Middle East / Africa
Country profile: Angola
Location: | Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo,0 |
Climate: | semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April) |
Terrain: | narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau |
Size: | 1246700 sq. km total (Land area: 1246700 sq. km ) |
Population: | 12,531,357(July 2008 est.) |
Languages: | Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages |
Government: | republic; multiparty presidential regime |
Capital city: | Luanda |
Legal system: | based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; modified to accommodate political pluralism and increased use of free markets; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
Currency: | kwanza (AOA) |
Licensing: |
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Energy production and consumption
Oil | Gas | |
Production: | 1 million bbl/day (2005 est.) | 767 million cu m (2005 est.) |
Consumption: | 50,000 bbl/day (2005 est.) | 767 million cu m (2005 est.) |
Exports: | 1 million bbl/day (2004) | (2005 est.) |
Imports: | 18,290 bbl/day (2004) | (2005) |
Reserves: | 25 billion bbl (2007 est.) | 44 billion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
Major fields: |
Angola - recent news
25 Apr 24 |
Angola: Afentra receives government approval of Azule acquisition Afentra, the upstream oil and gas company focused on acquiring production and development assets in Africa, has received approval from the Government of Angola for the previously announced acquisition of a 12% non-operating interest in Block 3/05 and a 16% non-operating interest in Block 3/05A from Azule Energy Angola Production. |
15 Apr 24 |
Angola: Corcel announces update on Tobias field reactivation activities in Block KON-11 in the Kwanza Basin, onshore Angola AIM-listed Corcel, the Angolan focused exploration and production company, has announced an update on Tobias field reactivation activities in Block KON-11 in the Kwanza Basin, onshore Angola, where the Company has a 20% working interest (18% net). The Operator is Sonangol. |
02 Apr 24 |
Angola: Corcel announces update on the testing of the Tobias-14 well onshore Angola Corcel has provided an update on the testing of the TO-14 well in the onshore Block KON-11, in Angola. The Operator is Sonangol. Testing of the TO-14 well continues following significant weather and equipment related delays earlier in the year. Continued engineering work is being conducted to identify solutions to flow both TO-14 and the yet untested TO-13 well. |
13 Mar 24 |
Afentra provides operations update Afentra, the upstream oil and gas company focused on acquiring production and development assets in Africa, has provided an update on its operations in Angola. The strong performance of the Block 3/05 and 3/05A assets has continued into 2024 and highlights the significant upside potential of these assets. |
14 Feb 24 |
Angola: Corcel announces update on the testing of the Tobias-14 well onshore Angola Corcel has provided an update on the testing of the Tobias-14 ('TO-14') well in the onshore Block KON-11, in Angola. The Operator has now reported to the Company that testing of the TO-14 well has formally begun. |
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