By Justin Njoroge, in Luanda
Angola’s upstream regulator, the National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) has reported crude oil export of 1,152,930 barrels of oil per day (BOPD) out of the country in March 2026, with 11,934BOPD supplied to the Luanda Refinery, the country’s only fully functional refining plant.
The Luanda refinery has a 65,000Barrels Per Stream Day (BPSD) capacity.
In its latest hydrocarbon operations report, ANPG says that the country produced 1,021,633BOPD in the month, but evacuated 1, 151,930BOPD, an indication that 131,297BOPD more than the output was lifted.
The 11,934BOPD supplied to the Luanda Refinery was 1% of the exported volumes and 1.16% of the volume produced.
In the last three years the Luanda Refinery has undergone an expansion, not for intake, but for an additional production unit. This unit is expected to increase fuel production fourfold to 1,580,000 litres per day, reducing imports by up to 15% annually, according to the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum (MIREMPET).
The 30,000BPSD capacity Cabinda Refinery, which has just been mechanically completed is scheduled to begin commercial operations and supply petroleum products before the end of the second quarter of 2026.
It’s not clear, from ANPG report, where the 65,000BSPD capacity Luanda Refinery receives more crude to make up for the shortfall throw up by low volumes from the country’s oilfields.
