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Laws of Angola

Concerning Crude Oil

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Decree-Law No. 10/07 implementing the Project Angola LNG and defining its legal regime

Act · Made 2007-10-03

Decree No. 1/09 approving the Regulation on Oil Exploitation

Regulation · Made 2009-01-27

Decree No. 120/08 regulating access to land and acquisition of land rights to perform petroleum operations

Regulation · Made 2008-12-22

Decree No. 22/94 extinguishing concessions for oil and gas exploitation

Regulation · Made 1994-05-27

Decree No. 29/86 on the concession to the Angolan National Fuel Company (SONANGOL, U.E.E.) of oil and gas extraction and production activities

Regulation · Made 1986-12-30

Executive Decree No. 11/05 regulating information procedures for oil spillage

Regulation · Made 2005-01-12

Executive Decree No. 145/11 approving the Regulation of the National Direction of Petroleum and Biofuel (DNPB) within the Ministry of Oil

Regulation · Made 2011-09-22

Repealed
Executive Decree No. 163/14 approving the Regulation of the Cabinet for Research, Planning and Statistics of the Ministry of Petroleum (GEPE)

Regulation · Made 2014-06-12

Executive Decree No. 169/14 approving the Regulation of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Petroleum

Regulation · Made 2014-06-16

Repealed
Executive Decree No. 174/14 approving the Regulation of the Directive Council of Petroleum

Regulation · Made 2014-06-19

Repealed
Executive Decree No. 184/14 approving the Regulation of the National Direction of Industrial Safety, Environment and Emergency within the Ministry of Petroleum

Regulation · Made 2014-06-23

Repealed
Executive Decree No. 185/14 approving the Regulation of the National Direction for Petrochemical and Biofuels Refining

Regulation · Made 2014-06-23

Repealed
Executive Decree No. 186/14 approving the Regulation of the National Direction of Petroleum

Regulation · Made 2014-06-23

Repealed
Executive Decree No. 186 of 2008 regulating storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (GPL)

Act · Made 2008-09-09

Repealed
Executive Decree No. 269/18 approving the Regulation of the Advisory Council of the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum

Regulation · Made 2018-07-20

Executive Decree No. 296/14 approving the Technical Regulation for the designing, construction, operation and maintenance of facilities storage of petroleum products

Regulation · Made 2014-10-02

Executive Decree No.36/94 authorising the transfer of certain oil and gas exploitation rights belonging to ELF EXPLORATION ANGOLA

Regulation · Made 1994-12-23

Executive Decree No. 4/19 approving the Regulation of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum

Regulation · Made 2019-01-07

Repealed
Executive Decree No. 494/18 approving the Regulation of the National Directorate of Petroleum

Regulation · Made 2018-11-12

Executive Decree No. 495/18 approving the Regulation of the National Directorate of Mineral Resources of the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum (DNRM)

Regulation · Made 2018-11-12

Executive Decree No. 497/18 approving the Regulation of the Directive Council of Mineral Resources and Petroleum

Regulation · Made 2018-11-13

Repealed
Executive Decree No. 501/18 approving the Regulation of the National Directorate of Industrial Safety, Quality, Emergency and Environment within the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum

Regulation · Made 2018-11-13

Repealed
Executive Decree No. 51/19 approving the Regulation of the Oil Derivatives Regulatory Institution (IRDP)

Regulation · Made 2019-02-06

Executive Decree No. 65/13 approving the Regulation of the National Direction of Petroleum and Biofuel

Regulation · Made 2013-03-15

Repealed
Executive Decree No. 66/21 approving the Regulation of the Directive Council of the Ministry of the Mineral Resources and Petroleum

Regulation · Made 2021-03-17

Executive Decree No. 67/21 approving the Regulation of the National Directorate of Industrial Security, Emergencies and Environment of the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas (DNSEA)

Regulation · Made 2021-03-17

Executive Decree No. 68/21 approving the Regulation of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas

