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Angola prepares more multi-year oil and gas license rounds

Angola plans to reproduce its maiden multiyear licensing round for oil and gas acreage from 2026, a senior federal government energy official said on Thursday, as the nation wants to improve production and financial investment.

The first multi-year auction for 50 onshore and offshore blocks was for 2019-2025, as Angola aims to detain a steep decline in crude oil production from mature oilfields.

We have actually already started to deal with a prepare for after 2025 and are presently performing our exploration method which is the assessment of different sedimentary basins of the country, Alcides Andrade, a board member at Angola's National Firm of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) said.

It is an aggressive technique our company believe we require to have, he said, adding it was uncertain at this stage the number of blocks in overall would be up for grabs.

Production in Africa's 2nd biggest petroleum producer after Nigeria has actually stabilised at just over 1.1 million barrels a. day (bpd) after reaching a peak of around 2 million bpd in 2008.

Andrade, speaking on the sidelines of an energy conference. in Cape Town, stated during the very first 4 licensing rounds in the. multi-year technique, 35 concessions have been granted so far.

The strategy is by the end of this year to be near to 41. concessions and then next year to 50, he said.

ANPG estimates more than $60 billion of brand-new investment will. circulation over the next five years in presently producing. concessions, besides tens of billions more from new license. holders in the future, Andrade stated.

(source: Reuters)