Africa-Press – Mozambique. The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), the global platform of the leading gas exporting countries, led by its Secretary General HE Eng. Mohamed Hamel held a series of talks with senior officials from the gas-rich Republic of Mozambique on Wednesday (26 January).
Although Mozambique is not a large-scale exporter of natural gas as yet, latest figures from the GECF’s Global Gas Outlook 2050 places the southeast African nation of 30-million as the fifth largest exporter in the world by mid-century. The country has been looking to the 18-member coalition for spurring its nascent gas sector, previously joining high-level GECF Meetings on several occasions, including the 22nd GECF Ministerial Meeting presided by Algeria in November 2020.
In the first round of meetings, HE Hamel met with HE Ernesto Max Tonela, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Mozambique. He expressed his sympathy on the loss of life and property caused by the tropical storm Ana. HE Hamel underlined the remarkable potential of natural gas to Mozambique’s economic future and assured HE Tonela of unrelenting support of the GECF.
“We would be honoured and delighted to see Mozambique joining the Forum, as it becomes an LNG exporter by the end of this year,” stated HE Hamel to HE Tonela via videoconference.
HE Tonela remarked that Mozambique values GECF as a credible, intergovernmental platform. He also signalled that Mozambique is considering to join the ranks of GECF.
Mozambique’s keenness in the GECF came under the spotlight again when HE Hamel paid a courtesy visit to the newly-established Embassy of Mozambique in Doha, Qatar, also on Wednesday.
HE Eng. Mohamed Hamel, #GECF Secretary General held a series of talks with senior officials from gas-rich #Mozambique. The latest figures from the Forum’s Global Gas Outlook 2050 place the Republic as the 5th largest exporter in the world by mid-century
HE Hamel was received by HE Isac Mamudo Massamby, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mozambique to the State of Qatar. HE Hamel congratulated HE Massamby, who officially took up his position as Mozambique’s first ever ambassador to Qatar in November 2021.
During the meeting, Ambassador Massamby informed HE Hamel on recent developments in Mozambique, notably in natural gas. He also said that Mozambique intends to send a high level delegation to join the 6th GECF Summit of Heads of State and Government, taking place in February 2022 in Doha, Qatar.
About Gas Exporting Countries Forum:
Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) is an international governmental organisation currently comprising of 18 Member Countries – Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Angola, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Malaysia, Norway, Peru, and the United Arab Emirates, which together represent 70% of the proven gas reserves, 44% of its marketed production, 52% of pipeline, and 51% of LNG exports across the globe. It is headquartered in Doha, Qatar.
Being a foremost energy association, officially established in 2008, the GECF has recorded notable milestones in its evolution and remains committed to supporting its Member Countries in the pursuit of global energy security and meeting the world’s growing energy demand, while proving to be reliable suppliers of natural gas – a prominent contributor in the global pursuit towards net-zero emissions energy systems and attainment of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
The Forum provides granular, scientifically-driven insights into the state of natural gas based on a diverse variety of instruments and deliverables, such as the Gas Research Institute, the Global Gas Model – now with elements of artificial intelligence and digital technologies, Global Gas Outlook 2050, Annual Short-Term Gas Market Report, Monthly Gas Market Report, Special Envoys on Data and Statistics, Data Exchange Mechanism, the Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Gas Market Reviews, and Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Statistical Bulletins.
GECF increasingly engages with UN subsidiaries UNFCCC, UNECE, UNESCO, as well as G20, ASEAN, BRICS, EEC, OPEC, OAPEC, APPO, IEF, IEA, IRENA, OLADE, IGU, other peers and regional entities, and maintains strategic multifaceted dialogue amongst natural gas producers and consumer.
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