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Production figures May 2023

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20/06/2023 Preliminary production figures for May 2023 show an average daily production of 1 991 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

Total gas sales were 8.4 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is 1.8 (GSm3) less than the previous month.

Average daily liquids production in May was: 1 772 000 barrels of oil, 210 000 barrels of NGL and 9 000 barrels of condensate.

Oil production in May is 1.3 percent lower than the NPD's forecast and 0.8 percent lower than the forecast so far this year.

Production figures May 2023

Oil
mill bbl/day
Sum liquid
mill bbl/day
Gas
MSm³/day
Total
MSm³ o.e/day
Production May 2023 1.783 2.002 276 0.594
 
Forecast for May 2023 1.750 1.947 295.9 0.605
Deviation from forecast 0.033 0.055 -19.9 -0.011
Deviation from forecaset in % 1.9 % 2.8 % -6.7 % -1.8 %
 
Production April 2023 1.804 2.050 341.9 0.668
Deviation from April 2023 -0.021 -0.048 -65.9 -0.074
Deviation in % from April 2023 -1.2 % -2.3 % -19.3 % -11.1 %
 
Production May 2022 1.635 1.813 324.1 0.612
Deviation from May 2022 0.148 0.189 -48.1 -0.018
Deviation in % from May 2022 9.1 % 10.4 % -14.8 % -2.9 %

Oil production May 2023

Liquid production May 2023

Gas production May 2023

The total petroleum production so far in 2023 is about 99,0 million Sm3 oil equivalents (MSm3 o.e.), broken down as follows: about 43.0 MSm3 o.e. of oil, about 5.5 MSm3 o.e. of NGL and condensate and about 50.5 MSm3 o.e. of gas for sale.

The total volume is 2.2 MSm3 o.e. higher than in 2022.

Contact

Ola Anders Skauby

Director Communication, public affairs and emergency response

Tel: +47 905 98 519

Updated: 21/07/2023