Economics
Deadly Triple Threat Douses Mozambique’s $60 Billion LNG Hopes
- Militants attack region where Total, Exxon projects are based
- LNG site is virus epicenter for one of world’s poorest nations
Maputo, Mozambique.
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At a restaurant overlooking the bay of Maputo in December, Pedro Couto, one of Mozambique’s top energy lawyers, was having a drink with a friend when he made the prediction: Finally, his country was going to realize its ambition to become a $60 billion force in the natural-gas market.