Rio Grande LNG Facility Phase 1 Construction and Financing - Rio Grande LNG Phase 1 achieved FID in July 2023 for Trains 1-3 with 17.6 MTPA liquefaction capacity[13, 49] - Project financing of $18.4 billion fully funds Phase 1 construction[49] - Phase 1 is supported by fixed-fee long-term LNG SPAs covering over 90% of liquefaction capacity[55] - NextDecade's expected economic interest in Phase 1 is up to 20.8%[55] - Trains 1 and 2 overall project completion is 18.2%, with engineering at 54.9%, procurement at 34.4%, and construction at 1.9%[16] - Train 3 overall project completion is 6.9%, with engineering at 5.2%, procurement at 16.7%, and construction at 0.0%[16] Train 4 Development and Expansion - Targeting positive FID on Train 4 in 2H 2024[20] - TotalEnergies holds an LNG purchase option for 1.5 MTPA from Train 4[22] - Approximately 3 MTPA of additional contracted volumes from Train 4 are expected to be needed to reach FID[22] - Phase 1 equity partners hold options to fund a cumulative 60% of the equity of Train 4[22] LNG Market and Demand - Estimated demand growth scenario calls for ~375 MTPA of incremental LNG supply by 2040[30] - Existing global regas infrastructure can accommodate a significant increase in LNG supply, with an additional ~375 MTPA of LNG supply expected to be needed by 2040[41] Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) - Planned CCS project at Rio Grande LNG Facility expects to capture up to 5 million MTPA of CO2[119]
NextDecade(NEXT) - 2024 Q1 - Earnings Call Presentation