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massive untapped natural resource wealth, with a view to becoming a global energy powerhouse.
Between 2021 and 2025, an estimated 428 oil and gas projects are expected to start operations on
the continent, which is set to become a hive of activity over the next decade. Indispensable to
economic and social development, Africa’s rich endowment of oil and gas resources are
projected to catalyze growth across the continent, accounting for 7.1% of global proven oil and
gas reserves.
ROVUMA LNG
With FID on the project expected by 2023, the $30-billion Rovuma LNG Terminal is set to begin
production in 2025. Located approximately 40km off the Cabo Delgado coast in northern
Mozambique, the Rovuma LNG project is based on three gas reservoirs in the Area 4 Block of
the Rovuma Basin, which contain an estimated 85 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. ExxonMobil
is leading the construction and operation of the facility, which is set to promote skills
development and create over 5,000 local job opportunities. As one of the largest projects in
Africa, the Rovuma LNG facility has a planned capacity of 15.2 million tons of LNG per year
and is expected to transform the country’s natural gas industry over the next decade. The
project’s initial phase will develop the Mamba reservoirs in Area 4, and will see the construction
of two onshore trains, each with a capacity of 7.6 million tons of LNG per year.
MOZAMBIQUE LNG
Currently under construction on the Afungi Peninsula in the Cabo Delgado Province, the
inception of the Mozambique LNG facility began with the discovery of vast quantities of natural
gas off the country’s northern coast in 2010, which led to a $20-billion FID on the project in
2019. The large-scale development will tap into an estimated 75 trillion cubic feet of recoverable
natural gas from Mozambique’s Offshore Area 1, and utilize a two-train liquefaction plant with a
capacity of 12.9 million tons per year to deliver LNG and start production by 2024. Similar to
the Rovuma LNG project, Mozambique LNG is expected to shape the country’s economic future
by supporting socioeconomic development, delivering positive environmental and social projects
and providing thousands of jobs over several years.