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ExxonMobil eyes Rovuma LNG project sanction in early 2026 as security improves

US giant's Mozambique country manager says project will compete with US LNG and outlines strategy to boost stability in insurgency-hit Cabo Delgado

A Rwandan soldier on patrol near Palma, Mozambique, the closest town in Cabo Delgado province to the construction site where ExxonMobil will build its Rovuma LNG plant.
A Rwandan soldier on patrol near Palma, Mozambique, the closest town in Cabo Delgado province to the construction site where ExxonMobil will build its Rovuma LNG plant.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
Africa CorrespondentCape Town
Published 10 October 2025, 08:20Updated 10 October 2025, 09:37
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