Sonangol
Angola's national oil company, with upstream interests, refining assets and downstream distribution.
Key data
- Headquarters
- Luanda, Angola
- Listing
- Pending verification
- Founded
- 1976
- Countries
- Angola
- Commodities
- Crude Oil, Natural Gas & LNG
- Website
- https://www.sonangol.co.ao
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Crude Oil
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Natural Gas & LNG
Africa's gas story runs through the Rovuma Basin, Nigeria, Egypt and Algeria, and is increasingly evaluated on liquefaction capacity rather than reserves.
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