Cheniere Energy completed the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project in Texas on August 28, 2026, taking custody and control of the seventh and final liquefied natural gas train in the project, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The completion expands the total nominal capacity of the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal in San Patricio County to 3.1 billion cubic feet per day, with peak capacity of 3.9 Bcf/d. The facility now ranks as the second-largest LNG terminal in the United States.
The largest US facility remains Sabine Pass in Louisiana, which holds a nominal capacity of 3.6 Bcf/d and peak capacity of 4.6 Bcf/d.
CCL Stage 3 began producing LNG in December 2024 and is part of the larger Corpus Christi terminal complex. The project consists of seven midscale trains with a combined nominal capacity of 1.3 Bcf/d and peak capacity of 1.5 Bcf/d. Output has increased progressively as each of the six preceding trains was completed and brought online.
A further project, Corpus Christi Liquefaction Midscale, is under construction at the same location. It includes two additional trains that will add 0.4 Bcf/d of nominal capacity, or 0.5 Bcf/d of peak capacity, and is expected to come online in 2028.
The EIA cited its Liquefaction Capacity File as the data source and listed Jordan Young and Greg Adams as principal contributors. The agency maintains a summary of all existing, under-construction and approved US LNG facilities and projects on its website.