Mozambique LNG: TotalEnergies to assess situation in Cabo Delgado province

A report will be delivered at the end of February and its conclusions will be shared with all Mozambique LNG’s partners, who will decide whether the conditions are met for resuming project activities.

“Since 2021, the situation in Cabo Delgado province has improved significantly, thanks in particular to the support provided by the African countries that committed themselves to restoring peace and security, said Mr Pouyanné.

“The lifting of the force majeure and the resumption of activities at the Mozambique LNG project site require, in particular the restoration of security in the region, the resumption of public services and the return to normal life for the people of the region. The mission entrusted to Jean-Christophe Rufin should enable Mozambique LNG’s partners to assess whether the current situation allows for a resumption of activities while respecting human rights.”

Mr Rufin is a medical doctor and one of the oldest members of Doctors Without Borders, of which he was Vice-President from 1991-92. He has carried out field missions in Nicaragua, Eritrea, Sudan and the Philippines and served as advisor to France’s Secretary of State for Human Rights from 1986 to 1988, advisor to the French Minister of Defense, in charge of peacekeeping operations from 1993 to 1994, and more recently, French Ambassador to Senegal and Gambia from 2007 to 2010.

Mozambique LNG is the first onshore LNG development plant in the country. The project includes the development of the Golfinho and Atum fields located in Offshore Area 1 and the construction of two liquefaction trains with a total capacity of 13.1 mta.

TotalEnergies EP Mozambique Area 1 Limitada, a subsidiary of Total SE, holds a 26.5% interest alongside ENH Rovuma Área Um, SA (15%), Mitsui E&P Mozambique Area1 Ltd (20%), ONGC Videsh Rovuma Ltd (10%), Beas Rovuma Energy Mozambique Ltd (10%), BPRL Ventures Mozambique BV (10%), and PTTEP Mozambique Area 1 Ltd (8.5%).