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Sonangol Prioritizes Gender Inclusivity, Diversity in Energy Transition

Amidst the global pivot towards an energy transition, African nations are seizing this transformative moment to create new and exciting pathways for women to thrive in the energy sector. Kátia Epalanga, Executive Director of Angola’s National Oil Company (NOC), Sonangol, attended a webinar held by the African Energy Chamber’s African Women Business Energy Network (AWBEN), alongside other influential women in the energy sector to address the critical issue of diversity and inclusivity in the industry

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Economy Gas Local News Oil

Five Benefits of Investing in Angola’s Established O&G Industry

Angola started producing oil from the Benfica oilfield in the Cuanza Basin in 1955. Nearly 70 years on, the country has risen to become one of the biggest producers and exporters in Africa, with production hitting an all-time high of two million barrels per day (bpd) in 2010.  However, in 2023, production has started to wane as declines in legacy fields continue to reduce national output.  In 2023, production averages just above one million bpd, and with

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Azule Energy Selects AVEVA as Digital Partner

Independent oil and gas producer Azule Energy has selected industrial software company AVEVA as its new digital partner, with the firm tasked with improving efficiency and productivity across Azule’s Angolan assets through the deployment of state-of-the-art technology. According to Peter Harriman, COO of Azule Energy, “We have signed a strategic contract with AVEVA to digitally transform our operations for optimized productivity, efficiency and safety. This partnership will enable Azule Energy to achieve our goal of establishing a world-class

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Economy Gas Local News Oil

Top Five Oil and Gas Projects in Angola

With crude oil production on the rise – increasing by more than 580,000 barrels month-on-month from December 2022 to January 2023 – Angola is aiming to stabilize its output around 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) in the next three years.  Accordingly, the southern African producer has several notable E&P projects that are in progress and awaiting Final Investment Decision (FID), which will serve to maximize its existing hydrocarbon resources, optimize existing facilities and subsea infrastructure and enable cost

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Gas Local News Oil

Exploring Angola’s Upstream Potential

Angola is home to significant upstream potential, as demonstrated by the sharp contrast between its proven and estimated reserves: 9 billion versus 57 billion barrels of oil and 11 trillion versus 27 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Its three major basins – Kwanza-Benguela, Namibe and Lower Congo – hold development opportunities across each stage of the exploration life-cycle, from frontier exploration to mature producing areas. As oil and gas explorers seek prospects with lower

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Energy Local News Oil

Top 5 Reasons why Angola Remains Africa’s E&P Hub

Angola’s hydrocarbon market has seen rapid expansion since initial discoveries of oil and gas in 1955. As global energy majors flocked to the market and the government aligned relevant state actors with the burgeoning industry, progress across the entire energy value chain kicked off. In 2023, the country’s standing as an E&P hub has been solidified even further owing to a variety of reasons from proven resources to attractive investment policies to location. Proven Hydrocarbon

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Diamonds Economy News

De Beers Discovers Free-Moving Diamond Inside Diamond

India-based VD Global discovered the 0.329-carat, D-color, type IaAB diamond, named the Beating Heart, in October, and returned it to De Beers for testing, the miner said last week. The stone originated from one of De Beers’ mines in Botswana, Canada, Namibia or South Africa. The miner sent the stone to the De Beers Institute of Diamonds, which performed a preliminary analysis, as well as optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), infrared spectroscopy and fluorescence,

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Angola, Portugal Sign 2 Bilateral Cooperation Agreements

The Republic of Angola and Portugal signed two cooperation agreements focused on budgetary and fiscal matters that will allow the Angolan government to manage its treasury, national and international financing and contract public debt more effectively, and in accordance with the international standards practiced in the European Union.  The agreements, signed on Wednesday 5th April by the Minister of Finance of Portugal, Fernando Medina, and his Angolan counterpart, Vera Daves, will see Portugal increase the flow

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Energy Local News

Angola’s Luena Solar Park Due for Completion by 2024

Construction of the 26,906 MW Luena Solar Energy Park in Angola’s Moxico Province is due for completion by 2024, with the country’s Government having indicated that contractual deadlines will be met. The project, which is 60% completed, is being developed by solar project developer Sun Africa and engineering and technology consulting company, MCA Group, and will cover an area of 0.5km2 in the Samalesso District, Luena City. “The Luena Solar Energy Park will “contribute to improving electricity

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Angolan Oil and Gas Minister Received in Namibia

H.E. Diamantino Azevedo, Angola’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, met with his Namibian counterpart, H.E. Tom Alweendo, last Thursday 6th April as part of an official state visit to Windhoek last week. At the invitation of H.E. Minister Alweendo, the African energy Ministers discussed existing and future areas of cooperation within their respective extractive industries. The meeting follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Angola and Namibia last November, at the Angola Oil &

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