** Shares of oil and gas co Horizon Oil HZN.AX rise as
much as 8% to A$0.135, their highest since July 5
** Co says Q4 production volumes were increased 9.6% over
prior quarter to 348,214 barrels urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX7YcXsR
** Says Q4 sales volumes increased 12% on the prior quarter
to 345,558 barrels and revenue increased 39% to $40.1 mln
** Co separately announced that production at its newly
developed WZ12-8E oilfield, in Beibu Gulf, China, was restarted
on July 24, after being shut in for over a month due to repair
works urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX3Hdlfk
** More than 2.5 mln shares change hands, 2.9 times the
30-day-average of 881,226 shares
** As of last close, stock up 35.9% this year
(Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru)
((Himanshi.Akhand@thomsonreuters.com;))