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ReconAfrica Provides Drilling Update at Kavango West 1x Drilling Ahead Into the Otavi Reservoir Section
CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the “Company” or “ReconAfrica”) (TSXV: RECO) (OTCQX: RECAF) (Frankfurt: 0XD) (NSX: REC) is pleased to provide an operational update regarding the Kavango West 1X exploration well. Brian Reinsborough, President & CEO, commented “Drilling of the Kavango West 1X well is proceeding on schedule and I wish to thank our entire operations team for doing a great job on executing our drilling plan. The final casing stri
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