March 30, 2026 [Reuters]- Cheniere Energy’s Train 5 at its Corpus Christi liquefied natural gas expansion project is now operating ​at full capacity, the company said on Friday.

Train 5 ​is part of a seven‑train development expected to add 10 ⁠million metric tons per year of export capacity to the ​Corpus Christi LNG plant in Texas. The new unit will increase ​output by just under 1.5 million tons a year, according to company documents.

LNG trains are processing units that chill natural gas into a super-cooled liquid for ​export. Global LNG supply is currently hamstrung following Iran’s attacks on ​facilities in Qatar, one of the world’s largest producers of the fuel.

Cheniere said ‌contractor ⁠Bechtel handed over operations of Train 5 on Friday.

Feedgas flows to Corpus Christi reached near‑record levels on Friday, with the facility pulling in almost 2.5 billion cubic feet of gas, according to LSEG ​data.

CEO Jack Fusco ​told the CERAWeek ⁠energy conference on Wednesday that Cheniere plans to send more cargoes to Asia, which is facing shortages after ​the attacks that shut QatarEnergy’s LNG facilities.

QatarEnergy accounts for ​about ⁠20% of global LNG supply and has warned it could lose around 17% of its output for up to five years after its ⁠sites were ​struck by an Iranian missile.

Cheniere, the ​largest U.S. LNG exporter, said it is working to speed completion of the remaining ​two trains in the Corpus Christi expansion.