Magnus Energy is a Delaware-incorporated independent exploration and production company focused on building high-value positions in Africa's most prolific offshore basins, targeting strategic joint ventures with the world's leading oil majors.
Magnus Energy is a purpose-built independent oil and gas company incorporated in the State of Delaware, United States, with its principal operational hub in London, United Kingdom, and a branch office in the United Arab Emirates. The company was founded to identify, acquire, and develop high-quality upstream oil and gas assets across Africa's prolific offshore basins.
Our model is built on partnership. Magnus Energy's strategy is to form carefully structured joint ventures with the world's leading international oil companies — including Saudi Aramco, ADNOC, TotalEnergies, BP, ENI, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and GALP — as target partners. The Company is in active dialogue with a number of these organisations to establish formal arrangements.
We are currently engaged in active negotiations with the Angolan National Petroleum and Gas Agency (ANPG) and the Government of Angola for the award of multiple offshore blocks. Our portfolio strategy also targets emerging basins in Mozambique, Namibia, and Gabon.
Magnus Energy's business model is designed to unlock significant value in underexplored offshore territories by leveraging the technical expertise, capital, and operational know-how of the world's preeminent oil majors.
Magnus Energy targets offshore concession blocks in high-potential jurisdictions across Sub-Saharan Africa. Our geoscience and business development teams evaluate prospectivity, fiscal terms, and operational risk to build a focused, high-quality portfolio. We engage directly with national petroleum agencies to secure entry into strategically located blocks ahead of market competition.
Once a block opportunity is identified, Magnus Energy structures joint venture agreements with major international oil companies. These partnerships bring world-class technical capabilities, development finance, and established government relationships. By co-investing alongside Aramco, ADNOC, TotalEnergies, BP, ENI, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and GALP, we de-risk exploration while maintaining meaningful equity participation across the portfolio.
Magnus Energy creates shareholder value through exploration success, appraisal and development of discovered resources, and strategic asset monetisation. As blocks progress through the exploration to production cycle, the company targets growing net asset value through disciplined portfolio management, production growth, and selective divestment of mature assets at optimal valuations.
Magnus Energy's operational footprint spans four of Africa's most promising offshore hydrocarbon provinces, from the proven pre-salt fairways of Angola to the emerging frontiers of Namibia.
Magnus Energy is currently engaged in advanced negotiations with the Angolan National Petroleum and Gas Agency (ANPG) and the Government of the Republic of Angola for the award of offshore exploration blocks. Angola is Africa's second-largest oil producer, with its deep-water and ultra-deep-water acreage sitting within the prolific South Atlantic pre-salt basin. The country's recent licensing rounds have attracted significant interest from global majors, and Magnus Energy is positioned to secure entry through its ongoing government engagement and joint venture partnerships with established operators active in the country.
Mozambique represents one of the most significant hydrocarbon discoveries of the past two decades, with the Rovuma Basin hosting world-class natural gas reserves estimated in excess of 100 trillion cubic feet. Magnus Energy is evaluating offshore block opportunities in the region, with a particular focus on acreage where partnership with major LNG operators and gas developers could accelerate monetisation timelines. The country's strategic position as a future LNG export hub makes it a compelling component of Magnus Energy's long-term portfolio.
Namibia has rapidly emerged as one of Africa's most exciting new oil frontiers following a series of major offshore discoveries in the Orange Basin, including the supergiant Venus discovery by TotalEnergies which is estimated to hold over 3 billion barrels of light oil in place. These discoveries have fundamentally transformed the assessment of Namibia's offshore prospectivity. Magnus Energy is actively evaluating entry opportunities into Namibian offshore blocks, where the company believes further material discoveries remain to be made in under-explored portions of the basin alongside leading majors already active in country.
Gabon has been a producing oil nation for over sixty years, with its offshore and onshore basins having delivered sustained production over multiple decades. While Gabon's onshore legacy fields are maturing, its offshore acreage — particularly in deeper water settings — retains material exploration upside. Magnus Energy identifies Gabon as a complementary portfolio addition, offering the potential to acquire proved and probable reserves in a politically stable and commercially attractive environment, with well-established petroleum fiscal and legal frameworks and a constructive stance toward independent companies.
