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Production figures April 2021

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5/20/2021 Preliminary production figures for April 2021 show an average daily production of 2 008 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

Total gas sales were 9.2 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is a decrease of 0.6 GSm3 from the previous month.

Average daily liquids production in April was: 1 725 000 barrels of oil, 270 000 barrels of NGL and 13 000 barrels of condensate.

Oil production in April is 3.2 percent higher than the NPD’s forecast, and 0.7 percent higher than the forecast so far this year.

Production April 2021

Figure of production April 2021


Oil production 2021

Figure 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 four months in 2021 is about 78.0 million Sm3 oil equivalents (MSm3 o.e.), broken down as follows: about 33.8 MSm3 o.e. of oil, about 5.9 MSm3 o.e. of NGL and condensate and about 38.3 MSm3 o.e. of gas for sale.

The total volume is 1.7 MSm3 o.e. lower than in 2020.

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Updated: 5/20/2021

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