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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 at Afungi.

LNG · Mozambique (Africa) · every fact below is as reported by the linked sources, checked by hand on 2026-10-08.

Size
13 million tonnes/year (design)
Operator / developer
TotalEnergies (operator of the Mozambique LNG consortium)
Phase, as reported
construction (almost 45% complete as of July 2026; about 10,000 people on site by late September 2026)
Checked on
2026-10-08

Phase track steps named in the reported phase are marked

  1. FID
  2. Engineering
  3. Fabrication
  4. Construction
  5. Installation
  6. Commissioning

Who builds it as stated by the sources

  • TotalEnergies — operator, restarted project January 2026
  • McDermott / Saipem / Chiyoda (EPC JV) — onshore LNG plant EPC consortium (contract predates the 2021 force-majeure suspension; consortium composition per trade press, not re-confirmed by a primary 2026 source in this check)

Reported risk as reported, as of 2026-10-08

Construction is operating in "containment mode" due to ongoing insurgency-related security concerns in Cabo Delgado; incremental costs from the suspension are reported at roughly $4.5 billion, pushing total investment above the original $20 billion. Equipment built in Middle East yards was held up by the 2026 regional conflict; TotalEnergies said in July 2026 that this had been resolved.

Key dates as stated by the sources

Force majeure lifted
7 November 2025
Full restart announced
29 January 2026
First LNG target
2029

Disciplines likely needed our inference

  • construction management
  • piping/mechanical
  • HSE (security-sensitive site)
  • planning/project controls
  • commissioning (later phase)

Our inference from project kind and phase — not stated by the sources below.

On the Radar news about this project, 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 checked on 2026-10-08

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

Position on our globe: 10.90°S 40.50°E. Location approximate: Afungi Peninsula, Cabo Delgado province.

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