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Petrobras, Galp join Shell in deepwater São Tomé and Príncipe block
Shell has concluded farm-outs in exploration Block 4 offshore São Tomé and Príncipe in equatorial West Africa with Petrobras and Galp. Following the negotiations, Shell will remain operator with 30% interest. Petrobras and Galp will each have...

Business News | Merck Foundation CEO Meets Maldives First Lady & 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit
BusinessWire India Male [Maldives]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 17: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It...

São Tomé and Príncipe moves closer to ECSA-HC membership
São Tomé. The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) is set to broaden its regional presence following a high-level mission to São Tomé and Príncipe led by Director General Dr Ntuli Kapologwe. The visit came in response to an...
Kapologwe eyes ECSA-HC expansion as São Tomé and Príncipe moves closer to membership
SAO TOME: The East, Central, and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) is poised to broaden its regional footprint after Director General Dr. Ntuli Kapologwe led a high-level mission to the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe this...

Business News | Senator Rasha Kelej Received Liberia First Lady for Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative Summit 2025
BusinessWire India Monrovia [Liberia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 16: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently....

Petrobras announces participation in exploratory block in São Tomé and Príncipe
Save to read list Published by Emilie Grant, Editorial Assistant Oilfield Technology, Monday, 15 September 2025 10:00 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has concluded the acquisition of a 27.5% stake in Block 4, located in São...

Business News | Merck Foundation CEO Meets Kenya First Lady & 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit
BusinessWire India Nairobi [Kenya] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 16: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It...

New Joint Venture Sets Eyes on Exploration off São Tomé and Príncipe
Portugal’s Galp, Brazil’s Petrobras, U.K.’s Shell and Agência Nacional do Petroléo de São Tomé e Principé (ANP-STP) have formed a joint venture focused on early-stage exploration block offshore the African country. Galp has reached a farm-in...

Petrobras acquires stake in Block 4 in São Tomé and Príncipe
Petrobras has acquired a 27.5% stake in Block 4 in São Tomé and Príncipe, Africa. With this acquisition, Petrobras joins a consortium that includes Shell, the operator with a 30% stake, Galp with 27.5% and ANP-STP holding 15%. Discover B2B...
Interview: China's victory in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression inspired African independence, says Sao Tome and Principe's former president
(Xinhua) 15:39, September 15, 2025 SAO TOME, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression tremendously inspired African nations in their struggles for independence and national liberation, said Manuel...

An island of chocolate gold
Lush with rainforests and cocoa plantations, the island country of Sao Tome and Principe is rich in biodiversity but faces increasing forest and land degradation due to agricultural expansion, changes in land use and the impacts of climate change....

Merck Foundation CEO and Mozambique First Lady Sign MoU to Underscore Their Long-Term Partnership to Strengthen Healthcare Capacity During the Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative Summit 2025
Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative – MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. Business Wire India Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany,...

Cameroon Positions for ECCAS Common Market Commissioner Role
(Business in Cameroon) - While the presidency of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) has transitioned smoothly from Angola's Gilberto Veríssimo to Burundi's Ezéchiel Nibigira, the competition for the five commissioner posts is...

Galp strengthens its presence in oil exploration in São Tomé and Príncipe
A consortium has been formed consisting of Shell (30%, operator), Galp (27.5%), Petrobras (27.5%), and the National Petroleum Agency of São Tomé and Príncipe (15%), according to a statement by the Portuguese oil company. This arrangement results...

Ghana secures visa waiver deals with Serbia, Colombia, Morocco, Mozambique, others
Ghana has concluded and ratified a series of visa waiver agreements with countries across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Caribbean, a move the government says will enhance the global mobility of its citizens and elevate the value of the...

Chinese Company Launches $1 Billion Oil Project with PDVSA in Venezuela
China Concord Resources Corp (CCRC) has installed the self-elevating offshore oil platform Alula in Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo as part of a $1 billion project aimed at increasing crude production. First Major Energy Infrastructure in Years The...
Sao Tome & Principe back in spotlight as exploration well plans gather pace
Upstream speaks to head of petroleum agency and state oil company about a major resurgence of E&P interest in cocoa-rich islands' frontier waters Alvaro Silva, executive director of ANP-STP, Sao Tome & Principe's national petroleum agency and...

Business News | Merck Foundation CEO Meets Ghana First Lady & 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit
BusinessWire India Accra [Ghana] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 12: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It...

Business News | Senator Rasha Kelej Received Gabon First Lady for Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative Summit 2025
BusinessWire India Libreville [Gabon] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 11: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently....

Business News | Merck Foundation CEO Meets Cabo Verde First Lady & 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit
BusinessWire India Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] / Praia [Cabo Verde], September 9: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently....