{"id":306439,"date":"2025-10-13T15:07:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/azule-energy-begins-drilling-first-ngc-gas-well-in-angola\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T15:49:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:49:54","slug":"azule-energy-begins-drilling-first-ngc-gas-well-in-angola","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/azule-energy-begins-drilling-first-ngc-gas-well-in-angola\/","title":{"rendered":"Azule Energy begins drilling first NGC gas well in Angola"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The gas project led by <strong>Azule Energy<\/strong> has been successfully completed after the execution of the <strong>QUI-Q-GP01 well<\/strong>, marking the start of operations of the <strong>New Gas Consortium<\/strong><em>(NGC<\/em>) in Angolan waters.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Azule Energy&#8217;s NGC Drilling Campaign<\/h2>\n\n<p>The company has officially started work on the first NGC well, designated QUI-Q-GP01, using the <strong>Jack-up Valaris V-144 platform.<\/strong> This action marks the consortium&#8217;s operational start in the development of non-associated gas in Angola, considered a strategic priority for the country. <\/p>\n\n<p>The <strong>Valaris V-144 offshore drilling unit<\/strong>, operated by <strong>Valaris Limited<\/strong>, was selected for this initial stage because of its technical capacity and efficiency in shallow waters. In addition, its deployment represents a strategic advance in the execution of the development plan led by the oil company. <\/p>\n\n<p>This first well is part of a broader strategy to increase natural gas production in the <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/santos-starts-gas-production-at-barossa\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"300213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">natural gas production in the region.<\/a>\n<\/strong> in the region. For its part, <em>Azule Energy<\/em>, as operator of the consortium, collaborates with partners such as <strong>Chevron <\/strong>and <strong>Sonangol <\/strong>to provide safe and sustainable energy solutions. <\/p>\n\n<p>The <strong>NGC initiative<\/strong> seeks to tap Angola&#8217;s non-associated gas resources to meet growing energy demand. The development of the <strong>QUIOBO field<\/strong> and other planned structures will strengthen the country&#8217;s gas infrastructure in the coming years. <\/p>\n\n<p>With this milestone, Azule Energy strengthens its position as a strategic player in the energy transition of the African continent. The start-up of the first well is a symbol of technical progress, and a concrete action towards the responsible development of Angola&#8217;s natural resources. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azule-energy.com\/en\/news-and-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azule Energy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This first well is part of a broader strategy to increase natural gas production offshore Angola.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8404,"featured_media":306381,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13036],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-306439","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-oil-and-gas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/306439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/306439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/306381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=306439"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=306439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}