São Tomé e Príncipe Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
The First license round:
As the result of the first license round in 2010, only Block 3 was awarded and the PSC was signed with Oranto Petroleum.
Blocks 5 and 12 were granted to Equator Exploration and the Blocks 4 and 11 were granted to the ERHC as per previous agreement with the State of Sao Tome.
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The following blocks have been awarded and the operators are as follows;
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Block 1 – Total Energy
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Block 2 – Sonangol*
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Block 3 – Oranto
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Block 4 – under negotiations
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Block 5 – Kosmos Energy
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Block 6 – Galp Energy
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Block 10 – Shell
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Block 11 - Shell
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Block 12 - Galp Energy
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Block 13 - Shell
* - transfer of operatorship under negotiation
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We welcome your interest in the hydrocarbon potential of the São Tomé e Príncipe Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
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Mr Alvaro Silva
Executive Director
Agência Nacional do Petróleo
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