioning of the train to the US FERC on April 3.
“The compliance statements and associated documentation are in support of a forthcoming request by CCL to introduce fuel gas and hot oil to midscale Train 6,” it said.
Last week, Cheniere reached substantial completion of the fifth liquefaction train at the Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project in Texas.
According to Cheniere, the seven-train, 10-plus 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 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.
In addition to these CCL expansions, Cheniere received approval from FERC to initiate the environmental pre-filing review for its CCL Stage 4 project.
The company is also seeking long-term authorization from the US Department of Energy for non-FTA and FTA exports from the project.
The trains will have a peak production capacity of approximately 24 mtpa of LNG.
