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Rio Grande LNG Terminal is an LNG export terminal in United States with units that are cancelled (confirmed), proposed, and in construction.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
T1 (Phase 1) Brownsville, Texas, United States 25.950835, -97.410844 (approximate)
T2 (Phase 1) Brownsville, Texas, United States 25.950835, -97.410844 (approximate)
T3 (Phase 1) Brownsville, Texas, United States 25.950835, -97.410844 (approximate)
T4 (Phase 2) Brownsville, Texas, United States 25.950835, -97.410844 (approximate)
T5 (Phase 2) Brownsville, Texas, United States 25.950835, -97.410844 (approximate)
T6 (original, cancelled proposal) Brownsville, Texas, United States 25.950835, -97.410844 (approximate)
T6-T8 Brownsville, Texas, United States 25.950835, -97.410844 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Infrastructure details

mtpa = million tonnes per year
Name Facility type Status Capacity Total terminal capacity Offshore Associated infrastructure
T1 (Phase 1) export[1] construction 5.87 mtpa[2] 51.51 mtpa False Rio Bravo Gas Pipeline[3]
T2 (Phase 1) export[1] construction 5.87 mtpa[2] 51.51 mtpa False Rio Bravo Gas Pipeline[3]
T3 (Phase 1) export[1] construction 5.87 mtpa[2] 51.51 mtpa False Rio Bravo Gas Pipeline[3]
T4 (Phase 2) export[1] construction[4] 6 mtpa[4] 51.51 mtpa False Rio Bravo Gas Pipeline[3]
T5 (Phase 2) export[1] proposed 5.4 mtpa[5] 51.51 mtpa False Rio Bravo Gas Pipeline[3]
T6 (original, cancelled proposal) export[6] cancelled (confirmed) 4.5 mtpa[6] 51.51 mtpa False Rio Bravo Gas Pipeline[3]
T6-T8 export[7] proposed[7][8] 18 mtpa[7] 51.51 mtpa False Rio Bravo Gas Pipeline[3]

Table 3: Cost

Name Facility type Cost Total known terminal costs
T1 (Phase 1) export[1] US$6,133,333,333[9][10] US$31,799,999,999
T2 (Phase 1) export[1] US$6,133,333,333[9][10] US$31,799,999,999
T3 (Phase 1) export[1] US$6,133,333,333[9][10] US$31,799,999,999
T4 (Phase 2) export[1] US$6,700,000,000[4] US$31,799,999,999
T5 (Phase 2) export[1] US$6,700,000,000[4] US$31,799,999,999
T6 (original, cancelled proposal) export[6] – US$31,799,999,999
T6-T8 export[7] – US$31,799,999,999

Table 4: Financing

Name Facility type Financing
T1 (Phase 1) export[1] –
T2 (Phase 1) export[1] –
T3 (Phase 1) export[1] –
T4 (Phase 2) export[1] US$3.85 billion term loan facility at Rio Grande LNG Train 4, LLC; US$1.13 billion in equity commitments from NextDecade; and US$1.70 billion in equity commitments from partners Global Infrastructure Partners, a part of BlackRock; GIC; Mubadala Investment Company (together, the Financial Investors); and TotalEnergies[4]
T5 (Phase 2) export[1] –
T6 (original, cancelled proposal) export[6] –
T6-T8 export[7] –

Table 5: Project timeline

FID = Final Investment Decision, used by some developers to indicate a project will move forward
Name Facility type Status Proposal year FID year Construction year Operating year Inactive year
T1 (Phase 1) export[1] construction – 2023 (FID) 2023 2028[11][12] –
T2 (Phase 1) export[1] construction – 2023 (FID) 2023 2028[11][12] –
T3 (Phase 1) export[1] construction – 2023 (FID) 2023 2029[11][12] –
T4 (Phase 2) export[1] construction[4] – 2025 (FID)[4] 2025[4] 2030[13][4] –
T5 (Phase 2) export[1] proposed – 2025 (Pre-FID)[4] – 2031[13][4] –
T6 (original, cancelled proposal) export[6] cancelled (confirmed) – – – – 2020 (cancelled)
T6-T8 export[7] proposed[7][8] 2025[7][8] – – – –

