Angola
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October 02, 2023
Angola, Africa’s third-biggest oil producer, pumped 3.27 MMboe in the second quarter, compared with 3.23 MMbbl in the three months through March, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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September 28, 2023
The project will include the best available technologies to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, and the facilities will be designed for zero flaring, with the associated gas entirely reinjected into the reservoirs.
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September 15, 2023
The Technical Services Agreement covers the development of Block 2/5, and will involve the development of engineering wells and end-to-end technological complimentary services.
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September 04, 2023
Oceaneering has been named a consortium partner to support transportation and installation work on the Girassol Life Extension project offshore Angola. The company has also been awarded a contract for work on a jumper installation project in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.
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August 02, 2023
The Ndungu project will tie into Block 15/06 West Hub, where TechnipFMC was recently awarded a substantial flexible pipe contract. Through this extension, the company was able to provide an optimized solution that enables Azule to maintain schedule and achieve efficiencies.
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July 25, 2023
In April, Angola produced 1.06 MMbpd of crude oil, while Nigeria and Algeria both produced 0.999 MMbpd.
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July 17, 2023
The country’s crude yields peaked in 2008 at slightly less than 2 MMbpd and now stand at around 1.10-1.15 MMbpd.
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June 27, 2023
TechnipFMC will design and manufacture subsea trees, a manifold, subsea distribution equipment, and topside controls, as well as jumpers, flowlines and umbilicals.
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May 03, 2023
This future development project on Blocks 20 and 21, located around 150 km southwest of Luanda, will comprise an FPSO, the seventh for TotalEnergies in Angola, connected to a subsea network.
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March 14, 2023
ANPG, Exxon and state-owned Sonangol signed an addendum to blocks 30, 44, and 45 in the Namibe Basin to make exploration in the area more competitive. Exxon will pursue a potential exploration well in 2024 as a result of improved fiscal terms.
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February 28, 2023
The project comprises 36 new wells (21 producers and 15 Injectors), one converted FPSO with capacity for 120,000 bpd of oil production, 230 MMscf per day of Gas Injection and 120,000 bpd of water injection. It will also entail approximately 100 km of rigid flowlines, 100 km of flexible flowlines and 100 km of umbilicals.
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February 24, 2023
More than 40% of Angola’s 32 crude cargoes for loading this month are bound for destinations west of the Suez Canal — mostly to Europe as well as the U.S. and Brazil — according to a survey of traders specializing in West African barrels.
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February 21, 2023
The contract covers the engineering, procurement, and supply of flowlines and connectors for the Girassol Life Extension project (GIRLIFEX), offshore Angola.
Article
November 2022
Chemical scale inhibitors are an essential component in oilfield management. Selecting the appropriate chemical for the conditions and mode of application is critical to successful treatment. As operators encounter more challenging scaling environments, the need to develop synergistic scale inhibitor blends is more crucial.
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November 29, 2022
Exxon Mobil’s recent discovery in Block 15 off Angola in the Bavuca South prospect adds further credence to the notion that Africa is a significant contender in future energy markets, according to the African Energy Chamber.
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November 01, 2022
OPEC’s crude production held steady last month after the group pledged a symbolic cutback to stabilize market sentiment, with output up 30,000 bpd to 29.98 million barrels ahead of deeper cuts this month.
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July 28, 2022
As part of the rollout of its multi-energy strategy in Angola, TotalEnergies announced the launch of the Begonia oil field, and Quiluma and Maboqueiro gas fields developments, as well as its first photovoltaic project in the country.
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June 02, 2022
African hydrocarbon producing countries are increasing oil and gas licensing rounds to be able to stabilize supply of hydrocarbons in years to come to meet growing energy demand as output in legacy projects declines.
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May 16, 2022
African nations should resist pressure from “powerful interests” to hastily abandon fossil fuels to avoid hurting their economies, Angola’s President Joao Lourenco said.
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May 04, 2022
Greenfield investments in Angola and other leading and emerging hydrocarbon producing countries in Africa will help increase cumulative capital expenditure across the continent’s oil and gas sector in 2022 and beyond.
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April 29, 2022
Galp Energia SGPS SA is considering a sale of its upstream operations in Angola, as Portugal’s biggest oil company seeks to streamline its hydrocarbon portfolio, according to people familiar with the matter.
