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November North Slope production down 4.7 percent
Kristen Nelson
Alaska North Slope liquids production averaged 1,045,625 barrels a day in November — but that number included 46,164 barrels a day of Prudhoe Bay natural gas liquids. ANS crude production averaged 999,461 barrels a day.
Total monthly production was down 4.7 percent from November.
The Alaska Department of Revenue Division of Oil and Gas Audit said there were several power outages experienced at Prudhoe Bay during the month and an eight-hour shutdown of the trans-Alaska pipeline for work on remote gate valves. Fiscal year-to-date production as of Dec. 6 averaged 1.026 million barrels a day, 0.021 million barrels per day below the spring production estimate released last April.
Prudhoe Bay shows greatest decline Prudhoe Bay production in November averaged 574,695 barrels a day, down 5.99 percent (36,593 barrels a day) from October’s average production of 611,288 barrels a day.
November production from Kuparuk River averaged 254,230 barrels a day, down 2.8 percent (7,333 barrels a day) from October.
The Lisburne production center (Point McIntyre, Niakuk, Lisburne) averaged 117,205 barrels a day in November, down 4.4 percent (5,343 barrels a day) from October’s average of 122,548 barrels a day.
Milne Point averaged 53,840 barrels a day in November, down 0.30 percent (162 barrels a day) from October production averaging 54,002 barrels a day.
Endicott averaged 45,655 barrels a day in November, down 4.1 percent (1,929 barrels a day) from October production averaging 47,584 barrels a day.
Cook Inlet production for November averaged 30,411 barrels, up 1.35 percent (405 barrels a day) from October production averaging 30,006 barrels a day.
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