As NextDecade Corp. progresses construction on the first three trains for its Rio Grande LNG project in Texas, it is working to firm up contracts for its second phase by the middle of the year.

Houston-based NextDecade last year broke ground in Brownsville, TX, on the first three trains of the facility, which could add 17.6 million metric tons/year (mmty) of export capacity to the global market by 2027.

While the early activities ramp up, management has said NextDecade is working to make a final investment decision (FID) on the two-train second phase of the terminal by the end of the year. In a recent project update, management added the company is expecting to finalize an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Bechtel Corp. by July.

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