Eni, through its satellite company Azule Energy - a 50:50 joint venture with bp and the operator of the New Gas Consortium (NGC) – inaugurated the NGC Gas Treatment Plant in Soyo, northern Angola.

The NGC project, which was operated by Eni before the establishment of Azule Energy, is Angola’s first non-associated gas development, with a processing capacity of approximately 400 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (MMscfd) and 20,000 barrels of condensate per day.

Gas is sourced from the offshore Quiluma and Maboqueiro fields, treated and then supplied to the Angola LNG plant for export and domestic consumption. 

The gas treatment plant entered the commissioning phase with gas in November 2025, marking the beginning of operations for the NGC project - achieved just 24 months after the groundbreaking ceremony in October 2023 and six months ahead of the sanctioned schedule.

The New Gas Consortium is operated by Azule Energy with 37.4 per cent participation, in partnership with Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC) with 31 per cent, Sonangol E&P with 19.8 per cent, TotalEnergies with 11.8 per cent, and ANPG as the National Concessionaire. -TradeArabia News Service