Refinery

Lobito Refinery

Sonangol ·Angola, AO ·v1.1

A 200,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Angola, AO, operated by Sonangol.

Record

Rated capacity
200,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Status
Under construction
Operator
Sonangol
Parent
Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/sonangol-angola
Coordinates
-10.0698, 17.6128

Notes

Under construction 2024–25

What coverage reports

— no disruption on the record
0 reported in 12 months
2024-092026-08
stories filed per month · red = a disruption

These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.

Wire

42 records10 Dec 2012 to 13 Aug 2026General 28 · Expansion 14
  1. General Low
    Angola Proposes SADC Financing For Strategic Lobito Refinery To Cut Import Dependency

    The government of Angola proposed hosting a summit of the Southern African Development Community to secure regional co-financing for the Lobito Refinery.

    streamlinefeed.co.ke · matched lobito
  2. General Low
    The Lobito Refinery furthers Angola’s downstream ambitions
    The Energy Year · matched lobito
  3. General Low
    Lobito Oil Refinery Emerges as Cornerstone of Angola’s Energy Security Strategy
    Construction Review · matched lobito
  4. Expansion Low
    Botswana Reinforces Commitment to Lobito Refinery Stake
    Weekend Post · matched lobito
  5. Expansion Low
    Botswana has not requested stake in Lobito refinery, Angola's Sonangol says
    MSN · matched lobito
  6. Expansion Low
    Botswana has not requested stake in Lobito refinery, Angola's Sonaref says
    MSN + 2 other outlets · matched lobito
  7. Expansion Medium
    Angola Lobito Refinery Dispute Reveals Investment Gaps
    Discovery Alert · matched lobito
  8. Expansion Low
    Sonangol denies Botswana made formal approach for stake in Lobito refinery
    energynews.pro · matched lobito
  9. Expansion Low
    Botswana has not requested stake in Lobito refinery, Angola's Sonaref says
    TradingView + 5 other outlets · matched lobito
  10. General Low
    Angola Lobito Refinery Conflict Exposes $4.8 Billion Financing Crisis
    Discovery Alert · matched lobito
  11. Expansion Low
    Botswana in talks to take 30% stake in Angola’s $6.6bn Lobito oil refinery
    IntelliNews · matched lobito
  12. Expansion Medium
    Botswana’s Strategic Investment in Angola’s Lobito Oil Refinery Project
    Discovery Alert · matched lobito
  13. General Low
    Angola’s State Oil Firm Sonangol Seeks $4.8 billion Loan from China for Lobito Refinery
    Construction Review · matched lobito
  14. General Low
    Sonangol Seeks $4.8B Chinese Loan for Lobito Refinery
    West Africa Trade Hub · matched lobito
  15. General Low
    Angola’s Lobito refinery 23% complete
    IntelliNews · matched lobito
  16. Expansion Low
    Angola's 200k bpd Lobito refinery targets late-2027 initial start-up
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched lobito
  17. General Low
    Lobito Refinery Advances Toward December 2027 Start
    Energy Capital & Power · matched lobito
  18. General Low
    Angola and Zambia move forward with proposed Lobito–Lusaka refined-products pipeline targeting 2026 launch
    Energies Media · matched lobito
  19. General Low
    Angola Reaffirms Lobito Refinery as Strategic Priority
    Energy Capital & Power · matched lobito
  20. General Low
    Angola Seeks to Achieve Energy Independence with Lobito Refinery Project and Other Refinery Projects
    Construction Review · matched lobito
  21. General Low
    Standard Chartered Bank to Move Angola's Lobito Refinery Project Forward
    Industrial Info Resources · matched lobito
  22. General Low
    Major C&I power plant for Angola’s Lobito refinery
    africa-energy.com + 1 other outlet · matched lobito
  23. General Low
    Angola’s Sonangol seeks funding for the long-delayed Lobito refinery
    Macao News · matched lobito
  24. General Low
    Angola's Sonangol seeks to fill $4.8b gap for Lobito refinery project
    Business Insider Africa + 2 other outlets · matched lobito
  25. Expansion Medium
    Nigerian Tycoon in Angola to Formalize Investment in the Lobito Refinery
    Forbes Africa · matched lobito
  26. General Low
    Angola Lobito refinery to be ready by 2011
    namibian.com.na + 1 other outlet · matched lobito
  27. General Low
    Angola seeks investors for 200,000 bpd Lobito refinery
    africanews.com · matched lobito
  28. General Low
    Namibia Agrees to Join Angola’s Lobito Oil Refinery Project
    The Villager Newspaper · matched lobito
  29. General Low
    Sonangol lets contract for Lobito refinery project
    Oil & Gas Journal · matched lobito
  30. General Low
    KBR bags EPC contract for sonangol’s new lobito refinery project
    Indian Chemical News · matched lobito
  31. General Low
    KBR Awarded Project Management Contract for Sonangol’s New Lobito Refinery Project
    euro-petrole.com + 1 other outlet · matched lobito
  32. General Low
    Angola: Government inks US$6 bln contract with China CNEC to build Lobito oil refinery
    Plataforma Media · matched lobito
  33. General Low
    China National Chem to Build Angola’s $6 Billion Lobito Refinery
    Energy Connects · matched lobito
  34. General Low
    Lobito Oil Refinery Will Be The Biggest In Angola And Southern Africa … with 200,000 barrels per day
    The Villager Newspaper · matched lobito
  35. General Low
    Angola Moves Ahead with Chinese Builders on Lobito Refinery
    Africa Oil+Gas Report · matched lobito
  36. Expansion Low
    Nam To Assess Angola Lobito Refinery Stake Offer …in light of Ngungula Service
    The Villager Newspaper · matched lobito
  37. General Low
    MoU Signed for Construction of Lobito Oil Refinery in Angola
    Construction Review · matched lobito
  38. Expansion Medium
    Angola launches tender for investment in Lobito refinery project
    Construction Review · matched lobito
  39. Expansion Medium
    Tender for investment in Lobito refinery project in Angola launched
    pumps-africa.com + 1 other outlet · matched lobito
  40. General Low
    Angola Japan's JGC Corp puts in solid bid to secure market for Lobito refinery
    Africa Intelligence · matched lobito
  41. Expansion Low
    Angola: Sonangol to construct Lobito refinery units
    Construction Review · matched lobito
  42. General Low
    Angola: Ministers Hail Importance of Future Lobito Refinery
    allAfrica.com · matched lobito

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