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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 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
    • Introduction
    • Basin structure
    • Pre-salt sequence
    • Post-salt sequence
    • Hydrocarbon traps
    • Licensing
      • Upcoming bid round and recent licensing - main blocks
      • Congo licensing round phase II 2018-2019
      • 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 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)...

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