The first signing, overseen by ANPG Director of Negotiations Hélder Iombo, covered Risk Service Contracts for deepwater Blocks 19, 34 and 35 with Shell, Equinor and Sonangol E&P. The contracts establish terms for the exploration, appraisal, development and production of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons.

Each contract provides for an initial exploration period of up to five years and a 30-year production period for each approved commercial discovery. Work commitments include seismic data reprocessing and the drilling of at least one exploration well.

The agreements build on a November 2025 pact covering 17 deepwater and ultra-deepwater blocks across Angola’s Kwanza and Congo Basins, advancing several concessions into formal exploration.

ANPG also signed Heads of Terms with Shell, QatarEnergy and Sonangol covering Blocks 8 and 22 in the Kwanza Basin. The agreement sets the framework for exploration, appraisal, development and production, including minimum work commitments, exploration periods, bonuses, contributions, penalties and applicable fiscal and contractual terms.

In the Congo Basin, ANPG signed a Risk Service Contract for Block 33/24 with Chevron, Shell and Sonangol. The agreement provides for a five-year exploration period and a 30-year production period for each commercial discovery. The work program includes reprocessing 2,000 square-kilometers of additional 3D seismic data, followed by at least one exploration well if the project advances to the next phase.

Separately, ANPG signed Risk Service Agreements for Blocks 17, 27, 32 and 21 in the Congo Basin with TotalEnergies as operator alongside ExxonMobil and Sonangol. ANPG and TotalEnergies also signed an agreement setting the terms and conditions for Block 32, supporting an extension of the existing operation and further investment.

Alongside the upstream agreements, ANPG and TotalEnergies signed a Memorandum of Understanding focused on reducing emissions from oil and gas production, improving methane measurement and exploring opportunities to monetize emissions.

The initiative builds on Sonangol and TotalEnergies joining the Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter in 2023. Under the MoU, the companies will share technical experience and assess technologies including TotalEnergies’ AUSEA drones, which were deployed in 2022 to detect, measure and monitor methane emissions at a Block 3 field. The companies will also work to develop national expertise in greenhouse-gas management and assess international climate funds that could support decarbonization projects.

The initiative also aligns with Sonangol’s recent decision to join the UN-backed Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0, of which TotalEnergies is already a member.

In a separate agreement, ANPG, the Moxico Provincial Government, Chevron and the Instituto Nacional de Gestão Ambiental (INGA) established indicative terms for assessing, structuring and preparing land access for a project in Moxico Province.

The initiative will begin with a 20-hectare pilot phase lasting two to three years, with potential expansion to 20,000 hectares based on its results. The project is intended to link emissions reduction with job creation, economic development and sustainable land use.