Angola's Oil Exploration/Production Blocks
Block (Area) |
Location |
Operator (% Interest) |
Partners (% Interest) |
Major Fields/Discoveries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zero (Areas A, B & C) |
Offshore Cabinda |
ChevronTexaco (39.2%) |
Sonangol (41%), Total (10%) Agip (9.8%) |
Banzala, Kokongo, Lomba, N’Dola, North Nemba, Numbi, Sanha, Takula, Vanza |
1 |
Offshore |
Open |
None |
-- |
1 (Safueiro) |
Offshore |
Agip (50%) |
Total (25%), Petrogal (10%), INA-Naftaplin (7.5%), Naftagas (7.5%) |
Safueiro |
2 (Area 80-85) |
Offshore |
ChevronTexaco (20%) |
Petrobras (27.5%), Total (27.5%), Sonangol (25%) |
Bagre, Calafate, Cavala, Chopa, Estrela |
2 (Area 92) |
Offshore |
Open |
None |
-- |
3 (Canuku Area) |
Offshore |
Sonangol (100%) |
None |
Caama, Kuma, Nunce |
3 (Area 85-91) |
Offshore |
Total (53.34%) |
Agip (16%), Mitsubishi (13.33%), Sonangol (6.67%), INA-Naftaplin (5.33%), Naftagas (5.33%) |
Bufalo, Cobo/Pambi, Pacassa, Palanca |
4 (Kiabo) |
Offshore |
Sonangol (100%) |
None |
Kiabo |
4 (Kiame) |
Offshore |
Canadian Natural Resources (100%) |
None |
Kiame |
5 |
Offshore |
Sonangol (30%) |
BP (27.5%), Norsk Hydro (27.5%), Naphta-Israel (15%) |
-- |
6-8 |
Offshore |
Open |
None |
-- |
9 |
Offshore |
Open |
None |
-- |
10 |
Offshore |
Devon Energy (35%) |
Sonangol (20%), Not yet awarded (45%) |
-- |
11-13 |
Offshore |
Open |
None |
-- |
14 |
Offshore Cabinda |
ChevronTexaco (31%) |
Sonangol (20%), Agip (20%), Total (20%), Petrogal (9%) |
Kuito, Benguela, Belize, Tomboco, Lobito, Landana, Tombua, Gabela, Negage |
15 |
Offshore |
ExxonMobil (40%) |
BP (26.67%), Agip (20%), Statoil (13.33%) |
Hungo, Kissanje, Marimba, Dikanza, Chocalho, Xicomba, Mondo, Saxi, Batuque, Mblumbumba, Vicango, Mavacola, Reco Reco, Clochas, Kakocha, Tchihumba |
16 |
Offshore |
Canada Natural Resources (50%) |
Odebrecht (30%), Sonangol (20%) |
-- |
17 |
Offshore |
Total (40%) |
ExxonMobil (20%), BP (16.67%), Statoil (13.33%), Norsk Hydro (10%) |
Girassol, Dalia, Rosa, Lirio, Tulipa, Orquidea, Cravo, Camelia, Jasmim, Perpetua, Violetta, Anturio, Zinia, Acacia, Hortensia |
18 |
Offshore |
BP (50%) |
Chinese Firm (50%) |
Platina, Plutonio, Paladio, Galio, Cromio, Cobalto, Chumbo, Cesio |
19 |
Offshore |
Total (30%) |
Canadian Natural Resources (25%), Sonangol (20%), Naphta-Israel (5%) Note: Devon Energy relinquished its 20% interest in September 2002 |
-- |
20 |
Offshore |
ExxonMobil (50%) |
ChevronTexaco (50%) |
-- |
21 |
Offshore |
BHP (30%) |
Sonangol (20%), BP (20%), ExxonMobil (20%), Shell (10%) |
-- |
22 |
Offshore |
ChevronTexaco (40%) |
ExxonMobil (25%), Sonangol (20%), BHP (15%) |
-- |
23 |
Offshore |
Open |
None |
-- |
24 |
Offshore |
Devon Energy (40%) |
Sonangol (25%), ExxonMobil (20%), Petronas (15%) |
Semba |
25 |
Offshore |
Agip (40%) |
ExxonMobil (25%), Sonangol (25%), Norsk Hydro (10%) |
-- |
26-30 |
Offshore |
Open |
None |
-- |
31 |
Offshore |
BP (26.67%) |
ExxonMobil (25%), Sonangol (20%), Statoil (13.33%), Marathon Oil (10%), Total (5%) |
Plutao, Saturno, Marte, Venus |
32 |
Offshore |
Total (30%) |
Marathon Oil (30%), Sonangol (20%), ExxonMobil (15%), Petrogal (5%) |
Gindungo, Canela, OECanela |
33 |
Offshore |
ExxonMobil (45%) |
Sonangol (20%), Total (15%), Falcon Oil (10%), Naphta-Israel (5%), Petrogal (5%) |
-- |
34 |
Offshore |
Sonangol (20%) |
Norsk Hydro (30%), ConocoPhillips (20%), Petrobras (15%), Shell (15%) |
-- |
Area A |
Onshore Kwanza |
Total (49%) |
Sonangol (51%) |
Benfica, Bento |
Area B |
Onshore Soyo |
Total (32.6%) |
Sonangol (51%), ChevronTexaco (16.4%) |
Ganda, N'Zombo, Pangala |
Cabinda Northern |
Onshore Cabinda |
Occidental (35%) |
Teikoku (25%), Sonangol (20%), Fortum (20%) |
-- |
Cabinda Central |
Onshore Cabinda |
Devon Energy (30%) |
Repsol-YPF (25%), Sonangol (20%), Petrogal (20%), Gulf Energy Resources (5%) |
-- |
Cabinda Southern |
Onshore Cabinda |
Roc Oil (80%) |
Sonangol (20%) |
-- |
Figure 1: Geographic Location of Angola’s Block Zero

Source: petroleumreports.com/Rigzone.com
Figure 2: Geographic Location of Angola’s Offshore Blocks

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Figure 3: Geographic Location of Angola’s Offshore Blocks

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