en.Wedoany.com Reported - Last week, Cheniere Energy's subsidiary, Corpus Christi Liquefaction (CCL), received approval from the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to introduce propane into the thermal oxidizer and hot oil furnace of the mid-scale Train 7 at the Stage 3 project.

Based on the commissioning progress of Train 6, Cheniere may achieve substantial completion of Train 7 as early as September or even August this year. FERC previously approved the company's request to introduce propane into the thermal oxidizer and hot oil furnace of the mid-scale Train 6 on March 31. About two weeks later, Cheniere received approval to introduce fuel gas into Train 6, and by the end of April, it was authorized to introduce feed gas into the hot end of that train. The U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter announced the substantial completion of Train 6 on June 12.

The company stated that it will continue to work closely with engineering, procurement, and construction contractor Bechtel, expecting to complete the expansion project—comprising all seven trains with a total capacity exceeding 10 million tonnes per annum (mtpa)—later this year. Cheniere and Bechtel are also building the CCL mid-scale Train 8 and Train 9 projects, which represent the second ongoing expansion at Corpus Christi. This project, along with anticipated debottlenecking opportunities, will add approximately 5 mtpa of capacity by the end of 2028. By then, CCL's total capacity will exceed 30 mtpa, while Cheniere's overall capacity will surpass 60 mtpa.

In addition to the above CCL expansion projects, Cheniere has also received FERC approval to initiate environmental pre-filing for its Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 4 project. These trains are expected to have a peak capacity of approximately 24 mtpa of LNG.