Angolan oil production began to recover in May and is expected to grow slightly by the end of the year, following a temporary decline in the first quarter, mainly due to maintenance operations, according to the consultancy firm Oxford Economics. The firm released predictions about the growth of the national economy throughout the current year on Monday. The report cited by Lusa states, “The production decline was only temporary due to maintenance work, and production
Emerging markets asset manager, Gemcorp, has successfully secured a $335 million financing facility to support the construction of the Cabinda oil refinery in Angola. The financing was mobilized in collaboration with two finance organizations, the African Finance Corporation (AFC) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). With this financial backing, project partners Sonangol and Gemcorp have obtained the necessary capital to move forward with the development of the refinery. The $335 million facility, combined with $138
Angola has a long history in the petroleum business, and it has risen to become one of Africa’s largest crude oil producers. However, the country’s oil sector faces significant challenges due to a decline in output resulting from various factors, such as the maturation of offshore oil fields and inadequate investment in upstream capacity. Despite these challenges, Angola is taking steps to raise production levels and stabilize them. Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas,
Sonangol announced the start of oil drilling in Block Kon 11 of the Kwanza Onshore Basin in August. The company expects the drilling of two oil wells to contribute to the growth of its operated production, elevating it from 2.0 to ten percent of the total Angolan oil industry. Ricardo Van Deste, President of the Executive Commission of the Exploration and Production Business Unit (UNEP) of Sonangol, declared that Kon 11 has been identified as
Gemcorp Holdings Limited (GHL), the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) announce, in a statement released this Thursday, the completion of the financial package for the construction of the Cabinda Refinery, valued at $335 million. The project, valued at $473 million, is financed with $138 million in resources already provided by its shareholders and $335 million in project financing provided by a banking syndicate led by AFC, Afreximbank, and a group
The price of a barrel of Brent oil, which serves as a reference for Angolan exports, for delivery in September ended, Monday, on the London futures market down 1.07%, to US$77.69. File Despite the rise registered in the price, in coincidence with the closure of the European stock exchanges, which would have allowed it to close higher, Brent could not withstand the gains and returned to last week’s levels, with the exception of Friday the
The Luanda Refinery carried out a successful test of the use of hydrogen (a fuel that does not generate greenhouse gases) in the production of energy for production, in what Sonangol, which controls the petrochemical unit, considers to be the scope a milestone in the decarbonization process. Luanda refinery uses hydrogen energy in production this is defined as a process of reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere, especially carbon dioxide, decarbonization is adopted to achieve
Brent crude futures were down $0.40, or 0.5%, to $78.07 a barrel at 1005 GMT and West Texas Intermediate crude was also down $0.40, or 0.5%, to 73. .46 dollars per barrel. “Oil investors should be cautious ahead of the US CPI and China economic data series later this week,” CMC Markets analyst Tina Teng said of inflation data due to be released next Wednesday. Friday’s data pointed to the lowest job gains in two
The price of a Brent barrel for delivery in September closed at $78.31 dollars yesterday in London, after closing at $76.52 dollars the previous day. Oil also closed higher, with WTI advancing over 2.0 percent in the return of electronic trading during the U.S. holiday on Tuesday, the 4th. Investors followed news about the seminar of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies (OPEC+), in which the cartel reaffirmed its commitment to support
The Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas presents today July 6th, in Vienna, Austria, the Executive’s strategic plan for the development of the oil industry and the energy transition in the country. Diamantino Azevedo presents this plan during a Ministerial session on the paths to energy transition, as part of the program of the 8th OPEC International Seminar, which takes place under the motto “A smooth and inclusive energy transition”, which brings together delegations from
