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U.S. Expands LNG Exports with Corpus Christi Growth

3/8/2026

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U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright signed an export authorization expanding Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi LNG terminal by 12% to non-FTA exports, adding 0.47 Bcf/d.
Total exports rise to 4.45 Bcf/d, making Corpus Christi the second-largest U.S. LNG export project.
The expansion funds Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project.
The authorization remains in effect through 2050.
Energy Information Administration forecasts U.S. LNG exports to exceed 18.1 Bcf/d by 2027.

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U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright signed an export authorization expanding Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi LNG terminal by 12% to non-FTA exports, adding 0.47 Bcf/d.
Total exports rise to 4.45 Bcf/d, making Corpus Christi the second-largest U.S. LNG export project.
The expansion funds Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project.
The authorization remains in effect through 2050.
Energy Information Administration forecasts U.S. LNG exports to exceed 18.1 Bcf/d by 2027.