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Production figures February 2023

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21/03/2023 Preliminary production figures for February 2023 show an average daily production of 1 994 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

Total gas sales were 9.9 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is 1.2 (GSm3) less than the previous month.

Average daily liquids production in February was: 1 776 000 barrels of oil, 194 000 barrels of NGL and 24 000 barrels of condensate.

Oil production in February is 2.8 percent lower than the NPD's forecast and 2.5 percent lower than the forecast so far this year.

Production figures February 2023

Oil
mill bbl/day
Sum liquid
mill bbl/day
Gas
MSm³/day
Total
MSm³ o.e/day
Production February 2023 1.774 2.003 356.1 0.675
 
Forecast for February 2023 1.827 2.036 358.1 0.682
Deviation from forecast -0.053 -0.033 -2 -0.007
Deviation from forecaset in % -2.9 % -1.6 % -0.6 % -1 %
 
Production January 2023 1.765 1.995 359 0.676
Deviation from January 2023 0.009 0.008 -2.9 -0.001
Deviation in % from January 2023 0.5 % 0.4 % -0.8 % -0.1 %
 
Production February 2022 1.780 1.996 348.3 0.666
Deviation from February 2022 -0.006 0.007 7.8 0.009
Deviation in % from February 2022 -0.3 % 0.4 % 2.2 % 1.4 %

Oil production February 2023

Liquid production February 2023

Gas production February 2023

The total petroleum production so far in 2023 is about 39,7 million Sm3 oil equivalents (MSm3 o.e.), broken down as follows: about 16.6 MSm3 o.e. of oil, about 2.1 MSm3 o.e. of NGL and condensate and about 21.0 MSm3 o.e. of gas for sale.

The total volume is 0.7 MSm3 o.e. higher than in 2022.

Contact

Ola Anders Skauby

Director Communication, public affairs and emergency response

Tel: +47 905 98 519

Updated: 21/03/2023