Dec 30 (Reuters) - Cheniere Energy on Monday

said that liquefied natural gas (LNG) was produced for the first

time from the first train (Train 1) of its Corpus Christi Stage

3 Liquefaction Project.

As the commissioning process continues, the company says it

expects substantial completion of Train 1 to be achieved at the

end of the first quarter of 2025.

As of Nov. 30, the overall project completion for the Corpus

Christi Stage 3 was 75.9%, the Houston, Texas-based company said

in a statement.

Upon completion, construction firm Bechtel Energy will hand

over the care, control, and custody of the completed train to

Cheniere, the company added.

The Corpus Christi Stage 3 Liquefaction Project consists of

seven midscale trains and is projected to produce over 10

million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG. When these are

substantially completed, the Corpus Christi liquefaction

facility's capacity is expected to exceed 25 mtpa of LNG.

Cheniere is the largest U.S. LNG exporter and the world's

second largest producer of the superchilled gas. The company has

played a key role in helping the U.S. become the world's largest

exporter of LNG.

Last week, Venture Global LNG's tanker Venture Bayou

departed the Plaquemines export plant in Louisiana for Germany,

carrying the first LNG cargo produced at the facility.