New Oil Discovery in Angola’s Block 15/06 Strengthens Lower Congo Basin Prospects
Angola Announces 500 Million Barrel Oil Discovery at Algaita-01 Well in Block 15/06 Angola’s National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) has announced a new oil discovery at the Algaita-01 exploration well in Block 15/06, located in the Lower Congo Basin offshore Angola. Preliminary estimates indicate recoverable resources of approximately 500 million barrels. According to ANPG, drilling operations began on January 10 in water depths of 667 meters, approximately 18 kilometers from the FPSO
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