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, […]

Angolan state oil company Sonangol said that it is selling, in part, its stakes held in eight oil blocks to reassess its investment portfolio, ensure compliance and implementation of its exploration and production strategy, from 2 to 10 percent by 2027. The stakes are those held in offshore and onshore blocks, mostly in operation, and […]

Yinson has been selected by Total to perform preliminary Front-End Engineering Design (pre-FEED) for two FPSO projects to be installed in the Block 20/21 in Angola and Block 58 in Suriname. The Angola project will be installed at around 1400m, located 160km from Luanda, while the Suriname project will be installed at around 2000m, located […]

National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) has launched a public tender for the acquisition of a consulting service to ensure real view of production data. The submission of the fresh launched tender, ends on 11 June at 03:30 pm.  The three-year contract also foresees the accounting and control of the volumes of exported hydrocarbons […]