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ANS November production up 2 percent
Alaska North Slope production averaged 758,099 barrels per day in November, up 2 percent from an October average of 743,112 bpd, with most fields showing a month-to-month increase.
The BP Exploration (Alaska)-operated Northstar field had the largest percentage increase, up 4 percent, averaging 29,884 bpd in November compared to 28,732 bpd in October.
The largest average per-barrel increase was at the BP-operated Prudhoe Bay field, which averaged 372,078 bpd in November, up 12,092 bpd — an average of 3.4 percent — from an October average of 359,986 bpd. Prudhoe production includes a number of satellite fields: Aurora, Borealis, Midnight Sun, Orion and Polaris.
The ConocoPhillips Alaska-operated Kuparuk River field averaged 156,562 bpd in November, up 2.6 percent from an October average of 152,588 bpd. Kuparuk volumes include Tabasco, Tarn, Meltwater, West Sak and the Pioneer Natural Resources Alaska-operated Oooguruk field.
BP’s Milne Point field averaged 31,802 bpd in November, up 1.4 percent from an October average of 31,354 bpd. Milne Point production includes Schrader Bluff.
The BP-operated Endicott field averaged 15,689 bpd in November, up 0.3 percent from an October average of 15,644 bpd.
Drop at two fields Two fields had month-to-month declines in average production.
The ConocoPhillips-operated Alpine field averaged 114,255 bpd in November, down 2 percent from an October average of 116,640 bpd. Alpine includes production from Fiord, Nanuq and Qannik.
The BP-operated Lisburne field averaged 37,829 bpd in November, down 0.9 percent from an October average of 38,168 bpd.
The temperature at Pump Station No. 1 on the North Slope averaged 5 degrees Fahrenheit in November, compared to an average of 19 degrees F in October.
Cook Inlet production averaged 12,903 bpd in November, down 4 percent from an October average of 13,438 bpd.
—Kristen Nelson
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