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Mozambique Publishes Decrees on LNG Projects

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Mozambique has published the decrees that set measures to allow for the country’s foreign partners to begin work on LNG projects. Decrees Nos. 74/2016 to 78/2016, all dated  December 30, 2016, were approved by the Mozambique’s Council of Ministers.

The set of measures enables LNG undertakings from Areas 1 and 4 offshore Mozambique in the Rovuma Basin. The items approved include the supplementary terms to the Petroleum Exploration and Production Concession Contract for Area 4 and the amendments to the Petroleum Exploration and Production Concession Contract for Area 1.

It also sets out the terms and conditions of the government’s LNG Agreement for Area 1 Initial LNG Project; also in connection with Area 1 Initial LNG Project, the government’s option not to take in kind the LNG corresponding to Petroleum Production Tax; and the terms and conditions for joint sale of LNG from Area 1 Initial LNG Project.


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