NextDecade signs agreement with Baker Hughes for Rio Grande LNG trains
NextDecade Corp. has entered into a framework agreement with energy technology company Baker Hughes related to operations at NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG plant.
NextDecade plans to utilize Baker Hughes’ gas turbine and refrigerant compressor technology and enter into contractual services agreements to perform maintenance work for the stated equipment for Trains 4-8 at the plant in Brownsville, Tex.
Rio Grande LNG progress
NextDecade is currently constructing the first three liquefaction trains (Phase 1) and progressing work to commercialize Rio Grande LNG Trains 4-5. As of January 2025, Trains 1-2 are 38.1% complete. Train 3 is about 15.3% complete.
About 48 million tonnes/year of potential liquefaction capacity is currently under construction or in development, according to NextDecade.
A positive final investment decision and construction start for Trains 4-5 and related infrastructure are, subject to, among other things, maintaining requisite governmental approvals, finalizing and entering into engineering, procurement, and construction contracts, entering into appropriate commercial arrangements, and obtaining adequate financing to construct each train and related infrastructure, the company said.
Trains 6-8 are in development and beginning the permitting process. The trains are cumulatively expected to increase the company's total liquefaction capacity by about 18 million tpy once constructed and placed into operation.
Situated on a 984-acre site on the banks of a deepwater channel, NextDecade says Rio Grande LNG will be the largest privately funded infrastructure project in Texas, and that sufficient space exists at the site for development of up to 10 total liquefaction trains.
First LNG is expected in 2027.
