Country Report
Congo upstream summary
Report summary
The Republic of Congo (also known as Congo-Brazzaville) is the third largest oil producer in Sub-Sahara Africa after Nigeria and Angola. Production mostly comes from the offshore. Recent projects like Total's Moho Nord which added 100,000 b/d, boosted production but are now declining. However, production from other fields such as Kayo is increasing, which has kept the country's production relatively stable. Another key project is Eni's Marine XII, which is set to be the ...
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Key facts
- Location maps
- Key companies
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Geology
- Introduction
- Basin structure
- Pre-salt sequence
- Post-salt sequence
- Hydrocarbon traps
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Exploration
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Licensing
- Congo Licensing Round Phase II 2018-2019
- Recent licensing - main blocks
- Early Licensing
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Drilling
- Drilling activity
- Recent drilling
- Success rates
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Licensing
- Reserves and resources
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Production
- Oil/Liquids
- Gas
- Emissions
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Infrastructure
- Oil infrastructure
- Refineries
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Costs
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Capital costs
- Capital expenditure by location
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Operating costs
- Operating expenditure by location
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Capital costs
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Policy and regulation
- Key legislation
- Regulatory body
- State oil company
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State participation
- Ownership of Elf and Agip subsidiaries (1962 Mining Code)
- State participation under the 1982, 1994 and 2016 codes
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Licensing
- Licence types
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Fiscal terms
- Overview
- Upstream
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Mid/Downstream
- Pipelines
- Gas utilisation
- Current fiscal terms
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Production Sharing Contracts
- State Equity Participation
- Bonuses, Rentals and Fees
- Indirect Taxes
- Royalty and Other Production Taxes
- Cost Recovery
- Production / Profit sharing
- Contractor Revenue Entitlement
- Product Pricing
- Corporate (or Petroleum) Income Tax
- Additional Profits Taxes
- Fiscal/Contractual Ring-Fences
- Dividend Withholding Tax
- Domestic Market Obligation (DMO)
- Local Content
- Abandonment
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Concessions
- State Equity Participation
- Bonuses, Rentals and Fees
- Indirect Taxes
- Royalty and Other Production Taxes
- Domestic Market Obligation (DMO)
- Corporate (or Petroleum) Income Tax
- Additional Profits Taxes
- Fiscal/Contractual Ring-Fences
- Dividend Withholding Tax
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Historical background
- The 1962 Mining Code
- The 1982 Mining Code
- The 1994 Hydrocarbon Code
Tables and charts
This report includes 25 images and tables including:
- Key facts: Table 1
- Country Map
- Liquids and Gas Production 2023
- Reserves and contingent resources at 01/01/2024
- Reserves and resources: Table 1
- Reserves and resources: Table 2
- Map of Congolese Petroleum Basins
- Production: Table 1
- Production: Table 2
- Liquids Production by Operator
- Production: Table 3
- Production: Table 4
- Oil Pipelines
- Blocks Awarded and Relinquished
- Active blocks by Sector
- Congo Licences Map
- Exploration Drilling by Region
- Drilling by Well Type
- Drilling and Commercial Success Rates
- Costs: Table 1
- Costs: Table 2
- Capital Expenditure by Sector (US$ Million)
- Costs: Table 3
- Costs: Table 4
- Operating Expenditure by Region (US$ Million)
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