{"id":152074,"date":"2026-08-19T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/?post_type=news&#038;p=152074"},"modified":"2026-08-18T09:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:40:02","slug":"poblyzu-uzberezhzhya-angoly-vyyavyly-novi-poklady-nafty","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/news\/poblyzu-uzberezhzhya-angoly-vyyavyly-novi-poklady-nafty\/","title":{"rendered":"New Oil Reserves Discovered Off the Coast of Angola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"283\">U.S. energy company Chevron has discovered oil and gas condensate in an exploration well in Block 0 offshore Angola. The company plans to assess whether existing infrastructure can be used for future production, Reuters reports.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"533\">The exploration well in the Lower Congo Basin encountered a hydrocarbon column more than 600 meters thick in the Pinda formation. More than 90 meters of the column consists of net oil-bearing pay in rocks that the company described as high quality.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"704\">Chevron will assess whether the new discovery can be tied into nearby production facilities. This could help reduce costs and accelerate a potential start of production.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"848\">Chevron\u2019s subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil operates the block with a 39.2% stake. Sonangol E&amp;P holds 41%, TotalEnergies 10%, and Azule Energy 9.8%.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"903\">Chevron has been operating in Angola since the 1930s.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"1070\">The company said the discovery adds to its exploration program in sub-Saharan Africa, where Chevron produces approximately 300,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1343\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The U.S. company is expanding its presence in the region. It has acquired new offshore assets in Nigeria and stakes in projects in Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Chevron is also continuing exploration of other blocks in Angola and preparing new wells in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","newscat":[9],"newstag":[],"issues":[],"class_list":["post-152074","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","newscat-novosti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/152074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"newscat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newscat?post=152074"},{"taxonomy":"newstag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newstag?post=152074"},{"taxonomy":"issues","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issues?post=152074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}