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Cheniere seeks FERC's OK to enter 2nd Corpus Christi LNG train into service

Cheniere Energy Inc. told federal regulators the second train of its Corpus Christi LNG export terminal in Texas is ready to begin commercial operations.

Cheniere's Corpus Christi Liquefaction LLC asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for authorization to enter the liquefaction train into commercial service in an Aug. 27 filing that supplemented a previous request made earlier in the month. Cheniere's latest filing asked FERC to approve the request no later than Aug. 31.

The development, which was expected, continued a major ramp-up for Cheniere, which is the biggest U.S. LNG exporter, and the broader U.S. LNG industry. The ongoing buildout of LNG export infrastructure could see U.S. LNG export capacity top 7 Bcf/d by early 2020.

The second train at Corpus Christi LNG shipped its first commissioning cargo in mid-2019, and it is one of seven in operation between Cheniere's export terminals in Louisiana and Texas. Each of those trains has the capacity to produce 4.5 million tonnes per annum of LNG, or about 0.7 Bcf/d of gas.

Construction is more than 60% complete on a third train of the same size at the Corpus Christi terminal, according to the company.

In June, the company announced a final investment decision on a sixth 4.5-mtpa train at its Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Louisiana.

Cheniere is also working to commercialize a planned Stage 3 expansion at Corpus Christi LNG, a project that involves the construction of up to seven midscale liquefaction trains that the company hopes to commercially sanction in 2020.

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