(Reuters) – Cheniere Energy (NYSE: ) said on Monday that liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been produced for the first time from the first train (Train 1) of its Corpus Christi Stage 3 liquefaction project.
While the commissioning process continues, the company says it expects substantial completion of Train 1 to be achieved by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
As of Nov. 30, overall project completion for Corpus Christi Stage 3 was 75.9%, the Houston, Texas-based company said.
After completion, construction company Bechtel Energy will hand over care, control and custody of the completed train to Cheniere, the company added.
The Corpus Christi Stage 3 Liquefaction Project consists of seven intermediate strings and is expected to produce over 10 million tons of LNG per year (mtpa). When these are largely completed, the Corpus Christi liquefaction facility’s capacity is expected to exceed 25 mtpa of LNG.
Cheniere is the largest US exporter of LNG and the world’s second largest producer of supercooled gas. The company has played a key role in helping the US become the world’s largest exporter of LNG.
Last week, the Venture Global LNG tanker Venture Bayou departed the Plaquemines, Louisiana, export facility for Germany, carrying the first LNG cargo produced at the facility.
