Manas Petroleum Corp. (MNAP.OB) Posts Q1 Results
Manas Petroleum Corp. recently filed and posted its first-quarter results for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The company reported net income of $83.0 million as compared to a net loss of $2.20 million for the first quarter of 2009. Manas Petroleum attributes the increase mainly to the $57.8 million gain from the sale of Manas Adriatic GmbH and a change in fair value of investment in associate of $28.8 million. Manas' operating expenses for the first quarter increased to $3.2 million as compared to $2.5 million for the same period in 2009. The company attributes the 29 percent…