NextDecade Corporation

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NextDecade Corporation is a U.S.-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure developer headquartered in Houston, Texas. Founded in 2010, the company focuses on developing LNG export terminals and associated pipelines and marketing LNG under long-term contracts. NextDecade is publicly listed on NASDAQ under the ticker NEXT.

The company’s flagship project is Rio Grande LNG at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, a multi-train liquefaction facility under development alongside the Rio Bravo Pipeline to supply natural gas feedstock. NextDecade is also advancing carbon capture and storage initiatives intended to lower the emissions intensity of LNG produced at the site. The company works with global investors and offtakers to finance, build, and commercialize capacity for international LNG markets.

Projects NextDecade is involved in

chemXplore tracks 1 project involving NextDecade, of which one is active.

NextDecade's role on them: Owner.

1 FID / Sanctioned

1 new construction.

Expected to start operating
2026
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2027
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2028
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2029
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Targeting: Natural gas (1)

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Latest news on NextDecade

2 July 2026
XRG gains equity across all Rio Grande LNG trains

Acquired an additional 7.6% in Trains 4–5, giving equity across all five construction trains; Trains 4–5 add ~12 MTPA and the project targets production in 1H 2027.

13 April 2026
Honeywell to supply liquefaction technology for Rio Grande LNG Trains 4–5

NextDecade will use CWHE and C3MR via Bechtel to boost reliability, cut OPEX and increase LNG output from 18 to 30 MTPA; all five trains expected online by mid-2031.

10 September 2025
TotalEnergies Finalizes Investment in Rio Grande LNG Train 4 with 10% Stake

Train 4 will add 6 Mtpa capacity by 2030, financed 40% equity, 60% debt. TotalEnergies to offtake 1.5 Mtpa, boosting U.S. LNG export capacity to over 16 Mtpa.

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