Total Won’t Export LNG From Mozambique Until 2027 at Earliest
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TotalEnergies SE won’t export LNG from Mozambique before 2027 at the earliest, as it considers whether to restart a project halted two years ago by an Islamic State-linked insurgency.
The French energy giant declared a force majeure — a legal pause in a contract due to unforeseen events — in April 2021, after IS-linked rebels raided a nearby town, killing dozens of people. The resumption of the $20 billion project is seen as crucial to Mozambique’s economic future, and has gained greater global significance after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced European nations to seek alternative supplies of fuel.