Oil and gas activities, production (discontinued), Q1 2010

The Norwegian oil production peaked in 2000, in the following years the production have declined. In the first three months of 2010 the oil production ended at 28 million Sm3 , 3 million Sm3 or 8.8 per cent less then in the same period in 2009. There where 57 fields that produced oil in the fist quarter, one more then last year. In spite of the increased number of producing oil fields on the Norwegian continental shelf, the oil production has decreased.

Increased gas production

In the three first months of 2010 the gas production ended right beneath 31 million Sm3 o.e. This is about 1 million Sm3 o.e or 3.5 per cent more than the fist three months last year. This is the fist time that the production of gas is over 30 million Sm3 o.e for one single quarter. If we compare the gas and oil production (including condensate and NGL), the gas production is only 3 Sm3 o.e less than the oil production. According to calculations made by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate the gas production will exceed the oil production during next year. In the fist quarter this year, the production of gas equalled 48 per cent of the total petroleum production.

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 2008
• Table 29 Original recoverable reserves and remaining reserves in fields in production per 31 December 2008