ANS production down for May

Kristen Nelson

Alaska North Slope production averaged 987,101 barrels per day in May, down 3.32 percent from an April average of 1,021,028 bpd. The drop was led by Prudhoe Bay, which averaged 511,009 bpd in May, down 5.46 percent from an April average of 540,508 bpd.

Milne Point averaged 52,230 bpd, down 2.86 percent from an April average of 53,768 bpd. Kuparuk River was down 2.54 percent, averaging 219,663 bpd down from 225,389 bpd in April.

Endicott production was down 1.55 percent, averaging 33,373 bpd compared to 33,900 bpd for April.

Lisburne had the largest increase, up 3.58 percent, averaging 87,477 bpd compared to 84,456 bpd for April.

And Alpine, which produced 90,004 barrels on May 6, averaged 83,348 bpd for May, up 0.41 percent from an average of 83,007 bpd in April.

Cook Inlet production also increased, averaging 31,347 bpd, up 10.86 percent from April.

Statewide crude production averaged 1,018,447 bpd, down 2.94 percent from an April average of 1,049,303 bpd.

Prudhoe Bay natural gas liquids production averaged 47,410 bpd, down 1.09 percent from an April average of 47,933 bpd.