Paulino Jerónimo, chairman of ANPG, talks to The Energy Year about the results of Angola’s petroleum concession strategy, the 2026–2030 exploration plan, opportunities in the frontier Benguela and Namibe basins, the development of non-associated natural gas and renewed investor confidence in the country’s oil and gas sector. ANPG is Angola’s national concessionaire for the oil […]
Angola has attracted more than $10 billion in investment across mature oilfields through regulatory reforms and a flexible approach to investor engagement, according to Alcides Andrade, Executive Board Member at the National Oil, Gas & Biofuels Agency (ANPG). Speaking during a fireside chat at African Energy Week 2026 in Cape Town, Andrade said the investments […]
Angola’s National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency, ExxonMobil and its Block 15 partners confirmed a new oil discovery at the Vicango Este-01 well on Wednesday, the deepwater block’s 20th find since production began. Some 370 kilometers (230 miles) northwest of Luanda, the well was drilled to 940 meters, encountering 25 meters of high-quality, hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone, according to a joint company statement
According to ANPG, there are currently 28 licensing opportunities available – including six onshore blocks, ten blocks on permanent offer, eight offshore blocks under the 2025 bidding round, and four block opportunities with discoveries.
According to Angola’s National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG), ExxonMobil has made an oil discovery in the Likembe-01 exploration well offshore Angola, in partnership with Azule Energy, Equinor and Sonangol.