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Dana numbers on the rise



By Upstream staff 

UK explorer Dana Petroleum booked a 27% rise in annual profit profit, adding it expected strong growth and said it was on target to continue strong growth.

The Aberdeen-based player reported pretax profit for 2006 of £106.8 million ($213 million), compared with £84.1 million the year before, and said it had seen strong growth in its oil and gas reserves.

The group said its proven and probable reserves increased to 130.6 million barrels of oil equivalent at end 2006, compared with 111.5 million boe in 2005.

Dana added its underlying business performance had a strong upward growth trend after reporting in February that production in 2006 had hit a record high, but short of analysts' expectations.

Shares in Dana, which have outperformed the UK oil and gas producers sector by 6% over the last 12 months, closed at 1,023 pence on Friday, valuing the group at around £891 million.

Earlier this month, Dana said it was buying a package of Egyptian upstream assets from US player Devon Energy for about $375 million, and said it would not pay a dividend for the year.


Monday, 30 April, 2007, 07:21 GMT  | last updated: Monday, 30 April, 2007, 07:21 GMT

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