Luanda – Angola’s former minister of petroleum Albina Assis was honored Thursday, having her name written in the auditorium of the new facilities of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (Mirempt).
Albina Assis unveiled the plaque in the aforementioned auditorium, in the presence of the Vice-President of the Republic, Esperança da Costa, the National Assembly Speaker, Carolina Cerqueira and the MPLA’s Vice President, Luísa Damião.
Assis, who is currently commissioner-general of Expo-2025, position that she holds for a long time, was minister of Petroleum from 1992 to 1999.
Albina Assis, a chemical engineer from Agostinho Neto university, is the first to hold the CEO position of the national oil company, Sonangol.
As Sonangol’s CEO, Albina Assis promoted the creation of Sonangol- PP (Research and Production), an initiative that turned the company into an oil producer, in addition to being a concessionaire at the time.
She also created Sonil, currently one of the best logistics bases on the African continent.
The ceremony was attended by the former oil ministers Desidério Veríssimo Costa (2002-2008) and José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos (1999-2002/2008-2017).
Also attended the event representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited to Angola.
Source: Angola Press News Agency