NextDecade Corp. has filed an application with FERC to include carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) systems at its proposed Rio Grande liquefied natural gas (RGLNG) export project in Brownsville, TX. The company is seeking to modify the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s 2019 authorization to site, construct and operate the terminal. It has requested a “limited…
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Oxy, NextDecade Ink CCS Deal for South Texas Rio Grande LNG Project
U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) player NextDecade Corp. is one step closer to sanctioning a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project associated with its planned LNG facility in South Texas after signing an initial agreement with Houston-based independent Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Oxy). Houston-based NextDecade said Thursday it had inked a term sheet with Oxy Low…
NextDecade Launches CCS Business for Rio Grande LNG
U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer NextDecade Corp. has launched a subsidiary focused on carbon capture and storage (CCS) as it aims to lower the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of its proposed export project in South Texas. The subsidiary, NEXT Carbon Solutions LLC, will develop what NextDecade says is one of the largest CCS projects…
Fifth Circuit Finds Pipeline to Feed Rio Grande LNG Minor Threat to Wild Cats in South Texas
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) did not violate the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in determining that a pipeline that would feed the Rio Grande liquefied natural gas (LNG) project will not significantly harm wild cats in South Texas. USFWS issued a biological opinion (BO) and incidental…
NextDecade Set to Sanction ‘Minimum of Two Trains’ This Year Despite MOU Expiration
NextDecade Corp. has stopped all development activities for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Ireland, but the Houston-based developer still plans to reach a final investment decision (FID) this year on “a minimum of two trains” at the proposed export terminal in South Texas. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) reached in 2017 between…
France’s Engie Scraps Proposed Rio Grande LNG Deal Amid Environmental Concerns
French energy company Engie SA has decided to end negotiations to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the proposed Rio Grande LNG facility in Texas because of French government concerns over hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Bloomberg reported Tuesday that a spokeswoman at Houston-based NextDecade Corp., which owns the Rio Grande LNG project, said Engie decided to…
NextDecade to Slash Emissions at Proposed LNG Export Project in Texas
NextDecade Corp. will use carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to reduce expected carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by about 90% at its proposed Rio Grande liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Brownsville, TX. Management said Tuesday that the Houston-based company additionally is exploring options to address what would be the remaining emissions, as potential…
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NextDecade Delays Rio Grande LNG FID to 2021, Cuts Costs to Reach Finish Line
NextDecade Corp. said Monday it now expects to make a final investment decision (FID) on its Rio Grande liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project on the South Texas coast next year as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to upend energy markets.