Etu Energias SA, Angola’s largest privately owned oil company, reported a net profit of $215.2 million in 2024, marking its fourth consecutive year of record performance. According to a company press release, the 2024 profit represents a 53% increase over the previous year. Total operating revenue rose to $674.5 million, reflecting a 59% year-on-year growth. The company attributed its strong financial results primarily to the successful integration of Blocks 14/14K and 32, which led to
Angola generated $6.4 billion from oil sales in the first quarter of 2025, marking an 18% decline compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Secretary of State for Oil, José Barroso. Speaking during the presentation of the oil sector’s Q1 performance and Q2 projections, Barroso revealed that Angola exported 85.1 million barrels of crude during the first quarter—a drop of 13.5% from Q4 2024 and 9.8% year-on-year. Revenue from oil exports also
Chevron announced Thursday that it is considering drilling an exploration well in Namibia’s Walvis Basin, with operations potentially beginning as early as 2026 or 2027. The U.S. energy giant stated it is advancing its offshore exploration portfolio in Namibia—a region that has rapidly gained attention as a global exploration hotspot. The proposed well will be located in Petroleum Exploration License (PEL) 82 in the Walvis Basin, situated north of the Orange Basin, where companies like
Patrick Pouyanné, Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies, paid a courtesy visit to Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in Windhoek on Friday, reaffirming the company’s commitment to exploring and investing in Namibia’s growing oil sector. During the meeting, President Nandi-Ndaitwah expressed optimism about recent offshore oil discoveries, describing them as timely and significant for Namibia’s economic future. Pouyanné highlighted that TotalEnergies’ strong interest in Namibia is driven by the country’s stable and investor-friendly environment. The visit follows
The Ministry of Energy has officially opened the bidding process for oil marketing companies (OMCs) seeking access to the Tazama pipeline. This follows the successful completion of a review of the guidelines governing the Tazama Pipeline Open Access Framework. According to Principal Public Relations Officer Bob Sianjalika, both local and foreign OMCs are now invited to submit their bids for the use of the pipeline to transport diesel from Dar es Salaam to Zambia. The
French oil major TotalEnergies has announced a $500 million investment to enhance exploration and production activities at the Moho Nord offshore field in the Republic of Congo. CEO Patrick Pouyanné made the commitment earlier this week during a meeting with Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso in Oyo, where they discussed the company’s current operations and future investment plans. TotalEnergies aims to increase Moho Nord’s output by 40,000 barrels per day (bpd), further solidifying its position
Egypt has launched a renewed oil exploration campaign in the Gulf of Gharib, a region in the Eastern Desert, with plans to drill 75 new wells over the next year. The initiative is being led by the state-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), which is deploying three advanced drilling rigs to accelerate development in this modest but strategically important oil-producing region. Currently producing around 1,500 barrels per day, the Gulf of Gharib is expected to
Turkey’s largest oil refinery, Tüpraş, has emerged as a new buyer of Nigerian crude, placing fresh orders for cargoes scheduled for delivery in March and April. This marks a significant boost for Nigeria’s oil export ambitions as the country seeks to ramp up production and increase foreign exchange earnings. The transaction, tracked by global commodity data firm Kpler, confirms shipments to Tüpraş but does not specify the exact volumes. The deliveries, expected over a two-month
Turkey is actively negotiating new oil and gas exploration deals in Bulgaria, Iraq, and Libya as part of a broader push to boost domestic production and strengthen its role as a regional energy hub, according to Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar. State-owned energy company Turkiye Petrolleri AO (TPAO) is expected to sign an agreement within the coming month with an undisclosed foreign partner to conduct offshore exploration in Bulgaria’s section of the Black Sea, Bloomberg reported.
ReconAfrica has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Angola’s National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) to jointly explore the Etosha-Okavango Basin in southeastern Angola. The agreement marks a significant expansion of ReconAfrica’s exploration footprint in the Damara Fold Belt and Rift Basin, adding 5.2 million acres in Angola to its existing 6.3 million acres in Namibia. This low-cost entry into Angola’s onshore sector comes with minimal work obligations and aligns with the company’s
