EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) announced that it has secured 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of liquefaction capacity under a 20-year Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with NextDecade Corporation (NextDecade) at Train 5 of the Rio Grande LNG export facility in Texas. The agreement will be on a free-on-board basis at a price indexed to Henry Hub, subject to NextDecade making a positive final investment decision (FID) on Train 5.

Toby Z. Rice, EQT President and Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"The execution of this agreement represents continued momentum of EQT's LNG strategy, which is focused on further diversifying the company's end-market exposure into the rapidly growing global gas markets and accelerating long-term earnings growth. Consistent with our existing LNG deals, EQT will market and optimize its own cargos, providing structuring flexibility and downside protection.

Our growing LNG exposure, combined with the unique attributes that have made EQT the supplier of choice for end users of natural gas domestically – our low-cost structure, unmatched scale and resource depth, investment grade balance sheet, and peer leading emissions profile – position the company to expand its market reach and become the supplier of choice for end users of natural gas worldwide. We believe the rapidly growing international market will increasingly covet EQT's gas supply to advance economic growth, while replicating America's leading emission reduction progress through the replacement of coal with clean-burning natural gas."

Matt Schatzman, NextDecade Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, added:

"We are pleased to have EQT, one of the largest producers of natural gas in the United States, as a customer of Rio Grande LNG Train 5. Liquefied natural gas exported from the United States will continue to play a critical role in enhancing the energy security of our allies around the world."

About EQT Corporation

EQT Corporation is a premier, vertically integrated American natural gas company with production and midstream operations focused in the Appalachian Basin. We are dedicated to responsibly developing our world-class asset base and being the operator of choice for our stakeholders. By leveraging a culture that prioritizes operational efficiency, technology and sustainability, we seek to continuously improve the way we produce environmentally responsible, reliable and low-cost energy. We have a longstanding commitment to the safety of our employees, contractors and communities and to the reduction of our overall environmental footprint. Our values are evident in the way we operate and in how we interact each day — trust, teamwork, heart and evolution are at the center of all we do.

About NextDecade Corporation

NextDecade is committed to providing the world access to reliable, lower carbon energy. We are focused on delivering secure, low-cost, and sustainable energy solutions through the safe and efficient development and operation of natural gas liquefaction and carbon capture and storage infrastructure. Through our subsidiaries, we are developing and constructing the Rio Grande LNG natural gas liquefaction and export facility near Brownsville, Texas, with approximately 48 MTPA of potential liquefaction capacity currently under construction or in development. We are also developing a potential carbon capture and storage project at the facility that is expected to make meaningful impacts toward a lower carbon future. NextDecade’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “NEXT.” NextDecade is headquartered in Houston, Texas.