Angolan President inaugurates the Petrol Production Complex of the Luanda Refinery

The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, will proceed, this Thursday, to the inauguration of the new Gasoline Production Complex assigned to the Luanda Refinery. The start of this project will make it possible to improve the quality of gasoline, but also to increase production capacity from 395,000 to 1,580,000 liters per day. According to a statement from the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, to which VerAngola had access, the start-up of the

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Sonangol wants to produce green hydrogen by 2024

State oil company Sonangol has signed a memorandum of understanding with German companies Gauff and Conjucta for the production of green hydrogen, starting in 2024. According to a press release from Sonangol, the agreement follows technical and economic feasibility studies, previously carried out, for the financing, construction and operation of a plant for the production of green hydrogen and derived products, in Angola. The objective is to commercialize the product on the local and international

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Zambian energy minister returns to Angola. Pipeline between the two countries ready to move forward

The construction of an oil pipeline between the two countries remains a central issue in relations between Angola and Zambia, with the Zambian energy minister visiting the country to learn about the works in progress. Peter Chibwe Kapala arrives in Angola this Wednesday – where he will return for the second time in less than a year – returning to Zambia on July 9, according to the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, in a

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BELGIUM OVERCOMES PORTUGAL IN EXPORTS TO ANGOLA

Portugal was overtaken by Belgium in exports to Angola in the first quarter of this year, with China remaining at the top, according to the Bulletin of Foreign Trade Statistics, published by the National Statistics Institute (INE). Between January and March 2022, Angola’s trade balance showed a positive balance of 4.55 billion kwanzas (10 billion euros) due to the behavior of the price of oil, the main export product. In the first quarter, exports registered

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Oxford Economics predicts first rise since 2015 with production of 1.18 million barrels of oil

The consultancy Oxford Economics has revised the forecast of oil production in Angola, anticipating that the country will be able to pump 1.18 million barrels a day this year, increasing production for the first time since 2015. “We expect oil production in Angola to rise to 1.18 million barrels per day in 2022, up from 1.13 million barrels in 2021, but the balance of risks is negatively unbalanced due to the possibility of further technical

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OPEC+ confirms increase in production of 648 thousand barrels of oil per day in August

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+), led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, confirmed this Thursday that it will increase oil supplies by 648,000 barrels of crude oil per day (bpd) to a total of 43.85 million barrels bdp in August.The 31st OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting is scheduled for 3 August.Angola is a member of OPEC and its production quota has increased from 1,450 to 1,502 million barrels per day for

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Russia escapes Kimberley Process sanctions

Last week’s Kimberley Process meeting in Botswana rejected a petition from civil society and representatives from Ukraine, the European Union, Australia, Great Britain, Canada and the United States, which sought to broaden the definition of “blood diamonds”. , a wording that would include diamonds from or with the participation of Russia. In the run-up to the meeting, various civil society groups lobbied, via a public statement, to place sanctions on Russia on the meeting’s agenda. However,

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Tax authorities tighten coercive collection of taxes owed by Tecmad

Tecmad – Mining Services will have to pay a debt of Kz 248.5 million in taxes, Kz 62.5 million in fines and Kz 69.9 million in compensatory interest, making a total debt of Kz 382.0 million. The General Tax Administration (AGT) notified, through a notice published in the June 14 edition of Jornal de Angola, Tecmad – Mining Services to collect a tax debt of 382.0 billion Kz referring to taxes on income from work

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Around 58% of gold production projects are stopped

12 projects were licensed for the production and export of gold, but only 5 started. At a time when the 1st stone was laid for the construction of a refinery. Seven of the 12 projects licensed for the production and export of gold in Angola have not started activity, reveal data from the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas (MIREMPET) released at the time of laying the foundation stone for the construction of the first

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Biggest Mines in Angola by Production

Angola represents one of the richest mineral markets in the world, with sizeable gold, diamond, iron ore and rare earth minerals leading to the development of large-scale mining operations across key basins. At the forefront of the country’s mineral wealth is the diamond sector, with the $1.2 billion industry positioning Angola as the fourth largest producer globally and the second largest in Africa. Now, with ambitions to further diversify the economy on the back of

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