Regulation · Made 2021-03-18

Executive Decree No. 687/25 approving the Technical Regulations for the Annual Production Plan

Regulation · Made 2025-08-27

Executive Decree No. 688/25 approving the Technical Regulation for Estimating Oil and Natural Gas Resources and Reserves

Regulation · Made 2025-08-27

Executive Decree No. 80/15 approving the Technical Regulation on the project, installation, operation, maintenance, repair and change of tanks for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Regulation · Made 2015-03-02

Executive Decree No. 81/15 approving the Technical Regulation for the storage of liquefied natural gas (UAGNL)

Regulation · Made 2015-03-02

Executive Decree No. 83/13 dividing the Land Areas within the Congo Basin in ten blocks for petroleum exploitation, called Blocks CON

Regulation · Made 2013-03-19

Joint Executive Decree No. 13/24 approving the Catalogue of Professions in the Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Sector

Regulation · Made 2024-12-13

Law No. 10/04 regulating Petroleum Activities

Act · Made 2004-11-12

Law No. 12/21 amending Law No. 8/20 of 16 April on Environmental Conservation Areas

Act · Made 2021-05-07

Law No. 13/78 on Petroleum Activities

Act · Made 1978-08-26

Repealed
Law No. 2/12 approving the Law on the Exchange Rate Regime applicable to the Oil Sector

Act · Made 2012-01-13

Law No. 26/12 on transport and storage of crude oil and natural gas

Act · Made 2012-08-22

Law No. 28/11 approving the legislation on crude oil refining and transport, storage, trade and supply of petroleum products

Act · Made 2011-09-01

Law No. 31/11 approving the Mining Code

Act · Made 2011-09-23

Law No. 5/19 amending Law No. 10/04 on Petroleum Activities

Act · Made 2019-04-18

Law No. 7/18 approving the Legislative Authorization to Define the Legal Regime Applicable to the Activities of Additional Research in the Areas of Development of Petroleum Concessions

Act · Made 2018-05-10

Ministerial Decision No. 117/10 creating the Technical Group for the implementation of the Strategy for the Development of Biofuels in Angola

Regulation · Made 2010-09-16

Presidential Decision No. 22/19 creating the Interministerial Working Group with the objective of analysing and updating the Organization Readjustment Model of the Mining Sector, coordinated by the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum

Regulation · Made 2019-02-28

Presidential Decision No. 28/13 creating the Inter-ministerial Committee for the implementation of land division in petroleum concession exploitation blocks within the basins of Kwanza and Congo

Regulation · Made 2013-03-22

Presidential Decree No. 103/14 approving the Statute of the Ministry of Oil

Regulation · Made 2014-05-14

Repealed
Presidential Decree No. 113/21 granting to the National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) the mining rights for the prospection, research, evaluation, development and production of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons in the Block 29 Concession Area

Regulation · Made 2021-04-29

Presidential Decree No. 12/18 approving the Statute of the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum (MIREMPET)

Regulation · Made 2018-01-15

Repealed
Presidential Decree No. 131/23 approving the allocation of the Gasoline Subsidy for agricultural and fishing production, and for intermunicipal, inter-urban and urban passenger transport

Regulation · Made 2023-06-01

Presidential Decree No. 132/13 establishing the legal framework applicable for any activity related to petroleum products

Regulation · Made 2013-09-05

Repealed
Presidential Decree No. 133/13 creating the Institution regulating Petroleum Products (IRDP)

Regulation · Made 2013-09-05

Repealed
Presidential Decree No. 133/18 approving the Statute of the Oil Derivatives Regulatory Institution

Regulation · Made 2018-05-18

Presidential Decree No. 141/12 approving the Regulation for the prevention and control of National water pollution

Regulation · Made 2012-06-21

Presidential Decree No. 143/13 creating and approving the Statute of the Centre for Environmental Pollution Analysis and Control (CAPA)

