TotalEnergies, Angola Block 17 partners sign license extension
TotalEnergies, alongside partners ExxonMobil, Equinor, Azule Energy, and Sonangol, signed a production sharing contract (PSC) extension for Block 17 offshore Angola.
The contract extension for one of Angola’s most productive oil assets "marks a major milestone in Angola’s efforts to sustain oil production above one million barrels per day,” the African Energy Chamber (AEC) said in a release June 12.
The contract extension serves as a move to “unlock continued value from legacy assets and stimulate reinvestment in mature fields,” AEC continued.
Katrina Fisher, president, ExxonMobil Angola, in a June 10 post to her LinkedIn account, said that as a partner in the block, ExxonMobil has “witnessed firsthand the significant contribution that Block 17 has made to Angola’s oil and gas industry.”
Block 17 is a deepwater block in the Lower Congo basin about 135 km from the northeastern coast of Angola and contains Dalia and Cravo, Lirio, Orquidea, and Violeta (CLOV) field developments, AEC noted. The Camelia accumulation was discovered in 1999 and is considered part of the same structure, according to an August 2024 Wood Mackenzie report.
Oil reserves are developed through production hubs, floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) and via subsea well technology.
On its website, Angola's Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis, reported that in April 2025, 272,736 b/d of oil and 229 MMscfd of gas were produced from the block.
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