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ANS crude production holds steady
Kristen Nelson
January Alaska North Slope crude oil production was little changed from December, with gains in production at Kuparuk, Milne Point and Endicott offsetting losses from Prudhoe Bay and the Lisburne production center.
ANS crude production averaged 1,139,654 barrels a day in January, up 0.18 percent from an average of 1,137,586 barrels a day in December. Natural gas liquids averaged 59,133 barrels a day in January, down 0.73 percent from an average of 59,566 barrels a day in December. Total ANS liquids production — crude oil and NGLs — averaged 1,198,787 barrels a day for January, up 0.18 percent from an average of 1,197,152 barrels a day in December. Prudhoe Bay, Lisburne down Prudhoe Bay crude oil production averaged 602,945 barrels a day in January, down 0.74 percent from an average of 607,414 barrels a day in December. The Lisburne production center, which processes oil from the Point McIntyre, Niakuk and Lisburne fields, averaged 158,474 barrels a day in January, down 1.87 percent from an average of 161,496 barrels a day in December.Endicott, Milne Point, Kuparuk up Production averaged 52,995 barrels a day from Endicott in January, an increase of 4.3 percent from an average of 50,807 barrels a day in December.
Milne Point production rose 4.12 percent in January to an average of 54,516 barrels a day from an average of 52,357 barrels a day in December.
Kuparuk River production, including Tarn and Tabasco, averaged 270,724 barrels a day in December, up 1.96 percent from an average of 265,512 barrels a day in December.
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