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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>French energy group Total SE has suspended its $20 billion liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique indefinitely after an escalation of violence in the area.<\/p>\n

The energy giant on Monday declared force majeure (unforeseeable circumstances, such as wars or natural disasters, that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract) and withdrew all personnel from the site because of the precarious security situation in the area.<\/p>\n

Hours after Total said on March 24 it was resuming work on the project, stalled since January because of security threats, more than 100 rebels raided the town of Palma.<\/p>\n

Dozens of people died, millions of dollars of property was damaged and the company immediately froze plans to resume the project.<\/p>\n

The project had been gaining momentum as Total acquired the operator stake from Anadarko Petroleum Corp. in 2019.<\/p>\n

The company was making progress on early construction, including an airport along with accommodations for workers.<\/p>\n

The decision is a blow not only to Total which was hoping to start exporting the super-chilled fuel by the end of 2024 but also for Mozambique, which is now losing out on jobs and revenue from the gas sales.<\/p>\n

The violence has left at least 2 780 people dead, according to the Cabo Ligado website, which tracks the conflict. It\u2019s also displaced more than 700 000 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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