Cheniere's Corpus Christi LNG facility
Cheniere’s disciplined expansion
US LNG exporter Cheniere Energy has grown its business rapidly since exporting its first cargo a decade ago. But Chief Commercial Officer Anatol Feygin tells Petroleum Economist that, as in the past, the company’s future expansion plans are anchored by high levels of contracted offtake, supporting predictable returns on investment
Cheniere is set to mark the tenth anniversary of its first shipped LNG cargo on 24 February 2026, as the US exporter presses ahead with a new round of projects, while leaning on a business model it says is designed to keep delivering through a softer price cycle and a more crowded market, Chief Commercial Officer Anatol Feygin told Petroleum Economist. Cheniere spearheaded the US LNG boom, exporting the country’s first ever LNG cargo from the Lower 48 states a decade ago. It now boasts a combined total of more than 50mt/yr of liquefaction capacity at its Corpus Christi and Sabine Pass terminals, having completed four mid-scale trains at the former site in just the past year. It will export
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