Name of the Project
Rio Grande liquefied natural gas (LNG) and Rio Bravo pipeline projects.

Location
The facilities will be located in the Jim Wells, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy and Cameron counties, Texas, in the US.

Project Owner/s
Rio Grande LNG and Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, wholly owned subsidiaries of NextDecade Corporation.

Project Description
The project involves the construction and operation of:

• six liquefaction trains at the Rio Grande LNG terminal, each with a nominal capacity of 4.5-million tons a year of LNG for export, resulting in the LNG terminal’s nominal capacity of 27-million tons a year;

• four LNG storage tanks, each with a net capacity of 180 000 m³;

• LNG truck loading facilities with four loading bays, each with the capacity to load 12 to 15 trucks a day;

• a refrigerant storage area and truck unloading facilities;

• a condensate storage area and truck loading facilities;

• a new marine slip with two LNG vessel berths to accommodate simultaneous loading of two LNG vessels, an LNG vessel and support vessel manoeuvring area, and an LNG transfer system;

• a materials off-loading facility in the Brownsville ship channel;

• about 4 km of 107-cm-diameter pipeline, including 1.3 km of dual pipeline, to gather gas from existing systems in the Kleberg and Jim Wells counties (referred to as the header system);

• 218 km of parallel 107-cm-diameter pipe-lines originating in Kleberg County and terminating at the Rio Grande LNG terminal in Cameron County (referred to as Pipelines 1 and 2);

• four standalone metering sites along the header system;

• three new compressor stations (one at the LNG terminal site);

• two new interconnect booster compressor stations, each with a metering site; and

• other associated utilities, systems and facilities, such as yards and access roads.

Potential Job Creation
Construction is expected to create between 4 000 and 6 000 jobs.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
NextDecade expects to make a final investment decision on Rio Grande LNG by the end of the third quarter of 2019 and to start commercial operations in 2023.

Latest Developments
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the final environmental-impact statement for NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
NextDecade, tel +1713574 1880 or email info@next-decade.com.