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Decreased production
statistikk
2013-09-18T10:00:00.000Z
Energy and manufacturing
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ogprodre, Oil and gas activities, production (discontinued), petroleum production, oil production, gas production, condensate, NGL, remaining reserves, oil fields, gas fieldsOil and gas , Energy and manufacturing
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Oil and gas activities, production (discontinued), Q2 2013

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Decreased production

The total petroleum production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in the first half of 2013 was 108 million Sm3 oil equivalents (oe). Compared to the same period in 2012, this equals a decrease of 8.4 per cent.

Total petroleum production, 1 000 Sm3 o.e.Published 18 September 2013
Year/quarterTotal, 1000 Sm3 o.e.Oil 1000 Sm3Gas million Sm3NGL 1000 Sm3Condensate 1000 Sm3
19721 9271 927000
198154 65227 48524 9512 16848
1991138 492108 51025 0274 89757
2001251 512180 88454 03810 9245 666
2011219 61297 509101 26216 2914 551
2012225 45389 202114 05617 6474 549
3rd quarter 201151 83923 74422 6774 1961 222
4th quarter 201158 36924 35828 4434 3581 210
1st quarter 201262 67023 94032 5924 8921 245
2nd quarter 201255 46323 00126 7894 4771 195
3rd quarter 201249 32620 77423 7043 884963
4th quarter 201257 99521 48630 9714 3931 145
1st quarter 201355 28120 85928 9824 508932
2nd quarter 201352 97720 91726 4184 665977

Source: Statistics Norway

The total production of oil, including NGL and condensate, amounted to about 53 million Sm3 oe in the first six months of 2013; a decrease of 10 per cent or 5.9 million Sm3 oe compared to the same period in 2012. There were 68 oil fields in production, four of which started production in 2013; Hyme, Jette, Skarv and Skuld.

Gas production

The production of natural gas continued to increase until 2012. In the first two quarters of 2013 the total gas production ended at 55.4 million Sm3 oe; a decrease of 6.7 per cent or 4 million Sm3 compared with 2012. Natural gas production made up about 51 per cent of the total petroleum production in 2013. Four new fields started gas production in 2012.