Afren hoping for more success in Iraq

Afren, the FTSE 250 oil and gas firm focused in Africa and the Middle East, announced on Wednesday morning that it has started drilling at its East Simrit prospect located on the Ain Sifni project in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Afren, the FTSE 250 oil and gas firm focused in Africa and the Middle East, announced on Wednesday morning that it has started drilling at its East Simrit prospect located on the Ain Sifni project in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Afren and Ain Sifni's operator, Hunt Oil Middle East, have commenced exploration drilling at the Simrit-3 well, located around 10km east of the successful Simrit-2 discovery well.

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