Chevron’s South N’dola Platform in Angola delivered first oil in December, a little over two years after construction began. The platform is in Block 0, an offshore reservoir described as responsible for 12% of the country’s daily energy output.
Brent Gros, president of Chevron Offshore Business, said: “Safely achieving first oil at South N’dola is the latest example of Chevron’s efforts to maximize production in Angola.”
The development leveraged spare capacity in existing infrastructure to support an efficient and cost-effective project. The platform uses a field-to-production-facility tieback connected to the nearby Mafumeira facility, where produced oil and gas are processed and then pumped to the terminal for export. This configuration removes the need for separate oil and gas processing equipment at South N’dola.
The milestone also extends Chevron’s long-standing presence in Angola. The company has operated in the country for more than 70 years and today runs two offshore tracts—Block 0 and deepwater Block 14—through its wholly owned subsidiary, Cabinda Gulf Oil Co. Ltd. During construction, South N’dola was expected to create more than 800 local jobs, and now that production has started, it will deliver oil and gas to local Angolan plants. Chevron said it has worked with the Angolan government for over seven decades to develop the nation’s energy industry.
