BRIEF-Afren says Ebok-5 encountered further 54 ft of gross oil pay

LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Afren Plc:

* Ebok-5 has encountered a further 54 ft of gross oil pay

* Ebok-5 well results have exceeded pre-drill estimates

* Has grown the resources base on ebok to a current recoverable reserves base

in excess of 78 million barrels

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