Shares in Petroneft Resources, a Russia-focused oil company, leapt on Monday after it hailed 'outstanding' production rates at its newly completed well.
The firm said the Arbuzovskoye well 102 had been successfully completed with an initial flow of 540 barrels of oil per day.
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