• Chevron started production at the South N’dola field in Angola’s offshore Block 0.
• The field could produce about 25,000 barrels of oil per day and 50 million cubic feet of gas.
• Angola is accelerating gas development under its National Gas Master Plan.

Chevron announced on Monday, December 29, the start-up of the South N’dola field located in Block 0 off Angola’s coast. Chevron subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC) operates the block.

Chevron did not disclose official production volumes. However, Africa Oil & Gas Report estimates that the field could produce about 25,000 barrels of oil per day. The report also estimates gas output at nearly 50 million cubic feet per day, bringing combined production to roughly 33,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

The project relies on the optimization of existing infrastructure, which limits additional capital spending and shortens development timelines.

“Driven by the potential of Block 0, the safe start-up of South N’dola represents another example of Chevron’s efforts to maximize production from our existing offshore assets in Angola,” Brent Gros, president of Chevron Offshore Business, said.

Beyond the launch of a new field, the project fits into Angola’s strategy to monetize associated gas. Operators will route the gas to the Angola LNG complex, the country’s main gas monetization facility.

The integration of new projects into Angola LNG also helps reduce flaring and extend the profitability of mature fields. This approach comes as Angola’s national oil production has fallen from about 2 million barrels per day in the early 2010s to around 1.1 million barrels per day today.

To reduce its dependence on oil, Angola has accelerated the development of gas resources, including non-associated gas.

In November 2025, Angola brought its first dedicated gas field into production. The flagship New Gas Consortium (NGC) project began producing gas through a processing plant in Soyo.

The NGC project represents a major milestone in monetizing gas independently from oil. The facility has a capacity of about 400 million cubic feet of gas per day and up to 20,000 barrels of condensates.

This momentum builds on the National Gas Master Plan, which Angola formally adopted in April 2025.

The plan aims to structure the national gas industry and raise gas’s share in the energy mix to 25% in the short term, compared with about 7% to 10% currently.

This article was initially published in French by Abdel-Latif Boureima

Adapted in English by Ange Jason Quenum