Name of the Project
Mozambique Area 1 liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility.

Location
The project proposes to develop an LNG facility on the Afungi peninsula in Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique.

Project Owner/s
A joint venture comprising TotalEnergies EP Mozambique Area 1 (26.5%, operator), Mitsui E&P Mozambique Area 1 (20%), ENH Rovuma Área Um (15%), ONGC Videsh Rovuma (10%), Beas Rovuma Energy Mozambique (10%), BPRL Ventures Mozambique (10%) and PTTEP Mozambique Area 1 (8.5%).

Project Description
Offshore Area 1 contains about 65-trillion cubic feet (tcf) of recoverable natural gas.

The project involves the development of Mozambique’s first onshore LNG facility comprising two initial LNG trains with a total nameplate capacity of 13.1-million tonnes a year to support the development of the Golfinho/Atum field, located entirely within Offshore Area 1.

A total of 18 tcf will be developed in the first two phases.

The project has scope to increase production to 50-million tons.

Gas from the Anadarko-operated offshore field will be sent to an onshore processing plant, where it will be liquefied and then exported.

Potential Job Creation
The project will bring significant economic benefits to Mozambique during its development phase, notably through an ambitious local-content plan. The project will provide up to 7 000 direct jobs for Mozambicans during construction, and contracts awarded to Mozambican companies are expected to amount to more than $4-billion.

Mozambique LNG has launched a large-scale socioeconomic development programme to support local communities in Cabo Delgado province. The Mozambique LNG Foundation, established in 2023 and with a budget of $200-million, has already delivered tangible results, with more than 8 000 jobs created and 7 000 farmers and fishermen supported by the foundation in Cabo Delgado province.

Capital Expenditure
About $25-billion.

Planned Start/End Date
First production is expected in 2029, compared with the original July 2024 target.

Latest Developments
TotalEnergies chairperson and CEO Patrick Pouyanné and Mozambique President Daniel Chapo announced on January 30, 2026, the full restart of Mozambique LNG project activities.

This restart of project activities onshore and offshore follows the decision made on November 7, 2025, by Mozambique LNG consortium to lift the force majeure that was declared in 2021 and resume project activities.

During the meeting, the government of Mozambique confirmed its commitment to work with Mozambique LNG to support the restart of project activities and address the consequences of the force majeure period. In particular, the government confirmed all measures taken to address the security and the continued cooperation with Rwanda.

Construction activities have now restarted offshore and onshore at the Afungi site, with more than 4 000 workers – of whom more than 3 000 are Mozambican nationals – mobilised. First LNG is expected in 2029, as the project progress is currently 40% – almost all engineering and procurement of main equipment have been executed during the force majeure period.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
TechnipFMC, through its subsidiary FMC Technologies (subsea trees, completion workover riser and installation workover control system, subsea controls system, subsea connectors and production manifolds); TechnipFMC, through its subsidiary Technip Mozambique and Oceaneering International (aftermarket services in Mozambique); Oceaneering International (subsea umbilicals and distribution hardware); Advanced Technology (pipeline subsea ball and subsea gate valves); Cameron Italy (subsea chemical injection metering valves engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) for the offshore subsea system); TechnipFMC and VanOord (EPCI of the offshore subsea system, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for the LNG facility and support facilities); and McDermott, Chiyoda and Saipem (EPC contracts for the Mozambique LNG liquefaction facility and support facilities).

Contact Details for Project Information
Total E&P Mozambique Area 1 Limitada, tel +258 21 500 000 or email tepma1.communication@total.com.