As the regulator advances the strategy, ANPG Chairman Paulino Jerónimo is confirmed to speak at the Angola Oil and Gas (AOG) 2026 Conference and Exhibition, taking place in Luanda from September 9-10 with a pre-conference day scheduled for September 8. Jerónimo’s participation reflects the regulator’s commitment to engaging operators and investors and is expected to support discussions around the future of Angola’s hydrocarbon development.

Released for public comment in July 2026, the 2025-2050 Hydrocarbon Strategy represents a long-term plan to sustain and grow production from a base that has fallen from a peak of roughly 1.87 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2008 to approximately 1.1 million bpd. The framework follows a 2019-2025 strategy which saw 40 concessions awarded through a multi-year licensing strategy and the mobilization of an upstream investment pipeline estimated at $70 billion.

The reform agenda behind that pipeline is well documented, from the establishment of the ANPG as a dedicated upstream regulator in 2019 to the introduction of an Incremental Production Decree, Gas Monetization Law and Marginal Field Law. The agency is now focused on its forward agenda, preparing its next licensing round with blocks available across the Kwanza, Benguela and Namibe basins.

It is also overseeing the rollout of the Gas Master Plan, which provides the framework for monetizing Angola’s non-associated gas reserves, and working to raise local content participation from approximately 12% to a target of 20% by 2027. The fiscal regime has been adjusted in parallel, with lower tax and royalty rates on mature assets and more generous cost recovery terms designed to keep reinvestment flowing into aging fields.

The results are visible across Angola’s offshore basins. The TotalEnergies-operated Begonia and CLOV Phase 3 projects both came on stream in 2025, adding a combined 60,000 bpd to national output. Azule Energy’s Agogo FPSO started production the same year. TotalEnergies is also advancing the $6 billion Kaminho project, the first large deepwater development in the Kwanza Basin, while Shell has returned to Angola through Blocks 19, 34 and 35. On the gas side, production began in March 2026 at the Quiluma and Maboqueiro fields under the New Gas Consortium, marking Angola’s entry into non-associated gas production. The milestone followed Azule Energy’s dedicated gas discovery at Block 1/14, laying the foundation for future development.

As the ANPG looks to maintain this development momentum, AOG 2026 will provide a platform for the regulator to engage directly with international operators, investors and service providers as the country advances its next phase of upstream development. Discussions at the event are expected to focus on the implementation of the 2025-2050 Hydrocarbon Strategy, the upcoming licensing round, frontier exploration opportunities, gas monetization and policies designed to sustain production beyond 2050.

By bringing together government leaders and industry decision-makers, the conference will support continued investment and collaboration as Angola builds on the momentum created by its recent upstream reforms.

Sancorp operates across the full energy value chain, from crude oil and refined product trading through upstream asset participation and oilfield services. Its trading counterparties include Trafigura, Mercuria, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertilizers, Société Ivoirienne de Raffinage (SIR), PETROCI, the Tema Oil Refinery and Ghana’s Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST). To date, Sancorp has structured over $2 billion in oil and gas investments across the continent.

The group’s vast commercial network makes its presence at AEW a prime opportunity for operators, refineries and traders looking to build or expand supply relationships in West Africa. The Ivory Coast is Sancorp’s largest and most active market, with projected annual flows exceeding $600 million across refined products, crude, LPG and fertilizer deliveries into SIR and PETROCI.

In July 2026, the group delivered more than 36,000 tons of gasoil into SIR’s Abidjan terminal. Sancorp also holds a government-certified license to import and distribute fertilizers in the country, supplying 500,000 bags of urea and NPK annually through the Ministry of Agriculture.

In Ghana, Sancorp supplied more than 300,000 tons of gasoil and gasoline in 2024, while in Nigeria its subsidiary SCP Energy maintains NIPEX-certified upstream service capabilities and is a certified export trading counterparty to the Dangote Refinery. The group is also expanding into Angola, where it is registered with Sonangol and in advanced discussions on minority interests in two deepwater production blocks and an equity stake in one of the country’s planned grassroots refineries.

For AEW 2026 attendees, Sancorp’s model represents the kind of Gulf-to-Africa commercial bridge that is becoming more prominent across the continent’s energy trading landscape: structured finance, physical trading capacity and on-the-ground presence across multiple West African markets, all housed within a single group. The Platinum Partnership gives Sancorp visibility across the full AEW program as it looks to scale its trading book and deepen its upstream and refining positions.

“Sancorp is built around relationships and execution in markets where both of those things are hard to get right,” says NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber. “This is a group that is actively trading, investing and building upstream positions across West Africa, and their presence at the event creates real opportunities for the operators and governments in the room.”

As a Platinum Partner at AEW 2026, Sancorp is expected to engage operators, refineries, NOCs and investors on trading partnerships, upstream investment and supply-chain development across West and Southern Africa.

Manumbu will participate in the Enabling Africa’s Value Addition Corridors panel discussion, sponsored by the Africa Finance Corporation. The session will examine how reliable energy infrastructure can support mineral processing hubs and downstream manufacturing investment across Africa.

His participation comes as UR Energy advances power projects across Southern and Eastern Africa, with a focus on renewables, flexible generation, grid integration and project finance. In Malawi, the company is advancing the 75 MW AZA gas-to-power independent power producer project in Salima, located near the ESCOM Nanjoka substation.

The project is designed to strengthen electricity supply in a region hosting several mineral developments, including the Kasiya rutile-graphite, Kangankunde rare earths, Kanyika niobium, Kayelekera uranium and Salima titanium projects.

UR Energy is also developing the 65 MW Kanawa Kishapu Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage System project in Tanzania under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Tanzania Electric Supply Company. The project forms part of the company’s broader strategy to develop power infrastructure supporting industrial and mining demand.

Across the Nacala Corridor connecting Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia, UR Energy is working to develop LNG supply chains aimed at providing baseload and captive power solutions for industrial and mineral processing projects.

Manumbu’s participation at AMW 2026 will bring an energy infrastructure perspective to discussions around Africa’s mineral value addition corridors, as governments and industry seek to expand domestic processing while addressing the power requirements associated with new mining and industrial developments.