China National Chemical Engineering(CNCEC)and Sonangol Establish Collaboration for Lobito Refinery

The Angolan state oil company, Sonangol, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China National Chemical Engineering (CNCEC) in Beijing for the construction of the Lobito Refinery. The MoU stipulates that the parties will raise the necessary financing for the project and may lead to a contract for the construction of this important infrastructure by the Chinese company. The MoU was signed on June 6th in Beijing, China’s capital, by Gaspar Martins, the president

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Sonangol establishes vehicles to generate transparency.

Sonangol considers having its own economic publications that allow for a more transparent communication process with the market and the group’s employees, according to the Director of Communication, Brand and Social Responsibility of the company. The Angolan oil company has been standing out in oil production in several blocks where it is the concessionaire and made these statements in an interview published in the magazine “Pacaça,” a publication of Sonangol named after an oil field

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Oil rises as OPEC+ announces production cut

Crude oil prices rose on 05/07/23 following the agreement among the 13 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their 10 allies (OPEC+) to limit supply until 2024 instead of 2023. The announcement of Saudi Arabia’s unilateral and voluntary production cut also contributed to the increase. Oil appreciates after OPEC+ production cut announcement © Photo by: DR Brent crude prices from the North Sea (a benchmark for Angola’s exports and European

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Angolan Govt Maintains discount on ISP for diesel and gasoline

The Portuguese government has decided to maintain the unchanged discount on the tax on petroleum products (ISP) this month. The Ministry of Finance announced yesterday June 6th that the discount remains at 13.1 cents per liter for diesel and 15.3 cents per liter for gasoline. The Ministry of Finance will also continue updating the additional charge on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, known as the carbon tax, which began in May. It is now being updated

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AECIPA advocates the capitalization of national oil companies

The President of the Association of Companies Providing Services to the Angolan Oil Industry (AECIPA) argued in favor of commercial banks providing financing to oil sector operating companies as a way to help them gain consistency and strength in order to better serve the national economy. In statements to Angop, Bráulio de Brito made this consideration when discussing the Legal Regime on Local Content, in which he deemed the non-existent financial capacity of national companies

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Angola and DRC to Share Offshore Block 14

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently in the process of finalizing an agreement with Angola and Chevron, a major oil and gas company, regarding offshore Block 14. This particular block has been a subject of dispute in the past. The agreement aims to make both countries joint holders of the block. The Minister of Hydrocarbons for the DRC, Didier Budimbu Ntubuanga, stated that another meeting is scheduled to take place soon, and

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Perenco Initiates Offshore Congo Production

The independent hydrocarbon producer, Perenco, has announced the commencement of production at the Boatou field located off the coast of the Republic of the Congo. This achievement comes after the commissioning of four wells between March and May of this year, finally enabling the company to initiate production at the field, which was discovered 39 years ago. With the capacity to produce up to 4,500 barrels per day, the start of production follows a final

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Africa’s LNG Industry Poised for Major Expansion

The Republic of Congo is embarking on a new economic era with the launch of its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in partnership with Italian energy company Eni. This $5 billion project will utilize natural gas from Eni’s Marine XII project located off the coast of Congo and is expected to produce 3 million tonnes per annum (mmtpa) by 2025. The operation will consist of two floating LNG (FLNG) plants that will process gas

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Mauritania’s Director General of Hydrocarbons, Petroleum, Energy and Mines Updates on Nouakchott Energy Hub and Infrastructure Project

Moustapha Bechir, the Director General of Hydrocarbons at the Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines in Mauritania, recently participated in the Mauritanian ministerial panel at MSGBC Oil, Gas, & Power 2023. During the event, he shared insights into Mauritania’s energy hub in Nouakchott, plans for local content development, and infrastructure revamp strategies. Mauritania possesses several strategic assets that contribute to its energy sector. These include its favorable geographical location in proximity to Europe, a vast

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Angolan President Signs Bilateral Cooperation Agreements with Portuguese Prime Minister

Angolan President, H.E. João Lourenço, signed a series of new bilateral cooperation agreements with Portugal’s Prime Minister, António Costa, during a two-day state visit by the Premier to Angola’s capital city of Luanda. H.E. President Lourenço received Prime Minister Costa on 5 June at the Presidential Palace in Luanda. During the two-day visit, talks between delegations of the two countries resulted in the signing of 13 agreements, including a Strategic Cooperation Program 2023-2027 and the

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