Cheniere Energy has achieved substantial completion of the third train of the $15bn Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project (Corpus Christi LNG Project) in Texas, US.
Commissioning of train 3 of the LNG export terminal in Corpus Christi has been completed.
Cheniere Energy said in a statement: “With the achievement of Substantial Completion, financial results of LNG sales from Train 3 going forward will be reflected in the statement of operations of Cheniere and its applicable affiliates.”
To be built in three stages, the Corpus Christi LNG Project will have a total capacity of 23 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).
The first two trains comprise stage 1 of the LNG export terminal, the third train will mark the second stage, while a maximum of seven midscale liquefaction trains will be developed adjacent to the three main trains under the third stage.
The liquefaction project will be supplied with feed gas supply from the Eagle Ford Shale.
Each of the three main liquefaction trains has a production capacity of nearly 4.5mtpa of LNG while the trains in the third stage of the Corpus Christi LNG Project will have a capacity of nearly 9.5mtpa.
Bechtel serves as the design, construction and commissioning contractor for the three main LNG trains of the Corpus Christi LNG Project. The trains are be based on the ConocoPhillips Optimized Cascade process.
Cheniere said its subsidiaries and Bechtel have completed a total of eight liquefaction trains at the Corpus Christi liquefaction project and the Sabine Pass liquefaction project ahead of their scheduled dates.
