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Production figures March 2023

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19/04/2023 Preliminary production figures for March 2023 show an average daily production of 2 049 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

Total gas sales were 10.6 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is 0.7 (GSm3) more than the previous month.
Average daily liquids production in March was: 1 826 000 barrels of oil, 201 000 barrels of NGL and 23 000 barrels of condensate.
Oil production in March is 0.1 percent higher than the NPD’s forecast and 1.7 percent lower than the forecast so far this year.

Production figures March 2023

Oil
mill bbl/day
Sum liquid
mill bbl/day
Gas
MSm³/day
Total
MSm³ o.e/day
Production March 2023 1.834 2.060 354.4 0.682
 
Forecast for March 2023 1.823 2.037 352.8 0.677
Deviation from forecast 0.011 0.023 1.6 0.005
Deviation from forecaset in % 0.6 % 1.1 % 0.5 % 0.7 %
 
Production February 2023 1.774 2.003 356.1 0.675
Deviation from February 2023 0.060 0.057 -1.7 0.007
Deviation in % from February 2023 3.4 % 2.8 % -0.5 % 1 %
 
Production March 2022 1.742 1.946 338.4 0.648
Deviation from March 2022 0.092 0.114 16 0.034
Deviation in % from March 2022 5.3 % 5.9 % 4.7 % 5.2 %

Oil production March 2023

Liquid production March 2023

Gas production March 2023

The total petroleum production so far in 2023 is about 60,4 million Sm3 oil equivalents (MSm3 o.e.), broken down as follows: about 25.6 MSm3 o.e. of oil, about 3.3 MSm3 o.e. of NGL and condensate and about 31.5 MSm3 o.e. of gas for sale.
The total volume is 1.3 MSm3 o.e. higher than in 2022.

Contact

Ola Anders Skauby

Director Communication, public affairs and emergency response

Tel: +47 905 98 519

Updated: 19/04/2023