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Total and Maputo worlds apart on the future of Mozambique LNG

Published on 06.05.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Total is walking on eggshells with the Mozambican authorities, wanting to both draw lessons from the close of its LNG facility build and stand firm on the terms of its return.

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Mozambique Total and Maputo worlds apart on the future of Mozambique LNG

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Total is walking on eggshells with the Mozambican authorities, wanting to both draw lessons from the close of its LNG facility build and stand firm on the terms of its return.

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Total boss Pouyanné and his execs network at Macron's summit of African leaders

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Total execs jockey for firm's number two job

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Total's Mozambique manager Ronan Bescond ponders his future while all projects are frozen

Mozambique
Kagamé envisages military support for Nyusi

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Mozambique
TechnipFMC leaves ENI in the lurch on Coral FLNG

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Total tells its subcontractors to pack up and leave Cabo Delgado

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Filipe Nyusi due in Paris to talk economics and bilateral security

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Alarmed by Mozambique's crisis, Museveni offers Total extra security for Tilenga

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