Mozambique LNG: A $100 Billion Energy Export Project That Changed Everything
Mozambique's Rovuma Basin holds the world's 11th-largest natural gas reserves. TotalEnergies' LNG project, paused in 2021 due to insurgency, is now resuming, along with Eni's Coral FLNG facility.
The Rovuma Basin off Mozambique's northern coast contains approximately 180 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, the world's 11th-largest reserve. Development of this resource through two competing LNG projects, TotalEnergies's Mozambique LNG at Afungi and Eni/ExxonMobil's Coral South FLNG vessel, has attracted over $20 billion in investment and promises to transform Mozambique into one of the world's major LNG exporters by the late 2020s. Eni's Coral South FLNG vessel, moored offshore, has been producing and exporting LNG since mid-2022, with BP contracted to purchase the entire output for 20 years.
Security and Resumption
TotalEnergies's $20 billion onshore LNG project was suspended in April 2021 following a major attack by Islamist militants on Palma town. French, Rwandan, and Mozambican security forces have substantially improved the security situation in Cabo Delgado province since 2022, and TotalEnergies has signalled its intention to resume construction. When both projects reach full capacity, Mozambique could export 30 to 40 million tonnes of LNG annually, generating several billion dollars in government revenues. Businesses in Mozambique's LNG value chain and regional trade can access contacts on intra-africa.com.
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