By Jordan Young And Greg Adams
Cheniere Energy Inc. has completed its Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project (CCL Stage 3) in Texas, taking custody and control of the seventh and last liquefied natural gas (LNG) train in the project.
CCL Stage 3, which started producing LNG in December 2024, is part of the larger Corpus Christi LNG Terminal in San Patricio County, Texas (see Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project Achieves First LNG | Gas Compression Magazine). The additional capacity expands the total nominal capacity of the facility to 3.1 bcf/d (87.7 x 106 m3/d), or 3.9 bcf/d (110.4 x 106 m3/d) peak capacity. With the addition, the Corpus Christi terminal became the second-largest facility in the United States after Sabine Pass in Louisiana, which has a nominal capacity of 3.6 bcf/d (101.9 x 106 m3/d) (4.6 bcf/d peak capacity [130.2 x 106 m3/d]).
The project consists of seven midscale trains, with a combined nominal capacity of 1.3 bcf/d (36.8 x 106 m3/d) and peak capacity of 1.5 bcf/d (42.4 x 106 m3/d). Production has been gradually increasing as each of the six preceding trains in the project have been completed and brought online.
An additional project, Corpus Christi Liquefaction Midscale, is under construction. The collocated project includes two additional trains that will add 0.4 bcf/d (11,326 m3/d) of nominal capacity (0.5 bcf/d peak [14,148 m3/d]) and are expected to come online in 2028.
About The Authors
Jordan Young and Greg Adams are research analysts with the US Energy Information Administration
