** Shares of oil and gas producer Vitesse Energy VTS.N
climb 4.7% to $22.16
** Company posts Q4 adj. core profit of $47.4 mln vs est of
$40.9 mln - LSEG data
** Reports Q4 production of 13,562 barrels of oil equivalent
per day (boepd), above consensus estimate of 12,500 boepd as per
Jefferies analysts
** Beat driven by higher production from assets acquired by
company in October and slightly better well productivity -
Jefferies
** Company forecasts 2024 production in the range of 12,500
to 13,500 boepd
** Including session's gains, stock up 1.4% YTD
(Reporting by Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru)
((Sourasis.bose@thomsonreuters.com))