BP considering LNG shipments from Angola to Europe LONDON, April 26 (UPI) -- Liquefied natural gas from Angola could be shipped to European markets as early as next month, a regional president for BP said. BP President of Angolan operations Martyn Morris was quoted by The Daily Telegraph newspaper in London as saying LNG shipments are a "huge piece of business for Angola." BP aims to invest as much as $15 billion in Angola during the next decade. It has a 13.6 percent stake in Angola LNG, a project led by U.S. supermajor Chevron. "We were hoping (first cargoes would ship by) the middle of May but I think it's more likely to be the end of May or early June," Morris said. Angola, a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, ranks second behind Nigeria in terms of oil production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Natural gas associated with its oil reserves are flared off currently. Angola LNG was slated to start next year, but faced a series of delays because of what the government there said were "technical problems." "We are now targeting selling it to Europe and the Far East," Morris said. I wouldn't be at all surprised whether some if it comes in to the U.K. at some point.