NJ Ayuk’s Angola oil book is now available in Portuguese

NJ Ayuk’s Crude Oil: Power, Turnaround and Transformation in Angola has been released in Portuguese, expanding access for readers in lusophone markets. The move comes as Angola draws fresh upstream investment and as the book’s Angola energy story gains wider attention through an Amazon ranking and an upcoming documentary adaptation.

Why it matters: - The Portuguese edition broadens access to a book about Angola’s oil-sector reforms for readers, policymakers, students and investors across lusophone markets. - The release lands as Angola continues to attract new upstream, gas and downstream investment, with up to $70 billion expected in upstream spending over the next five years. - The book frames Angola as a case study for other resource-rich countries trying to strengthen governance, regulatory stability and investment competitiveness.

What happened: - NJ Ayuk, executive chairman of the African Energy Chamber, has released the Portuguese edition of Crude Oil: Power, Turnaround and Transformation in Angola. - The book was published earlier this year and entered Amazon’s new releases rankings. - Soyini Tales has selected the book for a documentary adaptation for the big screen. - The Portuguese edition is now available on Amazon.

The details: - The book examines how political leadership, institutional reforms and strategic investment reshaped one of Africa’s largest crude oil markets. - The work combines political history, sector analysis and first-hand accounts from key decision-makers. - The book features perspectives from Diamantino Azevedo, Angola’s minister of mineral resources, oil and gas; Sebastião Gaspar Martins, CEO of Sonangol; and the head of the National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels, ANPG. - The publication highlights reforms that have changed Angola’s oil industry in recent years, including the creation of ANPG, the country’s multi-year licensing strategy, the permanent offer regime and the incremental production initiative. - Those measures have helped bring in new investment from international operators and independent companies. - The reforms have also supported major projects across Angola’s upstream sector. - TotalEnergies, Azule Energy, ExxonMobil and Chevron have recently signed exploration deals and increased drilling in proven basins such as Kwanza and Lower Congo. - Those companies are also moving into frontier areas including Namibe and Benguela. - Onshore, independent companies such as Afentra, Corcel, Alfort Petroleum and Etu Energias are running seismic acquisition and drilling campaigns backed by more flexible policies. - Begonia and phase 3 of CLOV started production in 2025 and added 60,000 barrels per day to the market. - The Agogo FPSO has started up, marking a boost for the Agogo Integrated West Hub Development project. - Work continues on the deepwater Kaminho project. - Operators are also investing heavily in existing fields to support output growth.

Between the lines: - The book is being positioned as more than a sector history; it is a policy argument for how institutional reform can revive investor confidence and reset a national oil industry. - Angola’s shift from declining production to sustained growth gives the book current relevance, not just historical value. - Ayuk’s quote underscores the broader message: Angola’s story is about reform and resilience, not only barrels produced.

What's next: - The Portuguese edition should help the book reach a wider audience across Portuguese-speaking markets. - Angola’s planned upstream investment and ongoing project pipeline will continue to test whether the reforms described in the book translate into durable growth. - The documentary adaptation could expand the book’s reach beyond energy-sector readers.

The bottom line: - The Portuguese release turns Ayuk’s Angola oil narrative into a wider-facing policy and investment message at a time when the country’s energy sector is drawing fresh global capital.