"2024 was a busy year, ending with four parallel operations for the first time, and over 120 diving personnel working offshore in the last quarter, all while maintaining a flawless safety record."
"By developing intra-African energy infrastructure, we can reduce costs, improve energy access, and encourage local refining and petrochemical industries."
FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, TRADINTER AND CHAIRMAN, AECIPA
"Doing business in Angola requires a great deal of imported goods and equipment, which challenges both the companies and the central bank to make foreign currency available. "
"We are committed to becoming a major independent energy producer. This goal drives us to explore new opportunities and monetize the existing gas reserves in the Cabinda South Block."
CEO, SONANGOL REFINING & PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY (SONAREF)
"Sonaref is spearheading three major refining projects: the Cabinda Oil Refinery, the Soyo Refinery, and the Lobito Refinery, which aim to increase our total refining capacity to 425,000 bpd."
"Oil production in Angola has been on a declining trend over the past few years, but our discoveries have bucked this trend with the company’s production increasing by 30% from 2022 to 2024."
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