** Shares of Po Valley Energy PVE.AX soar as much as 16.7%
to A$0.105, set for their best day since Jan. 23 - if gains hold
** Co, which owns a portfolio of natural gas fields, has
signed a gas sales agreement with BP Gas Marketing Ltd, a unit
of BP International urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN34T35X
** Says under contract, co and its joint venture partners
will supply an estimated 37,000,000 standard cubic metres of gas
from its Podere Maiar-1 facility in Italy
** Shares hit highest since Feb. 9
** Stock has gained 45.2% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Archishma Iyer in Bengaluru)
((Archishma.Iyer@thomsonreuters.com;))