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Production figures August 2023

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21/09/2023 Preliminary production figures for August 2023 show an average daily production of 2 006 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

Total gas sales were 9.7 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is 0.3 (GSm3) lower than the previous month.

Average daily liquids production in August was: 1 789 000 barrels of oil, 201 000 barrels of NGL and 16 000 barrels of condensate.

Oil production in August is 1.0 percent higher than the NPD’s forecast and 0.2 percent lower than the forecast so far this year.

Production figures August 2023

Oil
mill bbl/day
Sum liquid
mill bbl/day
Gas
MSm³/day
Total
MSm³ o.e/day
Production August 2023 1.790 2.013 313.7 0.634
 
Forecast for August 2023 1.772 1.985 317.2 0.633
Deviation from forecast 0.018 0.028 -3.5 0.001
Deviation from forecaset in % 1 % 1.4 % -1.1 % 0.2 %
 
Production July 2023 1.836 2.059 324.6 0.652
Deviation from July 2023 -0.046 -0.046 -10.9 -0.018
Deviation in % from July 2023 -2.5 % -2.2 % -3.4 % -2.8 %
 
Production August 2022 1.783 2.006 345 0.664
Deviation from August 2022 0.007 0.007 -31.3 -0.030
Deviation in % from August 2022 0.4 % 0.3 % -9.1 % -4.5 %

Oil production August 2023

Liquid production August 2023

Gas production August 2023

The total petroleum production so far in 2023 is about 156.0 million Sm3 oil equivalents (MSm3 o.e.), broken down as follows: about 69.6 MSm3 o.e. of oil, about 8.6 MSm3 o.e. of NGL and condensate and about 77.8 MSm3 o.e. of gas for sale.

The total volume is 1.1 MSm3 o.e. higher than in 2022.

Contact

Ola Anders Skauby

Director Communication, public affairs and emergency response

Tel: +47 905 98 519

Updated: 21/09/2023