Cheniere ships first LNG cargo from third Corpus Christi train

US LNG exporter Cheniere has loaded and shipped the first commissioning cargo produced from the third train at its Corpus Christi liquefaction plant in Texas.

The 176,000-cbm La Mancha Knutsen left the Corpus Christi plant on Monday but its destination is unkown.

Besides being the first cargo from the third train, this marks also the 200th shipment for the Corpus Christi plant, Cheniere said.

“We continue to track ahead of schedule on Train 3,” the Houston-based firm said.

The Corpus Christi liquefaction plant currently consists of two operational trains with each having a capacity of about 5 million tonnes per annum. The third train will boost the total production to 15 mtpa.

To remind, Cheniere CEO Jack Fusco said during a call last month the firm expected to launch production at the third train soon following the introduction of feed gas to the unit in October.

Cheniere also revealed a new timeline of the train’s completion. Cheniere expects substantial completion in the first quarter of 2021.

This means that the unit will be completed ahead of the schedule as the firm previously planned to complete the train in the second half of 2021.

Most Popular

Yang Ming books LNG-powered containerships in South Korea

Taiwan’s Yang Ming Marine Transport has decided to order LNG dual-fuel container vessels from South Korea's Hanwha Ocean as part of its ongoing fleet optimization plan.

Sabah to take stake in Petronas’ third FLNG

SMJ Energy, owned by the Sabah government, has signed a heads of agreement with Malaysian energy giant Petronas to take a 25 percent stake in the latter's third floating LNG production unit.

Japan’s LNG imports drop in June

Japan’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports dropped by 2.8 percent in June compared to the same month last year, according to provisional data released by the country’s Ministry of Finance.

More News Like This

Port of Corpus Christi: H1 LNG volumes rise 10.8 percent

The US Port of Corpus Christi in Texas reported a 10.8 percent year-on-year increase in its liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes in the first half of this year.

Cheniere’s Sabine Pass terminal ships 3,000th LNG cargo

Cheniere’s giant Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Louisiana has shipped the 3,000th cargo of liquefied natural gas since its launch in 2016.

Cheniere’s Corpus Christi expansion project 85.4 percent complete

The Stage 3 expansion project at Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG export plant in Texas is 85.4 percent complete.

Cheniere plans to boost LNG export capacity to 100 mtpa

US LNG exporting giant Cheniere plans to boost its export capacity to about 100 mtpa via new expansion projects at its Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi LNG terminals.