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Every project is checked by hand against at least two public sources — company newsrooms, regulators, trade press. No commercial databases.

Each card shows its sources and the date we checked them (every project in this set: on or after 2026-10-08). We re-check every month; a project that finishes or is cancelled leaves the tour.

Companies appear as sourced project facts only. Reported risks are shown as reported. The discipline lists are our own inference and say so. The small dots are other projects from public datasets — context, not checked by us.

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    Mozambique LNG (Golfinho/Atum, Area 1)

    Mozambique

    A $20bn+ LNG project restarting at scale after a five-year security-driven suspension.

    Size13 million tonnes/year (design)

    1. FID
    2. Engineering
    3. Fabrication
    4. Construction (named in the reported phase)
    5. Installation
    6. Commissioning

    Phase, as reported: construction …

    Who builds it

    • TotalEnergies operator
    • McDermott / Saipem / Chiyoda

    Reported risk Construction is operating in "containment mode" due to ongoing insurgency-related security concerns in Cabo Delgado…

    7 sources checked on 2026-10-08

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    Why we watch it

    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.

    Phase in full, as reported

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

    Reported risk in full, as reported

    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.

    Who builds it as stated by the sources

    Operator / developerTotalEnergies (operator of the Mozambique LNG consortium)

    • TotalEnergiesoperator, 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)

    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)

    Derived by us from project kind and phase - not stated by the sources below.

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

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

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