The Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum, and Gas stated on Wednesday in Luanda that the current government’s focus is to keep oil production above one million barrels per day in the coming years. The biggest challenge in the upstream sector is the mitigation of the sharp decline in oil production,” emphasized the minister during his speech at the opening ceremony of the 4th International Conference and Exhibition “Angola oil & Gas 2023.” “Among the ongoing
The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts a “significant deficit” in oil supply by the end of the year due to the decision of Saudi Arabia and Russia to maintain production cuts. In the monthly report on the oil market released today, the IEA warns of increased volatility risk by the end of the year due to the low level of reserves and confirms the forecast of global demand growth this year by 2.2 million barrels
The Minister of State for Economic Coordination, José de Lima Massano, reiterated Angola’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions on Wednesday in Luanda. “We have a firm commitment to this reality, but we continue to make the necessary investments to ensure that natural resources, including petroleum resources, can continue to be exploited,” said José de Lima Massano during his opening speech at the 4th Angola Oil & Gas Conference, which is taking place from today
The ministers of petroleum from five countries and officials from leading organizations and multinational corporations in the sector are currently meeting at the Talatona Convention Center in Luanda for the 4th Angola Oil&Gas Conference, focusing on discussions about energy security, decarbonization and sustainable development. In addition to the host country’s representative, Minister Diamantino Azevedo, the event includes the heads of hydrocarbons, petroleum, and mineral resources ministries from Equatorial Guinea, which also presides over the Organization
On Tuesday 12th September, 2023, OPEC maintained its predictions of robust global oil demand growth for 2023 and 2024, citing signs that major economies are performing better than expected despite adverse conditions such as high interest rates and elevated inflation. The headquarters of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna Global oil demand is set to increase by 2.25 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2024, compared to the growth of 2.44 million
With one day left before the fourth edition of the Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) Conference & Exhibition – which kicks off this Wednesday at Centro de Convenções Talatona (CCTA) – conference organizers Energy Capital & Power are gearing up to welcome a prominent line-up of energy ministers, industry leaders, financiers, and national and international oil executives to one of Africa’s most influential energy markets. AOG 2023 serves as the annual meeting place for the
The oil prices fell on Monday, even though a week ago, Saudi Arabia and Russia had announced new production cuts, driving prices to a ten-week high. Oil prices drop despite Saudi Arabia and Russia’s maintenance of cuts. Saudi Arabia and Russia announced last week that they would extend voluntary cuts of a combined total of 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) until the end of the year. The price of Brent (the benchmark for Angolan
Sonangol received, on Tuesday 12th September, the second oil tanker of the Suezmax type, in the city of Mokpo, South Korea, ordered from the company Hyundai Samho Heavy industries. For the vessel’s godmother, named “Sonangol Njinga Mbande”, in honor of the sovereign Queen of the Kingdom of Ndongo and Matamba, the choice fell to the First Lady of the Republic, Ana Dias Lourenço. In carrying out the ritual dictated by the ancient tradition of sailors,
The Australian multinational Rio Tinto, the second largest minerals company in the world, began prospecting operations for kimberlites and diamonds in the commune of Chiri, province of Lunda-Norte, informed the company’s general director. The four-year prospecting phase takes place in a 75 hectare or 108 square kilometer mine, under the terms of a mining investment contract in Quimberlito do Chiri signed between the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Endiama and Rio Tinto ,
KCA Deutag, an international oil and gas services company, has secured a one-year contract extension for the provision of core drilling and maintenance services on two offshore platforms in Angola. The $60 million deal will see KCA Deutag maintain its provision of crane operations, maintenance services, equipment management, and rental services for the Angolan client for an additional year. The deal increases the firm’s operations on the Angolan assets to over 10 years. Ole Maier,
