Africa-Press – Angola. Fuel imports for sale in Angola fell by 21% in the second quarter of this year, standing at 1.036 million metric tons (MT), with emphasis on diesel and gasoline.
Of the volume purchased for sale, 68% was imported, 31% was internal production from the Luanda Refinery and 1% from Cabgoc-Topping de Cabinda, according to the summary of commercial activity in the oil derivatives market for the second quarter this year, 2023, presented by the Petroleum Regulatory Institute (IRDP).
The summary presented this Thursday by the general director of the IRDP, Luís Fernandes, points to expenditures of around US$549 million with the importation of 68% of fuel, an amount that will reduce in the near future after completion of the refinery works in Cabinda, Soyo (Zaire) and Lobito (Benguela).
Of the metric tons purchased for sale, 52% correspond to diesel, 30% to gasoline, 10% to fuel ordoil, 6% to Jet A1, 1% each to lighting oil and asphalt bitumen.
The global sales volume of the various retail (B2C), consumption (B2B) and supply business segments in the period in question was approximately 1.17 million metric tons, an increase of 7% compared to the previous year. previous quarter.
market share
In terms of market share in sales volume, Sonangol Distribuidora e Comercialização holds the lead with 63.5%, followed by Pumangol with 20.9%, Sonangalp with 7.9% and TotalEnergies Marketing Angola with 7.7 %.
Quantities of petroleum derivatives were marketed at 872 service stations, of which 366 were white flag private agents, representing 42% of the market share.
Sonangol appears with 320 filling stations, holding 37% of the total operating filling stations in the national market.
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