KBR wins Sonangol work Nov 6, 2008
The Houston engineering company will provide front-end engineering and design work for Sonangol s Lobito refinery in Angola. Once completed, the facility will process heavy crudes and reduce the need to import petroleum products into the area, according to KBR (NYSE: KBR). (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Angola prepares for elections while oil companies hope little changes Aug 31, 2008
On a recent night, men in sports utility vehicles and others on mopeds line up outside one of the few petrol stations in Angola's port city of Lobito. As car hooters begin to sound, it becomes clear the petrol pumps have once again run dry. (Business Report, South Africa)
Angola's oil wealth fails to reach its people Aug 29, 2008
On a recent Friday night, men in sport utility vehicles and others on mopeds lined up outside one of the few gas stations in the Angolan port city of Lobito to fill up for the weekend ... The government says it is working on a 200,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Lobito to replace the country's struggling 39,000-barrel-per-day refinery and provide gasoline for the local market. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Zimbabwe: Weapons Not Delivered, Says Union May 21, 2008
Cockcroft said the latest reporting arose from a recycled claim made two weeks ago by Zimbabwe s deputy information minister, Bright Matonga, that the weapons had been offloaded in the southern Angolan port of Lobito. When Matonga made his statement, added Cockcroft, the An Yue Jiang was 230 nautical miles south of Lobito. (allAfrica.com)
Namibia: Ship of Shame Missing Apr 23, 2008
It said the ship was tracking for the harbours of Lobito and Luanda in Angola and was estimated to reach Angola by around noon on Saturday. Walvis Bay Radio, a communication service for ships at sea, informed The Namibian that it had had no radio contact with the vessel. (allAfrica.com)
South Africa:Unions to Halt Zim Arms Ship Apr 22, 2008
She said there was an indication the ship might try to dock in Walvis Bay, Namibia, to refuel before proceeding to Lobito, Angola, from where the arms would be flown to Zimbabwe. The Namibian Legal Assistance Centre has assured the SALC it will oppose any effort by the ship to dock. (allAfrica.com)
Arms ship not in SA seas Apr 22, 2008
The statement released by Salc director Nicole Fritz said: "The An Yue Jiang, carrying arms destined for Zimbabwe, has been spotted off the coast of South Africa and is en route to Lobito, Angola. At present the ship is passing through South Africa's territorial waters in violation of Friday's court order and Salc calls upon the South African Defence Force, in particular the Navy, to stop the passage of the ship.". She said Durban High Court order suspended the operation of the conveyance order... (iAfrica.com)
India loads up presentsfor African safari Apr 12, 2008
ONGC is looking at a stake in the 200,000 barrel a day Lobito refinery in Angola. India's largest refiner, Indian Oil Corp, is also working on investment plans in Nigeria. (Asia Times Online)
Zambia: Levy On Four-Day Angola State Visit Mar 17, 2008
She said before the civil war in Angola, Zambia relied heavily on the Benguela railway line from Lobito Bay for imports and exports of goods and services. She pointed out that with the booming mining industry in Zambia's North-Western Province, the MoU to be signed during President Mwanawasa's visit was important and would deepen economic cooperation between the two countries. (allAfrica.com)
Chinas African misadventures Nov 26, 2007
The Lobito railroad has fallen victim to a high-level dispute between the Angolan and Chinese governments. So have dozens of other deals, including another $2 billion contract, to build an oil refinery in Lobito. (MSNBC -- International)
Cement crisis hampers Angola construction boom Nov 7, 2007
Secil, based in the southern city of Lobito, makes 300,000 metric tonnes. The government has approved plans to establish other larger cement manufacturers, but none are in production yet. (AlertNet)
* World News Quick Take May 28, 2007
The 1,350km long line will link the western city of Benguela to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, and enable copper and mineral from those countries to be exported via the nearby port of Lobito. SPAIN Local elections held Spaniards voted yesterday in regional and municipal polls representing the Socialist government's final major test ahead of general elections expected early next year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Angola: Sonangol to Join Johannesburg and New York Stock in 2010 Feb 25, 2007
The solution, according to him, rests with the construction of the future Lobito refinery (Sonaref), a project that will be developed by Sonangol alone and expected to take off ahead of yearend ... Designed to process 200,000 crude oil barrels a day, Lobito refinery will be built 30 kilometres to the north off that coastal city, over an area of 1000 hectares and is estimated to cost four billion US Dollars. (allAfrica.com)
Angola: Oil Exploration Booms Jan 7, 2007
Mr Desid;rio Costa also mentioned other investments soon to be implemented such as the implementation of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and the construction of the new refinery in Lobito city (southwestern Benguela Province). The minister also reaffirmed that the Oil Ministry continues to make sure that in its various activities there is a respect for the protection of the environment, in obedience of the law and in accordance with the international procedures in the oil field. (allAfrica.com)
