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Every project is checked by hand against at least two public sources — company newsrooms, regulators, trade press. No commercial databases.

Each card shows its sources and the date we checked them (every project in this set: on or after 2026-10-08). We re-check every month; a project that finishes or is cancelled leaves the tour.

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01 / 02LNG
Rio Grande LNG — Trains 4 and 5
USA
One of several US Gulf Coast LNG trains now moving from paper to steel at once.
SizeTrain 4 and Train 5 add LNG production capacity; combined EPC contract value ~$9.1bn ($4.77bn Train 4 + $4.32bn Train 5)
1. FID
2. Engineering (named in the reported phase)
3. Fabrication (named in the reported phase)
4. Construction (named in the reported phase)
5. Installation
6. Commissioning
Phase, as reported: engineering / early construction …
Who builds it
- NextDecade Corporation operator
- Bechtel
4 sources checked on 2026-10-08
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Why we watch it
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.
Phase in full, 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)
Who builds it as stated by the sources
Operator / developerNextDecade Corporation
NextDecadedeveloper/owner
BechtelEPC 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
Derived by us from project kind and phase - not stated by the sources below.
Sources checked on 2026-10-08
NextDecade Executes EPC Contract with Bechtel for Train 4 at the Rio Grande LNG FacilityBechtel (company press release) · 2024-08-05
NextDecade Corp - Form 10-Q - FY2026 (Q1)U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC filing) · 2026-Q1
NextDecade Finalizes EPC Contract Refresh for Train 4 and Executes EPC Contract for Train 5 at the Rio Grande LNG FacilityNextDecade Corporation (investor newsroom) · 2025-10
NextDecade Corp - Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC filing) · 2026-07-30
Position on the globe: 25.97°N 97.26°W. Location approximate: Port of Brownsville, Texas.
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02 / 02Deepwater FPSO
FPSO Jaguar — Whiptail development, Stabroek Block
Guyana
A brand-new deepwater FPSO hull and topsides being built and commissioned from scratch.
Size250,000 bopd oil, 540 MMcfd associated gas treatment, 300,000 bpd water injection; ~2 MMbbl storage
1. FID
2. Engineering
3. Fabrication
4. Construction
5. Installation (named in the reported phase)
6. Commissioning
Phase, as reported: integration / installation …
Who builds it
- ExxonMobil operator
- SBM Offshore
6 sources checked on 2026-10-08
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Why we watch it
A brand-new deepwater FPSO hull and topsides being built and commissioned from scratch, on the standardised Fast4Ward programme SBM now repeats project after project — steady multi-year demand for FPSO engineering, hook-up/commissioning and offshore installation crews.
Phase in full, as reported
integration / installation (FPSO: topsides fabrication nearing completion, all process modules lifted onboard, integration and commissioning progressing — SBM reports >50%-<75% complete at H1 2026; subsea SURF installation underway since July 2026, scheduled through end-2026)
Who builds it as stated by the sources
Operator / developerExxonMobil (Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd.), operator of Stabroek Block on behalf of the Guyana/ExxonMobil/Hess/CNOOC co-venture
ExxonMobiloperator / field developer
SBM OffshoreFPSO design, construction and (lease/operate) contractor for Jaguar, under its Fast4Ward standardised-hull programme
Key dates as stated by the sources
FID or award
Contract awarded/firmed up 2024 (ExxonMobil FID on Whiptail, SBM contract)
Startup target
First production targeted end of 2027 (per Offshore/World Oil reporting, 2026)
Disciplines likely needed our inference
topsides/piping engineering
E&I supervision
hook-up & commissioning
marine/offshore installation
HSE
project controls/planning
Derived by us from project kind and phase - not stated by the sources below.
Sources checked on 2026-10-08
SBM Offshore Awarded Contracts for ExxonMobil Guyana's FPSO JaguarSBM Offshore (company newsroom) · 2024
SBM Offshore to build FPSO Jaguar for ExxonMobil's Whiptail oil and gas project offshore GuyanaWorld Oil · 2024-04-18
Offshore installation begins for Whiptail project's subsea systemBrazil Energy Insight (trade press) · 2026-07-29
SBM Offshore Half Year 2026 EarningsSBM Offshore (company newsroom / half-year report PDF) · 2026-08-06
Seatrium 1H2026 Results presentation (order book project table)Seatrium Limited (SGX filing) · 2026-07-31
ExxonMobil lets SIMOPS management platform for WhiptailOil & Gas Journal · 2026-08-04
Position on the globe: 9.50°N 57.00°W. Location approximate: Whiptail is the 6th Stabroek Block development, ~200 km offshore Guyana; exact FPSO mooring point not published in sources checked — coordinate is a Stabroek Block-area estimate.
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Rio Grande LNG — Trains 4 and 5

FPSO Jaguar — Whiptail development, Stabroek Block