Production figures August 2021

Gul-bro-trafikklys-plattform-1920px.jpg

Illustration photo.

23/09/2021 Preliminary production figures for August 2021 show an average daily production of 2 114 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

Total gas sales were 9.3 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is a decrease of 0.3 GSm3 from the previous month.

Average daily liquids production in August was: 1 812 000 barrels of oil, 292 000 barrels of NGL and 10 000 barrels of condensate.

Oil production in August is 3.0 percent higher than the NPD’s forecast, and 0.7 percent higher than the forecast so far this year.

 

Production August 2021

    Oil Sum liquid Gas Total
    mill bbl/d mill bbl/d MSm³ /d MSm³ o.e/d
Production August 2021 1,812 2,114 301,3 0,637
           
Forecast for August 2021 1,760 2,056 312,6 0,639
Deviation from forecast   0,052 0,058  -11,3 -0,002
Deviation from forecast in %   3,0 % 2,8 % -3,6 % -0,3 %
           
Production July 2021 1,753 2,035 309,4 0,633
Deviation from July 2021 0,059 0,079 -8,1 0,004
Deviation in % from July 2021 3,4 % 3,9 % -2,6 % 0,6 %
           
Production August 2020 1,731 2,027 286,8 0,609
Deviation from August 2020 0,081 0,087 14,5 0,028
Deviation in % from August 2020 4,7 % 4,3 % 5,1 % 4,6 %

 


Oil production 2021Figure of oil production 2021


Liquid production 2021

Figure of liquid production 2021


Gas production 2021

Figure of gas production 2021

 

The total petroleum production for the first eights months in 2021 is about 151.9 million Sm3 oil equivalents (MSm3 o.e.), broken down as follows: about 67.5 MSm3 o.e. of oil, about 10.5 MSm3 o.e. of NGL and condensate and about 73.9 MSm3 o.e. of gas for sale.


The total volume is 1.8 MSm3 o.e. lower than in 2020.

 

Contact

Ola Anders Skauby

Director Communication, public affairs and emergency response

Tel: +47 905 98 519

Updated: 23/09/2021

Latest news

Interest in exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf remains high
06/09/2024 The authorities have received applications from 21 companies in the Awards in predefined areas (APA) 2024. The deadline for applications was 3 September.
Six companies have applied for CO2 storage acreage
04/09/2024 The Ministry of Energy has received applications from six companies in connection with the announcement of an area in the North Sea for potential storage of CO2 on the Norwegian shelf.
Improved recovery award for creativity, perseverance and appetite for risk
27/08/2024 This year’s Improved Recovery Award goes to the licensees on the Valhall and Hod fields in the North Sea.
Inviting to a seminar on fracturing and stimulating reservoirs with low permeable zones
27/08/2024 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate invites interested parties to a seminar and panel debate on fracturing and stimulating reservoirs with low permeable zones on Tuesday, 1 October 2024 in our offices.
New sulphide deposit on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS)
23/08/2024 The Centre for Deep Sea Research at the University of Bergen (UiB) proved a new sulphide deposit on an expedition in the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland Sea this summer.
Gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea
23/08/2024 OMV and its partners have discovered gas in wildcat well 6605/6-1 S in the Norwegian Sea.
Visit us at ONS
22/08/2024 Are you attending ONS between August 26th and 29th? Drop by us at stand 8100 in hall 8!
Norway could be giving up the equivalent of nearly an entire government pension fund
21/08/2024 According to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate's projected scenarios leading up to 2050, the difference between high and low production of oil and gas can amount to nearly an entire government pension fund.
Production figures July 2024
20/08/2024 Preliminary production figures for July 2024 show an average daily production of 2 079 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
Drilling permit for wellbore 6608/10-R-2 H
20/08/2024 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 6608/10-R-2 H in production licence 1013, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.