(Reuters) -Mediterranean-focused oil and gas producer Energean forecast higher 2024 production on Thursday after profit more than doubled last year. The London- and Israel-listed company expects 2024 production to be between 155 and 175 kilo barrels of oil equivalent per day (kboed), up from 123 kboed in 2023. The forecast is “primarily driven by Energean’s gas demand outlook for 2024 in Israel, which has been influenced by the coal phase-out delays and warmer than average winter temperatures so far,” the company said in a statement. Energean, with operations in eight countries across the Medi…