It is a project worth several billion euros.
The French group Total announced on Monday April 26 the suspension of its gas project in northeast Mozambique, interrupted after the jihadist attack in early April against the city of Palma, indicating in a statement that it had declared a situation of "force majeure" .
This legal notion is invoked when exceptional conditions prevent the continuation of a site, and the execution of the contracts which are related to it.
"Given the evolution of the security situation in the north of the Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique, Total confirms the withdrawal of all the personnel of the Mozambique LNG project from the Afungi site. This situation leads Total, as as operator of the Mozambique LNG project, to declare force majeure, ”we read in the group's press release.
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Mozambique's main employers' organization had already announced on April 21 the suspension of contracts signed by the French oil giant with at least two construction companies.
Total shut down at the beginning of April this project, which will see the birth of a huge liquefied natural gas complex (LNG or LNG in English).
A few days earlier, on March 24, armed groups attacked the nearby port city of Palma, killing dozens.
The raid was claimed by the Islamic State group.
The Mozambique LNG project, led by Total within a consortium, represents a total investment of 20 billion.
With AFP
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