4 September 2025
AFENTRA PLC
Block 3/24
Afentra signs Heads of Terms for first operated license offshore
Afentra plc (‘Afentra’ or the ‘Company’) (AIM: AET), the upstream oil and gas company focused on acquiring production and development assets in
Key Highlights
Material acreage expansion: Afentra’s gross offshore acreage position increases from 265km2 to 810 km2
Established discoveries: Block 3/24 contains five oil and gas discoveries all located in shallow water
Infrastructure-led development: Proximity to Block 3/05 offers short-cycle, low-cost development potential
Exploration potential: several exploration prospects identified within the acreage on existing 3D seismic
First offshore operatorship: Block 3/24 provides Afentra’s first offshore operatorship
Contract Terms and Joint Venture Structure
Heads of Terms for the Block 3/24 RSC have been signed with ANPG and set out the following key terms:
- Initial five-year period to review the development potential for existing discoveries and exploration prospectivity.
- 25-year production period that would subsequently be awarded when a discovery is developed.
- Afentra to be Operator with a 40% interest in the block, alongside Maurel & Prom Angola S.A.S. (40%) and Sonangol E&P (20%).
About Block 3/24
Block 3/24 covers 545 km2 and is adjacent to Afentra’s existing producing oil fields and undeveloped discoveries in Blocks 3/05 and 3/05A. The block adds a further five discoveries – Palanca North East, Quissama, Goulongo, Cefo and Kuma – all located in the same Pinda reservoir as the existing oil fields in Block 3/05 and 3/05A. In addition, the block contains the previously developed Canuku field cluster, which has produced up to 12,000 bopd. The block is estimated to include over 130 mmbbls of STOIIP and 400 bcf GIIP of already discovered resource
These discoveries and previous development assets offer a significant opportunity to apply modern technology to deliver short-cycle, low-cost developments tied back to the existing infrastructure in Block 3/05. A number of exploration prospects have also been identified based on existing 3D seismic date.
Key Discoveries
- Palanca North East discovered in 1988, tested at 6,000 bopd (38 API).
- Goulongo discovered in 1988, tested at a constrained rate of 2,400 bopd (23 API).
- Quissama discovered in 1987, appraised in 1992 and tested at a constrained rate of ~3,000 bopd (36 API).
- Kuma discovered in 1988, tested at 1,800 bopd (32 API).
- Cefo discovered in 1988, tested at 1,150 bcpd and 32 mmcfd (48 API condensate with high H₂S content)
- Canuku field cluster developed by Sonangol (2001-2008); produced up to 12,000 bopd (31 API)
CEO
“We are pleased to announce this Heads of Terms and excited to progress towards Operatorship of Block 3/24, which represents the next step in our strategy to build a material production business in
We appreciate the trust invested in Afentra by the ANPG and our joint venture partners and we look forward to building on the successful collaborative working relationship with Block 3/05 Operator Sonangol to ensure we deliver the full potential of this multi-billion barrel area.”
Supporting Presentation
A short presentation summarising the strategic context and technical opportunity associated with Block 3/24 is available on the Company’s website: https://wp-afentra-2025.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/media/2025/09/Block-324-final.pdf
For further information contact:
Afentra plc +44 (0)20 7405 4133
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 7710 7600
Simon Mensley
Tennyson Securities (Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 7186 9033
About Afentra
Afentra plc (AIM: AET) is an upstream oil and gas company focused on opportunities in
Inside Information
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Glossary
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bcpd |
barrels of condensate per day |
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bopd |
barrels of oil per day |
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GIIP |
gas initially in place |
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mmbbls |
million barrels of oil |
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mmboe |
million barrels of oil equivalent |
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mmcfd |
million cubic feet per day |
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STOIIP |
stock tank oil initially in place |
Standard
Estimates of reserves and resources have been prepared in accordance with the June 2018 Petroleum Resources Management System (“PRMS”) as the standard for classification and reporting.
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