TotalEnergies Publishes JC.Rufin’s Report on Human Rights in Cabo Delgado, Together With the Action Plan Decided by the Mozambique LNG Project Partners
23 Maio 2023 - 5:39AM
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Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE)
(LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE), entrusted Jean-Christophe Rufin in December
2022, on behalf of the partners of the Mozambique LNG project, with
an independent mission to assess the humanitarian situation in the
province of Cabo Delgado where the project is located.
Jean-Christophe Rufin, a recognized expert in the field
humanitarian action and human rights, has carried out several
investigation field trips in Mozambique. TotalEnergies publishes
his report as well as the action plan decided by Mozambique LNG
partners based on the recommendations of the report.
The report recalls that the conflict in the province of Cabo
Delgado has origins pre-dating the gas development projects and
finds its roots in multiple factors not related to Mozambique LNG.
It assesses the humanitarian operations and the socio-economic
development programs undertaken by Mozambique LNG around the Afungi
site since 2021. The report assesses the humanitarian operations
and the socio-economic development programs undertaken by
Mozambique LNG around the Afungi site since 2021. It notes an
improved humanitarian situation in the north of Cabo Delgado, in
particular with the return of the populations displaced by the
conflict to the town of Palma and to a lesser degree to the town of
Mocímboa da Praia.
The report highlights the execution quality of the actions
undertaken by Mozambique LNG and their positive impact on the
living conditions of local population. However it recommends the
establishment of a dedicated structure with increased resources to
further expand these programs and to integrate them into an
ambitious and sustainable strategy of local development covering
the whole province, and not only guided by the security of the
project site.
Regarding the populations affected by the development of the
Afungi industrial site, Jean-Christophe Rufin recommends several
avenues of improvements to finalize in the best conditions the
implementation of the resettlement plan and ensure the compensation
of affected persons in accordance with the best practices. These
improvements relate in particular to the update of the inventories
of the affected persons’ assets, the payment timeline of
compensations, the provision of agricultural land and the access to
fishing areas.
Having considered the report and the recommendations made by
Jean-Christophe Rufin, all Mozambique LNG partners have approved
the following action plan:
- Mozambique LNG shall establish a dedicated Foundation for the
implementation a socio-economic development program covering the
whole territory of the Cabo Degaldo province, as part of a
consistent and sustainable development strategy. The action of the
Foundation will be guided by an objective of shared prosperity in
the province, without waiting for the revenues expected during the
production phase of the project. In order to sustain its action,
this Foundation will be provided with a multi-annual budget of
US$200 million. The Foundation will be headed by a recognized
figure in the field of local economic development and overseen by a
Board of Directors including representatives of Mozambique LNG and
of the civil society. Its actions will be conducted in a
coordinated manner with the activities carried out by the other
development stakeholders present in the Cabo Delgado province. This
Foundation will act under the name of “Pamoja Tunaweza” (“together
we can” in Kiswahili).
Regarding the populations affected by the development of the
Afungi industrial site, the following actions will be
implemented:
- The relocation and compensation process will be audited to
identify the corrective actions to be implemented.
- The resettlement of the Quitupo village residents will be
finalized without delay. To that end, Mozambique LNG will complete
the construction of the new Quitunda village houses by the end of
the Summer 2023. All Quitunda houses shall be equipped with access
to solar energy.
- The inventories of the assets of the populations affected by
the project and subject to compensation (constructions, land plots
and plantations) will be updated, to ensure that compensations
fully reflect the current situation of these assets.
- The payment of compensations to families affected by the
project will be accelerated. A taskforce shall be set up together
with the Mozambican authorities to enable all families to obtain,
by the end of the summer in 2023, the legal documents required to
receive the payments due to them.
- Access of local communities to agricultural areas will be
facilitated and enlarged. Given that the Mozambique LNG industrial
facilities do not occupy the entire land area granted by the
Government of Mozambique, a surface of about 2,000 hectares located
in periphery of the site will be made available to local
communities for agricultural activities.
- Individual transportation means will be provided to the
fishermen resettled in Quitunda, to facilitate their access to the
various fishing areas.
Moreover, the report notes that the security
situation in the north of Cabo Delgado has evolved positively in
2022 and recommends reviewing the framework of relations between
Mozambique LNG and the Mozambican Defense Forces in light of this
situation. Mozambique LNG has started a dialogue with the
Mozambican authorities to this end.
Finally, a follow-up mission to monitor the implementation of
this action plan will be carried out by Jean-Christophe Rufin at
the request of Mozambique LNG project partners.
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About Mozambique LNG Mozambique LNG is the first onshore
development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in the country.
The project includes the development of the Golfinho and Atum
fields located in Offshore Area 1 and the construction of two
liquefaction trains with a total capacity of 13,1 million tons per
annum (mtpa). TotalEnergies EP Mozambique Area 1 Limitada, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Total SE, holds a 26.5% interest alongside ENH
Rovuma Área Um, S.A. (15%), Mitsui E&P Mozambique Area1 Limited
(20%), ONGC Videsh Rovuma Limited (10%), Beas Rovuma Energy
Mozambique Limited (10%), BPRL Ventures Mozambique B.V. (10%), and
PTTEP Mozambique Area 1 Limited (8.5%). On April 26, 2021,
considering the evolution of the security situation in the north of
Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique LNG had decided to withdraw all
project personnel from the Afungi site. This situation also led the
Mozambique LNG project partners to declare force majeure.
About Jean-Christophe Rufin Medical doctor, involved in
the humanitarian movement since 1977, he has carried out numerous
field missions (Nicaragua, Eritrea, Sudan and the Philippines) and
headed several large international solidarity organizations. As a
diplomat, he served as cultural and cooperation attaché in Brazil
and French Ambassador to Senegal and Gambia from 2007 to 2010.
Writer, he was a recipient of the Goncourt prize in 2001.
About TotalEnergies in Mozambique TotalEnergies has been
in Mozambique since 1991, the Company operates in the Exploration
& Production and Marketing & Services segments.
TotalEnergies Marketing Moҫambique SA is a major player in the
downstream petroleum products market with a nationwide gas stations
network, industrial and mining customers, lubricants and logistics.
In December 2021, TotalEnergies strengthened its presence in
Mozambique with the acquisition of BP's service station network,
petroleum product sales business and logistics assets.
TotalEnergies EP Mozambique Area 1 Limitada, a wholly owned
subsidiary of TotalEnergies, operates Mozambique LNG with a 26.5%
participating interest.
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