Production figures October 2021

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19/11/2021 Preliminary production figures for October 2021 show an average daily production of 2 062 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

Total gas sales were 10.4 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is an increase of 1.5 GSm3 from the previous month.

Average daily liquids production in October was: 1 815 000 barrels of oil, 237 000 barrels of NGL and 10 000 barrels of condensate.

Oil production in October is 2.8 percent higher than the NPD’s forecast, and 1.0 percent higher than the forecast so far this year.

Production October 2021

    Oil Sum liquid Gas Total
    mill bbl/d mill bbl/d MSm³/d MSm³ o.e/d
Production October 2021 1.815 2.062 336.4 0.664
           
Forecast for October 2021 1.766 2.085 331.3 0.663
Deviation from forecast   0.049 -0.023 5.1 0.001
Deviation from forecast in %   2.8 % -1.1 % 1.5 % 0.2 %
           
Production September 2021 1.779 2.033 296.8 0,620
Deviation from September 2021 0.036 0.029 39.6 0.044
Deviation in % from September 2021 2.0 % 1.4 % 13.3 % 7.1 %
           
Production October 2020 1.615 1.878 289.4 0.588
Deviation from October 2020 0.200 0.184 47.0 0.076
Deviation in % from October 2020 12.4 % 9.8 % 16.2 % 12.9 %

 

Oil production 2021

Figure of oil production 2021


Liquid production 2021

Figure of liquid production 2021


Gas production 2021

Figure of gas production 2021

 

The total petroleum production so far in 2021 is about 191.1 million Sm3 oil equivalents (MSm3 o.e.), broken down as follows: about 84.9 MSm3 o.e. of oil, about 12.8 MSm3 o.e. of NGL and condensate and about 93.4 MSm3 o.e. of gas for sale.

The total volume is 2.4 higher than the 2020-figures.

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Updated: 19/11/2021

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