Houston-based Cheniere Energy Inc. has announced plans to ramp up its liquefied natural gas production by expanding its Corpus Christi liquefaction project and partnering with Maryland-based Parallax Enterprises LLC to develop its two Louisiana mid-scale LNG projects. Cheniere has submitted pre-filings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , and the free-trade agreement and non-FTA approval requests with the Department of Energy for its Corpus Christi project.