Angola
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June 03, 2019
Eni has made the fifth oil discovery in one year in Block 15/06, in Angola’s deep offshore.
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May 23, 2019
As Angola works in attracting foreign investors from the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, its closest African neighbors are also entering the race to tap into vast investment opportunities in Africa’s second biggest oil producing market.
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May 21, 2019
Angola has emerged as the hub of foreign direct investments within Africa, and the prospects of attracting more FDI this year are bright, particularly in the country’s oil and gas sector.
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May 14, 2019
Eni has made a new light oil discovery in Block 15/06, in Angola’s deep offshore.
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May 10, 2019
In an exclusive video statement provided to Africa Oil & Power, Angola President H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço reaffirmed the role of oil and gas as a key driver in attracting domestic and foreign private investment into Angola.
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May 09, 2019
Angolan President Joao Lourenco fired Sonangol EP Chairman Carlos Saturnino as he revamps the company amid persistent fuel shortages in the southern African nation.
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April 23, 2019
Africa’s second-biggest oil producer looks to benefit from a surge in crude prices that could boost companies’ appetite for investments with an auction of nine blocks this year and seeking new refineries.
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April 02, 2019
Total has started up production on Kaombo Sul, the second Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit of the Kaombo project, located on Block 32, 162 mi (260 km) off the coast of Luanda, in water depths ranging from 4,593 ft to 6,562 ft (1,400 to 2,000 m).
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March 13, 2019
Eni announces a major oil discovery in Block 15/06, in the Agogo exploration prospect, in Angola’s deep water.
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February 06, 2019
Seadrill Limited has announced that it has entered into a 50:50 joint venture with Empresa de Serviços e Sondagens de Angola Ltda, an affiliate of Sonangol E.P.
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January 24, 2019
Eni has successfully launched a new production well in the Vandumbu field, about 218 mi (350 km) north-west of Luanda and 81 mi (130 km) west of Soyo, in the West Hub of Block 15/06, in Angola’s offshore.
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December 21, 2018
Angola’s economy is set for recovery in 2019, in large part due to a series of regulatory reforms opening the country to new investment.
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December 18, 2018
Angola’s Sonangol and BP today signed an agreement to progress to final investment decision the development of the Platina field in deepwater Block 18, offshore Angola.
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December 16, 2018
Sonangol EP and ExxonMobil Corporation, a multinational oil and gas company in the United States, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 at the head office of the Angolan oil company that defines the intention to sign service contracts with risks, for Blocks 30, 44 and 45 of the Namibe Basin.
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December 11, 2018
Eni struck a new oil discovery in the Afoxé exploration prospect located in Block 15/06, offshore Angola.
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November 25, 2018
Oil is unlikely to return to levels much above $100/bbl and current prices are making it difficult for major producers such as Angola, according to the country’s president.
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November 11, 2018
The Angolan State Minister for Economic and Social Development, Manuel Nunes Junior, the Chairman and CEO of Total, Patrick Pouyanné, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sonangol, Carlos Saturnino, inaugurated the Kaombo project
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October 04, 2018
Aker Solutions has been awarded a five-year agreement to supply brownfield modifications, maintenance and operations support for BP's Greater Plutonio and PSVM fields offshore Angola.
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August 16, 2018
Angola will set up a new regulator for the country’s oil industry as the government restructures state-owned Sonangol and seeks to revive falling oil and gas output.
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July 27, 2018
Total has started up production of Kaombo, currently the biggest deep offshore development in Angola, located on Block 32, 260 km off the coast of Luanda.
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July 02, 2018
TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by Total E&P Angola for the Zinia Phase 2 field development, located offshore Angola at a water depth between 800 and 1,000 m.
