Cheniere Energy completed Stage 3 of its massive Corpus Christi LNG facility on August 28, 2026, marking the latest major expansion of America’s rapidly growing LNG export industry. The company’s announcement comes amid skyrocketing international demand for U.S. liquefied natural gas spurred by the loss of most of Qatar’s exports via the Strait of Hormuz due to a successful missile attack by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in March.

Located in San Patricio County just outside Corpus Christi, Texas, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) says Cheniere’s latest addition is capable of producing 3.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). The added capacity now ranks Corpus Christi LNG as the nation’s second largest LNG facility behind Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG in Louisiana, which has a nominal capacity of 3.6 Bcf/d. Altogether, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reports U.S. online export capacity totals to 15.23 Bcf/d, ranking it as far and away the biggest exporter on earth.

That’s impressive, but is it enough to fill the gap for the lost exports from Qatar? The answer is clearly no, and that has importing countries across........

© The Daily Caller