Project · LNG · Mozambique

Mozambique LNG (Golfinho/Atum, Area 1)

A $20bn+ LNG project restarting at scale after a five-year security-driven suspension — a live test of how fast a paused megaproject can remobilise thousands of workers, and a rare African entry among 2026-2029 LNG builds. TotalEnergies said in September 2026 it could speed up a Phase 2 by keeping construction teams…

Checked by hand against the sources below (2026-10-20).

  1. Engineering (done)
  2. Fabrication (done)
  3. Construction (now)
  4. Hook-up
  5. Commissioning (next)
  6. Operation

Now Construction (reported: construction (almost 45% complete as of July 2026; about 10,000 people on site by late September 2026))

Next Commissioning · not announced

Roles Commissioning & start-up · QA/QC & HSE · Project management & controls · Role groups per phase: our planning assumption from the Crew Forecast model.

Later Operation 2029 (first LNG target 2029, as reported)

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Who works on it as the sources name them

  • TotalEnergiesOperator / owneroperator, restarted project January 2026
  • ExxonMobilOperator / owneroperator / owner, as named in the source
  • McDermottEPC / main contractoronshore LNG plant EPC consortium (contract predates the 2021 force-majeure suspension; consortium composition per trade press, not re-confirmed by a primary…
  • SaipemEPC / main contractoronshore LNG plant EPC consortium (contract predates the 2021 force-majeure suspension; consortium composition per trade press, not re-confirmed by a primary…
  • Chiyoda CorporationEPC / main contractoronshore LNG plant EPC consortium (contract predates the 2021 force-majeure suspension; consortium composition per trade press, not re-confirmed by a primary…
  • OneSubseaOther rolesubsea production systems
Kind
LNG
Country
Mozambique
Size
13 million tonnes/year (design)
Operator
TotalEnergies
Position
10.90°S 40.50°E, approximate

On the Radar each linked to its source

  1. 29 September 2026OneSubsea wins subsea systems contract for Mozambique LNG
  2. 29 January 2026TotalEnergies announces full restart of Mozambique LNG
  3. 7 November 2025Force majeure on Mozambique LNG lifted after a five-year pause

Sources

  1. Mozambique LNG announces the full restart of all its activities onshore and offshore in MozambiqueTotalEnergies (company press release) · published 2026-01-29 · read 2026-09-19
  2. TotalEnergies reboots $20 billion LNG project after years-long hiatusOffshore Energy · published 2026-01 · read 2026-09-19
  3. TotalEnergies restarts $20bn LNG project in Mozambique after 5-year freezeAl Jazeera · published 2026-01-29 · read 2026-09-19
  4. TotalEnergies 2Q2026 Earnings Call transcriptTotalEnergies (investor relations) · published 2026-07-23 · read 2026-10-20
  5. Strategy and Outlook 2026 presentation (slides: upstream and integrated LNG project tables)TotalEnergies (investor presentation) · published 2026-09-28 · read 2026-10-08
  6. TotalEnergies says Mozambique LNG Phase 2 could be acceleratedClub of Mozambique · published 2026-09-30 · read 2026-10-08
  7. Mozambique LNG project 45% complete, first train on track for 2029, says TotalEnergiesClub of Mozambique · published 2026-08-03 · read 2026-10-08
  8. Mozambique LNG announces the full restart of all its activities onshore and offshore in MozambiqueTotalEnergies · published 2026-01-29 · read 2026-10-20
  9. OneSubsea wins subsea systems contract for Mozambique LNGOffshore Energy (Navingo) · published 2026-09-29 · read 2026-10-23
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