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Monday, March 29, 2021
Following an attack on a town nearby its LNG operations in Mozambique, French major Total said it has postponed the restart of work. The company is also evacuation most of its remaining staff from the LNG project. No personnel from the country were harmed in this attack.
The latest attack started on March 24, the same day Total announced it would resume onshore works at its project, after fighting in late December prompted the company to evacuate staff.
According to NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber. “The terror attacks on Palma are not simply targets of opportunity. They are strategic targets. The goal is to destroy Mozambique’s government’s ability to produce, export gas, fight poverty, create jobs and to make it clear that the government cannot protect oil company personnel or assets.”
Mozambique LNG is the country’s largest single investment coming in at around $23 billion. Ongoing violence from the Islamist insurgency over the past few years has left the company and government scrambling to find solutions.
Last August, the government and Total signed an agreement on security which aimed to see the pair cooperate on security issues to protect the natural gas project under development. The volatile security situation threatens the planned 2024 start date of the project.
In a statement Saturday, Total said it has made the decision to reduce the workforce at the Afungi site and keep personnel at a minimum.
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