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Mozambique: LNG in Cabo Delgado Exposes TotalEnergies to NGO Criticism

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is central to TotalEnergies' plans to increase fossil fuel production, predicting an increase in LNG extraction by 40% between 2021-2030, driven by new projects in Qatar, Papua New Guinea , Mozambique and the USA, in addition to new blocks in Namibia. The group forecasts, in total, to increase its oil and gas production by 2% in 2023, a trend to be maintained until 2030. TotalEnergies announced record net profits of USD 36,200 million in 2022 – more than double that of 2021. READ MORE