Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi Stage 3 Liquefaction Project produced first LNG from Train 1 in December 2024.

Cheniere Energy Inc. (Cheniere) has made a positive final investment decision (FID) with respect to the Corpus Christi Midscale Trains 8 & 9 and Debottlenecking Project (CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9) and has issued full notice to proceed to Bechtel Energy Inc. (Bechtel) for construction of CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9. CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 is being built adjacent to the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project (CCL Stage 3) and consists of two midscale trains with an expected total liquefaction capacity of over 3 MTPA of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other debottlenecking infrastructure. Upon completion of CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9, and together with expected debottlenecking and CCL Stage 3, the Corpus Christi LNG terminal is expected to reach over 30 MTPA in total liquefaction capacity later this decade.

Cheniere also announced an updated run-rate LNG production outlook, which reflects an increase in the combined liquefaction capacity across the Cheniere platform at Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi by over 10% to over 60 MPTA inclusive of CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9, CCL Stage 3, and identified debottlenecking opportunities across the platform.

(4) Run-rate capacity based on 20-year annualized average of LNG produced, accounting for asset availability, reliability, and planned maintenance.

In addition, Cheniere is developing further brownfield liquefaction capacity expansions at both the Corpus Christi and Sabine Pass terminals. The company expects these expansions to be executed in a phased approach, starting with initial single-train expansions at each site which, if completed, would grow Cheniere’s LNG platform to up to approximately 75 MPTA of capacity by the early 2030s.

“We are pleased to announce the FID of CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 today, an important milestone for Cheniere as we continue to accretively grow our world-class infrastructure platform to over 60 MPTA” said Jack Fusco, Cheniere’s president and chief executive officer. “We expect CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 to be executed seamlessly with Corpus Christi Stage 3, where Train 1 achieved Substantial Completion in March, and Train 2 achieved first LNG production this month (June 2025). We look forward to bringing this much needed new LNG supply to market safely, on time and on budget.”