NextDecade Corporation (NextDecade) and Bechtel Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Inc. (Bechtel) have completed a pricing refresh on the fully wrapped lump-sum turnkey (LSTK) engineering, procurement, and construction agreements for the first three trains at NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project (EPC Agreements) resulting in no impact to the overall cost of the project. The pricing in the EPC Agreements is now valid until December 31, 2021. Additionally, NextDecade and Bechtel agreed to extend the validity of the EPC Agreements until July 31, 2022.

“We value our strong partnership with Bechtel, the world’s leading LNG EPC contractor,” said Matt Schatzman, NextDecade’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Our global LNG customers, feed gas suppliers, and other stakeholders can have the utmost confidence in the on-time and on-budget delivery of our Rio Grande LNG project. We are pleased to continue to progress our engineering and procurement activities under limited notices to proceed, and we look forward to providing Bechtel with a full notice to proceed with the development of this world-class project immediately following FID.”

NextDecade anticipates achieving a final investment decision on a minimum of two trains at Rio Grande LNG in 2021.

About NextDecade Corporation

NextDecade Corporation (NASDAQ: NEXT) is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) company focused on delivering the 27 mtpa Rio Grande LNG export facility in South Texas. Rio Grande LNG will be the largest U.S. LNG export solution linking Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale natural gas to the global LNG market. Utilizing carbon capture and storage technology and proprietary processes, NextDecade is targeting carbon neutrality at Rio Grande LNG. NextDecade’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “NEXT.” NextDecade is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Bechtel

Bechtel is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Bechtel serves the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Oil, Gas & Chemicals; and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.