HOUSTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S largest LNG

developer Cheniere Energy Inc ( LNG ) will not know until

September if it will be able to produce first LNG from its

Corpus Cristi Stage 3 LNG export facility, said Bechtel's

General Manager LNG Bhupesh Thakkar.

Cheniere had told the market that it was aiming to produce

first LNG by the end of the year but Thakkar said it was not yet

guaranteed even though they are working hard at achieving it.

Weather conditions including the hurricane season could play

a major role, said Cheniere's Chief Operating Officer Corey

Grindal who was speaking at a fireside chat at LNG 2024

conference in Houston.

Grindal said something like a hurricane could make the

difference and the focus was on safely bringing LNG to the

market.

(Reporting by Curtis Williams in Houston)