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Rio Grande LNG — Trains 4 and 5

One of several US Gulf Coast LNG trains now moving from paper to steel at once — Bechtel's fully-wrapped EPC model concentrates years of engineering, procurement and construction-supervision demand into a single contractor's backlog.

LNG · USA (Americas) · every fact below is as reported by the linked sources, checked by hand on 2026-10-08.

Size
Train 4 and Train 5 add LNG production capacity; combined EPC contract value ~$9.1bn ($4.77bn Train 4 + $4.32bn Train 5)
Operator / developer
NextDecade Corporation
Phase, as reported
engineering / early construction (as of 30 June 2026: Train 4 15.5% complete overall — 69.4% engineering, 25.4% procurement, 1.4% construction; Train 5 9.4% overall — 26.8% engineering, 19.3% procurement; Train 4 soil stabilisation done and foundation pours started for the main cryogenic rack, Train 5 soil stabilisation started early July 2026)
Checked on
2026-10-08

Phase track steps named in the reported phase are marked

  1. FID
  2. Engineering
  3. Fabrication
  4. Construction
  5. Installation
  6. Commissioning

Who builds it as stated by the sources

  • NextDecade — developer/owner
  • Bechtel — EPC contractor under fully-wrapped, lump-sum turnkey contracts for Trains 4 and 5 (and the original Phase 1)

Key dates as stated by the sources

Train4 NTP
9 September 2025
Train5 NTP
16 October 2025
First LNG target
First gas into the facility expected H2 2026; first LNG from Train 1 H1 2027 (Trains 1-3 already under construction; Trains 4-5 follow)

Disciplines likely needed our inference

  • process/piping engineering
  • procurement/estimating
  • construction supervision
  • QA/QC
  • planning/project controls

Our inference from project kind and phase — not stated by the sources below.

Sources checked on 2026-10-08

  1. NextDecade Executes EPC Contract with Bechtel for Train 4 at the Rio Grande LNG FacilityBechtel (company press release) · published 2024-08-05 · retrieved 2026-09-19
  2. NextDecade Corp - Form 10-Q - FY2026 (Q1)U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC filing) · published 2026-Q1 · retrieved 2026-09-19
  3. NextDecade Finalizes EPC Contract Refresh for Train 4 and Executes EPC Contract for Train 5 at the Rio Grande LNG FacilityNextDecade Corporation (investor newsroom) · published 2025-10 · retrieved 2026-09-19
  4. NextDecade Corp - Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC filing) · published 2026-07-30 · retrieved 2026-10-08

Position on our globe: 25.97°N 97.26°W. Location approximate: Port of Brownsville, Texas.

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