Cheniere to introduce feed gas to second Corpus Christi expansion train

According to a filing with the US FERC dated May 29, Cheniere’s unit Corpus Christi Liquefaction (CCL) sent compliance statements and associated documentation to the regulator.

“The compliance statements and associated documentation are in support of a forthcoming request by CCL to introduce feed gas to the warm end of the midscale train 2,” it said.

Cheneiere recently received approval from FERC to introduce fuel gas to the second train.

In June 2022, Cheniere made the final investment decision on the CCL Stage 3 expansion project, worth about $8 billion.

The project includes building seven midscale trains, each with an expected liquefaction capacity of about 1.49 mtpa, adding to the three operational trains, each with a capacity of about 5 mtpa.

In March this year, Cheniere’s EPC partner, Bechtel, turned over care, custody, and control of CCL Stage 3 Train 1 and associated systems to Cheniere ahead of schedule.

During Cheniere’s first-quarter earnings call on May 8, Cheniere’s CEO, Jack Fusco, said that Cheniere continues to expect the first three trains to be substantially completed by the end of 2025.

“Train 2 is well into the commissioning phase at this point, and I expect to achieve first LNG around the end of this month or early next. We’ve been able to deploy significant lessons learned from our commissioning and early operations of train 1 into train 2 and expect the subsequent trains to benefit from these learnings and efficiencies, as we bring them into operations,” Fusco said.