The Stage 3 expansion is projected to produce around ten million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) moves closer to producing first liquefied natural gas from a Corpus Christi, Texas, expansion project after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order Thursday allowing the company to take LNG from the plant to liquid storage facilities and then onto a tanker for export.

Cheniere Energy moved one step closer to producing first liquefied natural gas from a Corpus Christi, Texas, expansion project on Thursday after it received permission from federal regulators to put a supply line into operation.