NextDecade starts regulatory process for Rio Grande LNG expansion

  • Gas
  • November 25, 2025

US liquefied natural gas business NextDecade Corporation has started the pre-filling process to expand its Rio Grande LNG export project near Brownsville, Texas.

The expansion plans would add an extra 48 million tonnes a year of LNG production to the project. The pre-filling for the development has been submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by NextDecade.

Excluding expansion plans, the site’s expected production capacity is expected to around 30 million tonnes of LNG a year.

Construction on the first phase of Rio Grande LNG – consisting of three trains – started in July 2023, with start-up anticipated for 2027. This part of the site will produce around 18 million tonnes of LNG a year.

… to continue reading this article and more, please login, register for free, or consider subscribing to gasworld

You’ve reached your weekly limit to access free articles!

Want to keep reading?

Please register for free and create a profile to gain access to this full article and gasworld’s daily news.

For access to more content including our monthly digital magazines, subscriber-only features or columns and all our other gasworld archives, please consider subscribing.

Alternatively, you can continue reading more articles as a guest on Tuesday, 2nd December at 10:28AM

   

  • Related Posts

    • Gas
    • June 19, 2026
    Climeworks signs 14 CO2 removal deals totalling 450,000 tonnes

    By 47 min ago 2 min read Carbon dioxide (CO2) removal company Climeworks Solutions (Climeworks) has signed 14 new carbon dioxide removal (CDR) deals in the past six months, representing…

    • Gas
    • June 19, 2026
    Brazil targets homemade electrolyser tech with $29m call for proposals

    By 17 min ago 2 min read Brazilian oil and gas firm Petrobras and state-run science and technology funding organisation Finep have launched a R$150m ($29.1m) call for proposals, seeking…

    Have You Seen?

    Iran Delays Permanent Peace Talks after Lebanon Clashes

    • June 19, 2026
    Iran Delays Permanent Peace Talks after Lebanon Clashes

    India Isn’t Rushing Back to Middle Eastern Oil Despite Hormuz Reopening

    • June 19, 2026
    India Isn’t Rushing Back to Middle Eastern Oil Despite Hormuz Reopening

    Philippines Seeks Long-Term Oil Supply Deal With Russia

    • June 19, 2026
    Philippines Seeks Long-Term Oil Supply Deal With Russia

    India Orders Major Strategic Oil Reserve Expansion After Supply Crisis

    • June 19, 2026
    India Orders Major Strategic Oil Reserve Expansion After Supply Crisis

    India Receives First Post-Deal LNG Cargo Through Strait Of Hormuz

    • June 19, 2026
    India Receives First Post-Deal LNG Cargo Through Strait Of Hormuz

    Beijing Steps Up Scrutiny of Indium Exports as AI Chip Demand Soars

    • June 19, 2026
    Beijing Steps Up Scrutiny of Indium Exports as AI Chip Demand Soars

    Climeworks signs 14 CO2 removal deals totalling 450,000 tonnes

    • June 19, 2026
    Climeworks signs 14 CO2 removal deals totalling 450,000 tonnes

    Oil Heads for 9% Weekly Loss as Traders Weigh US-Iran Truce Outlook

    • June 19, 2026
    Oil Heads for 9% Weekly Loss as Traders Weigh US-Iran Truce Outlook

    US Energy Firms Add Rigs for Eighth Time in Nine Weeks, says Baker Hughes

    • June 19, 2026
    US Energy Firms Add Rigs for Eighth Time in Nine Weeks, says Baker Hughes

    MAKING PROJECTS EASIER: US Eases Environmental Reviews for Natural Gas Projects

    • June 19, 2026
    MAKING PROJECTS EASIER: US Eases Environmental Reviews for Natural Gas Projects