Frequently Asked Questions

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The Rio Bravo Pipeline Project will provide 100 percent of the natural gas supply needed to operate NextDecade’s Rio Grande liquified natural gas (LNG) export facility at the Port of Brownsville in South Texas. 

Rio Bravo will provide pipeline infrastructure to enable the terminal to export natural gas in its liquid form (LNG) to global markets, while also providing local, regional, and national economic and environmental benefits. 

The Rio Bravo project route will include Jim Wells, Kleberg, Kenedy, Cameron, and Willacy counties. 

The project is designed to transport up to 4.5 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas from the Agua Dulce supply area to NextDecade's Rio Grande LNG facility.

The Rio Bravo Pipeline will transport natural gas produced in the Permian Basin located in West Texas and southeast New Mexico. As one of the most prolific oil and gas fields in the U.S., the Permian Basin produces more than 16 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day.

All landowners along the project's route have been contacted by Rio Bravo Pipeline LLC. If you have not been contacted by a representative of Rio Bravo Pipeline, the project is not currently planned to go through your property. To those landowners contacted, we are committed to being good neighbors and look forward to working together, considering your feedback in the proposed route and the project’s overall design.

We follow best management practices during construction to minimize erosion and sedimentation. We also return the area of impacts to preexisting contours, ensure vegetation is reestablished and that work areas are to as close to previous conditions as possible.

The Rio Bravo Pipeline project will generate up to 3,500 jobs during the construction phase of the project. 

The project consists of two parallel pipelines, approximately 137 miles in length, made of new 48-inch and 42-inch-diameter pipe.

The pipelines will typically be 3 feet below the surface and a minimum of 5 feet under road crossings.

As typical with natural gas transmission pipelines, the Rio Bravo Pipeline will have a permanent easement of 50 feet, plus approximately 95 feet of additional workspace during the construction phase.

While the project does have the right of eminent domain, it is only used as an absolute last resort. We are committed to being good neighbors and incorporating feedback from all relevant stakeholders in both the proposed route and the project’s overall design.

Construction of the first pipeline is currently expected to begin in 2025 and conclude by 2026, with an in-service date during the second half of 2026.

Once construction is complete, our teams will work to restore the disturbed area to as near to its original condition as possible in accordance with the easement agreement.