BG. BG Grp.

LONDON--BG Group PLC (BG.LN) said Friday it deployed a second offshore production vessel on the Sapinhoá field in Brazil, in which it has a 30% stake.

The Cidade de Ilhabela, a floating production, storage and offloading vessel, can produce up to 150,000 barrels of oil and 212 million standard cubic feet of gas a day.

It brings BG's net daily capacity from Sapinhoá to 81,000 barrels of oil, the British natural gas company said.

Shares at 1337 GMT traded 32 pence or 3% higher at 1,078 pence.

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