The 8th Edition Of The Africa Petroleum Congress And Exhibition Luanda, Angola Feb 23, 2022  –  The  African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO)  will hold the eighth edition of the Africa  Petroleum Congress and Exhibition (CAPE VIII) from 16-19 May 2022 in Luanda, Angola. The congress is organised by APPO, the government of the Republic of […]

Afentra confirms that negotiations with Sonangol E.P (‘Sonang to purchase interests in Block 3/05 and Block 23 in Angola have continued into the new year. This follows the announcement on 8 October 2021 that the Company had submitted a non-binding Expression of Interest for the two blocks and the subsequent suspension of its shares.  Since […]

TotalEnergies, operator of Block 17 in Angola, together with the Angolan National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) have announced the start of production of CLOV Phase 2, a project connected to the existing CLOV FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading unit). This tie-back project will reach a production of 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent […]

Eni-Sonangol JV aimed at developing renewable energy projects, has reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) and the signing of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the first phase of the Caraculo photovoltaic project, located in the Namibe province in Angola. These milestones confirm the progress of the project, in line with the expected […]

TotalEnergies E&P Angola has exercised an option for the 7th generation drillship Maersk Voyager to drill the ultra-deepwater Ondjaba-1 exploration well in Angola’s Block 48. The contract extension has an estimated duration of 54 days, which means that Maersk Voyager is now contracted until February 2022.  The work on Ondjaba-1 commenced in October 2021, after which […]

In the occasion of the recent meeting held between the President of the Republic of Angola JoãoGonçalvesLourenço and the CEO of Eni Claudio Descalzi, Eni Angola, ANPG and Sonangol, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development of the agro-biofuel sector in the country has been signed. Under the MoU, Eni, ANPG and Sonangol […]

The Angola’s Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), has finally announced the winners of onshore lower congo and kwanza basin oil block, acting as a National Concessionaire, in accordance with Decree No. 86/18, of 2nd April, which establishes the Rules and Procedures for Tenders for the Acquisition of the Status of the Associate of […]

The National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), the National Concessionaire, and the Italian operator Eni confirm the entry into production of the Cabaça Norte development project , in Block 15/06, located in Angolan deep waters, through the Armada Olombendo floating production, storage and transfer unit (“FPSO”) . The development of Cabaça Norte, with an expected production peak of around […]

Finally, Natacha Massano, Executive Administrator of Angola’s National Oil, Gas and Biofuel’s Agency (ANPG) announced the concessionaire´s satisfaction with the bid round results at AOG 2021 that took place in Luanda on September 9-10; ANPG will award the concessions on September 23, 2021, to bid round winners; The announcement was made at AOG 2021, organized […]

Promoting new concession attribution processes that do not depend on the terms and modalities contained in the General Concession Attribution Strategy in force, approved by Presidential Decree 52/19, of 18 February, is the main objective of the Permanent Offer Regime. Given the need to replace reserves and increase the exploitation of oil resources in Angola, […]