Azule Energy starts production from Agogo FPSO

The FPSO is part of the Agogo Integrated West Hub (Agogo IWH) project which develops Agogo and Ndungu fields in the West Hub of Block 15/06.

Alex Procyk

July 31, 2025

Azule Energy starts production from Agogo FPSO offshore Angola

Key takeaways

Azule Energy started production from the Agogo FPSO offshore Angola.
The FPSO has a pilot CCUS unit to recover CO₂.

Azule Energy has reached first oil production from the Agogo floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Angola.

The FPSO is part of the Agogo Integrated West Hub (Agogo IWH) project which develops Agogo and Ndungu fields in the West Hub of Block 15/06.

The fields have combined estimated reserves of about 450 million bbl with projected peak production of 175,000 b/d produced via the Agogo and Ngoma FPSOs.

The Agogo FPSO has a production capacity of 120,000 b/d of oil. Topside and marine systems are fully electric. It has a pilot carbon capture and utilization-storage (CCUS) unit to recover remaining CO₂ volumes, and includes closed flare system, hydrocarbon blanketing, combined cycle technology, automated process controls (OGJ Online, May 16, 2025).

Azule is operator of the block with 36.84% interest. Partners are Sonangol E&P (36.84%) and Sinopec International (26.32%).

About the Author

Alex Procyk

Upstream Editor

Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).