On the 3rd of January, the first phase of construction of the Barra do Dande Ocean Terminal (TOBD), with capacity to store 582,000 cubic metres of liquid and gaseous fuels, will be completed this year, the Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, announced in Luanda.

The minister, who was speaking at the New Year's greetings ceremony, emphasised that the sector's aim is to increase storage capacity and improve the entire fuel supply system.

He also recalled the continuation of the Refining Strategy, with the conclusion of the construction of the Cabinda Refinery. He highlighted the completion of construction of phase 1 of the Cabinda Refinery at the end of this year and the signing of the EPC Contract and the meeting to formalise the start of construction of the Lobito Refinery, between Sonangol and the Chinese company China National Chemical Engineering.

(Source: Angop)