International energy company Azule Energy – as operator of the New Gas Consortium (NGC) – has officially inaugurated the NGC Gas Treatment Plant in Soyo, Angola. Part of Angola’s first non-associated gas project, the facility represents the country’s second gas plant, aligning with broader goals by the government to strengthen energy diversification and gas production.
Built at a cost of $4 billion, the NGC facility will treat gas sourced from the Quiluma and Maboqueiro offshore fields. The facility was commissioned in November 2025, signaling the start of operations at the NGC project. Once fully operational, the NGC project will have a processing capacity of 400 million standard cubic feet of gas per day and 20,000 barrels of condensate, which will be supplied to the Angola LNG plant following treatment.
“Non-associated gas deposits guarantee additional production rather than relying solely on the gas that is associated with oil. We believe that other developments like this will come along, which is promising for the Angolan people and the national economy,” stated Joao Goncalves Lourenco, President of Angola, at the inauguration ceremony.
The NGC project was completed within 24 months of the groundbreaking ceremony and six months ahead of schedule. The broader development features two offshore platforms, a SO km transport system and the newly-
commissioned gas plant. The project not only monetizes offshore gas resources, but facilitates the growth of other strategic sectors such as fertilizer production.
Diamantino Azevedo, Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Angola, explained that the project is a direct result of Angola’s 2018 Gas Law – approved by Presidential Legislative Decree No. 7/18. He stated that through the Gas Law, “Angola established a modern, competitive and attractive legal and fiscal
regime for the development of gas not associated with oil, definitively opening
the door to structuring projects like this.”
