Angola LNG

Angola LNG is the operator and corporate brand of Angola's LNG project. Located in the Soyo area of Zaire Province in northern Angola, the project includes gas-treatment and liquefaction facilities supplied primarily by offshore oil and gas fields. It began production in 2013 and was designed to reduce the flaring of associated gas while converting natural gas into a product that can be exported by LNG carriers. The company is a joint venture involving international oil companies and Angola's national oil company, including Chevron, BP, Eni, Total and Sonangol. Its activities focus on gas gathering, processing, liquefaction, storage and international sales rather than consumer-facing energy retail. Publicly verifiable information on its current governance, ownership changes and recent operating performance is limited, so this entry does not make further claims about management or financial scale.

Angola LNG developed from Angola's effort to commercialize offshore natural gas resources and create an LNG export industry. The project was developed and operated by Sonangol together with several international oil companies. Its facilities were established in the Soyo area of Zaire Province, with feed gas sourced mainly from offshore oil and gas production. One of the project's objectives was to collect associated gas that might otherwise have been flared, then process, liquefy and store it for overseas shipment. The liquefaction plant entered production in 2013, giving Angola a large-scale LNG export capability. After start-up, the business was organized around gas reception, treatment, liquefaction, loading and sales within international LNG shipping and procurement networks. Public information on subsequent production levels, interruptions or restart activity, ownership changes and corporate governance is incomplete, so this history is limited to the core developments supported by the available material.

• 2013

• 2013

  Liquefied natural gas

  Angola LNG's core product is liquefied natural gas, produced by cooling treated natural gas into a liquid for storage and export by LNG carriers to international energy markets.