Petro Matad has this morning released its interim results and an operational update on the Heron-1 well. The interims are of minor import as the newshas been covered over the year to date. However,on Heron-1, Petro Matad has  encountered  some  delays  in  getting  a  permit  to  install  long-term production  facilities.  This  is  not  a  major  setback  as  the  company  will  use temporary  facilities in  the  short-term.  The  company  has  also  reached anagreement  in  principle  to  sell  and  export  through  the  facilities  in  the adjacent block XIX. This should allow production to start in October.