Rio Grande LNG Export Facility Trains 4 and 5
Sector: Rail • Location: Brownsville, Texas, United States
Source: Engineering News-Record | ENR
NextDecade awarded final engineering, procurement, and construction contracts to Bechtel Energy for Trains 4 and 5 at the Rio Grande LNG export terminal in Brownsville, Texas. The contracts total about $9 billion, with expected additional expenses of up to $2 billion per train during construction. The first three trains are under construction and set to start operation in 2027. Completion of all f
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Rail, LNG, Natural Gas
- Location
- Brownsville, Texas, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Engineering News-Record | ENR
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | NextDecade awarded final engineering, procurement, and construction contracts to Bechtel Energy for Trains 4 and 5 at the Rio Grande LNG export terminal in Brownsville, Texas. The contracts total about $9 billion, with expected additional expenses of up to $2 billion per train during construction. The first three trains are under construction and set to start operation in 2027. Completion of all five trains will give the terminal a capacity of 27 million metric tons per year, with plans to seek federal permission for three more trains to expand capacity further. |
Original sector | Energy |
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Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Texas |
City | Brownsville |
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Source | Engineering News-Record | ENR |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Rail, LNG, Natural Gas |
Article published date | 2025-06-21 |
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