An agreement was signed for Angola’s Block 33/24 during the Angola Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition – taking place this week from September 3-4 in Luanda. Signed by Angola’s upstream regulator the National Oil, Gas & Biofuels Agency (ANPG), national oil company Sonangol and energy majors Shell and Chevron, the agreement serves as a step towards advancing development activities at the block.
Block 33 is situated in the ultra-deepwaters of Angola’s Congo basin, in water depths ranging from 1,875m to 2,375m. Six exploration wells have been drilled at the block to date, including Funge-01, Calulu-01, Muteta-01, Jinguinga-0, Muzongue-01 and Sumate-01. The block is also supported by extensive seismic data, with the ANPG and data acquisition company TGS releasing a further 4,238 km² of 3D seismic data over open acreage as part of a MegaSurvey over Block 33 in 2024.
The agreement reaffirms AOG 2025 as the premier dealmaking platform for the Angolan oil and gas sector and comes as operators pursue new development opportunities across both active and undeveloped basins.