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JUL 2026
Born in Angola. Built for Africa.
WhereAfrica'stechnicaltalentbecomesverified,visible,anddiscoverable.
PetroNauka is the trust layer for the extractive sector — where engineers, geoscientists, and technical professionals across oil, gas, mining, and energy prove what they know and get discovered by the companies and institutions that need them. Built in Portuguese, starting in Angola, scaling across Africa.
Platform Metrics
120+
Publications
500+
Verified Experts
30+
Events / year
The PetroNauka path
Learn. Prove. Get verified. Get discovered.
Learn
Access peer-reviewed technical knowledge, in Portuguese, rooted in African reality.
Prove
Publish your work and demonstrate real capability, not just a résumé.
Get verified
Earn a verified professional profile the industry can trust.
Get discovered
Become visible to the companies, universities, and institutions across Africa hiring for proven skill.
The Ecosystem
Three Pillars. One Ecosystem.
PetroNauka connects the people and institutions that make Africa's extractive sector work — starting in Angola, where the Local Content Law (Law 10/04) makes investing in national talent a legal imperative.
Pillar 01
Digital Platform
Peer-reviewed articles, technical papers, market reports, and regulatory frameworks — in Portuguese.
Explore ContentPillar 02
Professional Network
Connect with verified experts, researchers, and rising talent across Africa.
Join the NetworkPillar 03
Events & Workshops
Specialised summits, technical workshops, and industry briefings.
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Who is PetroNauka for?
Whether you're starting your career or running a 1,000-person organisation, there's a pathway for you.
Students
Knowledge, mentors, and a way to stand out.
- Free access to selected articles
- Mentorship opportunities
- Career resources
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Professionals
Prove your skill, build a verified profile, and earn from your work.
- Peer-reviewed content
- Verified professional profile
- Earn from publications
Get Started
Companies
Recruit for proven capability, not polished CVs.
- Institutional subscriptions
- Brand visibility
- Local content reporting
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Universities
Extend your reach and employability outcomes.
- Campus-wide student access
- Research publishing channel
- Academic partnerships
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Mentors
Share your experience and shape the next generation of technical talent.
- Guide students and early-career professionals
- Build your reputation as a recognised expert
- Flexible, structured mentorship programmes
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Regulators
Track verified technical capability across the sector you oversee.
- Sector-wide visibility into verified technical talent
- Local content compliance reporting
- Direct channel to institutions and industry
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Partnerships in progress
Our Ecosystem
Partnerships in progress — the following represent aligned organizations in Angola's energy ecosystem.
Why We Started
A growing sector. A widening knowledge gap.
Angola's extractive economy is expanding on every front — oil heading toward 1.14 million barrels/day in 2026, a diamond sector that grew 8% in 2025, and 36 of the world's 51 critical minerals still largely untapped as the energy transition accelerates. Yet most of the technical research behind this growth is published abroad, and the country has no established national repository to hold its own knowledge. The sector is growing faster than the talent and knowledge infrastructure beneath it. That gap is why we built PetroNauka.
Discover Our MissionFounder's message
We are not just building a platform. We are building the institutional memory of Angola's energy sector.
1.14M
bbl/day oil, projected 2026
15.2M
carats diamonds, 2025 (+8%)
36 of 51
critical minerals in Angola
~43%
electricity access