Production figures June 2021

Illustration photo.

Illustration photo.

7/21/2021 Preliminary production figures for June 2021 show an average daily production of 1 883 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate,

Total gas sales were 7.9 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is a decrease of 0.8 GSm3 from the previous month.

Average daily liquids production in June was: 1 674 000 barrels of oil, 196 000 barrels of NGL and 12 000 barrels of condensate.

Oil production in June is 3.6 percent lower than the NPD’s forecast, and 0.4 percent higher than the forecast so far this year.

The main reasons that production in June was below forecast is technical problems and maintenance work on some fields.

Production June 2021

Figure showing production in June 2021

Oil production 2021

Figure showing Oil production in 2021

Liquid production 2021

Figure showing Liquid production in 2021

Gas production 2021

Figure showing gas production in 2021

The total petroleum production for the first six months in 2021 is about 112.8 million Sm3 oil equivalents (MSm3 o.e.),

broken down as follows: about 49.9 MSm3 o.e. of oil, about 7.8 MSm3 o.e. of NGL and condensate and about 55.1 MSm3 o.e. of gas for sale.

The total volume is 2.4 MSm3 o.e. lower than in 2020.

Contact

Ola Anders Skauby

Director Communication, public affairs and emergency response

Tel: +47 905 98 519

Updated: 7/21/2021

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