Dana Petroleum unveils first gas production at Babbage

Dana holds a 40% interest in the Babbage field development

Aberdeen-based Dana Petroleum has announced gas production has successfully started at the Babbage field in the southern North Sea.

Dana holds a 40% interest in the Babbage field development, which was approved in 2009.

Dana's chief executive Tom Cross said: "The start of production at Babbage adds further value to Dana and achieves another of Dana's key targets."

Dana now produces oil and gas from a total of 37 worldwide fields.