EIA: Corpus Christi LNG expansion makes facility the second-largest in the US
Published by Jessica Casey,
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LNG Industry,
On 18 August 2026, Cheniere Energy, Inc. completed its Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project (CCL Stage 3) in Texas, taking custody and control of the seventh and last 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. The additional capacity expands the total nominal capacity of the facility to 3.1 billion ft3/d, or 3.9 billion ft3/d peak capacity. With the addition, the Corpus Christi terminal became the second-largest facility in the US after Sabine Pass in Louisiana, which has a nominal capacity of 3.6 billion ft3/d (4.6 billion ft3/d peak capacity).
The project consists of seven midscale trains, with a combined nominal capacity of 1.3 billion ft3/d and peak capacity of 1.5 billion ft3/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 billion ft3/d of nominal capacity (0.5 billion ft3/d peak) and are expected to come online in 2028.
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