Namibia’s president visits Luanda refinery as Angola renews Lobito invitation
Energy cooperation featured in a 20 October visit to Luanda’s refinery. Angola renewed an invitation for Namibia to participate in the Lobito refinery project under construction.
Event / data period: 2026-10-20
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Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah visited the Luanda Refinery on 20 October. Angola’s minister for mineral resources, petroleum and gas, Diamantino Azevedo, outlined the history of the country’s oil industry and explained the facility’s operations. The visit took place during the first Angola–Namibia Binational Commission.
The minister renewed President João Lourenço’s invitation for Namibia to participate in the Lobito refinery project, which is under construction and financed by Sonangol, according to the ministry. The source says it is intended to strengthen domestic refining and supply to other sub-Saharan markets, but gives no capacity, agreed investment or completion date.
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Angola oil-production milestones
Historical production figures cited in the ministry’s 20 October visit release.
| 1975 | 0.175 |
| 2008 peak | 2 |
Methodology
The source reports about 175,000 barrels/day in 1975 and a peak of 2 million/day in 2008; these are historical figures.
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- Oil and gasSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: refinerymirempet.gov.ao ↗
- Construction and propertySuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: constructionmirempet.gov.ao ↗
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