TotalEnergies has restarted its roughly $20 billion Mozambique LNG project four years after an insurgency halted it, with first gas now targeted for 2029.
TotalEnergies restarts Mozambique LNG ($20bn) after 4-year security pause; first gas 2029. Signals geopolitical stabilization in frontier markets—informs cloud and infrastructure region diversification for tech leadership.
MOZAMBIQUE · ENERGY
Key Facts
—Back in motion: TotalEnergies has restarted its roughly $20 billion Mozambique LNG project after a four-year halt.
—Why it stopped: Work was frozen in 2021 after a deadly insurgent attack near the site in Cabo Delgado province.
—First gas in 2029: The project is about 40% built, with most engineering and equipment already done.
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