Société Nationale Petrolière Gabonaise (SNPG) was the national
petroleum
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company of
Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...
.
SNGP was founded in 1979 and disbanded in 1987. The country had no national petroleum company until the
Gabon Oil Company was established in June 2011.
Operations
The government of Gabon controls petroleum and mineral rights within the state. Gabon's
oil reserves are onshore, shallow water and deep water exploration blocks and working fields.
Among the companies involved in contractual oil and gas work in Gabon are
Africa Energy,
Shell,
Elf Gabon/
TotalFinaElf
TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and one of the seven supermajor oil companies. Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and ...
,
Vaalco Energy and
Agip Gabon/ENI.
Crudes:
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Mandji Blend
Major oil fields and operators:
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Atora Field ''
Elf Gabon''
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Gamba Field
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Limande Field ''
ENI
Eni S.p.A. () is an Italian multinational energy company headquartered in Rome. Considered one of the seven "supermajor" oil companies in the world, it has operations in 69 countries with a market capitalization of US$54.08 billion, as of 11 Ap ...
''
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Rabi-Kounga Field ''
Shell''
In 1996 Gabon resigned from
OPEC
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, stating that membership in the group was disadvantageous to its oil industry.
Société Gabonaise de Raffinage, known as
Sogara, operates an
oil refinery
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where petroleum (crude oil) is transformed and refined into useful products such as gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, asphalt base, fuel oils, heating oil, kerosene, lique ...
in
Port Gentil.
See also
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Energy in Gabon
Energy in Gabon comes from two main sources, fossil-fuels and hydroelectricity. Gabon also relies heavily on oil for its export revenues, exporting both crude oil and petroleum. In terms its oil reserves, the country is one of the richest in sub-S ...
References
External links
Alexander's Gas and Oil Online:EIA Country Analysis: Gabon
{{DEFAULTSORT:Societe Nationale Petroliere Gabonaise
Oil and gas companies of Gabon
Government-owned companies of Gabon
National oil and gas companies, Gabon