NextDecade hands out systems contract for Rio Grande Phase 1 work

ABB has been awarded an order by Bechtel Energy Inc. to deliver integrated automation, electrical and digital solutions for Phase 1 of the Rio Grande LNG facility (RGLNG Phase 1) in Brownsville, Texas in the United States. 
Bechtel Energy is undertaking construction of Phase 1 of the project under an engineering, procurement, and construction contract.
Phase 1 includes three liquefaction trains and supporting infrastructure and when fully operational is expected to produce 17.6 mtpa of LNG.
This order with ABB was booked in Q3 2023 and marks the Swedish multinational’s first fully integrated scope on a major LNG facility. 
ABB’s products and services include automation control systems, digital electrification components and industrial drives to help optimise assets for Rio Grande LNG Phase 1.

“Innovation and collaboration are helping address the energy trilemma of providing affordable, accessible and sustainable energy for all,” said ABB Energy Industries President Brandon Spencer
“ABB technology will automate, electrify and digitalise the Rio Grande project, which will further boost global LNG exports and play a vital role in achieving global energy security.”

NextDecade Corporation secured a US$356M senior loan to finance a portion of Phase 1.
As of July, about 16.2 mtpa of LNG from Phase 1 of the project had been sold and LNG carrier owner Dynagas has locked in time charters for its 155,000-m³ Arctic Aurora and 150,000-m³ Clean Energy to the Rio Grande LNG project.
The export facility is targeting commercial start-up in 2027.