Cheniere to introduce fuel gas to seventh Corpus Christi expansion train

Cheniere’s Corpus Christi Liquefaction submitted documents related to the commissioning of the train to the US FERC on July 2.

“The compliance statements and associated documentation are in support of a forthcoming request by CCL to introduce fuel gas and hot oil to Midscale Train 7,” it said.

CCL recently 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.

Based on the commissioning progress for the sixth train, Cheniere could reach substantial completion of the seventh train in September this year, or even in August.

The US LNG exporter announced the substantial completion of the sixth train on June 12.

“We continue to work closely with Bechtel, our engineering, procurement, and construction contractor, and expect to complete the full seven-train, 10-plus-million-tonne-per-annum (mtpa) expansion later this year,” the company said at the time.

CCL also reported in the May construction report that the Stage 3 expansion project is 98 percent complete and continues to progress ahead of schedule.

The first three Corpus Christi trains have a capacity of approximately 15 mtpa.

The Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project, worth about $8 billion, 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.