Point Thomson commissioning equipment

In a production report in the July 10 issue Petroleum News reported that ExxonMobil-operated Point Thomson production averaged 263 barrels per day in May, down 83.5 percent from an April average of 1,599 bpd, a variation caused by equipment commissioning, the company said.

Production at Point Thomson began April 2.

The volumes reported are based on Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission data, which shows total Point Thomson production of 47,972 barrels in April and 7,903 barrels in May. The commission reports production by field and pool on a month-delay basis. Point Thomson is reported combined with data from other fields in the monthly report by the Alaska Department of Revenue’s Tax Division.

A spokeswoman for Point Thomson operator ExxonMobil told Petroleum News in a July 7 email:

“Currently, we are working toward final commissioning of the Point Thomson gas injection compressor system. As we continue final equipment commissioning, production volumes will fluctuate. Once final commissioning is complete, we will produce at the 10,000 barrels per day target rate.”

- KRISTEN NELSON