Country Report
Congo upstream summary
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Report summary
The Republic of Congo (also known as Congo-Brazzaville) is the third largest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa after Nigeria and Angola. Production mostly comes from the offshore assets. Key projects are TotalEnergies-operated Moho Bilondo, Wing Wah's Kayo and Eni's Marine XII, which is the country's first foray into floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG). Output is estimated to rise to 360 kboe/d by the end of 2025, a 12.5% year-on-year, driven by gas. As a member of OPEC, ...
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Key facts
- Location maps
- Key companies
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Geology
- Introduction
- Basin structure
- Pre-salt sequence
- Post-salt sequence
- Hydrocarbon traps
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Exploration
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Licensing
- Upcoming bid round and recent licensing - main blocks
- Congo licensing round phase II 2018-2019
- Early Licensing
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Drilling
- Drilling activity
- Recent drilling
- Success rates
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Licensing
- Reserves and resources
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Production
- Oil/Liquids
- Gas
- Emissions
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Infrastructure
- Oil infrastructure
- Refineries
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Costs
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Capital costs
- Capital expenditure by location
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Operating costs
- Operating expenditure by location
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Capital costs
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Policy and regulation
- Key legislation
- Regulatory body
- State oil company
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State participation
- Ownership of Elf and Agip subsidiaries (1962 Mining Code)
- State participation under the 1982, 1994 and 2016 codes
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Licensing
- Licence types
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Fiscal terms
- Overview
- Upstream
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Mid/Downstream
- Pipelines
- Gas utilisation
- Current fiscal terms
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Production Sharing Contracts
- State Equity Participation
- Bonuses, Rentals and Fees
- Indirect Taxes
- Royalty and Other Production Taxes
- Cost Recovery
- Production / Profit sharing
- Contractor Revenue Entitlement
- Product Pricing
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Concessions
- State Equity Participation
- Bonuses, Rentals and Fees
- Indirect Taxes
- Royalty and Other Production Taxes
- Domestic Market Obligation (DMO)
- Corporate (or Petroleum) Income Tax
- Additional Profits Taxes
- Fiscal/Contractual Ring-Fences
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Historical background
- The 1962 Mining Code
- The 1982 Mining Code
- The 1994 Hydrocarbon Code
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Key facts: Table 1
- Country map
- Liquids and Gas Production 2025
- Reserves and contingent resources at 01/01/2025
- Reserves and resources: Table 1
- Reserves and resources: Table 2
- Map of Congolese petroleum basins
- Production: Table 1
- Production: Table 2
- Liquids production by operator
- Production: Table 3
- Production: Table 4
- 12 more item(s)...
What's included
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