A dispute has emerged in Mozambique regarding the location of training for 260 participants in TotalEnergies' Mozambique LNG Academy.
The decision to host the program in Matola, rather than in the resource-rich Cabo Delgado province, has sparked debate over the equitable distribution of benefits from the country's natural gas projects.
The controversy raises questions about national unity and whether the economic gains from the LNG sector are reaching the regions where the resources are extracted.
For investors, such domestic political friction adds a layer of non-market risk to the project's long-term stability, even as commercial operations proceed.
This internal debate occurs against a backdrop of heightened global LNG market volatility.
Recent Handelsavisen coverage has highlighted the resumption of LNG transits through the Strait of Hormuz, following a period of sharp escalation where commercial vessels were struck.