AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoUNESCO World Heritage (São Tomé & Príncipe): São Tomé and Príncipe’s historic roças have made the global spotlight. UNESCO added the Roças of Agostinho Neto and São João dos Angolares to the World Heritage List, highlighting the plantation system’s architecture and its painful legacy of forced labour and migration. UNESCO World Heritage (Hotels & tourism): A separate update notes that two newly recognized roças tied to Príncipe Collection hotels—Belo Monte and Roça Sundy—will now let visitors stay inside UNESCO-listed heritage. Maritime security (oil theft): Nigeria’s Navy arrested 12 crew members after intercepting the São Tomé and Príncipe-flagged tanker MT Filia, alleging it loaded stolen crude oil worth over N660m and discharged oil at sea during the operation. Offshore energy services (Brazil): OceanPact says it has acquired Dock Brasil, a ship repair yard in Rio de Janeiro, aiming to expand vessel repair, maintenance and dry-docking for offshore operators. Offshore gas (regional energy signal): Petrobras announced a new deepwater natural gas discovery off Colombia, reinforcing offshore energy supply plans in the wider region.
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