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Congo upstream summary

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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. Key projects like TotalEnergies-operated Moho Nord boosted production in 2017 but are now declining. However, production from other developments, such as Kayo, has kept the country's production relatively stable. Another key project is Eni's Marine XII, which is the country's first foray into floating ...

Table of contents

  • Executive summary
  • Key facts
  • Location maps
  • Key companies
    • Introduction
    • Basin structure
    • Pre-salt sequence
    • Post-salt sequence
    • Hydrocarbon traps
    • Licensing
      • Congo licensing round phase II 2018-2019
      • Recent licensing - main blocks
      • Early Licensing
    • Drilling
      • Drilling activity
      • Recent drilling
      • Success rates
  • Reserves and resources
    • Oil/Liquids
    • Gas
    • Emissions
    • Oil infrastructure
    • Refineries
    • Capital costs
      • Capital expenditure by location
    • Operating costs
      • Operating expenditure by location
    • Key legislation
    • Regulatory body
    • State oil company
    • State participation
      • Ownership of Elf and Agip subsidiaries (1962 Mining Code)
      • State participation under the 1982, 1994 and 2016 codes
    • Licensing
      • Licence types
    • Overview
    • Upstream
    • Mid/Downstream
      • Pipelines
      • Gas utilisation
    • Current fiscal terms
    • 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
      • 7 more item(s)...
    • 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
      • 1 more item(s)...
    • Historical background
      • The 1962 Mining Code
      • The 1982 Mining Code
      • The 1994 Hydrocarbon Code

Tables and charts

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  • Key facts: Table 1
  • Country map
  • Liquids and Gas Production 2024
  • 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
  • 13 more item(s)...

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