Angola is set to increase its crude oil production by a significant increase following the arrival of the FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) vessel Agogo in the country’s territorial waters on May 16, 2025. According to reports, the vessel’s deployment marks a key milestone in the Agogo Integrated West Pole Project, which is expected to boost national output by as much as 175,000 barrels of oil per day (BOPD).
According to industry experts, the production chain will take up to six months to complete the connection of the reservoirs to the production facility. In simple terms, the oil production is likely to commence as early as November 2025, further solidifying Angola’s position as Africa’s third-largest oil producer.
In a statement released by the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), the agency confirmed that production is projected to start in the second half of 2025, reaching a peak output of 175,000 BOPD. Although a specific first-oil date was not disclosed, Azule Energy—the bp/ENI joint venture overseeing Block 15/06 where the Agogo and Ndungu fields are located—revealed that the project timeline has been accelerated, with initial production now targeted for late 2025 instead of mid-2026.
With Angola’s average daily production at approximately 1.038 million barrels per day as of March 2025, the added capacity from the FPSO Agogo could push the country’s output beyond 1.2 million BOPD by early 2026.
The Chairman of ANPG, Paulino Jerónimo, emphasized the strategic importance of the development, stating:
“The FPSO Agogo is a fundamental part of the Agogo Integrated West Pole Project, which aims to develop the two most significant discoveries in Agogo and Ndungu.”
He added that the arrival of the vessel is not only a technical success but also a testament to Angola’s engineering capabilities and human capital.
“This development is set to substantially increase production from the aforementioned block. The arrival of the FPSO in Angola is of significant value, representing the completion of the project whose first modules were installed last year. There were several challenging stages throughout the project, but also a demonstration of the right partnerships and the determination of our human capital,” Jerónimo noted.
The ANPG further highlighted that components of the FPSO structure were manufactured locally, underscoring the importance of domestic capacity in Angola’s energy sector.
Operated by Yinson Production, the FPSO Agogo is equipped with carbon reduction technologies, including the first-ever pilot post-combustion carbon capture system installed on a vessel of its kind.
The vessel, according to reports spent about three months before its arrival in Angola. It was reported to have begun its voyage from the Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry shipyard in China at the end of February 2025, made a brief stop in Namibia for logistical resupply and crew changes before reaching Angola in May.
Consequently, the timely additional production will enhance Angola’s economic outlook and improve the energy sector performance in the months ahead.
