AfrOil: ExxonMobil hopes to cut Rovuma LNG costs, carbon emissions

ExxonMobil (US) is working to reduce the carbon footprint of its Rovuma LNG project while also cutting costs, Mozambique’s Energy Minister Max Tonela has said.

Speaking at a press conference in Maputo on November 4, Tonela stated that representatives of the US-based super-major had outlined plans for Rovuma LNG in a meeting with Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi. “The company's focus will be on reducing costs and redesigning the project to capture carbon dioxide,” he said, according to a Reuters report.

During the meeting, the minister explained, members of the ExxonMobil delegation said that the company would incorporate carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies into Rovuma LNG to minimise greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. They also stated that the US giant was keen to work with TotalEnergies (France), the operator of the Mozambique LNG consortium, in the hope of exploiting synergies between the two projects, he said.

Co-operation has the potential to make both projects cheaper as well as cleaner, he added.