Cheniere Energy Inc. has requested FERC approval to place the third train in service next month at its Corpus Christi liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in South Texas, which would ramp up capacity by 4.5 million metric tons/year (mmty).

The company requested permission in a letter filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday to bring the train online by March 12. 

The third train would bring total output at the facility to 15 mmty. Cheniere in December loaded the first commissioning cargo from the third train. 

Cheniere sanctioned the third train in 2018, the same year the Corpus terminal produced its first LNG. In November 2019, the company moved up its timeline to complete the third train to the first half of 2021, several months ahead of...