Angola's oil production for January 2026 is estimated at an average of 1,040,000 barrels per day (BOPD), translating to a total monthly output of approximately 32.24 million barrels. Associated gas production is estimated at 90.5 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d), reflecting stable gas-to-oil performance consistent with current upstream operations. Combined crude and gas output places total energy production at an estimated 37.2 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) for the month, including contributions from LNG processing. Figures represent industry-based production estimates.
January's output positions Angola on a stable production footing as it enters 2026 consistent with the trajectory the country has been on since its departure from OPEC in December 2023, a move that freed Angola from quota constraints and gave it full flexibility to optimise output based on its own production targets and market conditions. The 1,040,000 BOPD estimate aligns with recent operational performance across Angola's upstream portfolio and reflects the combined contribution of both its flagship deepwater blocks and a diverse range of other producing assets.
The Block Contribution Breakdown
Blocks 17 and 32, both operated by TotalEnergies, together account for an estimated 53% of Angola's January output, a figure that reflects their enduring status as the country's most productive deepwater assets. Block 17, located approximately 150 kilometres off the Angolan coast in water depths ranging from 600 to 1,400 metres, has produced nearly three billion barrels of oil since 2001 across its four FPSO hubs; Girassol, Dalia, Pazflor, and CLOV. In July 2025, TotalEnergies added further momentum to Block 17's output with the successful start-up of the BEGONIA project, Angola's first ever inter-block development and CLOV Phase 3, together adding 60,000 BOPD of new production capacity to the block. These additions are now reflected in Block 17's ongoing contribution to national output and underpin its continued dominance in Angola's production profile heading into 2026.
Block 32, home to TotalEnergies' Kaombo development hub, provides a complementary deepwater contribution that, alongside Block 17, cements TotalEnergies' position as the leading operator in Angola's upstream sector accounting for close to 45% of the country's operated oil production.
The remaining 47% of January output comes from Angola's broader producing portfolio, which spans Chevron's long-established Cabinda operations, Azule Energy's expanding Block 15/06 programme which gained new momentum in February 2026 with the start of full-field development at the Ndungu field, ExxonMobil's Block 15 assets, and a growing range of independent and state-affiliated operators advancing production across both offshore and onshore acreage. That portfolio diversity is a structural strength, ensuring that Angola's monthly output does not depend on any single operator or block and that new project start-ups can add incremental volumes to a well-distributed production base.
Gas Production: Stable, Strategic, and Growing in Importance
The associated gas figure of 90.5 MMcf/d reflects volumes produced alongside crude oil from Angola's active offshore fields, a stream that feeds Angola LNG's export programme and supports domestic gas-to-power infrastructure. The stability of this figure carries growing strategic significance as Angola advances its broader gas agenda. The Sanha Lean Gas Connection Project, which began ramping up gas output from late 2024, and the newly commissioned Soyo Gas Treatment Plant, Angola's first dedicated non-associated gas facility, which came online in late 2025 are together expanding Angola's gas production and processing capacity well beyond what associated gas alone can deliver. As these facilities ramp up through 2026, Angola's total gas output and its BOE contribution to national energy production are both expected to grow.
Total Energy Output: The Full Picture
When crude oil and gas production are combined in equivalent energy terms, Angola's total estimated output for January 2026 reaches approximately 37.2 million barrels of oil equivalent, a figure that captures contributions from both crude production and LNG processing and provides the most complete measure of Angola's overall energy output for the month. The approximately 5 million BOE gap between the crude-only total and the combined BOE figure reflects the gas stream's growing contribution to Angola's energy production, a contribution that will expand further as non-associated gas volumes from Soyo and related projects ramp up across the year.
Context: A Production Base Under Positive Pressure
January 2026's figures arrive at a moment when Angola's upstream sector is under positive pressure from multiple directions simultaneously. New production from the BEGONIA and CLOV Phase 3 start-ups in mid-2025 has added 60,000 BOPD of capacity to the system. The Ndungu full-field development commenced in February 2026, advancing toward its 60,000 BOPD peak. The Agogo Integrated West Hub is building toward a combined Agogo-Ndungu peak of approximately 175,000 BOPD. And ANPG's Incremental Production Decree, introduced in November 2024 which reduced royalties, raised cost-recovery ceilings, and introduced more investor-friendly fiscal terms has been successfully attracting both existing operators and new entrants back into Angola's upstream, with Shell returning after a two-decade absence and Chevron signing new deepwater exploration contracts in 2025.
Analysts at FocusEconomics project that Angola's average crude production will recover and strengthen through 2026 and beyond, approaching longer-term historical averages as new projects ramp up and the improved fiscal regime continues to mobilise investment across both deepwater and mature field programmes.
January 2026 is where that recovery story begins in earnest. With a stable production base, active new project ramp-ups underway, and the regulatory and investment environment more supportive than it has been in years, Angola enters 2026 with the foundation and the momentum to deliver a stronger production year than any it has recorded since its OPEC exit. The figures speak clearly and the trajectory they point to is firmly upward.
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