LUANDA, April 10 (NNN-ANGOP) — At least 49 oil concessions will be awarded between 2019/2025 for exploration, drilling, development and production of hydrocarbons in Angola.
This forecast is included in the General Strategy for the Allocation of Petroleum Concessions, approved by Pres João Lourenço, through Presidential Decree 52/19.
The General Strategy presents a distribution map, which provides for nine concessions this year, the same number in 2020, eight in 2021, and 12 and 11 concessions in 2023 and 2025, respectively.
The General Strategy for the Allocation of Petroleum Concessions, according to Presidential Decree 52/19, to which Angop had access Tuesday, aims to “ensure the substitution of reserves, promoting the drilling activity in a rational and appropriate manner, triggering appropriate measures to confirm the potential and provide enough crude oil to meet domestic refining capacity through economic weighting of exports versus imports.”
In four other decrees, dated Feb 18 Angola state-owned Sonangol EP is granted rights to explore, develop, and produce liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons at Blocks 30, 45 , 46.47 and Block KON16.
According to the strategy, the award of oil concessions will be made through Public Tender, Limited Public Bidding and Direct Negotiation.
This General Petroleum Concession Attribution Strategy responds to the natural decline in oil production in Angola (1.49 million barrels per day) due to the lack of investment in the exploration and exploration segments in the last ten years.
Angola has already produced 1.8 million barrels of oil per day. — NNN-ANGOP
