Angola
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November 27, 2025
Angola has officially launched a $4 billion gas processing plant at Soyo—its first designed to handle standalone gas fields—marking a major shift in the country’s upstream strategy.
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November 03, 2025
Shell will invest about $1 billion on new oil blocks in Angola as the southern African nation seeks to boost production that’s dwindled over the years, the chairman of the oil regulator said.
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October 03, 2025
Angola’s National Oil, Gas & Biofuels Agency (ANPG) aims to award 60 oil and gas concessions by the end of 2025, building on 50 already allocated since 2019 through licensing rounds and direct negotiations.
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September 26, 2025
BW Energy is evaluating a potential acquisition of Azule Energy’s non-operated interests in Angola’s Block 14/14K, part of its strategy to expand offshore oil and gas assets, the company stated, while clarifying that no binding agreement has been reached.
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September 22, 2025
Angola’s crude oil output rebounded to 1.03 million bpd in August, surpassing the 1 million mark after slipping in July. The government aims to sustain production levels as it prepares a new licensing round—the final under its multi-year concession strategy.
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September 09, 2025
Leading oil and gas operators in Angola, including ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies, Chevron, Sonangol and Cabship, reaffirmed their commitment to advancing Angola’s next phase of oil exploration and production at the Angola Oil & Gas 2025 Conference and Exhibition.
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September 04, 2025
Angola’s crude output slipped below one million barrels a day in July, threatening state revenues that fund more than 90% of exports. Angola is finalizing a new licensing plan covering 2026 to 2030, which will include both offshore blocks and inland basins, said the head of ANPG.
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September 03, 2025
Shell’s return to Angola after a 20-year hiatus highlights a shift in sentiment toward the nation’s oil sector, as reforms aimed at attracting global capital start to show results.
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August 25, 2025
Seadrill Limited today announced Sonadrill Holding Ltd, its 50:50 joint venture with an affiliate of Sonangol E.P., has been awarded two contracts. The West Gemini secured a contract with Sonangol Exploração & Produção, S.A. for work in Angola.
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August 22, 2025
Angolan oil producer Etu Energias is pursuing accelerated oil production in Angola, with advancements in onshore exploration and offshore development positioning it to achieve its 80,000 bpd goal.
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July 25, 2025
Angola’s upstream regulator the National Oil, Gas & Biofuels Agency (ANPG) is pushing a $60 billion investment drive across its upstream oil and gas industry between 2025 and 2030, led by a series of ambitious E&P projects.
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July 23, 2025
TotalEnergies has announced the start of production from the BEGONIA and CLOV Phase 3 offshore Angola projects, which together will add a total of 60,000 bpd of new production.
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July 14, 2025
Azule Energy, a joint venture owned equally by bp and Eni, has made a major gas discovery at its Gajajeira-01 exploration well, offshore Angola. The results confirm the presence of hydrocarbons and open new exploration opportunities in the area, Azule said in a statement Monday.
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June 20, 2025
Angola’s national oil company Sonangol has signed two agreements with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) aimed at strengthening cooperation and knowledge-transfer in the fields of oil, gas and critical minerals.
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June 17, 2025
Angola’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, recently met with U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright in Washington, D.C. to advance strategic cooperation and expand U.S. investment across oil, gas, critical minerals and renewable energy.
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May 28, 2025
Two workers injured in a May 20 fire on a Chevron Corp. oil platform off the coast of Angola have died. Authorities are working to recover a body spotted underwater near the platform, according to Angola's Petroleum and Minerals Ministry.
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April 17, 2025
ReconAfrica has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ANPG for a joint exploration project in the Etosha-Okavango basin, located onshore in southeastern Angola. ANPG is Angola's national concessionaire and regulator.
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April 08, 2025
SPIE Global Services Energy, a subsidiary of SPIE, has announced the signing of a five-year contract with Sonangol Exploração & Produção for the general maintenance of the Block 3/05 oil complex in Angola.
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April 07, 2025
Liebherr has successfully sold two offshore cranes of the type RL 2600 and RL-K 2600 to Singapore-based Yinson Production. The cranes will support the Agogo FPSO, which will operate in the Agogo field, offshore Angola.
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April 03, 2025
In a bid to bolster significant global investment and competitiveness within Africa's oil and gas sector, national oil companies (NOCs) in Nigeria and Angola are progressing with long-anticipated initial public offerings (IPOs).
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January 29, 2025
SLB has opened its Africa Performance Center in Luanda, Angola. The center will serve as a collaborative hub for industry stakeholders providing access to innovative solutions across digital, AI, oil and gas and new energy sectors within Angola and Africa.
