Eni fires up Agogo fast track off Angola
Eni’s Agogo field has begun producing, a statement from Angola’s Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis (ANPG) has said.
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Maersk Drilling lines up record-breaking well for Total
Total has awarded contracts to Maersk Drilling for three wells, in Angola and Namibia, using the seventh-generation Maersk Voyager drillship.
Big fish in Angola’s small pond
Angolan production has continued to decline, falling to 1.284 million barrels per day in November, making the government’s efforts to overhaul its energy sector and attract new investment ever more important.
Total makes major Angolan move
Total has made a major move in Angola, picking up equity in blocks previously held by Cobalt International Energy and extending the licence on Block 17.
Ocean Infinity lines up seismic work in Angola
Ocean Infinity has won 2D high-resolution seismic work from Total in Angola.
West African decommissioning regime still to be tested
Nigeria and Angola are coming to terms with the regulatory and legal demands of decommissioning, with scope for knowledge transfer from more mature regions.
Bourbon commits to cost cuts for Total in Angola
Bourbon has signed a three-year agreement with Total on cost cuts, through technological innovation, for operations offshore Angola.
ANPG plans for future Angola LNG supply
Angola’s new regulator Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis (ANPG) has held talks with various producers about supporting future production from Angola LNG.
Total sets out cautious stance
Total’s investor presentation walked a fine line between commitments to new projects and steps to secure the confidence of investors.
Angola sets out its Namibe stall
Angola’s new regulator held its London roadshow on September 17, touting the new opportunities in its Namibe and Benguela basins.
BP to go after extra barrels from block offshore Angola
BP and its partners will pour further investment into a block off the coast of Angola as part of a pact that extends its production sharing agreement to 2032.
Fraud office secures fine for FH Bertling over bribes for $20m Angola oil deal
FH Bertling, the former UK division of the German logistics firm, has been fined £850,000 for bribing its way to a lucrative oil contract in Angola.
Total starts up second Kaombo FPSO off Angola
Total has started production from the second floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for its Kaombo project off Angola.
Eni reveals major oil find off Angola
Italian oil firm Eni today announced a major discovery off Angola. The Agogo discovery is thought to hold 450-650 million barrels of oil. The well was drilled by the Poseidon drillship. Agogo follows other commercial discoveries at Kalimba and Afoxé. Eni operates the block with a 36.8% stake. Its partners are Sonangol and SSI Fifteen.
BP working towards FID on project offshore Angola
BP and project partner Sonangol have agreed to work towards a final investment decision on the Platina field development offshore Angola
Aker Solutions win five-year BP Angola deal
Norwegian oilfield services firm Aker Solutions has announced the agreement of a five-year deal with BP in Angola.
Soco sells Angolan assets for $5m
London-based Soco International said today that it had agreed to sell its assets in Angola for $5 million.
TechnipFMC handed Zinia phase 2 contract
Oil field service giant TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by Total E&P Angola for the Zinia Phase 2 field development, located offshore Angola.
Subsea 7 booked in for Zinia job off Angola
Subsea 7 will has won a contract worth at least $150 million for work on Total's Zinia Phase 2 project off Angola.
Total takes FID on £900m Angola project
French oil giant Total has decided to sanction the £900 million Zinia 2 project off Angola.
Eni takes over as operator of Angolan block
Italian oil firm Eni has clinched a deal to become operator of a block in Angola and take on 48% equity.
Opinion: The secret wealth of the world’s richest oil billionaires
A policy of nationalizing chunks of an economy inevitably creates oligarchs who skim profits off the country's natural resources.
Wreckage from Angola crash helicopter located, fifth body found
Chevron said today that salvage teams had found wreckage from a helicopter that crashed on its way to one of its oil platforms off Angola, killing at least five people.
Tenaris name man in fatal helicopter crash
Jose Capita was today named as one the men who died after the helicopter he was on crashed, according to Tenaris.
Tenaris warns worker was likely on fatal Angola flight to Chevron platform
Tenaris has said one of its employees may have been on a fatal helicopter flight which was en route to a Chevron platform in Angola.