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 state oil company.
Alvaro Silva, executive director of ANP-STP, Sao Tome & Principe's national petroleum agency and state oil company.Photo: ANP-STP
Published 9 September 2025, 08:56Updated 9 September 2025, 09:31
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