Total Asks Mozambique Staff to Leave as Attacks Near LNG Project
- Islamic State-linked fighters attacked a nearby town this week
- Total’s project is Africa’s biggest private investment yet
Construction work at the Total SA liquefied natural gas plant in June.
Source: Mozambique LNG
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Total SE asked some staff to vacate its $20 billion Mozambique liquefied natural gas project as Islamist militants are staging attacks increasingly closer to the site.
Fighters linked to Islamic State raided a town less than 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the construction camp this week of what is Africa’s largest private investment, ratcheting up risks for the planned LNG export terminal on Mozambique’s northern coastline. While the heavily guarded site hasn’t been attacked yet, militants have made threats that they may do so.