The new Pumangol post, on Avenida Pedro de Castro Van-Dúnem “Loy”, in the municipality of Talatona, in Luanda, represents an investment of US$3.7 million, which resulted in 45 direct jobs. The information was advanced, on Tuesday night, during the opening act, by the chairman of the Board of Directors of Pumangol. Ivanilson Machado said that the last Pumangol post had opened in 2020. Since then, according to its PCA, there has been a slight stagnation,
This Tuesday 7th Mar, the European Investment Bank (EIB) reaffirmed its commitment to finance projects in Angola in the Energy and Water, Health and Agro-industry sectors. The matter was analyzed today 8th Mar, in Doha, Qatar, at a meeting between the Minister of Economy and Planning, Mário João, and the vice-president of the EIB, Thomas Ostros, on the sidelines of the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Forwards, LDC5 (acronym in English), which takes place
THE ADOPTION OF A MORE RIGOROUS APPROACH IN THE CALCULATION AND FOLLOW-UP OF THE DEBT OWED TO OIL TANKERS HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE TO REDUCE THE COST BY +/- 70 MILLION USD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TREASURY OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO IN ONE YEAR. These details were provided by the Acting Minister of the National Economy, Nicolas Kazadi, during the weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Friday March
The National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) and Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited (CABGOC), a subsidiary of Chevron, announced the start of oil production at the Lifua-A project, forecast to produce 6,500 barrels/day. The Lifua-A platform, in Block 0, is interconnected to the existing facilities in the Takula area and is expected to produce a total of 6,500 barrels of oil per day from the Vermelha and Likouala reservoirs. According to the ANPG,
The Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas announced the Summer Scholarships (SFP) programme, promoted by the Organization of Petroleum Producing Countries (OPEC), to take place at the headquarters of the institution’s secretariat, in Vienna, Austria, from July to September 2023. According to a press release from the institution, the SFP aims to increase interaction between research teams from the OPEO Secretariat and specialists from Member States. Participation in the Program is open to professionals
At least 14,000 Nigerian residents from the oil-producing Niger Delta region have filed a compensation claim against Shell, saying that oil spills resulting from the oil giant’s operations have destroyed farms, contaminated drinking water, and harmed aquatic life. The case follows a ruling by the UK’s Supreme Court in 2021 that denied the Nigerians’ application to sue Shell in the UK – but ruled that there was a “good arguable case” that the company’s parent could owe the communities a duty of
Light oil has been discovered 270 kilometres (km) off the coast of Namibia, according to the National Petroleum Company of Namibia (NAMCOR) and its partners in the Jonker-1X deep-water exploration project, Shell and Qatar Energy. The well was drilled in Orange Basin Block 2913A in 2914B (PEL 0039). The drilling process started in December 2022 and was successfully finished in early March 2023. Namibia, an OPEC member Angola’s southern neighbor, might become another oil producer
The Minister of Finance, Vera Daves de Sousa, said this Tuesday morning on the “Café da Manhã” program on LAC radio, that the fuel subsidy costs the Government between US$3 and US$4 billion. According to the minister, these numbers should be analyzed with the importance they deserve, as the social sector would need these values a lot. Vera Daves de Sousa recalled, for example, that the Integrated Plan for Intervention in Municipalities (PIIM) is funded
The national company that distributes oil derivatives, Pumangol, will inaugurate today, starting at 6 pm, the 80th Supply Station of the distribution network, located at Avenida Pedro de Castro Van-Dúnem Loy, Talatona, in Luanda According to a press release sent to Jornal de Angola, the project is one of the company’s main assets and is part of the programs contained in the National Development Plan Based on the National Development Plan (PDN) 2018/2022 and the
Gem Diamonds has recovered an exceptional 122-carat D colour Type II white diamond at its 70%-owned Letšeng mine in Lesotho. This is the first diamond greater than 100 carats that the company has recovered this year. It only recovered four diamonds greater than 100 carats in 2022 from six in 2021, which was lower than the 14-year average of eight. This impacted the overall revenue generated last year. Gem sold 107 498 carats in 2022
