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Production figures April 2023

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23/05/2023 Preliminary production figures for April 2023 show an average daily production of 2 035 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

Total gas sales were 10.2 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is 0.7 (GSm3) less than the previous month.

Average daily liquids production in April was: 1 808 000 barrels of oil, 205 000 barrels of NGL and 23 000 barrels of condensate.

Oil production in April is 0.5 percent lower than the NPD’s forecast and 1.3 percent lower than the forecast so far this year.

Production figures April 2023

Oil
mill bbl/day
Sum liquid
mill bbl/day
Gas
MSm³/day
Total
MSm³ o.e/day
Production April 2023 1.804 2.050 341.9 0.668
 
Forecast for April 2023 1.816 2.027 334.8 0.657
Deviation from forecast -0.012 0.023 7.1 0.011
Deviation from forecaset in % -0.7 % 1.1 % 2.1 % 1.7 %
 
Production March 2023 1.834 2.060 354.4 0.682
Deviation from March 2023 -0.030 -0.010 -12.5 -0.014
Deviation in % from March 2023 -1.6 % -0.5 % -3.5 % -2.1 %
 
Production April 2022 1.663 1.858 329.2 0.625
Deviation from April 2022 0.141 0.192 12.7 0.043
Deviation in % from April 2022 8.5 % 10.3 % 3.9 % 6.9 %

Oil production April 2023

Liquid production April 2023

Gas production April 2023

The total petroleum production so far in 2023 is about 80,7 million Sm3 oil equivalents (MSm3 o.e.), broken down as follows: about 34.3 MSm3 o.e. of oil, about 4.3 MSm3 o.e. of NGL and condensate and about 42.1 MSm3 o.e. of gas for sale.

The total volume is 2.9 MSm3 o.e. higher than in 2022.

Contact

Ola Anders Skauby

Director Communication, public affairs and emergency response

Tel: +47 905 98 519

Updated: 23/05/2023