08:08 AM EDT, 06/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Cheniere Energy (LNG) said Tuesday that its board has decided to proceed with the Corpus Christi midscale trains 8 and 9 debottlenecking project.

The company said it has notified its engineering, procurement, and construction partner Bechtel Energy to proceed with the project's construction. It will be adjacent to the Corpus Christi Stage 3 project and include two midscale trains and other debottlenecking infrastructure, said Cheniere Energy.

According to the company, the two trains are expected to have a total capacity of more than 3 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas.

Cheniere Energy said it estimates an over 10% increase in the total run-rate liquefaction capacity at its Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi terminals from the two new trains, the Corpus Christi Stage 3 project, and other identified debottlenecking opportunities across the platform.

In addition, the company said it plans to increase its dividend to $2.22 per share from $2.00 per share on an annualized basis in Q3.