NextDecade keeps Rio Grande LNG first production forecast for first half 2027

• NextDecade kept guidance for Rio Grande LNG, targeting first gas in H2 2026, first LNG from Train 1 in H1 2027.
• Engineering, procurement, construction progress as of June: Trains 1-2 74% complete; Train 3 50.4%; Train 4 15.5%; Train 5 9.4%.
• Train 6 permitting advanced; FERC environmental review schedule targets final Environmental Impact Statement on June 25, 2027; FID goal set for H2 2027.
• Train 5 funding added: $100 million note installments issued in April, July; $350 million of 6.56% Senior Secured Notes due 2050 outstanding.
• Refinancing completed: $1 billion term loan at 7.05% due 2033; Phase 1 LLC issued $3.5 billion senior secured notes, received $109 million swap settlements.

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