TotalEnergies to restart work on Mozambique LNG

Good afternoon. We start with some breaking news: TotalEnergies is aiming to restart work on the Mozambique LNG project this year, chief executive Patrick Pouyanne said in a presentation to analysts this afternoon. No firm date was given, and he said talks with contractors are continuing; but the security situation seems to be considered satisfactory. More detail for our subscribers is in our story, linked below.

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