(BFW) Afren Administrators Start Sale of Explorer’s Assets, Times Says



BN 08/09 05:52 *AFREN ADMINISTRATORS START SALE OF COMPANY'S ASSETS, TIMES SAYS

Afren Administrators Start Sale of Explorer’s Assets, Times Says
2015-08-09 07:42:16.290 GMT


By Namitha Jagadeesh
(Bloomberg) -- Adviser Blackstone hopes to sell Afren’s
biggest assets by end of the month, Sunday Times reports.

* Administrators hope to find buyer for Ebok field, which has
tax breaks accrued from $1.8b spent to build it
* NOTE: Afren board took co. into administration July 31 after
failing to restructure bonds


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