Ownership

Table 6: Ownership

Name Facility type Status Owners Parent companies Operator
T1 (Phase 1) export[1] construction Rio Grande LNG LLC [100%][14][15][16] small shareholder(s) [29.7%]; NextDecade Corp [20.8%]; TotalEnergies SE [16.7%]; GIC Pte Ltd [9.9%]; Mubadala Investment Co [6.5%]; The Vanguard Group Inc [3.0%]; Blackrock Advisors LLC [1.7%]; Abu Dhabi National Oil Co –
T2 (Phase 1) export[1] construction Rio Grande LNG LLC [100%][14][15][16] small shareholder(s) [29.7%]; NextDecade Corp [20.8%]; TotalEnergies SE [16.7%]; GIC Pte Ltd [9.9%]; Mubadala Investment Co [6.5%]; The Vanguard Group Inc [3.0%]; Blackrock Advisors LLC [1.7%]; Abu Dhabi National Oil Co –
T3 (Phase 1) export[1] construction Rio Grande LNG LLC [100%][14][15][16] small shareholder(s) [29.7%]; NextDecade Corp [20.8%]; TotalEnergies SE [16.7%]; GIC Pte Ltd [9.9%]; Mubadala Investment Co [6.5%]; The Vanguard Group Inc [3.0%]; Blackrock Advisors LLC [1.7%]; Abu Dhabi National Oil Co –
T4 (Phase 2) export[1] construction[4] Rio Grande LNG LLC [100%][14][15][16] small shareholder(s) [29.7%]; NextDecade Corp [20.8%]; TotalEnergies SE [16.7%]; GIC Pte Ltd [9.9%]; Mubadala Investment Co [6.5%]; The Vanguard Group Inc [3.0%]; Blackrock Advisors LLC [1.7%]; Abu Dhabi National Oil Co –
T5 (Phase 2) export[1] proposed Rio Grande LNG LLC [100%][14][15][16] small shareholder(s) [29.7%]; NextDecade Corp [20.8%]; TotalEnergies SE [16.7%]; GIC Pte Ltd [9.9%]; Mubadala Investment Co [6.5%]; The Vanguard Group Inc [3.0%]; Blackrock Advisors LLC [1.7%]; Abu Dhabi National Oil Co –
T6 (original, cancelled proposal) export[6] cancelled (confirmed) Rio Grande LNG LLC [100%][14][15][16] small shareholder(s) [29.7%]; NextDecade Corp [20.8%]; TotalEnergies SE [16.7%]; GIC Pte Ltd [9.9%]; Mubadala Investment Co [6.5%]; The Vanguard Group Inc [3.0%]; Blackrock Advisors LLC [1.7%]; Abu Dhabi National Oil Co –
T6-T8 export[7] proposed[7][8] Rio Grande LNG LLC [100%][14][15][16] small shareholder(s) [29.7%]; NextDecade Corp [20.8%]; TotalEnergies SE [16.7%]; GIC Pte Ltd [9.9%]; Mubadala Investment Co [6.5%]; The Vanguard Group Inc [3.0%]; Blackrock Advisors LLC [1.7%]; Abu Dhabi National Oil Co –

Background

Rio Grande LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG export terminal in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It was originally planned to have six production trains of 4.5 mtpa, for a total capacity of 27 mtpa.[17] In July 2021, the project promoter, NextDecade, announced that it was reducing the number of trains to 5, while also raising the capacity of each to 5.4 mtpa, maintaining a total capacity of 27 mtpa.[18]

The export terminal would have gas supplied by the Rio Bravo Gas Pipeline, a proposed pipeline project. In June 2015, NextDecade, LLC announced that it had raised an additional US$85 million for the Rio Grande LNG project, securing NextDecade's access to commence construction of the project upon permitting.[19] In May 2016, NextDecade filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to site, construct, and operate both the LNG terminal and the Rio Grande Pipeline. FERC's federal authorization decision deadline is set for July 25, 2019.[20]

In December 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a formal approval for the project. The Commission also approved, with conditions, the Texas LNG Terminal, the Rio Bravo Gas Pipeline, and the Annova LNG Brownsville Terminal, bringing the total number of FERC-approved project in 2019 to eleven. The Rio Grande LNG Terminal and the associated Rio Bravo Gas Pipeline will export 27 million metric tons per annum (mtpa) of natural gas. All three LNG project sponsors have applications pending before the U.S. Department of Energy seeking authorization to export gas to countries without Free Trade Agreements with the United States.[21] In February 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy issued approvals for the three terminals to ship LNG to nations that aren't part of free trade agreements, such as Japan, South Korea and India.[22]

In April 2020, the energy and shipping brokerage Poten & Partners disclosed that the FID for the terminal had been delayed beyond the original FID timing of 2020 to 2021. It cited COVID-19, plunging demand and the crash in oil prices as the reasons for the delay. [23]

