The National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) makes public the successful drilling of the research well, Likembe-01, located in the Kizomba B development area, in Block 15, operated by ExxonMobil, in partnership with Azule Energy , Equinor and Sonangol. Drilled between the months of February and April, the well is located at a water depth of 1,200 meters, having crossed reservoirs of Miocene age and reaching a final depth of 3,013 meters, within the perimeter of the Kizomba B development area, in accordance with with presidential decree 5/18 of 18 May, which allows additional research activity within development areas.

It should be noted that the research well, Likembe-01, is the first well drilled within the scope of the preliminary agreements of the Incremental Production project, which is being approved by the Executive, aiming to provide incentives to investors to produce additional volumes in concessions currently in production, such as fundamental strategy for the sustainable development of the Angolan oil sector.

ANPG (National Concessionaire of the sector for the Upstream segment), under the supervision of the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas (MIREMPET), has been working towards obtaining approval by the Executive of the Incremental Production project in line with development objectives sustainability and improvement of operational efficiency, in the Petroleum Sector, intended by ANPG.