Etu Energias’ upward trajectory

With more than 20 years of experience in the market, Etu Energias is the largest private Angolan integrated energy company. Etu Energias is investing in offshore and onshore oil and gas, downstream, and solar energy projects.

In the past two years, Etu Energias (formerly Somoil)  more than doubled its operated production from 9,987 bopd in 2021 to 23,013 bopd in 2023. Etu Energias’ vision for 2030 is to become an international player in mature fields and deepwater operations by reaching a production level of 80,000 bopd and by being the driving force behind Angola’s energy transition.

Incorporation

2004

  • Start of fuel distribution
  • Signing of the Access Protocol to the Kwanza Basin Seismic Data

2005

Acquisition of interest in non-operated blocks

2007

  • Transition process for FS/FST operation
  • Pre-qualification as an operating company

2009

Effective start as operator in FS/FST Associations

2013

Approval of tax incentives to Angolan companies

2015

  • Somoil as Block 2/05 operator (Decree 266/15)
  • Acquisition of 16.33% of Chevron (FST Association)
  • FS/FST – concession extension +20 years

2016

  • Moving to the new headquarters building
  • Beginning of organisational structure
  • Optimisation process

2020

  • Appointment of new executive board
  • Launched cost reduction project “Emagrece”
  • New vision: transition to an energy company

2021

  • Recovery post-Covid-19
  • Best-ever safety and financial performance
  • New corporate identity (Etu Energias)
  • Gas stations
  • Expansion strategy
  • Renewable energies

2023

  • New corporate identity (Etu Energias)
  • Gas stations
  • Expansion strategy
  • Renewable energies

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