Regulation · Made 2013-09-27

Presidential Decree No. 159/20 approving the Statute of the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas (MIREMPET)

Regulation · Made 2020-06-04

Presidential Decree No. 16/19 approving the Statute of the Geological Institute of Angola (IGEO)

Regulation · Made 2019-01-09

Presidential Decree No. 169/18 of 20 July approving the Programme to Support Production, Export Diversification and Import Substitution (PRODESI)

Regulation · Made 2018-07-20

Presidential Decree No. 170/25 approving the Regulation on the Production, Import, Marketing and Use of Single-Use Plastic Products and Materials

Regulation · Made 2025-09-22

Presidential Decree No. 173/13 establishing the procedures and defining competences for licensing and monitoring of petroleum product storage facilities, petroleum-based liquid and gaseous fuel supply facilities, as Fuel Supply Stations

Regulation · Made 2013-10-30

Presidential Decree No. 208/19 establishing the legal regime governing the activities of refining crude oil, importing, receiving, supplying, storing, transporting, distributing, marketing and exporting petroleum products, as well as the procedures and rules applicable to public service obligations, planning and licensing of facilities of the Petroleum Derivatives Sector System of the Republic of Angola

Regulation · Made 2019-07-01

Presidential Decree No. 222/17 approving the Statute of SONANGOL, E.P

Regulation · Made 2017-09-27

Presidential Decree No. 239/12 approving the Statute of the Ministry of Oil

Regulation · Made 2012-12-04

Repealed
Presidential Decree No. 24/12 amending the Fund for Petroleum (FP)

Regulation · Made 2012-01-30

Presidential Decree No. 245/12 approving the investment project «GE-GLS Oil & Gás Angola, Limited»

Regulation · Made 2012-12-07

Presidential Decree No. 249/21 establishing the rules and procedures for the granting of petroleum concessions under the Permanent Offer Regime

Regulation · Made 2021-10-05

Presidential Decree No. 282/20 approving the Hydrocarbon Exploration Strategy from 2020 to 2025

Regulation · Made 2020-10-27

Presidential Decree No. 48/11 creating the Fund for Petroleum (FP)

Regulation · Made 2011-03-09

Presidential Decree No. 49/19 creating the National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuel (ANPG)

Regulation · Made 2019-02-06

Presidential Decree No. 52/19 approving the General Strategy for the Allocation of Oil Concessions for the period 2019-2025

Regulation · Made 2019-02-18

Presidential Decree No. 55/19 granting to the National Concessionaire the mining rights for the prospection, research development and production of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons within the area of Block 45

Regulation · Made 2019-02-18

Presidential Decree No. 57/11 amending the Fund for Petroleum (FP)

Regulation · Made 2011-03-30

Presidential Decree No. 92/18 approving the Commercial Agreement for the Implementation of the Modernization Project of the National Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics (INAMET)

Regulation · Made 2018-04-11

Presidential Legislative Decree No. 5/18 establishing the Legal Regime on Additional Research Activities in the Areas of Development of Petroleum Concessions

Act · Made 2018-05-18

Presidential Legislative Decree No. 6/18 defining the incentives and procedure for the adequacy of contractual and tax terms applicable to Qualified Marginal Areas

Act · Made 2018-05-18

Presidential Legislative Decree No. 6/24 establishing the Added Value Tax Regime applicable to the activities of prospecting, research, evaluation, development, production, treatment, storage, transportation and sale of gaseous hydrocarbons, including condensates and liquids extracted from natural gas, as well as the activities of construction, operation and maintenance of infrastructures and facilities related to these, in land or sea areas, carried out under the Service Contract with Risk of the New Gas Consortium Concession Area

Act · Made 2024-05-22

Presidential Legislative Decree No. 7/18 establishing the legal and fiscal regime applicable to the activities of prospection, research, evaluation, development, production and sale of natural gas in Angola

Act · Made 2018-05-18