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Decreased petroleum production
statistikk
2014-01-03T10:00:00.000Z
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), Q3 2013

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Decreased petroleum production

The total petroleum production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in the first nine months of 2013 was 159 million Sm3 oil equivalents (o.e.). Compared to the same period in 2012, this equals a decrease of 5.3 per cent.

Total petroleum production, 1 000 Sm31Published 3 January 2014
Year/quarterTotal, 1000 Sm3Oil 1000 Sm3Gas million Sm3NGL 1000 Sm3Condensate 1000 Sm3
1Oil equivalents (o.e) is a term used to sum up volumes of oil. gas, NGL and condensate.
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
2012226 23989 202114 71117 7774 549
4th quarter 201158 36924 35828 4434 3591 210
1st quarter 201263 05823 94032 8505 0221 245
2nd quarter 201255 46323 00126 7894 4771 195
3rd quarter 201249 72320 77424 1013 884963
4th quarter 201257 99521 48630 9714 3931 145
1st quarter 201355 28120 85928 9824 508932
2nd quarter 201353 02520 96526 4184 665977
3rd quarter 201350 95021 59624 3274 0161 012

Source: Statistics Norway

The total production of oil, including NGL and condensate, amounted to 63.4 million Sm3 o.e. in the first nine months of 2013; a decrease of 6.3 per cent or 4.3 million Sm3 o.e. compared to the same period in 2012. There were 72 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 three quarters of 2013, the total gas production ended at 79.7 million Sm3 o.e.; a decrease of 4.8 per cent or 4 million Sm3 compared with 2012. Natural gas production made up 50 per cent of the total petroleum production in the first nine months of 2013. Four new fields started gas production in 2013.