{"id":15850,"date":"2026-07-13T09:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=15850"},"modified":"2026-07-13T09:37:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:37:20","slug":"sao-tome-and-principe-petrobras-concludes-acquisition-of-exploration-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/sao-tome-and-principe-petrobras-concludes-acquisition-of-exploration-block\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe: Petrobras Concludes Acquisition of Exploration Block"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Petrobras, following up on the disclosure made on April 17, 2026, announces that it has concluded the\u00a0acquisition of the interest in and operatorship\u00a0for\u00a0Block 3, located\u00a0offshore\u00a0S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe, in\u00a0Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon completion of the transaction, the consortium is now composed of Petrobras (operator, with a 75% interest) in partnership with\u00a0\u00a0(15%) and\u00a0the National Petroleum Agency of S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe\u00a0(10%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This transaction is aligned with Petrobras\u2019 strategy of\u00a0replenishing its oil and gas reserves<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>by\u00a0exploring new frontiers, both in Brazil and abroad, as set out in the company\u2019s Business Plan. The assessment of new opportunities seeks to diversify Petrobras\u2019 exploration portfolio, promoting value creation and the long term sustainability of its businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Petrobras, following up on the disclosure made on April 17, 2026, announces that it has concluded the\u00a0acquisition of the interest in and operatorship\u00a0for\u00a0Block 3, located\u00a0offshore\u00a0S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe, in\u00a0Africa. Upon &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/sao-tome-and-principe-petrobras-concludes-acquisition-of-exploration-block\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7442,11,7444],"tags":[275,1998,12128],"class_list":["post-15850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-top-news","category-west-africa","tag-block-3","tag-petrobras","tag-sao-tome-and-principe-2","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Oceano-3-2.jpg?fit=2001%2C1334&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-47E","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15222,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/sao-tome-and-principe-petrobras-announces-participation-in-exploratory-block-4\/","url_meta":{"origin":15850,"position":0},"title":"S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe: Petrobras announces participation in exploratory Block 4","author":"","date":"September 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Petr\u00f3leo Brasileiro S.A. \u2013 Petrobras informs that it has concluded the acquisition of a 27.5% stake in Block 4, located in S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe, Africa. 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