Force majeure at ONGC’s Mozambique LNG project ends
BILATERAL – INDIA-AFRICA
13 NOVEMBER 2025
- State-owned oil explorer ONGC announced the formal end of the force majeure of the Area 1 LNG project in Mozambique.
- It informed that the consortium of the 13.12 mmtpa project in North Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province had notified the Mozambique government about the same.
- “Withdrawal of the force majeure enables construction activities to restart for early completion of project,” it stated.
- The construction of the LNG project in the East African country, which started in 2019, was forced to halt in April 2021 following militant attacks in northern region of the country.
- The operator of the project, French energy major Total Energies SE, lifted the force majeure four years later in October 2025 after an improvement in the security situation.
- The overseas arm of the exploration and production company, ONGC Videsh holds 16% interest in the project through its subsidiaries ONGC Videsh Rovuma Ltd. (OVRL) and Beas Rovuma Energy Mozambique Ltd. (BREML).
