Maputo, Mozambique
Mozambique LNG targets 2028 start-up – TotalEnergies
The gas-rich country continues to attract interest, despite security challenges
TotalEnergies is “working to create the conditions for a restart” of its Mozambique LNG project, “with a target start up in 2028”, confirmed Nicolas Terraz, president for exploration and production at the French major. The project was halted in 2021 and force majeure declared following a deadly attack by insurgents. TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne stated that “the situation has clearly improved because the governmental forces, supported by other countries, in particular Rwanda, have taken back the control of the situation in [the northern province of] Cabo Delgado”. Pouyanne confirmed “a number of audits” have been completed and assessed as “satisfactory”, while the company’s “objective i
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