- Cheniere plans 24 mtpa LNG plant expansion in Texas
- Expansion to add four new LNG processing trains
- Cheniere aims for federal approval by May next year
HOUSTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Cheniere Energy, the largest liquefied natural gas exporter in the U.S., has submitted an application to build a 24 million metric tonnes per annum LNG plant at its Corpus Christi location in Texas, according to a filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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The proposed project will be an expansion of Cheniere’s Corpus Christi plant, which at present has a capacity of 18 mtpa but could soon produce as much as 25 mtpa with the ongoing Stage 3 expansion expected to be completed by the end of 2026. If the Stage 4 project is approved, Corpus Christi capacity would eventually rise to 49 mtpa…