TotalEnergies Hands Papua LNG Operatorship to ExxonMobil Ahead of FID

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TotalEnergies SE announced on September 7, 2026 that its 5.6 Mtpa Papua LNG project has reached critical commercial and contractual milestones toward a Final Investment Decision, including completion of the EPC tendering process and a joint marketing venture with Kumul Petroleum to commercialize 2.4 Mtpa. Operatorship of the project is transferring to ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation, operator of the neighboring PNG LNG project, to maximize operational synergies. As part of the transition, TotalEnergies will sell a 9.1% interest to existing partners, retaining a 20% stake alongside a 1.5 Mtpa LNG offtake agreement. For TotalEnergies, the farm-down and transfer of operatorship lower capital expenditure requirements while preserving long-term, high-margin LNG volumes aimed at fast-growing Asian markets. For ExxonMobil, integrating Papua LNG with its established PNG LNG infrastructure captures substantial operational synergies and scales low-cost upstream production near demand centers.

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