Angola’s New Gas Consortium: project highlight

Angola

October 1, 2025

The New Gas Consortium (NGC) is Angola’s first non-associated gas project. Until now, gas in the country has been captured only as a byproduct of oil extraction.

The consortium aims to increase the country’s gas supply and develop the gas value chain, in line with the strategic aims of the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas and the National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency, which seek to maintain Angola’s relevance as natural gas gains importance in the global energy transition.

SPECIFICATIONS: The first phase included two offshore wellhead platforms in the Quiluma and Maboqueiro gasfields. One of the platforms was built by Petromar in its Ambriz yard, and the other was built in Italy by a joint venture consisting of Gruppo Antonini, Proger and Kerry Logistics.
The project further includes an onshore processing plant, commissioned in November 2025, which is connected to the Angola LNG facility, where gas is supplied for export to international markets. Further gas sources may come from blocks 3 and 15/14. The plant has a processing capacity of 11.3 mcm (400 mcf) of gas per day and 20,000 boepd of condensate.

KEY PLAYERS: The operatorship of the Quiluma and Maboqueiro fields is guaranteed by the player with the largest consortium stake, Azule Energy (37.4%), a joint venture that combines Eni’s and BP’s businesses in Angola. The other partners include Sonangol P&P (19.8%), Chevron affiliate CABGOC (31%) and TotalEnergies (11.8%).

TIMELINE: The FID for the project was reached in July 2022. Onshore construction began in October 2023, and in the same month, Sapura Energy was awarded a contract to provide engineering, transportation and installation, along with other services for the wellhead platforms. The gas processing plant was brought on line in November 2025, two years after groundbreaking and six months ahead of schedule.
In March 2026, Azule and its consortium partners brought the Quiluma field on line, with an initial gas output of 4.25 mcm (150 mcf) per day, set to grow to 9.35 mcm (330 mcf) per day within 2026.

BENEFITS AND SIGNIFICANCE: The NGC is a major step in Angola’s diversification strategy, which entails a move away from the country’s reliance on oil and also more opportunities for the local workforce. The Quiluma platform was notably built 100% in-country. Following the success of the initial phase, Angola’s gas sector is expected to expand quickly. Azule Energy has already planned to drill the first gas exploration well outside of the NGC project. The country will seek to develop a full gas value chain, including the development of petrochemicals.

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