Afentra advances Angola infill drilling campaign as production recovers

On Jul 8, 2026

Afentra has issued updates on production programs at shallow-water blocks 3/05 & 5A offshore Angola.

The combined average production so far this year of 19,379 bbl/d has been impacted by downtime associated with positioning of the Borr Grid drilling rig over the Pacassa platform, and a planned shutdown of the gas compression system to improve gas distribution.

However, production, water injection and gas compression have all now been fully restored.

Drilling, water injection upgrades support recovery strategy

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