Current status: ANPG Negotiations
ANPG Engagement: Magnus Energy is in active discussions with the Angolan National Petroleum and Gas Agency (ANPG) for the allocation of offshore exploration blocks, supported by a comprehensive technical and commercial package demonstrating the company's capacity to develop these assets.
Government Relations: The company maintains direct engagement with senior officials of the Government of Angola, reinforcing Magnus Energy's commitment to being a long-term, responsible investor in Angola's energy sector with a strong local content agenda.
JV Framework: All Angolan blocks are being pursued under a joint venture framework with major international oil company partners, ensuring that each licence acquisition is backed by world-class technical, operational, and financial capabilities from day one.
Pre-Salt Prospectivity: Angola's offshore blocks sit within one of the world's most prolific hydrocarbon systems. The pre-salt plays of the Lower Congo and Kwanza Basins have already delivered billions of barrels of recoverable reserves and are believed to hold significant further upside.
Magnus Energy's joint venture strategy targets an elite group of international oil companies that collectively operate more than half of the world's offshore production. The Company seeks to establish formal partnerships that would provide access to proprietary technology, established government channels, and the financial strength to advance projects from exploration through to development.
Magnus Energy's target partner network spans Gulf state national oil companies — including Saudi Aramco and ADNOC — and the leading international majors operating across Africa. The Company is in active dialogue with a number of these organisations with a view to establishing formal joint venture arrangements on its target blocks.
State-of-the-art offshore exploration in African basins
From exploration success to long-term production growth
Magnus Energy recognises that sustainable value creation in the oil and gas sector demands the highest standards of environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and corporate governance.
All exploration and production activities conducted through Magnus Energy's joint ventures adhere to the highest international environmental standards. We require our operating partners to implement best-in-class environmental management systems and pursue continuous reduction in emissions intensity across all operated assets.
Magnus Energy is committed to delivering tangible social and economic value in the countries where it operates. This includes robust local content programmes, workforce development, and community investment initiatives that extend the benefits of resource development to host communities and national economies.
Incorporated under Delaware law with governance structures aligned to international best practices, Magnus Energy operates with full transparency in its financial reporting, contractual relationships, and government dealings. The company maintains strict anti-corruption and compliance programmes consistent with FCPA and UK Bribery Act requirements.
Magnus Energy's legal and compliance framework is designed to meet the standards required by both US and UK regulatory regimes. All negotiations with governments and national oil companies are conducted transparently and in full compliance with applicable anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, and sanctions regulations.
Magnus Energy operates across three jurisdictions, providing strategic access to capital markets, energy industry networks, and target country governments.
Magnus Energy LLC is incorporated in the State of Delaware — one of the world's most respected corporate domiciles, offering robust legal structures favoured by international investors and institutional partners. Delaware incorporation provides Magnus Energy with the legal framework and credibility required to operate as a global energy company, attract institutional capital, and structure complex joint venture arrangements with the world's leading oil majors.
Magnus Energy's London office serves as the company's principal place of business and operational headquarters. Located at the heart of the global energy industry, London provides unrivalled access to international oil company decision-makers, energy-focused capital markets, legal and financial advisers, and specialist consultants. The London team leads all business development, government affairs, joint venture negotiations, and investor relations activities across the company's African portfolio.
Magnus Energy's UAE office is a fully established branch of the company, operating alongside the London headquarters as a core pillar of the group's international presence. Located in the United Arab Emirates — the world's premier hub for energy industry activity in the Gulf region — the Dubai office anchors Magnus Energy's relationships with Gulf-based national oil companies, including Saudi Aramco and ADNOC, and provides direct access to the substantial pool of Middle Eastern capital, expertise, and government networks being directed into African upstream assets. The UAE branch also coordinates with regional sovereign wealth funds and energy investors exploring opportunities in African hydrocarbons as part of broader portfolio diversification and energy transition strategies.
Whether you represent a potential joint venture partner, an institutional investor, a national petroleum agency, or a specialist service provider, Magnus Energy welcomes substantive dialogue with aligned counterparties.
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