Angola’s Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis (ANPG) has handed out blocks onshore, including to Serinus Energy and Afentra.
The two companies won stakes in Kwanza Basin licences. ANPG also awarded licences in the Lower Congo Basin.
ANPG chose Serinus to operate the KON 13 block with a 55% stake. Effimax Energy was awarded 30% and Sonangol 15%.
Serinus said it had submitted a bid to participate in the round in November 2023. KON 13 covers 1,011 square km and has 136 km of 2D seismic. A previous operator drilled a well on the area in 1969.
Serinus Energy plc (LON:SENX) is an international oil company with operations in Romania and Tunisia. The focus of the Company is to enhance shareholder value by growing oil and gas production through the efficient allocation of capital.