AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoOil & Gas Licensing: Sao Tome & Principe just launched a fast-track licensing round for three ultra-deepwater blocks west of the islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with bids due 30 June and a $25,000 submission fee; the state can hold up to 15% reserves while operators may take up to 85%, and water depths range from under 2,000m to about 3,500m—key interest given Shell, TotalEnergies, Petrobras, Galp and Kosmos are already active in the deep waters. Regional Finance Pressure: Zimbabwe was flagged among Africa’s most debt-distressed economies in a UN/UA/AfDB-backed report, underscoring how fiscal stress and arrears can keep countries locked out of concessional markets—an issue that also directly names Sao Tome & Principe in the same risk cluster. Energy Market Watch: Petrobras is weighing gasoline price moves but holding back as ethanol competition bites, while Q1 profit fell 7.2% to $6.2bn.
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