** Shares of Synertec Corporation Ltd SOP.AX jump as much
as 24.4% to A$0.255, on track for best day since Aug. 8, if
trend holds
** Construction and engineering firm says Santos Ltd
STO.AX intends to proceed with further commercial orders of
co’s powerhouse technology for its Gladstone liquefied natural
gas joint venture
** Co says its powerhouse units are expected to be deployed
to greenfield well sites in Queensland
** Synertec stock hits highest since June 6
** More than 1.3 mln shares of Synertec change hands, 6
times the 30-day average volume
** Stock down 18% this year, as of last close
** Santos' shares jump as much as 4% to A$7.645, set to gain
most since June 16, if gains hold
(Reporting by Poonam Behura in Bengaluru)
((Poonam.Behura@thomsonreuters.com;))