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
Total E&P Mozambique Area 1 Limitada, a wholly owned subsidiary of TotalEnergies, operates Mozambique LNG with a 26.5% participating interest, alongside ENH Rovuma Área Um (15%), Mitsui E&P Mozambique Area1 Limited (20%), ONGC Videsh Rovuma Limited (10%), Beas Rovuma Energy Mozambique Limited (10%), BPRL Ventures Mozambique (10%) and PTTEP Mozambique Area 1 Limited (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
About 5 000 workers remain engaged in resettlement, infrastructure and site development.

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 has warned the Mozambique government that costs for its Mozambique LNG project have risen by $4.5-billion during the four years it was suspended and is seeking a ten-year extension to its production agreement. The company has confirmed that it has lifted force majeure on the development, which was halted in 2021 after Islamist militant attacks. 

In a letter to President Daniel Chapo dated October 24, CEO Patrick Pouyanné said the revised budget reflected the extra costs incurred during the suspension. The delay has also pushed the project’s first LNG exports to the first half of 2029. To mitigate the impact of the disruption, TotalEnergies and its partners are asking for an extention of the Golfinho-Atum development and production period by a decade.

Although about 40% complete, work is proceeding in “containment mode”, with access limited to air and sea. 

Security remains a challenge, despite Mozambique’s new defence pact with Rwanda, which has deployed troops to protect the area.

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.