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Mozambique LNG: TotalEnergies decision on force majeure imminent

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“Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare”

Mozambique

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The development of Cabo Delgado province's vast gas resources has brought with it the emergence of an armed insurgency, one that is yet to be clearly defined but is already impinging on Total and ExxonMobil's operations there. As the conflict worsens, President Filipe Nyusi has been prompted to seek foreign help. [...]

TotalEnergies CEO & Chairman Patrick Pouyanné in Paris on 8 January 2024. © Xose Bouzas/Hans Lucas via AFP

The level of activity at the huge gas project in Cabo Delgado province suggests that legal barriers to an official resumption of work there could soon be lifted. But the French major is facing reservations from financial backers. [...]

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“Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare”

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ExxonMobil advances stealthily on Rovuma LNG restart

US major ExxonMobil is set to restart work on its giant gas liquefaction project in northern Mozambique. Renovation of the site's 'pioneer camp' is about to get under way.

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ExxonMobil steps up pace of Rovuma LNG project

Despite numerous delays, the US major ExxonMobil is pulling out all the stops in the hope of launching its two gas liquefaction trains in Mozambique by 2030.

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Darren Woods, Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on 15 May 2024.

Spotlight | Mozambique
Mozambique LNG: US election thwarts TotalEnergies' plans

US election uncertainty has frozen Exim Bank's decision on resuming financing of the Mozambique LNG project, but the French major could decide to dispense with their support for now.

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Former US Secretary of State John Kerry and Patrick Pouyanne at the VivaTech annual trade fair in Paris on 23 May 2024.

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TotalEnergies CEO Pouyanné heads off on African mission

After a stop in Qatar, where he will try to increase the French oil and gas group's share of the North Field gas output, Patrick Pouyanné is to speak at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali before heading to Abuja.

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Patrick Pouyanné (left) and Paul Kagame in Monte Carlo, Monaco, May 2022.

Spotlight | Mozambique
TotalEnergies put under pressure by ExxonMobil over Mozambique LNG

The French major, which is increasingly reticent about an early lifting of force majeure at the key Mozambican gas project, is starting to raise the hackles of its American partner.

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Two Rwandans guarding the Total Mozambique LNG Project in Afungi, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, 29 September 2022.

Spotlight | Mozambique
TotalEnergies pleads with US EXIM Bank to release promised Mozambique LNG funding

The French major's senior management team, led by Patrick Pouyanné, is having nightmares over the financing of the two gas liquefaction trains it is having built on the Afungi Peninsula plant. Some lenders, including the US's EXIM Bank, still fear that security issues could endanger the colossal €20bn project.

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TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné in Paris on 8 January 2024.

Mozambique, Rwanda
Nyusi in urgent security talks with Kagame

The Mozambican president recently made a discreet trip to Kigali to meet his Rwandan counterpart. Their positive working relationship is centred around security and gas issues in Cabo Delgado.

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Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi in Prague, Czech Republic on 8 August 2023.

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TotalEnergies eyes January for Mozambique LNG relaunch

TotalEnergies is tentatively planning to relaunch Mozambique LNG next January if the security situation permits the long-awaited resumption of work on the site in Cabo Delgado province .

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Spotlight | Mozambique
Mozambique LNG: army chief and defence minister's differing views on lifting of 'force majeure'

An announcement from French major TotalEnergies that it is ready to restart work in the Afungi Peninsula has been expected for months but does not have unanimous support among the Mozambican authorities, particularly those responsible for the country's security forces.

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Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi, wearing military fatigues, on 24 September 2021 in Pemba, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, during a visit with Rwandan President Paul Kagame.

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Mozambique ExxonMobil advances stealthily on Rovuma LNG restart

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Nigeria, Rwanda TotalEnergies CEO Pouyanné heads off on African mission

Spotlight | Mozambique TotalEnergies put under pressure by ExxonMobil over Mozambique LNG

Spotlight | Mozambique TotalEnergies pleads with US EXIM Bank to release promised Mozambique LNG funding

Mozambique, Rwanda Nyusi in urgent security talks with Kagame

Mozambique TotalEnergies eyes January for Mozambique LNG relaunch

Spotlight | Mozambique Mozambique LNG: army chief and defence minister's differing views on lifting of 'force majeure'

Spotlight | Mozambique TotalEnergies pressured into restarting work on Mozambique LNG

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TotalEnergies pleads with US EXIM Bank to release promised Mozambique LNG funding

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