Eni is entering African Energy Week 2026 with several major projects across West and Central Africa moving into new stages of production and expansion, highlighting the growing scale of its oil and gas portfolio across the continent.
In the Republic of the Congo, the Congo LNG project reached a new milestone in February when the Nguya floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility loaded its first cargo from Phase 2. The addition of Nguya increased the project’s total LNG capacity to 3 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), combining its 2.4 MTPA capacity with the 0.6 MTPA Tango FLNG, which entered commissioning in late 2023.
The expansion strengthens Eni’s position in the Republic of the Congo’s gas sector while adding new volumes to international LNG markets. The company also links its Marine XII operations to domestic power generation, with gas supplied to local facilities alongside the LNG export business.
In Côte d’Ivoire, the Baleine field has become another major pillar of Eni’s regional portfolio. Phase 2, launched in December 2024, raised production to around 60,000 barrels of oil per day and 70 million cubic feet of associated gas per day. Eni says all processed gas from the development is supplied to the domestic market through existing infrastructure.
The project is now moving toward another significant expansion. In May, Eni and its partners approved the final investment decision for Baleine Phase 3, which is expected to raise production to 150,000 barrels of oil per day and gas output to 200 million cubic feet per day. In September, Eni completed the sale of a 10% stake in Baleine to Azerbaijan’s SOCAR, leaving Eni with a 37.25% interest alongside Vitol, SOCAR and Côte d’Ivoire’s Petroci.
Angola provides a further example of Eni’s expanding production base. In February, Azule Energy, the joint venture between Eni and bp, started full-field production from the Ndungu field offshore Angola. The development is expected to reach a peak of 60,000 barrels per day, while the integrated Agogo and Ndungu fields are projected to reach a combined peak of approximately 175,000 barrels per day.
The three projects illustrate different parts of Eni’s African strategy: LNG expansion in Central Africa, phased oil and gas development in Côte d’Ivoire, and rapid deepwater production growth in Angola. They also reflect a broader trend in Africa’s upstream sector, where new discoveries and infrastructure are creating opportunities for additional production and investment. The African Energy Chamber’s 2026 outlook expects African hydrocarbon production to remain broadly stable in 2026 before rising toward 2030 as new projects come online.
Against this backdrop, Eni’s African portfolio will be in focus at African Energy Week 2026 in Cape Town from October 12–16. The event will bring together energy companies, investors and policymakers as the continent seeks to expand oil and gas production, develop LNG capacity and attract capital into new projects.
For Eni, the timing comes as several of its African assets are moving beyond exploration and development into higher production and export volumes, giving the company a substantial portfolio to showcase as African energy investment takes center stage.
