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Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Momentum continues to build for the U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector after a court revised a judgement against plans for the Rio Grande export facility in Texas and a permit was awarded elsewhere on trade.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals last year overturned approval of the entire Rio Grande facility due to a lack of a suitable environmental impact statement. Plant owner NextDecade Corporation (NASDAQ:NEXT) (Houston, Texas) in October filed a petition for a rehearing and said Tuesday that an appeals court revised the order and the five-train LNG facility can move forward.
"We are pleased with today's revised court judgment, which ensures construction at the Rio Grande LNG Facility will not be impacted by the court," said Matt Schatzman, NextDecade's chairman and chief executive officer. "This is an excellent outcome for NextDecade's shareholders, our partners in the project, the local community, and our customers."
Bechtel (Reston, Virginia) is leading overall developments for NextDecade's construction efforts. Engineering programs are accelerating at the site, though actual construction has barely started.
NextDecade plans for a five-train facility that would have a peak processing capacity of 3.73 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Production Project and Plant databases can click here for the project reports and here for the plant profile.
With shovels barely in the ground, the company earlier this month announced that it was preparing for the permitting process for a sixth train and started development of trains 7 and 8.
Train 6 would be developed at an adjacent site, with the other two planned for a site outside an existing levee near Brownsville. The three new trains could add another 2.4 Bcf/d to the processing capacity from the initial five liquefaction units. Subscribers can click here for the project reports.
Phase 1 (Train 1) at Rio Grande should be completed by October 2026, meanwhile, with commercial operations expected by February 2027.
Elsewhere, Venture Global LNG (Arlington, Virginia) said Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Energy gave it consent to ship LNG from the second phase of its Calcasieu Pass terminal in Louisiana to countries without a U.S. free-trade agreement.
"This will enable us to provide our allies around the world with American LNG in just a few years and for decades to come," Venture Global Chief Executive Officer Mike Sabel said. Subscribers can click here for the project reports and here for the plant profile.
Venture Global said engineering and procurement work is underway for the second phase. Once completed, it would have a nameplate capacity of about 2.6 Bcf/d in liquid exports.
IIR Energy data show the completed first phase of Calcasieu Pass has a nameplate capacity of 1.6 Bcf/d in exports of natural gas in the liquid form. The plant has been operating below peak in a commissions phase. Commercial operations should start by April 15. Subscribers can click here for the plant report.
The U.S. is the world leader in natural gas production. Total U.S. natural gas production declined by around 1 billion cubic feet earlier this week due to pipeline maintenance in Texas, though the amount of gas feeding the eight operational export terminals for LNG remains elevated.
Data from IIR Energy show feed gas into LNG terminals reached 16.2 Bcf/d earlier this week, about 15% higher than the expected average for the year.
Subscribers can click here for the project reports mentioned in this article and click here for the plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals last year overturned approval of the entire Rio Grande facility due to a lack of a suitable environmental impact statement. Plant owner NextDecade Corporation (NASDAQ:NEXT) (Houston, Texas) in October filed a petition for a rehearing and said Tuesday that an appeals court revised the order and the five-train LNG facility can move forward.
"We are pleased with today's revised court judgment, which ensures construction at the Rio Grande LNG Facility will not be impacted by the court," said Matt Schatzman, NextDecade's chairman and chief executive officer. "This is an excellent outcome for NextDecade's shareholders, our partners in the project, the local community, and our customers."
Bechtel (Reston, Virginia) is leading overall developments for NextDecade's construction efforts. Engineering programs are accelerating at the site, though actual construction has barely started.
NextDecade plans for a five-train facility that would have a peak processing capacity of 3.73 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Production Project and Plant databases can click here for the project reports and here for the plant profile.
With shovels barely in the ground, the company earlier this month announced that it was preparing for the permitting process for a sixth train and started development of trains 7 and 8.
Train 6 would be developed at an adjacent site, with the other two planned for a site outside an existing levee near Brownsville. The three new trains could add another 2.4 Bcf/d to the processing capacity from the initial five liquefaction units. Subscribers can click here for the project reports.
Phase 1 (Train 1) at Rio Grande should be completed by October 2026, meanwhile, with commercial operations expected by February 2027.
Elsewhere, Venture Global LNG (Arlington, Virginia) said Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Energy gave it consent to ship LNG from the second phase of its Calcasieu Pass terminal in Louisiana to countries without a U.S. free-trade agreement.
"This will enable us to provide our allies around the world with American LNG in just a few years and for decades to come," Venture Global Chief Executive Officer Mike Sabel said. Subscribers can click here for the project reports and here for the plant profile.
Venture Global said engineering and procurement work is underway for the second phase. Once completed, it would have a nameplate capacity of about 2.6 Bcf/d in liquid exports.
IIR Energy data show the completed first phase of Calcasieu Pass has a nameplate capacity of 1.6 Bcf/d in exports of natural gas in the liquid form. The plant has been operating below peak in a commissions phase. Commercial operations should start by April 15. Subscribers can click here for the plant report.
The U.S. is the world leader in natural gas production. Total U.S. natural gas production declined by around 1 billion cubic feet earlier this week due to pipeline maintenance in Texas, though the amount of gas feeding the eight operational export terminals for LNG remains elevated.
Data from IIR Energy show feed gas into LNG terminals reached 16.2 Bcf/d earlier this week, about 15% higher than the expected average for the year.
Subscribers can click here for the project reports mentioned in this article and click here for the plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
