Sound Energy (LON:SOU) is set to ramp up production from its Nervesa gas field in Italy after completing the initial cleaning phase.
Production started on 3 February and since then output has been deliberately restricted to 1.0 MMscf/d during daytime hours and 0.7 MMscf/d overnight.
Output will now increase over the coming months to the planned production rate of 1.8MMscf/d, Sound said.
Nervesa is expected to add production volumes to the group’s steadily growing profile in Italy, where since 2013 it has previously started up two smaller fields.
As well as Italy, Sound has been building its positin in Morocco, when a first well on its Tendrara licence is scheduled for the next few weeks through its collaboration with Schlumberger.