NextDecade Corp., Houston, has appointed Brent E. Wahl as chief financial officer, effective Feb. 1. Wahl has served as the company’s senior vice-president, finance, since June 17, 2019. Prior to joining NextDecade, Wahl was a senior managing director and head of midstream investment banking for North America at Macquarie.
Wahl succeeds Benjamin A. Atkins who intends to resign as chief financial officer for personal reasons. Atkins will continue to be employed by the Company until Feb. 1, 2021.
NextDecade expects to make a final investment decision for its 27-million tonne/year (tpy) Rio Grande LNG plant this year. The decision has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on the LNG market (OGJ Online, May 20, 2020).