Afren joins the billion dollar club

Afren, the energy firm focused on Africa and the Middle East, has seen revenue smash through the billion dollar barrier thanks to increased production from its Eok and Okoro fields off the coast of Nigeria.

Afren, the energy firm focused on Africa and the Middle East, has seen revenue smash through the billion dollar barrier thanks to increased production from its Eok and Okoro fields off the coast of Nigeria.

Revenue for the first nine months of the year surged to $1,077m from $312m in the corresponding period of 2011. The company realised an average oil price of $107.7 a barrel in the third quarter, down from $110.8 a barrel a year earlier, and an average gas price of $5.95 per million cubic feet (mcf), down from $8.53/mcf the year before.

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