NextDecade Corp. received an order from the US Department of Energy granting authorization to export LNG from its Rio Grande LNG facility at the Port of Brownsville in South Texas to non-free trade agreement (non-FTA) countries.
In combination with a free trade agreement (FTA) order previously issued in August 2016, NextDecade is now authorized to export LNG equivalent to 1,318 bcf/year of natural gas from Rio Grande LNG to both FTA and non-FTA countries.
The 27 million-tonne/year Rio Grande LNG project will consist of three liquefication trains, two 180,000-cu m storage tanks, and two marine berths to link natural gas from the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale to the global LNG market. There is an opportunity to build an additional storage tank and LNG truck loading facilities.
In November 2019, FERC issued an order authorizing the siting, construction, and operation of Rio Grande LNG and the associated Rio Bravo Pipeline (OGJ Online, Nov. 21, 2019). On January 23, FERC issued its final order denying rehearing requests on Rio Grande LNG and Rio Bravo Pipeline.
