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Eni Makes Major Oil Find Offshore Angola

Mar 13, 2019

Italian oil major Eni said on Wednesday it has made a major discovery in Block 15/06, in the Agogo exploration prospect, in the deep waters offshore Angola.The find is Angola's largest offshore discovery in years. Eni said the discovery is estimated…

BP Nears FID at Platina Field Offshore Angola

Dec 17, 2018

Angola’s Sonangol and British supermajor BP on Monday signed an agreement to progress to final investment decision (FID) for the development of the Platina field in the BP-operated deepwater Block 18, offshore Angola.Platina would be BP’s first…

Sonangol, ExxonMobil Ink Exploration Deal

Dec 14, 2018

Angola's state oil company Sonangol and ExxonMobil on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding for oil exploration in the country's Namibe basin, the two firms said.Angola, Africa's second-largest crude producer, is facing a steep output…

Angola Battles to Revive Oil Exploration

Nov 15, 2018

On Saturday, nearly two decades after securing the initial rights, Total's CEO Patrick Pouyanné was in Luanda to snip the ribbon on a $16 billion oil project. It's not clear when he, or his peers, will be cracking open the bubbly in Angola again…

Total Launches $16 Bln Project Offshore Angola

Nov 12, 2018

Africa's second largest crude producer Angola and France's Total officially inaugurated a new deep-sea oil field worth $16 billion in the Atlantic approximately 260 kilometers from the capital Luanda.The Angolan State Minister for Economic and Social Development…

Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi Meets Angola's president

Nov 09, 2018

Eni president Claudio Descalzi has met Angola's president Joao Goncalves Lourenco in Luanda to discuss the Italian energy giant's operations in the country.During the meeting with President João Lourenço, Claudio Descalzi said that they discussed…

Angola Could Partially List Oil Company Sonangol

Oct 11, 2018

Angola, Africa's second largest crude producer, could partially list state oil company Sonangol, a spokesman for the ministry of mineral resources and oil said on Thursday.This follows comments by Mineral Resources and Oil Minister Diamantino Azevedo…

Total, Sonangol move Zinia 2 forward

Dec 04, 2017

Total and Sonangol have reached an agreement for the second phase of development of the offshore Zinia field, paving the way for a final investment decision for the project. Pazflor FPSO. Photo from Sofec…

Actemium wins Total maintenance work off Angola

Feb 08, 2017

Actemium Angola and Actemium Oil & Gas Maintenance have been awarded an offshore multidisciplinary maintenance contract by Total E&P Angola. Under the multi-year agreement, Actemium will continue the offshore maintenance of the Girassol…

Vaalco exits Angola

Nov 09, 2016

Houston’s Vaalco Energy makes its exit from Angola discontinuing all operations, as the company picked up stake in Etame off Gabon in Q3 2016, narrowing its focus and reducing costs. Image of Gabon operations…

BP inks Actemium for Angola FPSOs

May 26, 2016

The oil and gas division of Vinci Energie's industrial processes unit Actemium has won a US multi-million contract with BP Angola.   The ”two-asset” agreement, the first of its kind for BP’s Angolan operations, will see Actemium become…

Technip, Sonangol, support Total offshore Angola

Mar 10, 2016

Technip's joint venture with Sonangol, Technip Angola Engenharia Limitada, has been awarded a three year engineering services contract by Total E&P Angola. The contract covers services for the existing Girassol, Pazflor, Dalia and CLOV…

Harkand enters IRM Angola JV

Feb 24, 2016

Global inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) company Harkand signed a new joint venture agreement with ESOPEG Lda in Angola, its first strategic partnership in the country and third in the region. The newly formed company Harkand Angola Lda…

Ceona partners with Interoil Angola

Aug 03, 2015

Ceona, a SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, has expanded its West African reach after entering into a strategic partnership with Interoil Angola. The partnership will see Interoil Angola, which is a key player in offshore support vessel management in West Africa…

Dalia 1A boosts Total's Angola output

Jul 21, 2015

French oil major Total has started production from its Dalia Phase 1A project, boosting the firm’s deep water Block 17 offshore Angola production by some 30,000 b/d. The Dalia Phase 1A project involves drilling of seven infill wells,…

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