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AfricaPress-mozambique:<\/strong> The Mozambican government said on Wednesday that TotalEnergies will \u201cassume its responsibilities\u201d to the companies contracted for the gas project in northern Mozambique, admitting that it is \u201ca process that will take some time.<\/p>\n

\u201cTotal\u2019s commitment will be to assume its responsibilities,\u201d the Mozambican Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Max Tonela told Lusa.<\/p>\n

The minister explained that the French oil company has assured the government that it has several teams working to assess the contractual nature of each company that was involved in the construction of the natural gas project in the Afungi peninsula, northern Mozambique, until the project was suspended on March 24 following armed attacks on Palma district.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven that there are hundreds of contracts, between large and small, it is a process that will take some time to determine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Max Tonela noted that there are companies involved in the Afungi project whose situation will be easier to assess, in terms of rights, because they had not yet started activity, but there are others in a more complex situation, because they were involved in construction, production and supply of goods and equipment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to believe that part of the complaints [from Mozambican companies] come from contracts signed not directly with Total, but with various subcontractors,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n

Max Tonela admitted that the assumption of charges by Total in relation to companies directly involved in the natural gas production project will have a \u201ccascading effect,\u201d resulting in the payment of commitments made with subcontractors.<\/p>\n

On 16, the Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA), the country\u2019s main employers\u2019 association, argued that problems between oil company TotalEnergies and Mozambican companies should be resolved in local arbitration to avoid a \u201clegal war.<\/p>\n

At issue is the suspension of the Cabo Delgado gas project, which was the biggest private investment underway in Africa, and the resulting losses for local companies supplying goods and services, with investments made, goods bought and loans taken out with banks.<\/p>\n

Of a total of 45 Mozambican companies affected, 28 responded to a CTA survey and, amongst these alone, US$18 million [14.85 million euros] in debts and US$43.6 million (35.96 million euros) of \u201cimported or purchased goods, which are in now in storage\u201d on which TotalEnergies has yet to make a statement, according to the employers\u2019 confederation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-mozambique: The Mozambican government said on Wednesday that TotalEnergies will \u201cassume its responsibilities\u201d to the companies contracted for the gas project in northern Mozambique, admitting that it is \u201ca process that will take some time. \u201cTotal\u2019s commitment will be to assume its responsibilities,\u201d the Mozambican Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Max Tonela told Lusa. 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