Where is Rovuma LNG Terminal?

Rovuma LNG Terminal is an LNG export terminal in Mozambique. It is made up of 1 tracked train or phase.

Is Rovuma LNG Terminal operating?

Rovuma LNG Terminal is proposed. Nothing here should be read as a forecast that it will be built.

How much LNG can Rovuma LNG Terminal handle?

Rovuma LNG Terminal has 18 Mtpa proposed. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.

Who owns Rovuma LNG Terminal?

Rovuma LNG Terminal is owned by Mozambique Rovuma Venture, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos EP and 1 other, and operated by Mozambique Rovuma Venture. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.

Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Rovuma LNG Terminal pass?

Cargoes from Rovuma LNG Terminal would normally pass Cape of Good Hope, Bab el-Mandeb and Suez Canal. This is an editorial model of typical laden voyages by destination market, not vessel tracking, and any individual cargo may go another way.

What pipelines connect to Rovuma LNG Terminal?

2 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Rovuma LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.

Rovuma LNG Terminal — export terminal, Mozambique

At a glance

Country: Mozambique
State / province: Not reported
Region: Not reported
Import / export: Export
Onshore / floating: Not reported
Status (rolled up): Proposed
Trains / phases tracked: 1
Earliest start year: Not reported
Latest start year: Not reported
Coordinates: 10.8295° S, 40.5261° E
GEM terminal ID: T100000130789
GEM wiki page: gem.wiki

Trains and phases

Each row is one unit as tracked by GEM. Ordered by start year, then proposal year.

Unit	Status	Capacity (Mtpa)	Capacity (bcm/y)	Start	Proposed	FID	Owner (as reported)
Unit T1-T12	Proposed	18	24.5	—	—	Not reported	Mozambique Rovuma Venture [70%]; Abu Dhabi National Oil Co [10%]; Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos EP [10%]; KOGAS Canada Ltd [10%]

Capacity by status

Status	Units	Mtpa	bcm/y
Proposed	1	18	24.5

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per unit, merged across units. Percentages are omitted where GEM does not give them.

Owners

Operators

Mozambique Rovuma Venture

Location

Rovuma LNG Terminal at 10.8295° S, 40.5261° E, with 2 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates: 10.8295° S, 40.5261° E
Coordinate accuracy (GEM): approximate
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Nearest tracked terminals

Connected gas pipelines

Tracked pipelines whose route passes within 25 km of this terminal, or whose name matches it. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.

Pipeline	Status	Length	Capacity	Distance	Matched by
GasNosu North–South Gas Pipeline	Shelved	2,600 km	—	7.3 km	route proximity
African Renaissance Gas Pipeline	Proposed	2,600 km	22.48 bcm/y	7.5 km	route proximity

Exposed to chokepoints

Where cargoes from this terminal would normally pass a maritime chokepoint, by destination market.

Destination	Chokepoints on the usual route	Alternative route
Europe	Cape of Good Hope	Bab el-MandebSuez Canal

Routing is an editorial model of typical laden voyages, held in a hand-maintained lane table. It is not vessel tracking, and it does not account for diversions, canal draught limits, ice class or seasonal closures. See methodology, or take the machine-readable exposure feed. Links to the Chokepoints site are inactive until its domain is set in the environment.

Common questions

Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.

Where is Rovuma LNG Terminal?: Rovuma LNG Terminal is an LNG export terminal in Mozambique. It is made up of 1 tracked train or phase.
Is Rovuma LNG Terminal operating?: Rovuma LNG Terminal is proposed. Nothing here should be read as a forecast that it will be built.
How much LNG can Rovuma LNG Terminal handle?: Rovuma LNG Terminal has 18 Mtpa proposed. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Rovuma LNG Terminal?: Rovuma LNG Terminal is owned by Mozambique Rovuma Venture, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos EP and 1 other, and operated by Mozambique Rovuma Venture. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Rovuma LNG Terminal pass?: Cargoes from Rovuma LNG Terminal would normally pass Cape of Good Hope, Bab el-Mandeb and Suez Canal. This is an editorial model of typical laden voyages by destination market, not vessel tracking, and any individual cargo may go another way.
What pipelines connect to Rovuma LNG Terminal?: 2 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Rovuma LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.

Background on the technology and the terms used on this page.

Liquefaction trains explained
A liquefaction train is one complete, self-contained refrigeration line that chills treated natural gas until it condenses, and a large modern train produces roughly 5 to 8 million tonnes of LNG a year.
LNG and maritime chokepoints
A maritime chokepoint is a narrow strait or canal that a large share of seaborne trade must pass through, and LNG exposure to them depends entirely on which exporting region supplies which importing market.
Mtpa, bcm and cubic metres
LNG capacity is quoted in three incompatible units, and the two conversions that matter are 1 million tonnes a year equals about 1.36 billion cubic metres of gas a year, and 1 cubic metre of liquid equals about 600 cubic metres of gas.
Reading a capacity figure without being misled
An LNG capacity figure is only meaningful alongside three qualifiers — which unit it is in, which project status it describes, and whether it is a design nameplate or actual output — and most disagreements between sources come from one of those being dropped.