Mozambique has granted its main state-owned companies, including the national oil firm ENH, a 30-year concession to build and operate natural gas facilities at the Port of Beira and the smaller Inhassoro site, according to a statement released on 20 November 2025 by the country’s oil regulator, the National Petroleum Institute (INP).
The exclusive concession covers an LNG terminal, storage facilities, and the ROMPCO pipeline, which links Mozambique’s gas fields to South Africa. ROMPCO is a public-private partnership owned 40% by the Mozambican government, 40% by the South African government, and 20% by Sasol.
According to the statement, “The project is based on a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) anchored in Beira and Inhambane and connected to the pipeline. The same is intended to ensure that the country has the necessary infrastructure for the transport of LNG from the different projects being implemented in the Rovuma Basin, as well as to ensure the sustainability of industrialization of the country through the share of gas devoted to the domestic market.”
Indeed, TotalEnergies and Exxon Mobil are active and own LNG projects in the Rovuma Basin. Exxon Mobil has recently lifted force majeure on its 18 Mt/year Rovuma LNG project. Work had previously been suspended after TotalEnergies declared force majeure on its own LNG project in 2021 due to security concerns. The two companies share several facilities, and TotalEnergies resumed operations in October 2025 (KEI, 24/11/2025).
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