BG Group Plc, the U. K. 's third-largest natural-gas producer, jumped 2.9 percent to 1,245.5 pence after it posted third-quarter profit that rose 12 percent on higher domestic gas prices.
Petrofac Ltd. gained 2.5 percent to 1, 486 pence after the oilfield services and engineering provider was upgraded to "buy" from "neutral" at Goldman Sachs.
A FEW miles up county road 215, north of the town of Parachute, the mountain valleys are criss-crossed with dirt roads and dotted with drilling RIGS and natural-gas Wells.
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