AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoOil & Gas Deal Update: UK-listed Europa Oil & Gas says its EG-08 farm-out to Fuhai is still awaiting overseas direct investment approval from Shandong, even after the Equatorial Guinea ministry cleared the related step; completion would leave Antler Global holding 40% (operator) with Fuhai at 40% and GEPetrol at 20%, and the company targets drilling the Barracuda-1 well in early 2027. Maritime Ruling: The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has awarded the Marshall Islands just over $14m in compensation over Equatorial Guinea’s 2022 detention of the VLCC Heroic Idun and its crew, including more than $4m for crew mistreatment—an outcome that spotlights flag-state rights and treatment of seafarers. Deportation Scrutiny: A report says Equatorial Guinea’s Bamy Hotel in Malabo has been used as a holding site for asylum seekers deported from the U.S. under a reported $7.5m deal, with dozens detained since late last year and many reportedly pressured to return to countries where they fear harm. Regional Finance: BEAC has kept its liquidity injection at CFA500bn for banks in the CEMAC region, running May 28–June 4 at a 4.75% variable-rate auction.
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