LNG

China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), the Chinese energy major with international and domestic LNG interests, has signed independent exploration and production agreement with the southeast African nation of Mozambique near where another Chinese major holds LNG project stakes.

Australia's Invictus Energy, is optimistic about the southern African nation of Zimbabwe becoming an oil and gas producer from onshore resources in the Cabora Bassa project in northern Zimbabwe.

TotalEnergies, the operator of the Mozambique onshore liquefied natural gas project, is moving towards re-starting the joint venture once the recommendations of a commissioned humanitarian report are carried out during 2023.

PetroChina, the Chinese-listed and overseas unit of state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. and an LNG project stake holder in Canada and Mozambique, reported annual record profits and revenues due to higher prices for oil and natural gas.

The East African nation of Tanzania said contract preparations are under way with Norwegian energy major Equinor and UK-based Shell to construct a $30 billion liquefied natural gas export project.

The UK Court of Appeal has found in favour of a UK government export finance investment of $1.15 billion in the Mozambique onshore liquefied natural gas project being developed by French oil and gas major TotalEnergies.

Oct 12 (LNGJ) - The 174,000 cubic metres capacity LNG carrier “British Listener” is scheduled to arrive this weekend in the Rovuma Basin of Mozambique, according to shipping data. The arrival coincides with expectations of the first commercial cargo lifting from the “Coral-Sul FLNG” floating production project. The destination of “British Listener” is listed as Porto Amelia in Cabo Delgado province near where the FLNG hull is deployed.

   The “Coral-Sul FLNG” production vessel has been receiving gas from the Rovuma Basin resources for the start of annual output of 3.4 million tonne per annum. Italy’s Eni is upstream operator of the FLNG project along with Area 4 licence partners ExxonMobil Corp., China National Petroleum Corp., Galp Energia of Portugal, Korea Gas Corp. and Mozambique’s ENH, the state energy company.

Italian energy company Eni said the “Coral-Sul FLNG” production vessel offshore Mozambique has started receiving hydrocarbons from the Rovuma Basin ahead of using liquefaction capacity for annual output of 3.4 million tonne per annum.

TotalEnergies has made a significant discovery of light oil with associated natural gas in the Orange Basin offshore the southwest African nation of Namibia, boosting its project possibilities in the region.

French major Total has declared ‘force majeure’ on the Mozambique LNG export project over growing conflict in the north of the Southeast African nation, leading to workers being withdrawn and doubts increasing over whether security would return soon to the northern Cabo Delgado province.