** Shares of Synertec Corp Ltd SOP.AX rise as much as 5.6%
to A$0.190, their highest since Sept 15
** The engineering services firm receives positive results
from Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) Program with Santos Ltd
STO.AX for its Powerhouse technology in central Queensland
** Says performance of the Powerhouse System under SAT
conditions has exceeded expectations
** Says cutover of the system to the gas wells has been
agreed with STO and is scheduled to start this month
** Says field trial is the final stage of the testing and
verification process for Powerhouse
** Co says it's working with STO to develop an agreed
business plan and commercial arrangement for supply, maintenance
and operation of Powerhouse by Synertec to Santos
** Powerhouse was installed on STO's gas well site in
central Queensland in July
** Synertec stock up 121.5% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Echha Jain in Bengaluru)
((Echha.jain@thomsonreuters.com))