Eni is currently operator in the country with a share of 25% in Area 4 offshore Rovuma basin with a "dual exploration" model with Exxon. This is a new frontier for the global hydrocarbon industry thanks to the extraordinary gas discoveries that have been made following an intense exploration campaign in the space of just three years. The set-up of the Area 4 joint venture is as follows: Eni 25%; Exxon 25%; CNPC 20%; Kogas, Galp and ENH 10% each. Eni will continue to lead all upstream activities in Area 4 as well as the development of the Coral Floating LNG project. Exxon will lead the construction and operation of natural gas liquefaction facilities onshore.

The discovery is located in water more than 2000 meters deep and approximately 80 kilometers offshore of the Palma bay in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. The Plan of Development, the very first one to be approved in the Rovuma Basin, foresees the drilling and completion of 6 subsea wells and the construction and installation of a technologically advanced state-of-the-art Floating LNG facility, the capacity of which will be around 3.4 MTPA.

This project involves the training of 8 future teachers in Oil & Gas engineering at the University of Mondlane in Maputo, Mozambique.

The project aims to improve living conditions and sanitation practices of about 4,000 people in the area of Palma, with safe and lasting access to drinking water. In 2015, a small water distribution network was created.