Onshore oil exploration in the Cabinda Norte block is set to begin in 2025, according to Idonio dos Santos, administrator for ACREP – Exportacao Petrolifero S.A.
Speaking to the press after a project presentation ceremony in Cacongo, Cabinda, dos Santos confirmed that all bureaucratic hurdles for the project have been cleared, including the opening of roads and the construction of a shipyard.
The next phase of the project will involve research aimed at assessing and defining the crude oil production capacity of the block, taking into account the period during which the wells were inactive.
Dos Santos further explained that the project is based on more than 20 wells drilled since 1968 in the Massabi and Dinge fields as part of the Nzila program.
Initially, the exploration of these wells was managed by Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited, before being transferred to Sonangol and ENI in later years.
