The National Agency for Oil, Gas, and Biofuels (ANPG) has announced that the Agogo Full Field (Block 15/06), CLOV (Block 17), Begonia (Block 17/06), Greater Infills, Plutonium (Block 18), and KARI (Block 32) projects will begin production in 2025.
These are among the key assets to help maintain oil production above one million barrels per day until 2027, as outlined in the ANPG’s report presented at the X Consultative Council of the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Petroleum, and Gas.
The report also indicates that the Sanha, Mafumeira Connector (Block 0), and Agogo Full Field (Agogo Field – Block 15/06) projects are set to begin production in 2026.
The agency’s goal is to boost and accelerate reserve replenishment, addressing the sharp decline in hydrocarbon production.
Priority will be given to developing new blocks while also redeveloping mature fields. For example, drilling additional exploration wells in already identified marginal fields (e.g., Ndola Sul, Cameia, and Chissonga) is among the ongoing actions and projects for this year, as detailed in the report accessed by Jornal de Angola.
In addition to these projects, the Ndola Sul project (Block 0) is expected to enter production in 2025. Production at the Kaminho project (Block 20/11), operated by TotalEnergies, is scheduled to begin in 2028, with an estimated investment of $6 billion.
Concession Program
Angola has managed to stabilize production levels through a new block concession program. In 2023, wells Kora-1 and Lumpembe-1 (Block 15/06) were drilled, while this year, the Ben-P-OPAX (Block 14), Likembe-1 (Block 15), Dália-6 (Block 17), and evaluation wells Tobias-13 and Tobias-14 (Block KON 11) were drilled, leading to the discovery of 88 million barrels of oil.
Another key focus is the drilling of the Acácia-5 well (Block 17) next year. The ANPG also plans to introduce a digital platform to speed up expense approval processes by 2025.
The new strategy aims to define the approach for awarding oil concessions from 2026 to 2030, starting with a direct negotiation process for interested entities. If additional entities express interest, a Limited Public Tender will be held.
The project also involves implementing a model for sharing support vessels for oil production activities, which has been in practice since 2024.
This process will be backed by legal procedures and coordination with the Tax Administration (AGT) and the National Maritime Agency (AMN) to ensure close collaboration among all parties.
As the concessionaire, ANPG is also working on launching a digital platform for inventory sharing among operators, set to go live in 2025, which will include strategies for sharing.
