https://newsletter.po.creamermedia.com
Deepening Democracy through Access to Information
Home / News / All News RSS ← Back
Construction|Energy|Environment|Gas|LNG|PROJECT|REA|Resources|SECURITY|Operations
Construction|Energy|Environment|Gas|LNG|PROJECT|REA|Resources|SECURITY|Operations
construction|energy|environment|gas|lng|project|rea|resources|security|operations
Close

Email this article

separate emails by commas, maximum limit of 4 addresses

Sponsored by

Close

Article Enquiry

Mozambique, Total agree to ‘Joint Task Force’ to help secure mega LNG project


Close

Embed Video

Mozambique, Total agree to ‘Joint Task Force’ to help secure mega LNG project

Mozambique, Total agree to ‘Joint Task Force’ to help secure mega LNG project

24th August 2020

By: Terence Creamer
Creamer Media Editor

ARTICLE ENQUIRY      SAVE THIS ARTICLE      EMAIL THIS ARTICLE

Font size: -+

French energy major Total, which is leading the development of the $20-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) megaproject in northern Mozambique, announced on Monday that it had signed a new security-related memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of the Southern African country.

Mozambique is facing an increasingly assertive insurgency in the Cabo Delgado province, where the Mozambique Area 1 LNG project is based.

Advertisement

The project includes the development of the Golfinho and Atum fields located within Offshore Area 1 and the construction of a two-train liquefaction plant with a yearly capacity of 13.1-million tons. The project is scheduled to enter production by 2024.

Earlier this month, fighters, which are said to have links with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, captured Mocimboa da Praia, located some 60 km south of the site where the gas project is being developed and there have been ongoing attacks in the region since 2017.

Advertisement

Total said in a statement that the MoU provided for a ‘Joint Task Force’ to ensure the security of project activities at the Afungi site and across the broader area of operations of the project.

“Mozambique LNG shall provide logistic support to the Joint Task Force,” the energy group said in a statement, without detailing what such support would entail.

It added that the government of Mozambique was committed to ensuring that the Joint Task Force acted according to the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Ernesto Max Elias Tonela said the MoU bolstered security measures and endeavoured to create a safe operating environment for ongoing investment in Mozambique.

Total said the memorandum demonstrated the project’s commitment to meeting its milestones in a secure manner, while creating local opportunities and bringing meaningful social and economic benefits for the province of Cabo Delgado and the country. 

Total in Mozambique country chair Ronan Bescond said both Total and the government of Mozambique were committed to enabling steady progress towards a successful delivery of the project.

“In view of the security situation in the Province of Cabo Delgado, our priority is to ensure the security of our workforce, many of whom are residing in neighbouring communities, and of the project operations,” Bescond said.

Total has 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%).

 

 

EMAIL THIS ARTICLE      SAVE THIS ARTICLE ARTICLE ENQUIRY

To subscribe email subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za or click here
To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here

Comment Guidelines

About

Polity.org.za is a product of Creamer Media.
www.creamermedia.co.za

Other Creamer Media Products include:
Engineering News
Mining Weekly
Research Channel Africa

Read more

Subscriptions

We offer a variety of subscriptions to our Magazine, Website, PDF Reports and our photo library.

Subscriptions are available via the Creamer Media Store.

View store

Advertise

Advertising on Polity.org.za is an effective way to build and consolidate a company's profile among clients and prospective clients. Email advertising@creamermedia.co.za

View options

Email Registration Success

Thank you, you have successfully subscribed to one or more of Creamer Media’s email newsletters. You should start receiving the email newsletters in due course.

Our email newsletters may land in your junk or spam folder. To prevent this, kindly add newsletters@creamermedia.co.za to your address book or safe sender list. If you experience any issues with the receipt of our email newsletters, please email subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za