October production down from September

Kristen Nelson

Alaska North Slope crude production declined 1.53 percent in October, down an average of 14,075 barrels per day from September due to curtailment of production Oct. 4-7 while a bullet hole was repaired in the trans-Alaska pipeline.

ANS crude oil production averaged 903,463 barrels a day for October, compared to 917,538 bpd in September.

The only North Slope field with increased production in October was Endicott. At an average 33,692 bpd the field's average production increased 7.2 percent from September.

Alpine production had the largest percentage drop, down 5.6 percent to an average of 91,523 bpd in October.

Lisburne production dropped 2.9 percent, averaging 72,179 bpd. Kuparuk River production was down 2.4 percent, averaging 203,192 bpd. Prudhoe Bay dropped only 0.8 percent, averaging 451,209 bpd and Milne Point was the closest to level, declining 0.2 percent with a daily average of 51,668 bpd.

Prudhoe Bay natural gas liquids production averaged 36,081 bpd in October, down 10.7 percent.

Cook Inlet production averaged 33,611 bpd, down 1.1 percent from September.