Oil and gas activities, production (discontinued), Q4 2009

The Norwegian oil production peaked in 2000, when production ended at 181 million Sm3 o.e. In the following years the production declined. In 2009 production ended at 115 million Sm3 o.e., 66 million Sm3 o.e. or 37 per cent less then in 2000. This development has taken place despite that there where 23 more oil producing fields on the Norwegian continental shelf in 2009 than there where in 2000. In 2009 there where 59 fields that produced oil. If we compare 2009 to 2008 the reduction in the production equals 7 million Sm3 o.e or 5.9 per cent.

 Increased gas production

The development within the production of gas is different from the oil production. Norway started producing gas in 1977 and since then the production has increased almost every year. In 2000 the gas production amounted to 50 million Sm3 o.e. , in 2009 the production was double with 103 million Sm3 o.e. and ended at 103 million Sm3 o.e. This increase equals 108 per cent over the last nine years. In 2009 the gas production made out 43 per cent of the total petroleum production, in 2000 the share was 20 per cent. Compared to 2008, the gas production grew with 4.2 million Sm3 o.e or 4.3 per cent.

Tables

• Table 1 Net total petroleum production. 1 000 Sm3
• Table 2-10 Net production of crude oil, saleable quantity, by field. 1 000 Sm³
  Table 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
• Table 11-18 Net production of natural gas, saleable quantity, by field. Mill. Sm o.e.
  Table 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18
• Table 19-24 Net production of NGL, saleable quantity, by field. 1 000 Sm³
  Table 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24
• Table 25-27 Net production of Condensate, saleable quantity, by field. 1 000 Sm³
  Table 25 | 26 | 27
• Table 28 Historic production in abandoned fields and fields on stream per 31 December 2007
• Table 29 Original recoverable reserves and remaining reserves in fields in production per 31 December 2008