Slump in January 2015 production figures: NPD
STAVANGER, Norway -- The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has announced preliminary production figures for January 2015 indicating an average daily production of about 1,931,000 bopd, NGL and condensate.
This is 59,000 bpd (about 3%) less than in December 2014.
The average daily liquid production in January was 1,542,000 bopd, 344,000 bbl of NGL and 45,000 bbl of condensate. The oil production is 2% below the oil production in January last year.
The total production in January 2015 was about 19.8 million Sm3 oil equivalents. (MSm3 o.e.), broken down as - about 7.6 MSm3 o.e. of oil, about 1.9 MSm3 o.e. of NGL and condensate and about 10.3 MSm3 o.e. of gas for sale. The total volume is 0.2 MSm3 o.e. higher than for the same month in 2014.
Total gas sales were about 10.3 billion Sm3, which is 0.6 GSm3 less than previous month.
The Draugen, Ekofisk, Valhall and Visund fields had reduced production in January due to various technical problems.
The oil production is about 1% above the NPD鈥檚 prognosis for the month.
The definition of the sales product from the more mature fields that have supplied condensate to K氓rst酶 has been changed. In connection with starting production on Gudrun, the sales product was redefined to an oil (Gudrun blend).
Final production figures from December 2014 show an average daily production of about 1.578 MMbopd, 0.412 MMbbl of NGL and condensate and a total of 10.9 billion Sm3 saleable gas production.