11:49 AM EST - Petroamerica Oil Corp. : announced the startup of production at its La Casona discovery and that the Rumi-1 exploration well is being cased for testing. The La Casona long-term test facility commenced production operations on December 2, with La Casona-1 producing at restricted rates of approximately 350 barrels of oil per day and 1.5 million cubic feet per day of gas from the Une Formation. The produced gas is being compressed and sold and the rate will be restricted until trucking at the gas compression plant has been optimized. Petroamerica Oil Corp.
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