Africa-Press – Angola. The Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy of Namibia, Kornelia Shilunga, considered Monday, in Caxito, Bengo province, the Barra do Dande Ocean Terminal (TOBD) an important project for the development of the southern region of African continent.
Speaking at the end of the visit to the project, whose first phase is expected to conclude in the second half of 2024, the minister said she was impressed with the magnitude of the infrastructure.
“Namibia will be able to benefit from this project due to its capacity to store large quantities of oil derivatives, thinking in the near future to be able to export products from the said terminal to Namibia and other countries”, he said.
According to the minister, Namibia is new to the oil exploration process and has a lot to learn from Angola, which already has a lot of experience in this process.
The Secretary of State for Petroleum, José Barroso, explained that the visit served to discuss the ways and methods of applying two memorandums of understanding initialed in 2022 between the two countries and between the national oil companies of Angola and Namibia, Sonangol and NAMCOR, respectively.
“Angola will be able to take advantage of this visit to provide services to oil activity in Namibia, including the supply of labor and technical assistance, said the official.
With 58 percent of physical execution, when the project is completed it will have a capacity to store 580 thousand cubic meters of products derived from crude oil (gasoline, diesel, oil and gas.
fuel_reservoir_10.jpg?nc=1687191645
Work on the Barra do Dande Ocean Terminal, paralyzed since 2017, resumed in September 2021, after the signing of three contracts between Sonangol and OECI – Odebrecht Engenharia e Construção Internacional.
Odebrecht was assigned a contract worth USD 547.8 million.
Dar Angola was in charge of inspection, while Soapro is responsible for overseeing the environmental impact study.
For More News And Analysis About Angola Follow Africa-Press
