# 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. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/angola-namibia-energy-cooperation-highlighted-at-luanda-refinery-visit - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Energy - Country: Angola - Published: 2026-10-21T00:43:59+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-21T00:43:59+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-20 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/angola-namibia-energy-cooperation-highlighted-at-luanda-refinery-visit.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/angola-namibia-energy-cooperation-highlighted-at-luanda-refinery-visit.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/angola-namibia-energy-cooperation-highlighted-at-luanda-refinery-visit.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/angola-namibia-energy-cooperation-highlighted-at-luanda-refinery-visit.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/angola-namibia-energy-cooperation-highlighted-at-luanda-refinery-visit.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/angola-namibia-energy-cooperation-highlighted-at-luanda-refinery-visit.md) 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. ## Data ### Angola oil-production milestones Historical production figures cited in the ministry’s 20 October visit release. Methodology: The source reports about 175,000 barrels/day in 1975 and a peak of 2 million/day in 2008; these are historical figures. | Period | Million barrels per day | |---|---| | 1975 | 0.175 | | 2008 peak | 2.0 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/angola-namibia-energy-cooperation-highlighted-at-luanda-refinery-visit/data/angola-oil-production-history?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/angola-namibia-energy-cooperation-highlighted-at-luanda-refinery-visit/data/angola-oil-production-history?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Ministério dos Recursos Minerais, Petróleo e Gás de Angola]() (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-20) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)