20/11/2023

Angola – 2023 Petroleum Licensing Round

The bids for the 2023 Licensing Round were opened last week in Luanda. A total of 22 companies submitted bids, of which 12 are foreign and 10 Angolan. The blocks that attracted more interest were KON15, CON8 and KON19 which received 12, 10 and 8 proposals respectively. No bids were submitted for KON1, KON3 and KON14. ANPG will now proceed to evaluate the bids until 31 December 2023. An announcement on the winning bids is expected shortly thereafter.

Below is a list of the companies that submitted bids (noting whether the bid is for “operator” or “non-operator”).

BLOCK CON 2

Operator

Etu Energias

Soconinfa

Walcot Group

Non-Operator

Effimax Energy, Lda

Monka Oil

Simples Oil

BLOCK CON 3

Operator

Kebo Energy

Index Petrolube

Non-Operator

None

BLOCK CON 7

Operator

Ace Consults

Kebo Energy

Index Petrolube

Non-Operator

Enagol, Lda

BLOCK CON 8

Operator

Ace Consults

Etu Energias

Kebo Energy

Tusker Energy

Non-Operator

ANM Energy/Quimene

Effimax Energy, Lda

Enagol, Lda

Gesp Energy

Monka Oil

Simples Oil

BLOCK KON 1

No bids

BLOCK KON 3

No bids

BLOCK KON 7

Operator

5C Oil & Gas

Non-Operator

Enagol, Lda

BLOCK KON 10

Operator

5C Oil & Gas

Whazimi Investment

Non-Operator

Soconinfa

BLOCK KON 13

Operator

Intank Group

Serinus Energy

Simples Oil

Whazimi Investment

Non-Operator

Effimax Energy, Lda

Sonangol

BLOCK KON 14

No bids

BLOCK KON 15

Operator

5C Oil & Gas

ACREP, SA

Apex/Corcel

Kebo Energy

Serinus Energy

Simples Oil

Sonangol

Transoceanic Group

Tusker Energy

Non-Operator

Afentra

ANM Energy/Quimene

Intank Group

BLOCK KON 19

Operator

5C Oil & Gas

ACREP, SA

Kebo Energy

Transoceanic Group

Tusker Energy

Whazwimi Investment

Non-Operator

Afentra

Enagol, Lda

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Rui Amendoeira at rui.amendoeira@onelegal.pt

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