REG - Afentra PLC - Participation in Angolan Onshore Bid Round

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RNS Number : 4917A  Afentra PLC  22 January 2024

 

22 January 2024

AFENTRA PLC

 

Participation in Angolan Onshore Bid Round

 

Afentra plc ('Afentra' or the 'Company') (AIM: AET) the upstream oil and gas
company focused on acquiring production and development assets in Africa,
submitted an application for two blocks in Angola's 2023 onshore bid round and
has today been informed that it has been selected as preferred bidder for both
blocks.

 

As part of the 2023 Public Tender process launched by ANPG, Afentra submitted
bids for Blocks KON15 (1,000 Sqkm) and KON19 (900 Sqkm) located in the Kwanza
onshore Basin as a non-operating partner.

 

The onshore Kwanza basin, covering 25,000 Sqkm is an under-exploited,
over-looked proven hydrocarbon basin and has numerous oil fields and
discoveries dating back to 1955. The basin produced over 15,000 bopd in the
1960's and 1970's from post-salt traps. Onshore activity declined and ceased
during the instability of the Angolan civil war after which the focus moved to
offshore oil field development.

 

Both KON15 and KON19 blocks were high-graded by Afentra as they have good
signs of a working petroleum system and contain wells that were drilled on
salt structures with light oil recovered to surface in one and oil shows in
others from post and pre-salt reservoirs. There is limited 2D Seismic data.
The blocks are adjacent to both legacy oil fields that are currently being
appraised for potential re-development and existing infrastructure allowing
rapid commercialisation.

 

Afentra have been chosen as a non-operated preferred bidder for these two
blocks and will now engage with the respective Operators of Kon 15, Sonangol
P&P(1), and Kon19, ACREP(2), to discuss the engagement with the relevant
authorities to negotiate the license terms.

 

               Kon 15              Kon 19
 Status        Name      Interest  Name     Interest
 Operator      Sonangol  40%       ACREP    45%
 Non-Operator  Afentra   45%       Afentra  45%
                         15%       Enagol   10%

 

Commenting on the update, CEO Paul McDade said:

"Afentra continues to demonstrate its commitment to the Angolan industry
through our participation in this process and this commitment has been
rewarded by being selected as preferred bidder for our preferred blocks. We
will now work with the selected Operators, Sonangol P&P in Kon15, and
ACREP in Kon19, to successfully negotiate these new licenses with ANPG. We
look forward to continue to play a meaningful role in the development of
Angola's resource potential for the benefit of the country and its people.
These licenses would expand Afentra's footprint in this attractive market and
further diversify the portfolio with low-cost onshore blocks with significant
potential that would complement our existing offshore portfolio which is
principally focused on low cost, long-life stable production and low-risk
development assets.  We look forward to providing further details regarding
this bid round in due course"

(1)Sonangol P&P is the operating company within Sonangol E-P, the national
oil & gas company of Angola. Afentra currently work with Sonangol P&P
in Blocks 3/05,3/05A and 23 where they also operate.

(2)ACREP, who will act as Operator in the event of a successful application,
is an independent Angolan oil and gas company and currently operates low cost
onshore production assets.

 

 

For further information contact:

Afentra plc +44 (0)20 7405 4133

Paul McDade, CEO

Anastasia Deulina, CFO

 

Buchanan (Financial PR) +44 (0)20 7466 5000

Ben Romney

Barry Archer

George Pope

 

Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 7418 8900

Richard Crichton

David McKeown

Georgia Langoulant

 

Tennyson Securities (Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 7186 9033

Peter Krens

 

About Afentra

Afentra plc (AIM:AET) is an upstream oil and gas company focused on
opportunities in Africa. The Company's purpose is to support a responsible
energy transition in Africa by establishing itself as a credible partner for
divesting IOCs and Host Governments. Afentra has 4% non-operated interests in
the producing Block 3/05 and adjacent development Block 3/05A offshore Angola
in the Lower Congo Basin. Afentra has a current carried interest in the
Odewayne Block onshore southwestern Somaliland.

 

Inside Information

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Regulation 2014/596/EU (which forms part of domestic UK law pursuant to the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) ('UK MAR'). Upon publication of this
announcement, this inside information (as defined in UK MAR) is now considered
to be in the public domain. For the purposes of UK MAR, the person responsible
for arranging for the release of this announcement on behalf of Afentra is
Paul McDade, Chief Executive Officer.

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