In May 2020, NextDecade announced that they would be pushing back the project's FID, citing the coronavirus pandemic lowering demand and prices for liquefied natural gas.[24]

In July 2020, NextDecade announced that instead of building six liquefaction trains the project will proceed with five liquefaction trains. The company said that this will cut costs by reducing construction time and lower expected carbon emissions.[25]

As of April 2021, NextDecade was aiming to take a FID on two trains in 2021, according to S&P Global.[26] An August 2021 investor presentation from NextDecade continued to maintain that FID for an initial two-train, 11 mtpa phase was being targeted before the year's end despite having only secured one contract with Shell for 2 mtpa.[27]

In November 2021, NextDecade submitted a proposal to FERC to incorporate a carbon capture and storage (CCS) system to the project that it said would capture at least 90% of emissions from the previously approved terminal.[28]

In January 2022, NextDecade announced that it was delaying its FID for the project to the second half of 2022.[29]

In September 2022, NextDecade announced a US$85 million private placement — selling that value of common stock to a total of 10 institutional investors — as it looked toward FID on the first three trains.[30]

In October 2022, Rio Grande LNG and Port Arthur LNG Terminal issued limited notices to proceed with construction,[31] and site preparation had begun ahead of FID as of December 2022.[32]

In April 2023, FERC reaffirmed its approval of the Rio Grande LNG Terminal and associated Rio Bravo Gas Pipeline.[33][34]

In June 2023, TotalEnergies bought a 17.5% stake in NextDecade worth US$219 million of shares.[35]

In July 2023, NextDecade reached FID for Phase 1 of the project. The same month, Baker Hughes won a contract from Bechtel to supply compressors for Phase 1.[36]

In October 2023, NextDecade officially began construction on Phase 1 of Rio Grande LNG Terminal.[37]

In May 2024, UAE's ADNOC announced that it would be an 11.7% stake in Phase 1 of the project from Global Infrastructure Partners.[38]

In June 2024, LNG Prime reported that South Korea's Hanwha planned to increase its stake in NextDecade to about 22.7 percent.[39]

In February 2025, NextDecade said that it was considering doubling the size of Rio Grande LNG Terminal with an addition five trains proposed. Three of these trains, 6 through 8, could boost the facility's planned capacity from 27 mtpa (with the initial five trains) to 45 mtpa. According to Natural Gas Intelligence, "Management said in a year-end business update it plans to pre-file at FERC for a sixth train this year and that the company is in the early stages of developing Trains 7 and 8. NextDecade is also exploring the possibility of developing Trains 9 and 10."[40]

In September 2025, NextDecade announced a positive final investment decision (FID) for Train 4 of the project, and announced a notice to proceed to its contractor Bechtel, signaling the start of construction. NextDecade reported that project costs for Train 4 were expected to be US$6.7 billion.[41]

As of September 2025, NextDecade planned to reach FID for Train 5 in Q4 2025.[41] It announced that, with a sales and purchase agreement signed by ConocoPhillips, it had completed commercialization of the train. The company has begun developing and starting the permitting process for trains 6 through 8.[42]

In October 2025, NextDecade announced a positive FID for Train 5 and issued a full notice to proceed to Bechtel, marking the start of construction. The financial close involved $6.7 billion in committed financing.[43]

In November 2025, NextDecade submitted a request to begin pre-filing with FERC for Train 6.[44]

In September 2026, FERC approved Rio Grande LNG's request to increase liquefaction capacity from its currently authorized 27 mtpa to 30.15 mtpa.[45]

Contracts

In May 2019, NextDecade awarded contracts worth nearly US$9.6 billion to engineering firm Bechtel for engineering, procurement and construction services to build the first phase of the proposed Rio Grande liquefied natural gas export terminal on the Texas Gulf coast. Bechtel says three production units capable of producing up to 17.6M mt/year of LNG, two storage tanks and two marine berths will be in operation by 2023, if the project secures a federal permit and reaches a positive final investment decision (FID). The contracts are the latest step forward for NextDecade, which also landed a 20-year LNG supply contract with Royal Dutch Shell and pledged to deepen nearly half of the Brownsville Ship Channel to 52 ft.[46]

In November 2020, the French energy company Engie, which is partly owned by the French government, confirmed that it had pulled out of negotiations with NextDecade over a potential 20 year, US$7 billion contract to buy LNG from the proposed Rio Grande export terminal. Engie's decision is thought to have been influenced by French government concerns over the high methane emissions associated with the gas which NextDecade would be sourcing from Texas oil fields such as the Permian Basin for export overseas. Commenting on Engie's confirmation that it would not be proceeding with the deal, Lorette Philippot of Friends of the Earth France said, "The rejection of this contract by the government and Engie is a new explicit recognition of the climatic, environmental and social ravages of shale gas".

