Azule Energy launches first non-associated gas production offshore Angola

Azule Energy has started natural gas production from the New Gas Consortium (NGC)’s Quiluma shallow water field offshore Angola.

Start-up of the gas delivery from Quiluma field follows the November 2025 introduction of gas into the onshore gas plant, marking the beginning of production operations.

The initial gas export will be 150 MMscfd and will ramp up to 330 MMscfd by yearend, the operator said in a release Mar. 13. 

In a separate release Mar. 17, NGC partner TotalEnergies said the startup marks the first development of a non-associated gas field in Angola, noting that the gas produced “will be a stable and important source of gas supply for the Angola LNG plant that is delivering LNG to both the European and Asian markets.”

The non-associated gas of NGC Phase 1 will come from Quiluma and Maboqueiro shallow water fields with additional potential related to gas from Blocks 2, 3, and 15/14 areas. An onshore plant will process gas from the fields and connect to the Angola LNG plant, aimed at a reliable feedstock supply to the plant, sited near Soyo in the Zaire province in north Angola. The plant holds a capacity of 400MMscfd of gas and 20,000 b/d of condensates.

Azule Energy, a 50-50 joint venture between bp and Eni, is operator of NGC project with 37.4% interest. Partners are TotalEnergies (11.8%), Cabinda Gulf Oil Co., a subsidiary of Chevron (31%), and Sonangol E&P (19.8%).