Subscribe | Trial Registration | Log in | Advertise | Digital Issue   |   Search
  • Upstream
  • Midstream & Downstream
  • Gas & LNG
  • Trading & Markets
  • Corporate & Finance
  • Geopolitics
  • Podcasts
Search
Related Articles
Taiwan embraces long-term LNG
The island nation plans to phase out nuclear energy and substitute coal for gas, but must first overcome import capacity constraints
Weather and pricing key to Asia’s winter LNG demand
Nuclear availability in Japan and South Korea will also be an important factor in determining overall LNG requirements
Indonesia prioritises domestic needs over LNG exports
The country’s hunger for energy will continue to compete with its LNG exports, even as more gas projects progress and new liquefaction capacity comes online
Post-Soviet Russian oil and gas part 2: Sanctions and isolation
In the second of our two-part 90th anniversary issue series on Russian oil and gas, we look at how energy trade with Europe brought Russia in from the cold, and how adventurism in Ukraine sent it right back out again
Post-Soviet Russian oil and gas part 1: Privatisation and nationalisation
The Russian hydrocarbons industry has evolved greatly over the past three decades. In the first of a two-part series for Petroleum Economist's 90th anniversary, we look at the post-Soviet period and how control of oil and gas went from the state to private hands and back again.
Asia increasingly looks to flexible LNG supply
Demand growth and the expiration of existing contracts mean Asian nations will become less reliant on long-term contracted supply
The emergence of the US as a global LNG superpower
The US' meteoric rise as an exporter of the super-chilled fuel has redrawn the global energy map, with far-reaching implications
Woodside makes US LNG push with Tellurian acquisition
The Australian firm’s purchase represents a significant move into US LNG by an international player and will boost the planned Driftwood project after years of uncertainty
India’s gas demand continues to rise
But increasing domestic output ought to trim LNG import requirements
Canada’s west coast to become second-tier LNG player
Indigenous-led Cedar LNG project a clear sign of a shift in activity but limits remain to how far sector can go
Mozambique LNG ExxonMobil Anadarko Eni
Tom Bowker
Maputo
12 February 2019
Follow @PetroleumEcon
Forward article link
Share PDF with colleagues

Arrests could hamper Mozambique LNG funding

The impoverished country still faces scrutiny over its ability to handle multi-billion-dollar projects

High profile arrests in early January related to Mozambique's "hidden debts" scandal, made at the request of US prosecutors, are an unsettling reminder that the country still faces questions over its financial credibility. It is something those trying to fund LNG projects based on the massive gas reserves of the Rovuma basin could do without. In early January, former finance minister Manuel Chang was arrested in South Africa, three former Credit Suisse Group bankers were arrested in London and one executive of Lebanese shipbuilding group Privinvest was detained in New York. They face charges in the US linked to a long-running fraud investigation of $2bn in loans to Mozambican state-linked co

Also in this section
The rise of oil’s big three, part 3: The oil age develops
PE 90th anniversary
5 September 2024
The 20th century’s two global conflicts made clear the geopolitical importance of oil, while Russia and Saudi Arabia joined the US as hydrocarbons superpowers
The rise of oil’s big three, part 2: The start of the oil age
PE 90th anniversary
5 September 2024
In the second part of our history of oil special on the ascent of the US, Russia and Saudi Arabia, we examine the early years of the age of oil
The rise of oil’s big three, part 1: The transition to oil
PE 90th anniversary
5 September 2024
In this first part of the first chapter of our 90th anniversary special on the history of oil, we look at oil’s humble beginnings and the start of its rise to prominence
Taiwan embraces long-term LNG
2 September 2024
The island nation plans to phase out nuclear energy and substitute coal for gas, but must first overcome import capacity constraints

Share PDF with colleagues

COPYRIGHT NOTICE: PDF sharing is permitted internally for Petroleum Economist Gold Members only. Usage of this PDF is restricted by <%= If(IsLoggedIn, User.CompanyName, "")%>’s agreement with Petroleum Economist – exceeding the terms of your licence by forwarding outside of the company or placing on any external network is considered a breach of copyright. Such instances are punishable by fines of up to US$1,500 per infringement
Send

Forward article Link

Send
Sign Up For Our Newsletter
Project Data
Maps
Podcasts
Social Links
Featured Video
Home
  • About us
  • Subscribe
  • Reaching your audience
  • PE Store
  • Terms and conditions
  • Contact us
  • Privacy statement
  • Cookies
  • Sitemap
All material subject to strictly enforced copyright laws © 2024 The Petroleum Economist Ltd
Cookie Settings
;

Search