Commissioning and gas production will commence in the coming days.

Bezzecca is located east of Milan within the established prolific, gas-producing Po Valley region in northern Italy and operated by Saffron's subsidiary Northsun Italia SPA (NSI). Gas from Bezzecca 1 is processed at the Vitalba processing plant and directly connected by the national grid.

Chief Executive Officer of Saffron Energy, Michael Masterman commented: "We are extremely excited to be announcing first gas at Bezzecca as it represents a significant commercial and financial milestone for Saffron coming within 7 weeks of the successful IPO. It will significantly increase the overall Saffron gas production and strengthen our position and portfolio."