Cabinda Refinery Sucessfully Tested

The Cabinda Refinery equipment was tested on May 2, in Houston, at the facilities of VFuels, the company responsible for its construction. The result of the Factory Acceptance Test was positive, followed, now, by the shipping phase to Angola and, later on, its assembly in Cabinda. The Factory Acceptance Test verifies and certifies that the equipment produced and packaged meets the functionality and the defined objectives, before delivery at the destination, being one of the decisive

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De Beers back to search for diamonds in Angola

De Beers, the world’s largest diamond miner by value, has inked two mineral investment deals with the Angolan government granting the company exploration rights for 35 years in the country’s northeast. Each concession area will be held by a separate new joint venture between De Beers Group and Endiama, Angola’s state-owned diamond company, the parties said. De Beers, a unit of Anglo American (LON: AAL), will hold a “substantial” majority of the new joint ventures, it said, without specifying

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Angola’s debt to China drops to USD 21.4 billion

Angola’s debt to China fell by USD 351 million in the first quarter, to USD 21.4 billion, according to data from REDD Intelligence. The rise in oil prices is helping the Portuguese-speaking African country, the second largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa, to reduce debt to Chinese creditors, according to data quoted by the South China Morning Post. Angola´s debt to Chinese creditors has remained stable at USD 22 billion in the last two years, but

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China Gezhouba Group Company reaches deal with workers at Angolan hydroelectric project of Caculo Cabaça

Workers at the Angolan hydroelectric project of Caculo Cabaça and the management of the Chinese contractor China Gezhouba Group Company (CGCG) signed a collective agreement to improve working conditions. Following protests at the site that resulted in fatal clashes between workers and the police, the agreement was signed in the presence of the Angolan Minister of Energy and Water, João Baptista Borges, who suggested, on the occasion, the creation of a monitoring committee “to verify

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Angola seizes stake in nation’s biggest diamond miner from LLI International (China)

Angola has seized a stake in the nation’s biggest diamond miner, from LLI International, a unit of China Sonangol, that was previously a well-connected Chinese investor in the country. “The attorney-general’s Office of the Republic of Angola blocked LLI’s participation in Catoca in 2021 and transferred control of this 18 per cent stake to the state body IGAPE,” which manages government shares in companies, Catoca said in a statement released this month. The move gives Angola 59

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Positioning Angola as a Globally Competitive Mineral Producer

As Angola celebrated the 37th anniversary of Mining Labor Day this year, strategic developments across its mining sector are positioning the country as a globally competitive mineral producer While Angola takes the place as the third-largest oil producer in Africa – with production measured at 1.14 million barrels per day in 2021 – the country has also recently made headway in mineral wealth extraction. In 2022, the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas is

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Natural Gas Exploitation Key To Solving Africa’s Deforestation, Emissions and Energy Security Issues

Africa’s natural gas resources provide the continent with an opportunity to speed up the energy transition, reduce emissions and deforestation while at the same time addressing energy security Despite having 620 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves, Africa’s over reliance on wood-based biomass energy remains high, resulting in an increase in land degradation, deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions, and in over 900 million people across the continent living without access to clean cooking. However,

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Angola Joins the EITI as Africa’s 28th Member

The board for the international non-profit organization, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), has approved Angola’s application to become a member of its standards, demonstrating the southern African country’s commitment to the implementation of transparency practices in the extractive sector. With the approval, Angola becomes the 57th member country of the organization and the 28th from Africa. With the fight against corruption serving as the cornerstone of Angolan President, H.E. João Lourenço’s administrative policies since taking office

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TotalEnergies Invests $850 Million in Angolan Project

Angola’s National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), along with French oil and gas supermajor, TotalEnergies, and its partners have made a Final Investment Decision (FID) of $850 million for the launch of the CLOV Phase 3 Project in Block 17, offshore Angola.  The investment is expected to increase production while reducing operating costs through the standardization of subsea equipment, innovative engineering, and contractual structures.  Situated approximately 150km off the Angolan coast in the

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The Service Sector Enables Angola’s Energy Expansion

As a diverse sector with a large consumer base and offering a complex range of services, Angola’s energy sector is responsible for the manufacture, distribution, and supply of energy to both the southern African country’s domestic population and its businesses. Extensive support is available from the tertiary sector of the economy for Angola’s energy industries via key service companies.  These specialize in fields such as logistics; transportation; professional services; telecommunications and media; human resource management;

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