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Five Decarbonization Initiatives to Watch in Angola

Along with spearheading the expansion of its oil and gas sector, Angola is simultaneously prioritizing decarbonization and environmental stewardship, aligned with its recently-approved National Strategy for Climate Action. This strategy focuses on adopting a low-carbon development model, mobilizing state resources and enhancing local capacity to develop and adopt new and environmentally-driven technologies. The country’s long-term development strategy aims to achieve 60% electricity access by 2025, with 70% of installed generation capacity derived from renewable sources.

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ETU Energias SA Expands Holdings with 2.5% Stake Acquisition in PTTEP

In a strategic move to bolster its presence and investments, ETU Energias SA, formerly known as Somoil – Sociedade Petrolífero Angolana SA, has successfully concluded the acquisition of a 2.5% stake in the Thai company PTTEP, operating in Block 17/06 offshore Angola. The process, initiated back in December 2022, forms a critical part of ETU Energias SA’s growth strategy. The company signed the purchase and sale contract for this significant participatory interest, withholding the value

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Sonangol increased production this year in the operated blocks

Sonangol reinforced its positioning in the Oil and Natural Gas sector, with an increase in production from operated blocks and the resumption of onshore oil exploration activity, declared the chairman of the Board of Directors, when announcing the relevant facts of the company’s evolution during the year. In a New Year’s message addressed to the company’s workers, released yesterday December 28, Sebastião Gaspar Martins highlights, in the field of onshore exploration (on land), the drilling

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Economy Local News

Portugal considered second largest Exporter to Angola in the third quarter of 2023

Angola’s current account balance remained in surplus, standing at US$2.5 billion in the third quarter of 2023, with Portugal being considered the second largest exporter to the country. According to the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Report, cited by Lusa, referring to the third quarter of 2023 from the National Bank of Angola, the behavior of the current account was influenced, “essentially, by the increase in the balance of the goods account and

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Five Angolan Drilling Campaigns to Watch in 2024

In 2023, Angola earned the title – along with Nigeria – as the largest hydrocarbon drilling market in sub-Saharan Africa, and may surpass the West African country in 2024 as drilling campaigns extend into the second half of next year. Aligned with the government’s aim to boost oil output to 1.3 million barrels per day, these programs could position Angola as the leading crude oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa in the next five years. The

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Gas Energy Local News

Sonangol opens station operated with photovoltaic energy

Sonangol inaugurated, on Friday December 22, in Luanda, a gas station with a photovoltaic energy source, an investment of 254 thousand dollars that constitutes the first of a project of 17 that the company will replicate throughout the country from 2024. The company, which is implementing its energy transition strategy, employs 102 photovoltaic panels at the Anduri Supply Station, located in the municipality of Icolo e Bengo, Estrada Nacional 230, 120 kilometers from the center

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Local News Oil

State sells stake in oil company

The State’s 16.63 percent stake in ACREP, an Angolan oil exploration company, is privatized through an issue of shares, an Initial Public Offering (OPI) authorized by order of the President of the Republic, João Lourenço. The document, published in Diário da República dated December 12, states that the stake, held indirectly by the State, through the Savings and Credit Bank (BPC), is sold under the Privatization Program (PROPRIV) , in March extended to the period

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Exit from OPEC brings autonomy to Angolan oil policy

Angola’s departure from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), announced last week by the Government in Luanda, gives the State greater autonomy in collecting the revenue necessary for economic growth, at a time when projects designed to reverse the natural decline in oil production. These statements were made by the chairman of the Board of Directors of Prodoil (an Angolan oil company with private capital), Pedro Godinho, in statements when reacting to the announcement

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Oil Prices Rebound Despite Exit from OPEC

Oil prices saw a modest recovery on Friday December 22nd, rebounding from earlier declines influenced by Angola’s departure from OPEC, even as ongoing tensions in the Middle East continued to grip the market’s attention. Brent futures closed slightly higher, edging up by eight cents or 0.1 percent to settle at $79.47 a barrel. The Angolan sales benchmark reached $79.79, climbing 0.5 percent from the previous day when news of Angola’s exit had nudged prices down

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BFA says leaving OPEC “has no relevant costs” for Angola

Following Angola’s bold decision to exit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Banco Fomento Angola (BFA)’s chief economist, José Miguel Cerdeira, emphasized that this departure holds minimal economic costs for the country while unlocking the ability to bolster its oil production. In a conversation with Lusa on Thursday, Cerdeira clarified that the departure from OPEC doesn’t pose substantial financial burdens for Angola. He explained that the organization’s waning influence on determining oil prices

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