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Official Angola Delegation to Offshore Technology Conference Brochure - Company Profiles Dates: May 6 – 9, 2019 Local: NRG Park ● Houston, Texas, USA Angola is Open for Your Business International Trade Administration Services for U.S. Companies Every year, the U.S. Commercial Service helps thousands of companies export U.S. For more information please goods and services worth billions of dollars. Let us help you find the best opportunities contact: for your business in Angola. The U.S. Commercial Service Angola Proven Trade Expertise. Our global network of trade professionals is located throughout the United States and in U.S. Embassies and Consulates in around 70 Embassy of the United States of countries, including Angola. Whether you’re looking to make your first export sale or America expand your business in Angola, we offer the trade counseling, market Rua Houari Boumedienne N. 32 intelligence, business matchmaking, commercial diplomacy and advocacy you Miramar need to connect with lucrative business opportunities. In addition, we will help you to Luanda, Angola develop trade finance and insurance strategies that align with your business objectives and help you complete your export transaction. Following is a list of our general Office: +244 222 641 000 assistance areas. Our trade professionals will work with you to identify and tailor the right mix of services to achieve your exporting goals. Contact the U.S. Commercial Service Angola for details. Email: [email protected] Trade Counseling: The U.S. Government provides U.S. companies with reliable Website: www.export.gov/Angola information and personalized counseling at every step of the exporting process – from strategy and planning to financing and logistics to market entry and expansion to advocacy and dispute resolution. Market Intelligence: Get accurate and detailed information from country and industry market reports. Gauge the sales potential for your products or services with individualized reports, discover which factors influence prospective customers, identify your competitors, obtain pricing for comparable products, learn about potential partners, and the market’s business practices, and best prospects for success. Business Matchmaking: Identify Angolan potential partners and get detailed company reports, meet one-on-one with pre-screened Angolan buyers, sales representatives, and business partners - Angolan agents, distributors, government and industry officials, prospective customers -. Commercial Diplomacy: Overcome trade obstacles to successfully enter the Angolan market, benefit from coordinated U.S. government engagement with the Angolan government to protect U.S. business interests. Learn how to limit the risk of non-payment and receive counseling and support if problems arise. Advocacy: Access U.S. government trade advocacy for your Angolan government procurement bids. Obtain advocacy support if your company’s exports or Angolan bids are adversely affected by a trade barrier or by market access issues Contact us today to connect with a world of opportunity. We stand ready to help you do business in Angola with your U.S. products and services. The United States is Open for Your Business International Trade Administration Services for Angolan Companies Every year, the U.S. Commercial Service helps several Angolan companies doing business in the United States. Let us help you find the best opportunities for your business. For more information please contact: Proven Trade Expertise. Located at the U.S. Embassy Angola, U.S. Commercial The U.S. Commercial Service Service trade professionals will help you secure the best U.S. products, services and Angola business partners. Whether you’re looking to import for your first time from the United States or find additional U.S. suppliers, we offer the expertise you need to connect with Embassy of the United States of lucrative opportunities through International Trade Events, U.S. Trade Events and America U.S. Supplier Search in our global network of 100 offices across the United States. Rua Houari Boumedienne N. 32 Miramar Bringing International Buyers to U.S. and International Trade Shows: Luanda, Angola The International Buyer Program is a joint government-industry effort that brings Angolan buyers to the United States for business-to-business matchmaking with U.S. Office: +244 222 641 000 firms exhibiting at major industry trade shows. Every year, the IBP results in increased attendance and business relationship. Whether you are an Angolan exhibitor or attendee Email: [email protected] we can help you grow your business. As a member of an official U.S. Embassy IBP Delegation, you will receive access to exclusive benefits, including: U.S. Embassy travel assistance, including registration and visa procedures Website: www.export.gov/Angola Waived or reduced trade show admission fees Complimentary access to networking events and receptions Pre-arranged briefings and meetings customized according to buying interests On-site and off-site technical tours Complimentary use of business facilities including private meeting space, translation assistance, internet access, and lounge areas A directory of all U.S. firms at the show with an interest in international exporting Complimentary or reduced-rate educational sessions, demonstrations, and seminars Extended show exhibition hours before or after scheduled dates Travel and tourism options and discounts SelectUSA offers information and data that help Angolan businesses move investments forward in the United States. SelectUSA works one-on-one with Angolan business investors to be familiar with the U.S. economic, political, and regulatory environment, critical for Angolan business leaders to make informed decisions about investing in the United States. Events such as the SelectUSA Investment Summit, international road shows, trade fair pavilions, and seminars are a convenient and cost-effective way for Angolan business investors to meet state, territorial, tribal, regional, and local economic development representatives from across the United States under one roof. Contact us today to connect with a world of opportunity. We stand ready to help you do business in the U.S. Country Presentation Angola ranks as the third-largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa, following South Africa and Nigeria, with a GDP of $96 billion, and is the United States’ third largest export market in that region with a total of $810 million in 2017, down 35.2 percent compared to 2016. As an upper middle-income country with GDP per capita of $3,502 U.S. exports to Angola concentrate in the oil and gas sector. Angola is the second largest oil producing country in Sub-Saharan Africa and an OPEC member with output of approximately 1.55 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) and an estimated 17.904,5 million cubic feet of natural gas production. The country holds 9 billion barrels of proven oil resources and 11 trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas reserves, which represent great potential to foster economic development and significant business opportunities. The oil and gas industry in Angola is dominated by the upstream sector – exploration and production of offshore crude oil and natural gas. Almost 75 percent of the present oil production come from off-shore fields. Angola depends largely on the off-shore petroleum industry for 30 percent of GDP and 50 percent of public revenues and 95 percent of total exports. For more information please Although the country is a leading producer in the region, it currently imports 80 percent of its demand contact: for refined petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, Jet B for gas turbines, oil fuel, asphalt and lubricants. Only 20 percent of refined products is sourced locally. Clemência Nogueira Commercial Specialist The refining of crude oil and distribution of refined oil remains well below domestic demand. To reduce the country’s dependence on imported refined petroleum the Government of Angola has plans The U.S. Commercial Service for the construction of national refineries. Angola The Government of Angola also introduces legal reforms, restructures the state oil company Sonangol Embassy of the United States of America and creates the National Agency for Petroleum and Gas to respond to stalled investments since 2014 Rua Houari Boumedienne N. 32 as oil prices dropped significantly and foreign currencies remained scarce. Miramar Luanda, Angola The Angola’s Government’s intent is to spur economic development, integrate the oil and gas sector and turn the industry more attractive to investments as it introduces fiscal reforms. Office: +244 222 641 076 Email: The Government of Angola will officially announce its new investment policy for the private sector [email protected] during the 2019 Angola Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition in Luanda, June 4 to 6. Website: www.export.gov Market opportunities The Government of Angola’s intent is to re-encourage exploration and discoveries of both oil and gas reservoirs, development and production in the Congo and Kwanda basins on offshore and on onshore fields, and advance operational efficiency in mature and in marginal fields in compensation of the anticipated decline of outputs by 2020. Best Prospects for U.S. companies The Government of Angola seeks to engage more U.S. firms to compete on multi- billion US dollar exploration and development of oil and gas fields, mid and downstream projects including refinery construction and associated infrastructure. U.S.