Research and Markets: Mozambique's Potential to Become the Qatar of Africa

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bc6j6h/mozambican_gas) has announced the addition of the "Mozambican Gas Sector: Major Opportunities Across Multiple Industries" report to their offering.

Offshore natural gas discoveries made in Mozambique since 2010 have propelled the country as a new investment destination in sub-Saharan Africa. By exploiting these resources, Mozambique could become the third-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas in the next decade. However, conditions need to be met before this change can happen and benefit the entire Mozambican population, thus avoiding the resource curse that countries such as Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo fell into.

This research seeks to understand the current economic and legislative environment relating to the Mozambican gas industry and to analyse the investment opportunities that are expected to arise along the gas upstream, midstream, and downstream value chain.

As of early 2015, Mozambique was estimated to be endowed with more than a trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of recoverable natural gas resources, following recent major offshore discoveries made in the Rovuma Basin, close to the border with Tanzania. This is propelling the country into the top countries in Africa for gas reserves with Nigeria and Algeria.

There is also a potential to create a domestic gas market, which could benefit many sectors of the economy as well as the residential sector. This will require the implementation of anchor projects to justify the high expenses of building gas transportation infrastructure.

These new resources are expected to be a game changer for Mozambique with the potential to export natural gas, not only to South Africa, but also globally - to Asia and Europe - when the LNG export terminal and/or floating LNG (FLNG) vessels become operational.

Key Topics Covered

1. Executive Summary
2. Macroeconomic Context
3. Legislative Framework
4. Drivers and Restraints
5. Upstream Opportunities
6. Midstream Opportunities
7. Downstream Opportunities
8. Conclusions
9. Appendix

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