Article: ANGOLA - Oil & Gas History.

From the nationalisation of ANGOL in 1976, two companies were formed: Sonangol UEE and Direccao Nacional de Petroleos. ANGOL Sociedade de Lubrificantes e Combustiveis Sarl, which was founded in 1953 as a unit of the Portuguese company SACOR, marketed and distributed fuels, lubricants and LPG in Angola. Decree 52/76 instituted Sonangol as a state-owned company whose mission was the management of hydrocarbon resource E&P in Angola. Despite having the government as the sole shareholder, it says, "Sonangol has always been governed as a private company and is under strict performance standards to ensure efficiency and productivity".

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