The project coordinator, João Mayer, informed that the new gasoline complex at the Luanda Refinery already produces more than one million liters of this fuel daily. Thus, the unit increased its daily production capacity to a total of 1,580,000 liters of gasoline, against the previous 395,000 liters. According to Angop, with this increase it was also possible to reduce gasoline imports by around 15 percent, as well as respond to the market by around 45
The entry into operation of the new gas consortium in the country will allow for an increase in the production of this fuel which, consequently, will generate more revenue for the oil sector, but also increase the production of fertilizers, relaunching the agriculture sector. According to the chairman of Sonangol’s Board of Directors (PCA), Sebastião Martins, the project will help the oil company’s revenues, as well as enable the development of other projects, such as
Oil production in Angola in July surpassed Nigeria for the third consecutive month, with the country producing 1.180 million barrels a day, against 1.084 in the largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the monthly report of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Angola has been increasing production slightly since the beginning of the year, rising from 1.123 million barrels a day in the last quarter of 2021 to 1.161 million in the first quarter
Azule Energy, the new joint venture of British BP and Italian ENI in Angola, was officially presented this Monday in Luanda. With the assumed ambition of turning this joint venture into the largest oil and gas production company in the country, the first objectives were set: production of 250,000 barrels/day over the next five years and a leading role in the natural gas subsector. In a statement, ENI said that Azule Energy wants to be
The container terminal in the Port of Lobito is, since last Monday, benefiting from energy from the public grid, with the entry into operation of an energy transformation station. This station, which started eight years after it was inaugurated, has a capacity of 15 kilovolts and will ‘illuminate’ the light poles to simplify work at night. In addition, it will also make the heaviest cranes work. This equipment had an investment of around 65 million
The national oil concessionaire, TotalEnergies and the associates of Block 48 signed this Thursday, in Luanda, contracts for the exploration of three blocks in the Congo onshore Basin and another five in the Kwanza onshore Basin. At the ceremony, the president of the National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), Paulino Jerónimo, stressed that the signing of the contracts is the culmination of a long negotiation process. Paulino Jerónimo “strongly” congratulated the investors, partners
The investment contract for the construction and operation of the Soyo Refinery (Zaire province) will be signed this Wednesday. In the amount of 3.5 billion dollars, the document will be signed between the Private Investment and Export Promotion Agency (AIPEX) and Quanten Consortium Angola. The future refinery will have a processing capacity of 100,000 barrels of oil per day and will guarantee around 900 direct jobs. “The referred project is external (United States), and is
Canadian oil company MTI Energy begins this year with seismic studies to explore the shared blocks of the Congo and Kwanza onshore basins, tendered by the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) With a production of 25,000 barrels of oil/day, MTI Energy will explore Block 5, in the Congo basin, where it has a 50 percent share in production. In this basin, the Canadian oil company shares exploration with Prodoil (15 percent), Prodiaman
The price of a barrel of Brent oil, which serves as a reference for Angolan exports, for delivery in October ended, this Monday, on the London futures market up 1.77%, to US$96.60. The data on Chinese exports for July, above what analysts had anticipated, boosted investors’ perspectives on the evolution of oil demand. Despite the result of the session having been positive for the price of a barrel during the day, it was evolving by
The final investment decision for the Begónia Development Area, located in the Lower Congo sea basin, about 150 kilometers off the Angolan coast, has already been taken. The information is provided by ANPG, TotalEnergies and the partners in Bloco 17/06. The Begónia reservoir will be developed through five subsea wells (three for production and two for water injection), connected to the floating production, storage and offloading unit FPSO Pazflor, in production since 2011 in Block
