Cheniere’s unit, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, revealed this in the May construction report filed with FERC on Tuesday.
Stage 3 engineering and procurement were 99.8 percent and 100 percent complete as of the end of May 2026, respectively, while subcontract and direct hire construction work were 97.8 percent and 95.1 percent complete, respectively.
During May, key work fronts included included aboveground piping in Trains 6 – 7 and outside boundary limits (OSBL), concrete pours in Train 7 and OSBL, and structural steel erection in Train 7 and 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 excavations, concrete pours, underground piping installation, structural steel installation, and aboveground piping installation.
The Trains 8 & 9 project is overall 45.3 percent complete.
During June, Bechtel continued excavation to support the upcoming concrete pours at the seventh liquefaction train of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project.
Bechtel also continued cable pulls, concrete foundation and pedestal works, installation of structural steel, installation of aboveground piping, and insulation of aboveground piping at this train.
Cheniere is moving forward with commissioning activities at this train, the final unit of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project.
Last week, Cheniere’s unit CCL received approval from the US FERC to introduce propane into the mid-scale Train 7 thermal oxidizer and hot oil furnace for the Stage 3 project.
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.
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 is seeking long-term authorization from the US Department of Energy for non-FTA and FTA exports from its planned CCL Stage IV expansion project.
The trains will have a peak production capacity of approximately 24 mtpa of LNG.
