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NextDecade Completes Commercialization of Rio Grande LNG Train 5 with 1.0 MTPA LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement with ConocoPhillips
HOUSTON, September 08, 2025--NextDecade Corporation (NextDecade or the Company) (NASDAQ: NEXT) announced today that it has executed a 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) for offtake from Rio Grande LNG Train 5.
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