BUZZ-Afren: Up on increased debt funding
** Beleaguered oil producer up 5 pct, top gainer on the FTSE All-Share Oil & Gas Index, after securing $369 mln in debt
** Co, which is in the process of recapitalising itself, said agreement with noteholders would result in additional net cash of $93 mln
** Half of co's daily avg volume has gone through in the first 20 minutes of trade
** Afren (LSE: AFR.L - news) 's shares have lost 93 pct in the year to Thursday's close (venkateshasoumithri.mamidipudi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)