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Production figures March 2021

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4/20/2021 Preliminary production figures for March 2021 show an average daily production of 2 094 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

Total gas sales were 9.8 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is an increase of 0.8 GSm3 from the previous month.

Average daily liquids production in March was: 1 773 000 barrels of oil, 309 000 barrels of NGL and 12 000 barrels of condensate.

Oil production in March is 0.7 percent lower than the NPD’s forecast, and 0.2 percent lower than the forecast so far this year.

Production March 2021

Figure of production March 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 three months in 2021 is about 59.2 million Sm3 oil equivalents (MSm3 o.e.), broken down as follows: about 25.6 MSm3 o.e. of oil, about 4.5 MSm3 o.e. of NGL and condensate and about 29.0 MSm3 o.e. of gas for sale.

The total volume is 1.5 MSm3 o.e. lower than in 2020.

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Updated: 4/20/2021

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