Our Story in Angola
Chevron has been in this southwest African nation since the 1930s, when Texaco® products were first marketed in Angola.
In 1958, Cabinda Gulf Oil Co., Chevron's wholly owned operating unit in Angola, drilled its first onshore well. In 1966, its first offshore discovery led to delineation of the Malongo Field. The Takula Field was discovered in 1971. In 1975, oil was found in Block 2's Essungo Field.
In 1986, additional exploration by Chevron coincided with the delineation of Angola's Block 0. To maintain optimal pressure during production, we began using water-injection technology at the Takula Field in 1990.
In 1997, Chevron announced the discovery of the Kuito Field, the first of a series of major oil finds in the Block 14 concession. Two years later, Kuito became Angola's first producing deepwater field. In 2000, Texaco began engineering work on Angola's first liquefied natural gas project.
Recognition for Our Work
In June 2010, the Angolan Ministry of Environment presented Chevron's subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited with the Palanca Award for our contribution to the environment in Angola. The Palanca Award is an annual award designed to honor the efforts of those who strive to preserve the environment and make use of sustainable development principles.
In 2009, Offshore magazine selected the Tombua-Landana project as one of the five most notable projects in the world. That year, the $3.8 billion project began production. In deep water off the Angolan coast, the project includes 46 wells and has the fourth-highest compliant tower in the world. Considered one of the reference publications of the energy and gas industry, Offshore awarded the same distinction, in 2005, to another Chevron project in Angola: the Benguela Belize–Lobito Tomboco project.
Updated: March 2011