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Spotlight | Mozambique
Total's Cabo Delgado LNG project on indefinite hold

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“Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare”

Mozambique

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The development of Cabo Delgado province's vast gas resources has brought with it the emergence of an armed insurgency, one that is yet to be clearly defined but is already impinging on Total and ExxonMobil's operations there. As the conflict worsens, President Filipe Nyusi has been prompted to seek foreign help. [...]

Total chief executive Patrick Pouyanné. © IP3 Press/MaxPPP

Armed violence in the region has brought work on the French major's liquefaction trains to a complete stop. When it will resume is anybody's guess. [...]

Published on 14.04.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

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Filipe Nyusi
Patrick Pouyanne
Total

Spotlight | Mozambique, Rwanda
Pouyanné and Kagame's diplomatic dance to restart Cabo Delgado LNG

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TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné (left) and Rwandan President Paul Kagame.

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Total said to be backing out of Abidjan LNG import terminal

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ExxonMobil and ENI push back their LNG plans, but Total sticks to its schedule

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Total, Société Générale, TechnipFMC... French groups reign supreme in LNG

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Spotlight | Africa Total execs jockey for firm's number two job

Ivory Coast Total said to be backing out of Abidjan LNG import terminal

Mozambique Logistics provider Christophe Peschaud hopes to consolidate his business with Total

Mozambique ExxonMobil and ENI push back their LNG plans, but Total sticks to its schedule

Mozambique Total sends top security team for urgent talks with Maputo

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | Mozambique
Total's Cabo Delgado LNG project on indefinite hold

Spotlight | Mozambique, Rwanda
Pouyanné and Kagame's diplomatic dance to restart Cabo Delgado LNG

Africa
Emmanuelle Garinet takes charge of TotalEnergies' African exploration business

Spotlight | Africa
Total execs jockey for firm's number two job

Ivory Coast
Total said to be backing out of Abidjan LNG import terminal

Mozambique
Logistics provider Christophe Peschaud hopes to consolidate his business with Total

Mozambique
ExxonMobil and ENI push back their LNG plans, but Total sticks to its schedule

Mozambique
Total sends top security team for urgent talks with Maputo

Spotlight | Mozambique
Total, Société Générale, TechnipFMC... French groups reign supreme in LNG

Spotlight | Mozambique
Local content: fragmented bombshell heading Frelimo and Total/Exxon's way