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Tlou Energy said gas had started emerging at a well at its Lesedi coal bed methane project in Botswana.
The Lesedi 4 pod had reached critical desorption pressure, the company said, meaning the pressure needed for gas to started coming out of coal after de-watering.
'Gas is now starting to come out of the coal and is steadily building pressure inside the closed casing,' the company said.
Tlou Energy also said that a short-term gas flow test conducted at its Lesedi 3 pod had yielded positive results.
At 9:24am: (LON:TLOU) Tlou Energy Limited share price was -0.3p at 6.35p