The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for NextDecade's Rio Grande LNG liquefaction project in Brownsville, South Texas (United States) and the associated Rio Bravo gas pipeline. The federal authorisation decision is expected for July 2019 and the project's final investment decision (FIS) for up to three trains is slated for the third quarter of 2019.
The Rio Grande LNG is planned to have a 27 Mt/year (36.5 bcm/year) production capacity (six 4.5 Mt/year LNG trains) and will be fed by the 4.5 bcf/d (127 mcm/d or 46.3 bcm/year) Rio Bravo pipeline that will span from the Agua Dulce area to the Brownsville export terminal. The project received authorisation from the US Department of Energy (DoE) to export LNG to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in September 2016. The project is estimated to require an investment of up to US$20bn. NextDecade, the project operator, signed a lease agreement with the Brownsville Navigation District (BND) for an initial terms of 30 years has been approved with two options to renew and extend the term of the lease for periods of 10 years each.
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