Total declares force majeure on Mozambique LNG project
April 26, 2021
Total has declared force majeure on the Mozambique LNG project, due to the security situation in the north of the country’s Cabo Delgado province.
Offshore staff
PARIS – Total has declared force majeure on the Mozambique LNG project, due to the security situation in the north of the country’s Cabo Delgado province.
The company has withdrawn all project personnel from the Afungi site. Total added that it hoped the actions conducted by the government and its regional and international partners would lead to a sustained restoration of security and stability in the province.
Mozambique LNG is a two-train project designed to harness 65 tcf of gas from deepwater fields in Area 1 in the offshore Rovuma basin.
Other partners are ENH Rovuma Área Um, Mitsui E&P Mozambique Area1, ONGC Videsh Rovuma, Beas Rovuma Energy Mozambique, BPRL Ventures Mozambique, and PTTEP Mozambique Area 1.