London, 28 January 2010 - Afren plc (“Afren” or the “Company”), is today giving an operational update to analysts, ahead of the announcement of full year results on 29th March 2010.

There will be a conference call at 14:30 GMT / 09:30 EST today. The dial in number is +44 (0)20 8515 2302. The call will also be broadcast live at www.afren.com, where the accompanying presentation is available..

London, Thursday 28 January 2010 - Afren plc ("Afren" or the “Company”) announces that it has entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (“JVA”) with Oriental Energy Resources Limited (“Oriental”) and Energy Equity Resources (“EER”) for participation in the exploration, appraisal and development of OML 115 offshore South East Nigeria, adjoining the Ebok and Okwok development area.

Afren plc announces successful completion of the Ebok-6 appraisal well offshore Nigeria and a further upgrade to Ebok volumetrics