The collapse of the Engie deal means that NextDecade has secured only one firm offtake deal for the Rio Grande terminal, a 20 year agreement with Shell to buy 2 mtpa of LNG. To advance the project and reach FID on two or three trains at the terminal, NextDecade has said it still needs to sell another 9 mtpa of LNG under long-term contracts.[47]

In March 2020, NextDecade said it was continuing work to finalize commercial agreements needed to be able to sanction at least two trains at Rio Grande LNG later in the year. It had secured only a single long-term contract for 2 mtpa with Shell.[48]

In March 2022, NextDecade announced a preliminary agreement with Chinese utility Guongdong Energy for the purchase of up to 1.5 mtpa for 20 years. The heads of agreement calls for the companies to arrange a firm sales agreement in Q2 2022.[49]

In April 2022, NextDecade announced a sale and puchase agreement with China's ENN for 1.5 mtpa over 20 years.[50]

In May 2022, NextDecade announced the completion of a 15-year sale and purchase agreement with France's Engie for 1.75 mtpa of LNG. The LNG would come from Rio Grande's first two trains (10.8 mtpa), for which NextDecade anticipates making a FID in the second half of 2022 with commercial operations planned to start in 2026.[51] Commenting on the deal, Rebekah Hinojosa, Gulf Coast Campaign Representative for Sierra Club, said: "The situation has not changed in the two years that Engie had dropped the deal with NextDecade: fracking is still destructive to the climate and if Rio Grande LNG is built it would be the biggest emitter of toxic pollution that threatens public health and the environment in the Rio Grande Valley region. NextDecade’s carbon capture and sequestration plans are a scam that won't reduce Rio Grande LNG's harmful pollution, and does nothing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions when the gas is fracked, produced, exported overseas, and burned. By reviving their deal with Rio Grande LNG, Engie is working against France's climate initiatives while also poisoning our South Texas community."[52]

In July 2022, NextDecade announced a 20-year 1 mtpa sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with China Gas and a 20-year 1 mtpa sales and purchase agreement with Guangdong Energy Group.[53][54] Later that month it announced another 20-year, 1 mtpa deal with Exxon Mobil.[55]

In December 2022, NextDecade signed a 20-year, 1 mtpa SPA with Galp.[56] The same month, NextDecade announced a 20-year, 2-mtpa deal with ENN, adding 0.5 mtpa to the contract the two companies had signed in April 2022.[57]

In January 2023, NextDecade announced an SPA with Itochu Corporation for the sale of 1 mtpa LNG over a 15-year time period.[58]

In May 2024, ADNOC signed an offtake agreement for 1.9 mtpa of LNG over 20 years from the fourth train of Phase 2 of Rio Grande LNG, contingent on a positive final investment decision.[38]

Financing

In 2017 NextDecade appointed Macquarie Capital and Société Générale as financial advisors for the project after Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ended its advisory mandate.[59] As of September 2021, and given the project's delayed FID, there were no reported developments on the advisors' efforts to raise financing.

As of December 2022, NextDecade intended to reach FID in early 2023.[60] In February 2023, NextDecade announced intention to sell US$35 million in shares as it moved toward FID.[61]

On 16 March 2023, NextDecade announced that it had amended its agreements with engineering firm Bechtel that would delay FID until at least June 2023.[62]

On 28 March 2023, Société Générale withdrew from the project.[63]

In June 2023, NextDecade moved closer to FID after striking deals with Global Infrastructure Partners and TotalEnergies. Global Infrastructure Partners would become a majority investor in Phase 1 (Trains 1–3) and TotalEnergies would become a 16.67% investor. The agreement also left potential investment open for Trains 4 and 5. The framework also included TotalEnergies purchasing 5.4 mtpa of LNG from Phase 1 for 20 years.[64]

In July 2023, NextDecade took FID for Phase 1 with US$5.9 billion of financial commitments from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), GIC, Mubadala, and TotalEnergies.

