25 July 2024
AFENTRA PLC
Award of KON 19 License
Onshore Angola
Afentra plc ('Afentra' or the
'Company') (AIM: AET), the upstream oil and gas company focused on
acquiring production and development assets in Africa, advises
that, further to the announcement on 10 July confirming the award
by Presidential Decree of the onshore
Angola license KON 19, the formal award of
KON 19 was signed yesterday with the Agência Nacional de Petróleo,
Gás e Biocombustíveis (ANPG).
Afentra has been assigned a 45%
non-operated interest in KON 19 alongside two local Angolan
companies ACREP and Enagol. The equity participation in the license
is:
Block KON 19 Ownership
Interests
|
Status
|
Name
|
Interest
|
|
Operator
|
ACREP
|
45%
|
|
Non-Operator
|
Afentra
|
45%
|
|
Enagol
|
10%
|
Contract discussions on Block KON 15
are ongoing and continue to make progress.
The onshore Kwanza basin, covering
25,000 Sqkm, is an under-exploited and overlooked proven
hydrocarbon basin with numerous oil fields and discoveries dating
back to 1955. Both KON15 and KON19 blocks are high-graded by
Afentra as they have good signs of a working petroleum system. The
blocks are adjacent to both legacy oil fields that are currently
being appraised for potential re-development and existing
infrastructure allowing rapid commercialisation.
Commenting on the update, CEO Paul
McDade said:
"We are very pleased to have been formally awarded this new
license, which further enhances our strategic position in Angola.
The license expands Afentra's footprint in this attractive market
and further diversifies our portfolio with a low-cost onshore block
with significant potential. We look forward to bringing our
technical expertise in support of our local Angolan Operator as we
collaborate to define the full potential of this license. We will
update the market fully on our onshore strategy and work program
upon completion of the onshore award process."
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. Offshore Angola Afentra has a 30%
non-operated interest in the producing Block 3/05 and a 21.33%
non-operated interest in the adjacent development Block 3/05A in
the Lower Congo Basin and a 40% non-operating interest in the
exploration Block 23 in the Kwanza Basin. Onshore Angola Afentra has a 45% non-operated interest in the
prospective Block KON 19 located in the western part of the Onshore
Kwanza Basin. Afentra also has a 34% carried
interest in the Odewayne Block onshore southwestern
Somaliland.
Inside Information
This announcement contains inside
information for the purposes of article 7 of Regulation 2014/596/EU
(which forms part of domestic UK law pursuant to the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018) and as subsequently amended by the Financial
Services Act 2021 ('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.