Luanda Refinery Crude Oil Production Hits 12-Month Throughput Peak
The Institute for the Regulation of Petroleum Derivatives has confirmed a 13,000 barrel per day surge in domestic crude supply to the Luanda plant, marking a significant step in Sonangol’s push to curb refined product import reliance while commercial testing begins at the new Cabinda facility.
In Luanda, domestic refining volumes reached a 12-month peak as state operator Sonangol and the ANPG delivered 49,013 barrels of oil per day to the country’s primary processing plant.
Audited production data from the Institute for the Regulation of Petroleum Derivatives (IRDP) confirms that this operational volume represents a month-on-month supply surge of approximately 13,000 barrels per day over the previous trailing period. The supply spike reflects optimized logistics linking domestic production wells directly to midstream storage assets.
The refinery throughput expansion coincides with the initial commercial integration of the new Cabinda Refinery. The northern facility has commenced separate processing operations at a baseline rate of 15,750 barrels per day to serve offshore provincial crude streams, further diversifying the national fuel matrix.
Ministry officials confirmed that the dual refining strategy aims to structurally lower the sovereign fuel import bill. Sonangol intends to leverage this combined output to stabilize domestic wholesale distribution networks, which faced tight capacity constraints during downstream maintenance windows earlier this year.
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