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it shouldn't have made you cry - really not

you shouldn't be so tight.,. specially the pub we went to.,.

you're right, it was truly awful

Investec note :
"FY11 results were in line with our forecast and we leave our TP and rec unchanged – with 28% upside even post the 53% rise in the shares YTD. 2P reserves up 132% to 185 mmboe and the group is firmly on track for 2012 production of 42,000 – 46,000 boepd. Currently participating in high impact wells offshore Ghana and onshore Kurdistan region of Iraq in a programme we value at 62p risked.
Production hiccup at Ebok overcome. Net average working interest production in 2011 averaged 19,154 boepd (increase of 34% on 2010: 14,333 boepd) as a result of the successful commissioning of the initial phases of the Ebok field development. However, longer than anticipated periods of facilities-related downtime at the Ebok field owing to simultaneous operations and other logistical-related delays impacted average production during the period. Independently assessed recoverable reserve estimates at the Ebok field have remained unchanged, and Afren was able to increase output at the field sharply during the fourth quarter, to achieve an exit production rate ahead of guidance. Full year 2012 net production to average between 42,000 and 46,000 boepd. Longer term, Afren has a pipeline of large-scale development projects from known 2P and 2C reserves and resources today that is capable of delivering net production growth to 100,000 boepd by 2017.
Multi-well drilling programme underway. Nunya-1 prospect targeting a Cretaceous aged reservoir similar to Tullow’s Jubille field, on the Keta block offshore Ghana, is the highest impact exploration well to be drilled with the success case almost 66p/share. This well was delayed by damage to the Transocean Marianas rig. Additional drilling in Kurdistan, offshore Madagascar, Tanzania, Nigeria, the JDZ and onshore drilling in Kenya and Kurdistan is planned during 2012."

10 April: Canaccord Genuity : Buy - Upgraded from TP 140p to 160p.

heard it all before but would be nice to see it go to 160 AND STAY THERE.,.

Significant Oil Discovery in Kurdistan

the interesting bit ...

Osman Shahenshah, Chief Executive of Afren, commented:
"The successful result of the Simrit-2 exploration well represents a second major exploration success for Afren in 2012, following on from the Okoro East discovery offshore south east Nigeria. The scale of the oil column that has been intersected suggests that the Simrit structure and surrounding prospects elsewhere on the Ain Sifni PSC have the potential to be transformational for Afren".


i wonder what if any impact this will have on gkp

or the sp.,.

This is very good news for Afren... new territory of success

good news rather than very good news - afr only has a % of this find not all of it - the best bit for me it is light oil

Will cynic bank any profit this morning ? i have a small sell order in @150

no ..... i sold half at a good profit just before fiscal y/e and think i'll stay put with the balance

"Afren has a 20% interest in the Ain Sifni PSC and is partnered by Hunt Oil Middle East (60% and operator) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (20%)."

Afren announced the success of the Jebel Simrit-2 (20% stake) exploration well on the Ain Sifni PSC in Kurdistan encountering 409m of net oil pay (of which 312m is light oil) and as a result we add c.10% (+23p) to our PO/NAV. While accurate volumetrics cannot yet be determined, the characteristics are indicative of a multi-billion barrel oil discovery. The much smaller Jebel Simrit-1 discovery well in 1H10 (2C of 391mmboe) is the only point of reference and is differentiated here at JS-2 by the well being optimally located and encountering a substantial light oil column with no oil water contact. Moreover, on JS-1 no oil was recovered to surface and so a successful upcoming flow test on JS-2 is key to differentiating this impressive discovery. We reiterate our Buy rating and new PO/NAV of 264p.

from bank of america/merrill

Barclays ups target...

18 Apr
Afren PLC AFR
Barclays Capital
Overweight
Price 143.00
Old target 195.00
New Target 205.00

Nicely on the move again! 149.5/149.7p

AFR is a strong buy.


Oil and gas company Afren (LON:AFR) continued to blaze a trail in the energy market today in light of the significant Kurdistan oil discovery announced yesterday.

Shares have jumped this week as a result and continue to rise today, up 1.26 per cent this morning to 145.10 pence.

UBS upped its target price by 10 pence to 160 pence and maintained its ‘buy’ rating following the oil discovery on the Simrit-2 well (Ain Sifni), which is positive news for the rest of the block.

The broker said: “We think this success at a number of reservoir levels on Simrit-2 has important positive implications for prospectivity on the remainder of the Ain Sifni block, where Afren has other potential targets.”

Nunya-1x exploration well result
London, 25 April 2012 - Afren plc ("Afren" or the "Company") announces that the Nunya-1x exploration well in the Keta block offshore Ghana has encountered thick and high quality water bearing reservoirs.

The objective of the Nunya-1x exploration well was to explore a large four-way dip closed Upper Cretaceous prospect in the Keta block, located offshore Ghana. The well intersected 153 metres of very good quality sandstone reservoirs, however they were interpreted as water bearing. The well was drilled with the Marianas semi-submersible drilling rig to a total depth of 4,550 metres in a water depth of 1,687 metres. Afren has a 35 per cent. carried interest in the Keta Block and is partnered by Eni (35 per cent. and operator), Mitsui (20 per cent.) and GNPC (10 per cent.).

Osman Shahenshah, Chief Executive of Afren, commented:

"Whilst the Nunya-1x exploration well result is disappointing, it was the first well to test the Upper Cretaceous play on the Keta block and as such has provided important data with which to calibrate and further enhance our understanding of this under-explored block in what still remains a very high potential basin. We continue to make excellent progress with our wider exploration programme, which has already yielded two significant discoveries year to date, and look forward next to the results of the Ebok North Fault Block exploration well which has spudded in Nigeria and is drilling ahead towards target."

StockMarketWire.com
Afren has unveiled a raft of senior technical management appointments for its operations in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

David Kennedy ahas been appointed as managing director Afren MENA and will assume responsibility for Afren's operations in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, including the major Barda Rash field development.

Prior to joining Afren, Kennedy held various senior positions within Hess Corporation.

He has over 30 years of upstream industry experience.

Afren has also, appointed Mark Maurin as operations manager for the Kurdistan region of Iraq and Dr David Goggin as subsurface director.

Maurin will assume responsibility for the safe and efficient management of Afren's operations in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, including field development and production operations at the Barda Rash field development.

Maurin has over 25 years of international upstream oil and gas experience, and joins Afren from Hess Corporation.

Goggin will assume responsibility for Afren's post-exploration stage subsurface activities including subsurface aspects of the company's field development and production activities.

Goggin has over 24 years of upstream industry experience and joins Afren from Hess Corporation.