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Production figures September 2023

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23/10/2023 Preliminary production figures for September 2023 show an average daily production of 1 797 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

Total gas sales were 6.0 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is 3.6 (GSm3) lower than the previous month.

Average daily liquids production in September was: 1 644 000 barrels of oil, 138 000 barrels of NGL and 15 000 barrels of condensate.

Oil production in September is 4.7 percent lower than the NPD’s forecast and 0.7 percent lower than the forecast so far this year.

Production figures September 2023

Oil
mill bbl/day
Sum liquid
mill bbl/day
Gas
MSm³/day
Total
MSm³ o.e/day
Production September 2023 1.677 1.853 201.3 0.496
 
Forecast for September 2023 1.726 1.929 319.1 0.626
Deviation from forecast -0.049 -0.076 -117.9 -0.130
Deviation from forecaset in % -2.8 % -3.9 % -36.9 % -20.8 %
 
Production August 2023 1.790 2.013 313.7 0.634
Deviation from August 2023 -0.113 -0.160 -112.4 -0.138
Deviation in % from August 2023 -6.3 % -7.9 % -35.8 % -21.8 %
 
Production September 2022 1.640 1.835 303.3 0.595
Deviation from September 2022 0.037 0.018 -102.1 -0.099
Deviation in % from September 2022 2.3 % 1 % -33.7 % -16.6 %

Oil production September 2023

Liquid production September 2023

Gas production September 2023

The total petroleum production so far in 2023 is about 170.6 million Sm3 oil equivalents (MSm3 o.e.), broken down as follows: about 77.4 MSm3 o.e. of oil, about 9.4 MSm3 o.e. of NGL and condensate and about 83.8 MSm3 o.e. of gas for sale.

The total volume is 2.1 MSm3 o.e. less than in 2022.

Contact

Ola Anders Skauby

Director Communication, public affairs and emergency response

Tel: +47 905 98 519

Updated: 23/10/2023