(AGENPARL) – Thu 27 November 2025 Eni inaugurates gas treatment plant in Soyo, Angola
San Donato M.se (Milan), 27 November 2025 – Eni, through its satellite company Azule
Energy – a 50:50 joint venture with bp and the operator of the New Gas Consortium (“NGC”)
– inaugurated the NGC Gas Treatment Plant in Soyo, northern Angola. The ceremony was
attended by the President of the Republic of Angola, João Gonçalves Lourenço, alongside
the Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, and the
Chairman of the Board of Angola’s National Oil and Gas Agency (ANPG) Paulino Jeronimo.
The NGC project, which was operated by Eni before the establishment of Azule Energy, is
Angola’s first non-associated gas development, with a processing capacity of approximately
400 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (MMscfd) and 20,000 barrels of condensate
per day. Gas is sourced from the offshore Quiluma and Maboqueiro fields, treated and then
supplied to the Angola LNG plant for export and domestic consumption.
Today’s milestone marks a decisive step in positioning Angola as a strategic player in the
global natural gas market. The NGC project supports the country’s energy diversification
and represents responsible resource development, enabling growth in other key sectors
such as fertiliser production for agriculture.
The gas treatment plant entered the commissioning phase with gas in November 2025,
marking the beginning of operations for the NGC project – achieved just 24 months after the
groundbreaking ceremony in October 2023 and six months ahead of the sanctioned
schedule.
The New Gas Consortium is operated by Azule Energy with 37.4% participation, in
partnership with Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC) with 31%, Sonangol E&P with
19.8%, TotalEnergies with 11.8%, and ANPG as the National Concessionaire.
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