December North Slope production up 4 percent

Petroleum News Alaska Staff

Alaska North Slope production for December was up 4.23 percent from November, averaging 1,089,848 barrels of liquids a day, including natural gas liquids, compared to an average of 1,045,625 barrels a day for November.

Prudhoe Bay production was up 8.4 percent, averaging 622,992 barrels a day (including 56,527 barrels a day of NGLs), compared to an average of 574,695 barrels a day (including 46,164 barrels of NGLs) in November.

Kuparuk River production was up 2.12 percent, averaging 259,624 barrels a day in December compared to 254,230 barrels a day in November.

Production was down at Endicott, Lisburne and Milne Point. Endicott averaged 41,697 barrels a day in December, down 8.67 percent from an average of 45,655 barrels a day in November. Lisburne averaged 112,526 barrels a day in December, down 3.99 percent from an average of 117,205 barrels a day in November. Milne Point averaged 53,009 barrels a day in December, down 1.54 percent from an average of 53,840 barrels a day in November.