 On February 23, 2016, Total announced its intention to discontinue funding AMSO, LLC and on March 23, 2016 it announced its withdrawal from the project, effective April 30, 2016.Total agreed to pay US$3 million for decommissioning, winding up and dissolution of AMSO, LLC.Genie Energy estimated that the total amount of such cost would be about $5 million, of which Genie's share would be under $2 million.