TotalEnergies lifts force majeure on Mozambique LNG project

MAPUTO, October 27, 2025 – TotalEnergies and its partners have lifted force majeure on the Mozambique LNG project, four years after militant attacks halted construction, Reuters reported on Friday.

The French major said work would only fully resume after Mozambique’s council of ministers approves an updated development plan, including a revised budget reflecting USD 4.5 billion in additional costs to the projected USD 20-billion investment, and a requested 10-year extension to the production agreement.

The development, initially targeted to come on line in 2024, is 40% complete and now expected to deliver its first LNG in H1 2029. Remaining construction will continue in “containment mode”, with access limited to air and sea for security reasons.

Contracts have been secured to sell nearly 90% of the plant’s projected output to long-term buyers, including CNOOC, EDF and Shell, with a portion allocated to Mozambique’s state-owned ENH.

TotalEnergies operates the Mozambique LNG project with a 26.5% stake. Partners include Mitsui (20%), ENH (15%), Bharat Petroleum (10%), Oil India (10%), ONGC Videsh (10%) and PTTEP (8.5%).

Mozambique’s large offshore gas reserves are also being developed by ExxonMobil and Eni, which reached a positive FID on the Coral Norte FLNG project, its second in the country, in October 2025.

Photo courtesy of TotalEnergies

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