In September 2023, NextDecade said that it had entered into a credit agreement with a group of lenders for $356 million of senior loans.[65]

In October 2023, Business Korea reported that "South Korea’s major government-run banks and commercial banks, including the Korea Development Bank, the Export-Import Bank of Korea, Kookmin Bank, and Woori Bank, are planning to provide multi-million-dollar loans for Hanwha Group’s 24 trillion won (US$17.71 billion) investment in [Rio Grande LNG Terminal]."[66]

In January 2024, according to LNG Prime, NextDecade "entered a credit agreement with MUFG Bank as lender and administrative agent that provides for a $50 million senior secured revolving credit facility and a $12.5 million interest term loan."[67]

In May 2024, Hart Energy reported that NextDecade expressed doubts about its ability to reach FID in 2024 as planned due to difficulties securing financing.[68]

In July 2024, Rio Grande LNG announced it had issued US$1.115 billion in senior secured notes which are due in 2047.[69]

In September 2025, when NextDecade took a positive final investment decision on Train 4, TotalEnergies announced it would take a 10% stake in the train.[70] TotalEnergies reportedly won't take a stake in Train 5, according to a Reuters story the prior month.[71]

Announced in September 2025, the US$6.7 billion in financing for Train 4 comes from the following sources: "$3.85 billion term loan facility at Rio Grande LNG Train 4, LLC; $1.13 billion in equity commitments from NextDecade; and $1.70 billion in equity commitments from partners Global Infrastructure Partners, a part of BlackRock; GIC; Mubadala Investment Company (together, the Financial Investors); and TotalEnergies."[41]

Also in September 2025, XRG closed a deal to acquire an 11.7% equity stake in Rio Grande Trains 1 through 3 from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).

Opposition

Following the 2019 FERC approval, opponents filed new lawsuits against the three proposed LNG terminals and one proposed gas pipeline in Brownsville, Texas, the Annova LNG Brownsville Terminal, the Rio Grande LNG Terminal, the Texas LNG Terminal, and the Rio Bravo Gas Pipeline. The three suits were filed by local residents, the city of Port Isabel and the Sierra Club. Local shrimpers and fishermen filed a suit against Rio Grande LNG and the Rio Bravo Pipeline in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approval of a water permit for the plant and pipeline. The plaintiffs argue that the Corps failed to avoid or mitigate negative impacts to wetlands.[72]

In another filing, the city of Port Isabel, the Sierra Club and two grassroots organizations filed two lawsuits challenging the FERC’s approval of the Annova LNG and Texas LNG projects. The suits were filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. Circuit in Washington, D.C. The suits are asking that the federal permits be reviewed and overturned by a federal judge. The suits argue that FERC's socioeconomic and environmental justice studies were flawed, as was FERC's ruling that the LNG facilities are in the public interest. Those groups have a similar lawsuit filed against FERC’s approval of the Rio Grande LNG and Rio Bravo Pipeline. LNG opponents contend that the LNG facilities in Brownsville would create safety and environmental concerns, impact local fishermen, destroy wetlands, threaten wildlife, and hurt tourism. It would also create air pollution problems in the Rio Grande Valley, an impoverished area largely home to traditionally marginalized communities, disproportionately impacting the Latino community, a potential violation of federal law. Port Isabel, a Brownsville neighbor, is opposed to the LNG project and is also party in a separate lawsuit that is pending in Texas courts.[72]

In April 2020, two environmental groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) over their approval of the Annova LNG Brownsville Terminal. The Sierra Club and Defenders for Wildlife sued the FWS in 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, asking the court to review whether the agency violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when deciding that the planned construction would not threaten the survival of the medium-sized wildcat, thought to number only about 60 specimens in the United States.[73] A similar suit has been brought against the Rio Grande LNG Terminal.[74]

In August 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruling that found problems with FERC's climate and environmental reviews for the Rio Grande LNG export project as well as the Texas LNG Terminal project. The court found that FERC did not go far enough in considering environmental justice and climate impacts in their approval of the two gas infrastructure projects. The federal appeals court remanded the orders authorising the projects but did not vacate them, finding that FERC "is likely to remedy any deficiencies" of its previous ruling on the projects when it reviews them on remand. The promoters of Rio Grande LNG and Texas LNG reacted to the ruling by suggesting that it will likely not end the commercial development of the facilities.[75]

In February 2023, The Guardian reported on further environmental opposition to Rio Grande LNG Terminal. NextDecade's proposal for CCS in the facility since 2021, and the claim that it will be the "greenest LNG project in the world", sparked heated opposition from the local community in Port Isabel.[76]

In April 2023, members of the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas gathered to voice concerns over the terminal and nearby SpaceX projects.[77]

In July 2023, a group led by the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit challenging FERC's decision earlier that year to reaffirm its approval of the project.[78]

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