** Shares of oil and gas explorer Central Petroleum CTP.AX
rise as much as 4.4% to A$0.12
** Co says from Range-9 and Range-10, two single-well pilots
in Surat Basin in Australia, aggregate daily gas rate has
reached around 9,000 SCFD and is expected to continue climbing
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** Expects these wells to be operated for significantly
longer than the first pilot
** Co intends to restart Range-6 during May to provide
single-well pilot performance data over time
** Stock up 9.5% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Jaskiran Singh in Bengaluru)
((Jaskiran.Singh@thomsonreuters.com;))