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Mozambique's Key Energy Statistics world rank
Total Primary Energy Production
2014
0.595
Quadrillion Btu
65
Total Primary Energy Consumption
2014
0.252
Quadrillion Btu
96
Proved Reserves of Natural Gas
2014
100
Trillion Cubic Feet
14
Primary Coal Production
2014
10,031
Thousand Short Tons
28
Primary Coal Exports
2014
5,103
Thousand Short Tons
18
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Analysis - Energy Sector Highlights Last updated: April 2016

  • There have been prolific natural gas discoveries in Mozambique's northern offshore Rovuma basin since 2010 that have the ability to transform Mozambique into a substantial exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG). However, international companies involved have not made a final investment decision and LNG exports are unlikely to start before 2020.
  • Although Mozambique's Tete Province is estimated to hold large untapped coal reserves, the development of Mozambique's coal resources has presented major challenges. The country's coal mines are far from the coast, and inland transportation and port capacity restraints have limited production. The economics of producing and transporting Mozambican coal under the current low price climate is unfavorable. As a result, some major companies have either fully or partially divested their coal assets in Mozambique, which has slowed the pace of infrastructure development necessary to alleviate production and transportation bottlenecks.
  • According to the Oil & Gas Journal, Mozambique holds 100 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proved natural gas reserves, up from 4.5 Tcf a few years ago, placing the country as the third-largest proved natural gas reserve holder in Africa, after Nigeria and Algeria.
  • Mozambique currently produces a small volume of natural gas. In 2014, Mozambique produced almost 198 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas, according to Cedigaz data. Most of Mozambique's production was exported (134 Bcf) to South Africa via the 535-mile Sasol Petroleum International Gas Pipeline, and the remainder was consumed locally (64 Bcf).
  • The U.S.-based Anadarko and Italy-based Eni are leading exploration activities in Mozambique's offshore Rovuma Basin. Anadarko made several natural gas discoveries in Area 1 (Prosperidade and Golfinho/Atum complexes), amounting to more than 75 Tcf of recoverable gas resources. Eni's natural gas discoveries are in Area 4 (Mamba complex and the Coral site), and recoverable gas resources are estimated to be more than 85 Tcf.

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