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February ANS production up 5 percent from January
Kristen Nelson, PNA editor-in-chief
Alaska North Slope production averaged 1,055,952 barrels per day in February, up 5.17 percent from January production which averaged 1,004,054 bpd.
Average daily production between January and February was up 53,483 bpd at Prudhoe, 3,758 bpd at Kuparuk and 1,366 bpd at Northstar, more than offsetting decreases of 8,011 bpd at Lisburne and 4,431 bpd at Alpine.
The state Department of Revenue said in January that production was slowed at Milne Point, Alpine, Badami and Northstar early in the month due to various mechanical problems. The department noted only one such slowdown in February: an Alpine production dip from Feb. 13 to 18 because of problems with power generation.
Endicott (also including Sag River, Eider and Badami production) had the largest percent increase: up 19.54 percent, averaging 33,625 bpd in February compared to 28,128 bpd in January. Prudhoe Bay (including production from Midnight Sun, Aurora, Polaris and Borealis satellite fields) had the largest per-barrel increase, with a February average of 548,376 bpd compared to 494,893 bpd in January, an increase of 10.81 percent.
Northstar production averaged 50,201 bpd in February, up 2.8 percent from a January average of 48,835 bpd.
Kuparuk River (including production from West Sak, Tabasco, Tarn and Meltwater) averaged 218,922 bpd in February, up 1.75 percent from a January average of 215,164 bpd. Milne Point production (including Schrader Bluff and Sag River) averaged 49,177 bpd in February, up 0.48 percent from 48,941 bpd in January.
Lisburne production (including Point McIntyre, Niakuk, West Beach and North Prudhoe Bay State) averaged 60,296 bpd in February, down 11.73 percent from a January average of 68,307 bpd. Alpine production averaged 95,355 bpd in February, down 4.44 percent from a January average of 99,786 bpd.
Cook Inlet also down In Cook Inlet February production averaged 29,392 bpd, down 8.96 percent from a January average of 32,285 bpd. The Department of Revenue told Petroleum News Alaska March 3 that production numbers are down for production coming into the Kenai Pipeline because Dillon platform is no longer in production.
Unocal Alaska operates the Dillon platform and the company said last fall that production from both Dillon and Baker platforms would be shutdown because the platforms were no longer economic. At that time Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission production figures showed Baker averaging 574 bpd and Dillon 452 bpd.
Unocal Alaska spokeswoman Roxanne Sinz told PNA in February that Dillon wells were shut in before the end of the year. Sinz said wells on the Baker platform are still producing. “We are re-evaluating timing of suspension for this facility,” she said.
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